I to am single again.

[HiTech]

But only for 2.5 weeks, Alyona got on an airplane this morning to visit her family, and finally pick up her cat.
It almost felt like I was taking another trip back when helping her pack.

I am very curious to know if Ukraine will feel any different to her now.

Dale

[Shadow]

We will notice the increased posting in the next two weeks. 

[ConnerVT]

Same thing (the packing) going on here.  Six suitcases (4 checked, 2 carry-on), close to 250 pounds total.  I'm not sure I can even fit them all in my car...   

[groovlstk]

HT, I can empathize, my wife is headed to Moscow this Friday

Please join Vaughn and I in the Lonely Husbands Club, drinks provided (and encouraged).

 

[Turboguy]

Mine is not headed back for another 5 weeks so by the time I can join the club it will be a hollow shell.

[HiTech]

Who has dibs on toasting Nak en ya? (no idea how to spell)

[JR]

But only for 2.5 weeks,

Whew! For a second there I thought you might be the next statistic, glad it ain't so.

Wish you both the best

[ScottinCrimea]

But only for 2.5 weeks, Alyona got on an airplane this morning to visit her family, and finally pick up her cat.
It almost felt like I was taking another trip back when helping her pack.

I am very curious to know if Ukraine will feel any different to her now.

Dale

And maybe she is curious to know if the single life will feel any different to you now. 

[Mishenka]

It must be an epidemic,
Galina has left Tashkent to stay with her sister/cousin Moscow to help with "family problems".She would not elaborate any further. She cannot say how long she will be gone. She has only bought a one way ticket. I thought this was a little strange. She started working a new job 2 months ago and has quit because she was not getting paid as promised. What's new? This happens on a daily basis there. There has been fighting between her and her son for some time now. I've heard them while speaking on the phone several times. Saw it first hand while staying for a month with them. Her brother Aleksey now lives in Seatle with is family. They are very close. You would expect that Galina would be in a hurry to come to USA. She is not. For her to leave Tashkent in such a hurry leads me to believe there is some abuse going on from her son. This is a woman who is an Olympic marksman, and can handle herself pretty well in most situations, chasing down theives who tried to steal from her etc. When it comes to her son, it would be different. Especially when drinking is involved. So I wonder what is really going on. I asked her if she would like me to meet her in Moscow as tickets are only $485 RT right now direct from LAX. she answered no, you cannot come now, you cannot help me. I must do this alone. She won't explain private matters. She asked me please be patient with her and wait for her. She will call me. "Please wait for me"  What's a man to do? I can only  hope she will register there and try to find work among the other 17 million hopefuls. Another thing I find strange is she has a dog, Mayson that she will have to take with her to Moscow. There is no one she would leave him with. he is like a child to her.

Mishenka

[Vaughn]

I'm facing only two more weeks alone. Keeping busy here touring East Texas, my stomping
grounds in the early 80s.....  Astros - Reds tomorrow night, checked out Galveston and
Bolivar's Hurricane Ike destruction yesterday. Sports & natural disasters to bide my time,
not to mention the best chili and barbeque, bar none.

Mishenka, I find the substance of your post very troubling - and wish you a clear road ahead
with definitive answers. Hang in there. Everybody - let's drink to our absentee ladies!

[Mishenka]

Thank you Vaughn, in time, everything will be made clear, until then I will wait patiently and give her my support.

Let's do a toast to our beautiful ladies!

Mishenka

[kievstar]

Mishenka, If I were you I would be on a plane to help.  Even if she does not want it.  I find women like men of action.

[Mishenka]

Kievstar,

I agree with you. I have the funds, if I had a visa I could go at any moment. Airfare is only $485 right now LAX to Moscow. She knows I have savings in the bank. She only needs to ask. She has told me over and over again, Save your money for when I move to USA. Everything is fine between us. She has only the best memories of us together. Her sister wanted us to meet her this year in Moscow. Now would be as good a time as any, it's worth even going for a weekend. Still, Galina said no, not yet. Let me call you.

I feel I know her pretty well after sending me nearly a thousand cards and emails, speaking three times a day in the last 18 months and spending a long month of face time with her. I find with her it might be better to give her some space to work out her family issues and then she will call me. This worked best when I was living with her. She has kept all her promises in the past. She has always been open with me about everything. For some reason this time she is choosing to be silent. I will respect her silence and wait on her. Time will tell how it unfolds. 

Mishenka

[groovlstk]

I have the funds, if I had a visa I could go at any moment. Airfare is only $485 right now LAX to Moscow. She knows I have savings in the bank. She only needs to ask.

Mishenka, sometimes the worst mistake is waiting and expecting someone you love to "ask" for help. If she truly loves you then you should be the first person she turns to in a crisis. Either she's hoping you will understand she's in distress and will man up and take care of it or something very bad is afoot.

I feel I know her pretty well after sending me nearly a thousand cards and emails, speaking three times a day in the last 18 months and spending a long month of face time with her. I find with her it might be better to give her some space to work out her family issues and then she will call me. This worked best when I was living with her. She has kept all her promises in the past. She has always been open with me about everything. For some reason this time she is choosing to be silent. I will respect her silence and wait on her. Time will tell how it unfolds. 

Mishenka

Seems you don't have much choice   

The prospect of delaying a K1 or even a visit because of financial distress is, in our own terms, a huge red flag for these women, particularly those who belong to agencies or have dated foreigners and know very well that this dating pool is comprised of a large % of jerks who are here today, gone tomorrow.

I hope this works out for you.

[Mishenka]

groovlstk,
I don't think this is Galina's crisis, it is her brither and sister, and I am not responsible to fix her sisters's problems.
Galina has no problem asking me for help when she needs it. She wont ask for help with a relative.  Right now she feels I have already done to much. Without going into detail, I will just say I took very good care of her over the last year. She has always been open with me until this silent period she is in now. I had set her up in the perfume business which failed. Right about the time I sent a large shipment of perfumes, the financial crisis hit and people in her city were out of money and her buyers all backed out. In other words she took specific orders for special fragrances and when they arrived, no one had money to pay for them.  She is sitting on a few months worth of income. She feels bad about this and won't ask anything from me right now. She claims she is helping her family in Moscow. She has asked me to wait for her call, and come later when she is ready to fly back with me to USA. While I have spoken to her sister on the phone from Tashkent, I do not have her contact details.  I would need to speak to Pavel her son to have him call her and make some arrangement to meet me at SVOII I have no way to contact her directly. She has no computer now, and I don't expect her Tashkent cell phone is working in Moscow. You are right, I have no choice but to wait for her to call me when she is in a better place.

Mishenka

[HiTech]

Alyona returned Saturday night. Before we went I asked her to member any impressions of change she had after 6 months in the states.

She of course said it would not feel any different.

Last night I asked what was different, she said, shd did not remember how dirty Ukraine was. (This was the one thing I thought for sure she would see)

She also realized she know thinks of our place as home and was missing it.

HiTech

[KievHarmony]

One month and half for me to wait ... I would like to have a K1 process in Canada....