What is the acceptable age difference for couples in Russia?
The acceptable age difference for couples in Russia?
False or true statement? In Russia it is not unusual with an age differences up to 10 years and most women will accept age difference up to 15 years. If someone is rich and famous a man can be able to get away with an age difference up to 20 years or more. Reportedly Russian women prefer their partner to be at least a few years older than them.
Western men, expats and the like often get confused in countries like Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus with all the attention one gets from the most beautiful women in the world. Most western men are not used to such attention and in particular from younger women where big age differences are mostly unheard of. In the USA and EU, big age differences are mostly the exception and not the norm. In Russia it appears to be more common. What is an acceptable age difference in Russia? What do expats think and what do local people think about this matter? Perhaps it doesn't matter in true love.
В чужо́й монасты́рь со свои́м уста́вом не хо́дят.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Век живи́ — век учи́сь.
Live and learn.