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There are millions of men and women from all over the planet who desperately want to live in the U.S.A. so badly that they are willing to marry someone that he or she doesn't know just to live here. The American Dream lures millions of people here both illegally and legally annually. From what I have seen and read, many women are better of here in loveless, arranged marriages than in their native countries. Russia and many countries have been plagued by poverty, war, violence, crime, and hunger. Their career options are limited in ways that we can't even imagine. In many third world nations, women have no choice but to go into prostitution. It's tragic. From that perspective, I can fully understand why a young woman would want to marry an American man she doesn't know very well. If I were in that position, I might do the same thing and be grateful to clean and do laundry everyday because the alternative is stomach turning. I consider myself fortunate to be an American woman in the 21st century with limitless possibilities.
BTW, traditional arranged marriages are less likely to lead to divorce than modern "love" marriages because people are introduced based on similar values and goals. I don't know if this applies to the Russian mail order brides.
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