One of the most elusive stats about Russian women marriage has been the success rate of these cross-cultural marriages. When I was searching for my single Russian women back in 2000 and 2001, there was an unsubstantiated report that was widely circulated.
This report claimed that a study or survey had been taken. The survey questions were posed to American husbands and some Russian wives. The result, they claimed was that after several years (I believe the time frame was 3 years), almost 75% of these cross-cultural couples were still married.
At the time, I did not know any better, so I just accepted this information. As I learned more about this industry I began to have the sneaking suspicion that this information was not accurate.
Well, now we know. There has been a new survey taken with some hard data. This was compiled by a well-respected Russian dating agency newsletter, with the assistance of several other Russian marriage agency web sites and forums. It was further conducted and/or audited by an outside statistics firm to provide authenticity and accuracy of the numbers.
So what were the findings? They do speak favorably to the success of Russian women marriage. 40.76% of the cross-cultural couples are divorced, while 59.24% are still married.
At first glance this may not look like a big difference. After all, the other study suggested that the divorce rate of such couples was only 25%. Yet, we should consider the fact that the US domestic divorce rate is right around 50%, depending on which study you choose to believe (it may be even higher). So, a 9% difference in the divorce rates is very significant, statistically speaking.
This information clearly shows that you will have a greater chance of success in staying married to your Russian bride, than if you married someone here in the US.
Another interesting piece of information is included in this report. The age difference between the various spouses is not nearly as large as has been thought (and reported). When men were asked the question about age differentials, it averaged 9.8 years. When women were asked, the difference averaged 8.6 years. However you look at this, the average age difference between cross-cultural spouses is less than 10 years.
One of the strongest pieces of advice I usually give to my clients is in this area. It has always been my opinion that a man should not be dating single Russian women more than 15 years younger. In fact, even 15 years is pushing the envelope a bit. Yet, for years, Russian women marriage agency has been telling their male clients that is ok for them to try and find a woman 15, 20, even 30 years younger.
Hopefully, this new report will be well circulated and soon these Russian marriage agencies will no longer be able to keep spreading these lies. And the men who are interested in pursuing these wonderful Ukranian women, Russian women, Kazakhstan women, etc. will be much better informed.
Finally, the report also asked the question whether or not these people would be willing to consider another cross-cultural marriage if this one were to fail (i.e. end in divorce). Nearly 90% of them said that they would be willing to try again with such a relationship.
That certainly says something about their level of contentment with their partners, and the fact that they clearly believe this is the path to their happiness.
After having traveled throughout the Former Soviet Union, even living there, the author is someone that has truly ‘been there, done that.’ For more information about finding, meeting and marrying Russian women, please visit: Marry Russian Women
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