The type of women using Brides-4U

Women who advertise their details on Brides-4u do so for the following reasons;

• A strong desire to meet their soul mate is a common goal, someone with whom they can form a genuine emotional attachment.  The need to fulfil their potential roles as wife, mother and home maker are at the forefront of their minds.
• An understanding of the benefits of an online mail order bride system:
1. men using an online service are more likely to employed, educated and well-off financially as they must have access to a computer either at work or home.  Such men are therefore more capable of providing an emotionally and financially secure environment in which to set up home which is a priority for many women.  This computer mediated communication that Brides-4u offers allows its female users access to high-income, industrialised nations with which they would otherwise have far more limited communication.
2. Advantages over traditional mail order catalogues which are generally only published and distributed once.  Internet dating in contrast allows for a continual flow of responses and a wide selection of men with whom to correspond.

Why do women look abroad to find a partner abroad rather than in their own country?

• Dissatisfaction with men in their own countries.  Many women who advertise themselves for mail order bride services complain that the men of their own country do not appreciate them and expect them to be unquestioningly compliant.  The perception of Western men as potential husbands who are kind and excellent providers is therefore extremely alluring.
• Means of accessing a better way of life: although not the most important factor for potential brides, many are attracted to the higher standard of living Western culture allows for, as well as the possibility to learn about new cultures, philosophies and politics and even raise awareness of the problems going on back home.  Furthermore, many mail order brides are highly educated and they will be able to realise their full potential in a Western country which perhaps would not have been possible in their own.
• Means of escaping the social exclusion and fear of economic discrimination they are used to.  In Russia for example, financial hardship is the norm and alcoholism has become widespread problem in reaction to this, which in turn brings other associated problems such as domestic violence and family neglect.  Repressive political systems can also be a motivating factor.
• Positive accounts of the mail order bride experience from their peers.  Many women who advertise themselves as mail order brides tell of a neighbour or a friend or an acquaintance of a friend who has participated in such a programme and is now happily married
• Women outnumbering men in their own countries.  In Russia, for example, there are 52,320,962 15-64 year olds compared to 49,183,000 males in the same age group.  Their desire for domestic bliss is therefore more likely to look outside their own country for purely practical reasons as they are likely to settle down if there is more competition for men in their own countries.

Article by Emma Newlands
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