With no doubt these are love and security. Those are the most important two things women write in their profiles. "I want my future husband to love and understand me", - is what almost all of them always say.

After love and understanding usually goes financially security. But dont get it wrong. It doesnt mean you must have a six-figure annual income. It means you just have to have a stable job and be able to provide for the family. Though the better your financial situation, the easier you will find a nice Russian lady.

There were no times in Russia that people didnt have to suffer with everyday surviving. So, dont think that Russian women are after your money. They just want to change the situation and make sure it will never happen again. A Russian woman will stay with you through any turn of fortune, but to consider you as a partner for the end of her life, she must be confident you are not an unemployed tramp.

Your impressive financial situation may do its work at first, but then other factors will come into play: youll have to develop relationship, based on emotional factors and character compatibility. There are lots of cases when Russian women choose much poorer guys but with better personalities.

Commitment is another thing a Russian woman is expecting from you. Since long distance relationships without being able to continue it in real life dont make much sense, she wants to be assured you are ready to offer it to her. She is not looking for pen friends.

Living in hard times, always trying to survive makes people thoughtful and thus more mature for their age than under other more favorable conditions. For the most part its relevant to Russian women as to nobody else.

From my experience, I can tell that 5-15 years difference is perfectly normal. Many men are surprised at receiving letters from attractive professional women (lawyers, economists, doctors) 10-15 years younger than themselves. In most western countries this age gap is beyond imagination. But with Russian women its ok. Besides, the age difference also adds to their feeling of security.

On the other part, you should not set unrealistic expectations. If youre in your late 50s, youd better not expect to find a 20-year old beautiful girl. But try to concentrate your attention on charming ladies in their late 30s or 40s, eager to make acquaintance with you. This is be realistic.

Of course, there are exceptions from the rules as anywhere else. If youre very good looking, intelligent, famous or rich, youll have all the chances to make it with the age difference of 20 years or more. But, again, it will only be an exception.

If you think of a lifetime relationships, its absolutely necessary to take age issue into consideration. Most of the women wont have problems with age differences up to 10 years, many will find 15 years OK, but only a few will consider age difference up to 20 years. Everything beyond this will very likely make you encounter problems in your search.

Its also need to be said, that requirements of Russian women to foreign men grow higher and higher every year. The more foreign men seek partners in Russia, the better choice women have.

There are some distinctions in perceiving age difference between young girls and older women. For a girl of 20 years old its normal to be interested in men up to 45, but a woman of 40 years old will not search for a man above 55. Therefore, if you are 48 you may be considered a suitable candidate for a girl of 27 years old, but too old for girl of 35 years old.