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Russian Mail-Order Brides

On the internet today, there are over 200 mail-order bride agencies that focus on Russia and other soviet republics. The popularity of these sites have apparently increased over the years. According to one site, Russian women are viewed as beautiful, less materialistic, and more appreciative. Maybe that's why American men spend their dollars ordering a Russian Bride. However, these arrangements usually aren't "fairy tales". Some Russian women meet their future husband beforehand, while others only receive a photograph prior to the wedding. However, the price to pay for a better life, can sometimes turn deadly. Anastasia King, an 18 year old mail-order bride from the nation of Kyrgyzstan , married a man twice her age. The young girl's promising life in America was cut short when her husband murdered her. Such abuse and murder of mail-order brides has caused new laws to be proposed. Congress recently drafted a bill that would enable foreign women seeking American husbands to learn the criminal background of men seeking them from matchmaking agencies. Hopefully, more Russian brides-to-be, will be better protected. In my opinion, the general idea of mail-order brides is wrong. These women are vulnerable to abuse and violence. How sad are these men, to have to have a wife delivered to their doorstep? This isn't Fedex! What's your opinion on MAIL-ORDER BRIDES?

posted by Anonymous @ 5/06/2006 03:26:00 PM