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Offline jj8951

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Women's Day
« on: March 04, 2008, 08:53:42 AM »
Is it more important to the girls in the ex soviet countries like Ukraine, Russia,... than to the girls in the US? Do they treat it like their birthday and expect gifts,...??


I am not there to give her a gift but I gave her my CC and agreed on a fixed amount that she can withdraw every month, if its a important day to them I can tell her to withdraw x dollar more!
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2008, 09:23:55 AM »
jj while supporting your fiancee in such a manner is commendable, at the same time it opens up a very large danger that it will create an obstacle in your relationship. Is the money she is allowed to take to replace income she lost or a way to make her life 'better' ?
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2008, 09:33:29 AM »
When was the last time you bothered a lady by giving her gifts?
And flowers, I saw somewhere it's absolutely essential to send her flowers for Women's Day.   :D

(As for comparisons to the US, all I know is I'd never heard of it before I started this pursuit.  I'll let the more experienced folk tackle Shadow's concern.)
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2008, 09:55:07 AM »
Well, I am adaptable, this holiday shifted for me to Mother's Day here. While there it WAS important! In the US it has a chance of becoming less and less unless she will have her own little Russian community here.

Your arrangement is fine if the amount is reasonable (I don't know, for example $100: for internet and/or something else that she might NEED) and you are doing K1 or engaged. To send flowers through websites is a rip off, she has more options to buy something for herself using your help, but just make sure you talk to her on the phone congratulating her and make her feel loved, or send her a card or something special that she will truly feel your attention and that you know you want her to be happy especially on this day. One can always send a card or a romantic letter one month before a date, it doesn't matter if it comes earlier or later, your attention and effort - that's what counts.  :D
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2008, 09:56:25 AM »
Quote from: Shadow on March 04, 2008, 09:23:55 AM
jj while supporting your fiancee in such a manner is commendable, at the same time it opens up a very large danger that it will create an obstacle in your relationship. Is the money she is allowed to take to replace income she lost or a way to make her life 'better' ?
She does not work, she is a student, its not a large weekly amount!

I understand your post! Valentines day was 2 weeks ago, this week, is Womens Day, and next week is her birthday, just dont want to do too much, it may change her!
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2008, 10:26:24 AM »
In my experience it would be better if you bought her something and sent it to her/had it delivered rather than simply telling her to buy something for herself on her monthly allowance.

My wife and her family, for example, choose gifts very carefully and they consider the pragmatic western practice of giving gift certificates or cash as a cheap copout.
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2008, 03:48:29 PM »
I sent a box about a week ago, thinking it would take at least 2 weeks to get there but she received it today. Some nice perfume, photos of us , a card, some chocolate and coffee she wanted and a few other items. Got a big "kiss" via sms.
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2008, 03:55:06 PM »
Quote from: jj8951 on March 04, 2008, 09:56:25 AM
Valentines day was 2 weeks ago, this week, is Womens Day, and next week is her birthday, just dont want to do too much, it may change her!
You are dead if you forget or omit Woman's Day.  It is the biggie for an fsu woman.  The most special day of the year.

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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2008, 04:15:45 PM »
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2008, 05:22:55 PM »
Quote from: viking on March 04, 2008, 03:48:29 PM
I sent a box about a week ago, thinking it would take at least 2 weeks to get there but she received it today. Some nice perfume, photos of us , a card, some chocolate and coffee she wanted and a few other items. Got a big "kiss" via sms.

how did you send it?
did u send it to ukraine?
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2008, 06:11:03 PM »
Quote from: AnastassiaAsh on March 04, 2008, 09:55:07 AM
To send flowers through websites is a rip off.............

I wholeheartedly agree. I've been using www.russianservice.com as they seem to be the most 'Reasonable', but still expensive. Customer Service is very good and reliable. At New Years they, contactor, went to Lana's work with gifts I bought her... she works for VIPs and was tired of all the chocolate she was getting as New Year/Christmas gifts from them! She was praying someone would send her Sausage and Cheese! Of course nobody did, so I filled her wish with three grocery bags of goodies. The whole office was in an uproar over her 'Care Package' from Canada! LoL!! Needless to say they ALL enjoyed it and had a good laugh :)
March 8th is quickly approaching... does anyone know of a less expensive method of having Flowers, etc, delivered?? Calling local would work.... but there is that language issue......  ;D
« Last Edit: March 04, 2008, 06:13:34 PM by Utrobina »
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2008, 08:12:01 PM »
The gift was sent to Belarus via US Postal Service (USPS). Took only about 9 days. I have sent packages before to SPB as well and they always arrived, but it seems going to Russia it can take longer. Sometimes a few weeks longer.
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2008, 09:06:23 PM »
Its too late to send her a gift!

I can send her flowers, bit I think its better if I tell her to take x dollars from the card, maybe its better, maybe she can buy something she likes!
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2008, 09:29:55 PM »
Sorry, dude, I don't think that's the same.  You've got a couple days to find a way to do *something*.  Good luck!
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2008, 09:46:26 PM »
Quote from: Utrobina on March 04, 2008, 06:11:03 PM
I wholeheartedly agree. I've been using www.russianservice.com as they seem to be the most 'Reasonable', but still expensive. Customer Service is very good and reliable. At New Years they, contactor, went to Lana's work with gifts I bought her... she works for VIPs and was tired of all the chocolate she was getting as New Year/Christmas gifts from them! She was praying someone would send her Sausage and Cheese! Of course nobody did, so I filled her wish with three grocery bags of goodies. The whole office was in an uproar over her 'Care Package' from Canada! LoL!! Needless to say they ALL enjoyed it and had a good laugh :)
March 8th is quickly approaching... does anyone know of a less expensive method of having Flowers, etc, delivered?? Calling local would work.... but there is that language issue......  ;D

www.7roses.com
http://www.ukrainegiftdelivery.com/roses_with_teddy_bear_p/077.htm
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2008, 10:37:38 PM »
It is not a holiday nowadays at all for me, it is just a nice day off when I can sleep a little longer than ever and I do not have to work and I do not have University  and for me from the start it was always a day of Mothers , those women should celebrate it who have children I think it is fair,cos I remember being little kid going to school and boys in our class used to give us girls those little toys or some really strange presents like cups or 1 flower each :))) it was fun of course  but we took those things for granted and never really understood the meaning of the holiday :))) , it was just a reply back to us cos boys had 23 of feb, though that holiday to my mind is mostly for those who were in the army, but it spread on all the men ;)

So those holidays long time ago lost their real meaning  one could rename them as a day of lazy women and hard working men and vice versa it has no longer the real meaning unfortunately

and such thing happens to our traditions and customs it acutally happened long time ago already......
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #16 on: March 05, 2008, 07:24:43 AM »
Quote from: jj8951 on March 04, 2008, 09:06:23 PM
I can send her flowers, bit I think its better if I tell her to take x dollars from the card, maybe its better, maybe she can buy something she likes!

You still don't get it.
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #17 on: March 05, 2008, 08:01:01 AM »
jj,
Have you ever heard "it is the thought that counts"?  Put some individual effort into courting your woman!  There might be more efficient and thriftier ways to do things, but show her that you care and send her some damn flowers!
 :cluebat:
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #18 on: March 05, 2008, 08:09:54 AM »
I have to agree with groovlstk and Ken's comment's above. Personally I don't think it shows much class to say, "go ahead honey, go buy yourself a gift." There is nothing more thoughtful than personally choosing a gift for someone you care for 6000km away and having it delivered to them, well..... besides delivering it personally! :) This is one of those nice meaningful things that she will look back at and remember you  fondly because of it. Plus, you earn brownie points ;) It is expensive to have Flowers and Gifts sent to a woman in Russia... But what isn't about this whole process of searching....?
« Last Edit: March 05, 2008, 08:22:23 AM by Utrobina »
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #19 on: March 05, 2008, 10:38:31 AM »
Quote from: Utrobina on March 04, 2008, 06:11:03 PM
March 8th is quickly approaching... does anyone know of a less expensive method of having Flowers, etc, delivered?? Calling local would work.... but there is that language issue......  ;D
http://www.roses.ru/womens-day.shtml?source=newsletter&id=1431
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #20 on: March 05, 2008, 03:39:35 PM »
JJ

If you can't take 10 minutes to sit down at your computer and access the links some of these nice people have given you and order some flowers for delivery (yes, you still have time) then you might want to think about this entire process, entirely.
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #21 on: March 05, 2008, 03:43:19 PM »
I hate March 8. It's sooo commetialised and the most important - hypocritical. It is supposed to be about the right for women to have a job, not a lame analogy of St.V day.  :cluebat:
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #22 on: March 05, 2008, 04:55:14 PM »
Quote from: Fashionista on March 05, 2008, 03:43:19 PM
I hate March 8. It's sooo commetialised and the most important - hypocritical. It is supposed to be about the right for women to have a job, not a lame analogy of St.V day.  :cluebat:

Ah! But so is Christmas :) What can you do???? Damned if you do and damned if you don't ;)
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #23 on: March 05, 2008, 04:57:33 PM »
Quote from: Utrobina on March 05, 2008, 04:55:14 PM
Ah! But so is Christmas :) What can you do???? Damned if you do and damned if you don't ;)

"We forget what Christmas is really about: the birthday of Santa Clause!" (Bart)
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Re: Women's Day
« Reply #24 on: March 05, 2008, 05:05:16 PM »
Love those Simpsons!!
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