If you marry a young Russian girl (much younger than you are) get ready to be the center of everyone's attention. Such couples attract a lot of looks, both good and bad, but at the beginning they always seem to cause a mixture of shock, amazement and sometimes envy in the crowd.

       For those who are into online dating, this phenomenon is very familiar: older men usually attract young Russian girls. Of course, some of those girls turn out to be scammers who try to attract easily-impressed older guys, and some of them want this relationship only as a chance in life to move to a better place. However, among those stones, there are also pearls of great price – marriages based on true love and understanding.

       It is quite natural that men notice and fall in love with younger, more attractive Russian girls. But what do young Russian girls find in older foreigners?

       Teenagers in Russia mature much faster than teenagers in other countries. Because of much lower living standards they are expected to become strong and independent faster, especially girls. That is why at the age of 20-25 a young Russian girl is already prepared to create a family and raise children. The majority of successful Russian University graduates are no older than 22-23. After 23 they have to be working and battling their ways to the top of the career ladder. By 30 they have their own families, businesses and children. That is why if a young Russian girl meets a foreigner who is just a couple years older, pretty soon she realizes that he is still undecided in life, and his goals are not the same as hers. However, older men who know what they want from their life and their woman make much better, more reliable partners.

       Another thing is difference in mentalities. For some European career-oriented people, having a successful profession and a family are two incompatible things. However, for a young Russian girl making her career while creating and sometimes even raising a family is a natural thing. While young people are sill working on their profession, older settled men can offer help and security that a woman needs to accomplish her goals regarding both her career and family. Finding more stability, maturity, loyalty, trust and respect in older men, young Russian girls choose them as their partners for life.