Congrats and good on you NS1 - wishing you both many more years of happiness.
Curious in your educated opinion - the key secrets to marital success with FSUW and your Russian wife as an example living in North America?
Thank you
To be honest, its simple choose well, get a little lucky and one thing I made double sure to
tell the truth, do not sugar coat anything. Before she came.
I gave her choices to help her continue her past career, go to school learn something new
Giving the options of work to her, not something she had to do. I also gave her the option to not work,
I realize not everyone can do that.
I got her English lesson before she came and once she arrived. I arranged for driving lessons
and a Car as fast the system would allow. I made time and help her learn where to get her personal
Items, which are not all exactly the same as home.
I explained our bills, money the life we can afford, being as realistic as possible and explained we save
for bigger ticket Items. I am fortunate that I made ok money when we met and have done much better
the last 5/6 years, so never had the true belt tightening that some go through.
#1 communicate, communicate, communicate, talk and be sure you both understand
Most issues we had, came from not always understand the language.
We have never had a major fight, most if any were small disagreements.
I do believe I got lucky, as the expression goes I struck gold.