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[bruc 0]

Wow! From the late '70s til 2004 is a long, long time to be in the process. You definitely get the VJ longevity award if there is such a thing!

WOW!..that was suppose to be 1998! me bad

[slim 1,525]

I thought, "man, that guy got the very first mail-order catalog!"

[bruc 0]

I thought, "man, that guy got the very first mail-order catalog!"

I don't even remember 1978. I do remember the first thing I heard about the mail order bride business was a catalog from I think Cherry Blossoms.

I feel sure now that with the price in airfares that the girls will have a more difficult time getting a guy to fly to them.

bruc

[Ana&D 0]

So there is such thingy as "mail-order bride catalog"? I heard about some agencies in Kiev, but at that scale... Wow

[bruc 0]

So there is such thingy as "mail-order bride catalog"? I heard about some agencies in Kiev, but at that scale... Wow

You have to remember, that was over 10 years ago. I never saw the catalog and I have heard it mentioned on several forums in the past.

If there's one out there I have no clue where or what agency would have one.I've got a Russian woman now that I haven't figured out yet so I would definitely not be on the hunt for another one.

bruc

[Ana&D 0]

So there is such thingy as "mail-order bride catalog"? I heard about some agencies in Kiev, but at that scale... Wow

You have to remember, that was over 10 years ago. I never saw the catalog and I have heard it mentioned on several forums in the past.

If there's one out there I have no clue where or what agency would have one.I've got a Russian woman now that I haven't figured out yet so I would definitely not be on the hunt for another one.

bruc

Lol, my fiance says the same thing. He just told me today the best way to deal with us, Slavic woman, is just ignoring those weird culture things. Boy, is he wrong... Well, I guess I have a lifetime to show that to him.

Edited July 2, 2008 by Ana&D

[bruc 0]

So there is such thingy as "mail-order bride catalog"? I heard about some agencies in Kiev, but at that scale... Wow

You have to remember, that was over 10 years ago. I never saw the catalog and I have heard it mentioned on several forums in the past.

If there's one out there I have no clue where or what agency would have one.I've got a Russian woman now that I haven't figured out yet so I would definitely not be on the hunt for another one.

bruc

Lol, my fiance says the same thing. He just told me today the best way to deal with us, Slavic woman, is just ignoring those weird culture things. Boy, is he wrong... Well, I guess I have a lifetime to show that to him.

My fiance told me one time that I was in for a new experience when they get here to American with me. I wanted to tell her that SHE was already a new experience for me but since I was there and not here I kept my mouth shut. I would probably keep my mouth shut here too. I told here one time very nicely that sometimes I didn't understand some of the way she did things...she replied to me that I was a man and she understood everything I did

I think your fiance and myself are in for a heap of trouble when you girls arrive to us.

bruce

[Ana&D 0]

So there is such thingy as "mail-order bride catalog"? I heard about some agencies in Kiev, but at that scale... Wow

You have to remember, that was over 10 years ago. I never saw the catalog and I have heard it mentioned on several forums in the past.

If there's one out there I have no clue where or what agency would have one.I've got a Russian woman now that I haven't figured out yet so I would definitely not be on the hunt for another one.

bruc

Lol, my fiance says the same thing. He just told me today the best way to deal with us, Slavic woman, is just ignoring those weird culture things. Boy, is he wrong... Well, I guess I have a lifetime to show that to him.

My fiance told me one time that I was in for a new experience when they get here to American with me. I wanted to tell her that SHE was already a new experience for me but since I was there and not here I kept my mouth shut. I would probably keep my mouth shut here too. I told here one time very nicely that sometimes I didn't understand some of the way she did things...she replied to me that I was a man and she understood everything I did

I think your fiance and myself are in for a heap of trouble when you girls arrive to us.

bruce

My fiance is a very lucky man. He gets an "americanized" me, since I did spend couple years in the States. And to you, I wish all the best. Trust me, there will be many funny "culture" things to experience. From what I hear Russian women make good wives, just like us Ukrainians... must be similar Slavic origin or smth

[Ree 9]

Svetlana will be spending much of the next two months in her home country (Ukraine). Her internet access will be very limited.

I have Verizon as my cell phone provider, but it appears they do not offer text message service to many countries (including Russia and Ukraine).

I heard T-Mobile and Cingular were good for text/SMS to foreign countries. Any other suggestions?

Do you know what cell phone provider she is going to use in Ukraine?

Many of Ukrainian cell phone providers let you send text message from their web sites, it is free service.

Kyivstar - http://www.kyivstar.ua/en/sms/

JEANS, МТС and Sim-Sim - http://www.jeans.com.ua/sms/ (this link is in Russian)

[BTalley 0]

She has Beeline as her Ukrainian provider.

It turns out I can text her with Verizon . . . but it is not cheap ($0.25 to send, $0.20 to receive).

I went on the Beeline site, but I do not see an English version.

I signed up for ipipi.com, and she can receive my messages, but she says she cannot send to me (or does not know how) when she gets messages from that site.

[Ree 9]

She has Beeline as her Ukrainian provider.

Have you seen these sites?

http://freesmsonline.net/

http://beesms.beeline.ua/

[BTalley 0]

Thanks.

Yes, I had seen http://freesmsonline.net/

But after putting "+38068 - Beeline Ukraine" in the first space provided after "Operator", I do not know what to put in the second space after the part that says "+38039." Do I put her entire number? Part of it? Why is the number "+38039" listed when her number begins with "38068"?

As to the second link . . . the site is not in English.

[slim 1,525]

I thought, "man, that guy got the very first mail-order catalog!"

I don't even remember 1978. I do remember the first thing I heard about the mail order bride business was a catalog from I think Cherry Blossoms.

I feel sure now that with the price in airfares that the girls will have a more difficult time getting a guy to fly to them.

Yeah, the "come visit me and we'll see if we like each other" aspect is definitely out now. You have to really be sure you like the person before you "invest" all that money into going to see them. The price hike is also going to cut down on guys flying over to "sample" a few different women. One trip, one girl. That's all there's going to be money for!

So there is such thingy as "mail-order bride catalog"? I heard about some agencies in Kiev, but at that scale... Wow

Way back before the Internet, they had real catalogs. They were basically the same thing as the dating sites - they had a picture, stats, profile info, etc. - and then an "order form" where the guys could choose the ones they wanted and send it in for more info and the direct contact information. The "mail-order bride" thing was never truly the pick, pay, ship, type of business it was made out to be in the media. It's always been just a booklet full of profiles.

But, it did come in the mail just like a catalog and most of the business was done through the mail (this was way before e-mail and back when phone charges were astronomical!) so it took on the mail-order moniker. It really hasn't changed at all, it's just super fast (compared to then) now and a lot more information is available.

My fiance is a very lucky man. He gets an "americanized" me, since I did spend couple years in the States. And to you, I wish all the best. Trust me, there will be many funny "culture" things to experience. From what I hear Russian women make good wives, just like us Ukrainians... must be similar Slavic origin or smth [/color][/font]

"Culture" things are funny and very light in terms of problems for your relationship. It's all the other stuff that's so "fun."

[Neonred 3,564]

Thanks.

Yes, I had seen http://freesmsonline.net/

But after putting "+38068 - Beeline Ukraine" in the first space provided after "Operator", I do not know what to put in the second space after the part that says "+38039." Do I put her entire number? Part of it? Why is the number "+38039" listed when her number begins with "38068"?

As to the second link . . . the site is not in English.

The second link is the one you want. It's pretty simple and I'm sure you can figure it out. If not just ask here.

[Brad and Vika 129]

She has Beeline as her Ukrainian provider.

Have you seen these sites?

http://freesmsonline.net/

http://beesms.beeline.ua/

My fiance' has Kyivstar, and through AT&T we text ALOT! Is there some similar website for Kyivstar?