America's Next Top Model-Cycle 8

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Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX

lmao! soo true, Natasha freaked me out from day 1, cooing on the phone with that old-geezer husband of hers lol.

How does 40 yrs old make you an old geezer? Yeah she may be 20 yrs old, but so what? A 20 year age difference does freak me out just a bit, but what do I know? Age does not matter to some people. I dated someone and our age difference was not much smaller than that.
Natasha was actually my favorite from this season. She has this personality that I just love. I thought she did a great job on the show. I did think Jaslene was better than her, but Natasha just seemed like a great girl with a lot of potential.

And why are picking on the Russian mail order bride thing? It is really not that different from the online dating sites. My dad has gone on the Russian bride sites and it is just like Match.com.

Originally Posted by smiley21

How does 40 yrs old make you an old geezer? Yeah she may be 20 yrs old, but so what? A 20 year age difference does freak me out just a bit, but what do I know? Age does not matter to some people. I dated someone and our age difference was not much smaller than that.
Natasha was actually my favorite from this season. She has this personality that I just love. I thought she did a great job on the show. I did think Jaslene was better than her, but Natasha just seemed like a great girl with a lot of potential.

And why are picking on the Russian mail order bride thing? It is really not that different from the online dating sites. My dad has gone on the Russian bride sites and it is just like Match.com.

Geez, sensitive much?

If people want to make fun of Russian mail order brides, they can. Some people just don't agree with women having to whore themselves out just to leave their country for "a better life". Natasha got lucky and found a man to save her, but let's face it -- it doesn't really carry the greatest reputation, especially when you've got dirty old men taking advantage of these young women. It's not limited to Russia, either. A man in my neighborhood was arrested for locking up his wife he brought over from the Philippines. If your "dad" went on those Russian bride sites...woohoo for him! But there are far more shady things going on, and no, IT'S NOT LIKE MATCH.COM.

After seeing Natasha's husband's photo, I can breathe a sigh of relief. He may be in his 40s, but he sure doesn't look like it. I was expecting no hair and a beer belly.

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Originally Posted by OTW

Geez, sensitive much?

If people want to make fun of Russian mail order brides, they can. Some people just don't agree with women having to whore themselves out just to leave their country for "a better life". Natasha got lucky and found a man to save her, but let's face it -- it doesn't really carry the greatest reputation, especially when you've got dirty old men taking advantage of these young women. It's not limited to Russia, either. A man in my neighborhood was arrested for locking up his wife he brought over from the Philippines. If your "dad" went on those Russian bride sites...woohoo for him! But there are far more shady things going on, and no, IT'S NOT LIKE MATCH.COM.

After seeing Natasha's husband's photo, I can breathe a sigh of relief. He may be in his 40s, but he sure doesn't look like it. I was expecting no hair and a beer belly.

No I am not trying to be defensive. And I know better than to think that I can tell people who and who not to make fun of. Furthermore, it does not matter what the website is, whether it be Russian/Asian mail order brides OR match/yahoo personals, you are always going to deal with psychos. It may be more prevalent with mail order brides.
My point is, we don't know the whole story behind Natasha. You could be totally wrong about her relationship or I could be totally wrong.

I never liked the whole "mail order brides" thing. Then, I saw Natasha and it gave me a different perspective. She seems to have a good head on her shoulders. Maybe it is not all shady.

And again, my whole thing with the Match.com comparison. They all provide serivices to help people find relationships. Now mail orders brides have a more "gold digger, i just want to be in America" or "i want a submissive young girl who i can slap around" stigma attached to it. Still, it is just another personals company.