Who would you rather marry?

[Evolved]

Slob vs. Slav. Who is more likely to steal your heart?

[This poll was AWAR's suggestion!]

Imagine you are a poor young Russian woman looking for a man. Here are 2 stereotypes to choose from:

1. Bob is a 350 pound lazy 47-year-old American who made his millions from a lawsuit against McDonalds for not putting health warnings on Big Mac wrappers. He got paid for being a stupid fatass and never has to work another day in his life. He hasn't seen his private area in years and cannot reach his feet, so he would appreciate it if you would clip his toenails for him once a week in addition to waxing his back hair. His hobbies include watching pro wraslin' and football on TV, drinking beer, belching, and sleeping. You also have to sleep with him every night and put up with the foul odors coming from the crevaces made of blubber where the soap never reaches. He wants you to give birth to his children too, so that means you must have sex with him as often as he wants. The plus side of all this is, he is rich and you get to go shopping in fancy stores all the time and drive a nice car. The bad part is, he expects you to have sex with him without vomitting and to wait on him hand and foot constantly. You have zero feelings of physical attraction to him and his personality disgusts you. But the plus side is you and your offspring will be financially taken care of with a brighter future in an economically better country.

2. Alexei is in pretty good shape and the same age as you. He is a conscript in the Russian Army where he makes almost no money at all, if they feel like paying him he gets $50 a month. He often has to steal food from the army just to survive. He's not a genius and often gets in fights. But he is an ok guy most of the time, and he has a good personality and is physically attractive to you. He can drink Boris Yeltsin under the table, though. He doesn't know what he'll do when he gets out of the army, maybe he'll become a coal miner in Siberia where he can make a maximum of $200 a month. But anyway his future is uncertain. His drinking can make him angry and the vodka kills his brain cells and leads to impotence. The bad part is, you're going to be poor the rest of your life almost certainly. The plus side is, you love him as a person and are attracted to him.

Visual depictions:

[cosmocreator]

My instincts tell me the woman would rather stay single.

[Demigorgona]

I'd go with the Russian, Love is more important than wealth ... unless of course you are a Jew.

[Awar]

Jews tend to be wealthy :-)

[Nordhammer]

Well, this is a stupid poll. LOL It's obviously made to get the desired vote. The reality is, mail order brides exist for a reason. Russian women want to come to America, American women don't want to go to Russia, this is for a reason. Life is miserable over there. I suspect it's more about standard of living than it is about "seeking true love." Like most women, Russian women want a more comfortable life with better opportunities.

[Pomor]

Life in Russia is not miserable if you have brains to think and an ability to work. Even with an average income of 150-200$ you can live much better than Americans working in Wal-Marts, for instance. You Americans just wait, will see who will be seeking who's greencard in thirty years or so ;-).

[Ominous Lord Spoonblade]

Awwww Alexei sounds perfect! :-D

[Taras Bulba]

American women don't want to go to Russia

GOOD!, I wouldn't want those feminist sluts setting foot in and polluting Mother Russia!

[Taras Bulba]

If I was a woman I'd go with the Russian soldier, but then again any poll involving a Russian soldier would gain my vote. An old saying goes that a Russian soldier "is a bear that walks like a man." SLAVA!!!!!

[AngryPotato]

I don't think my family would appreciate me marrying a poor russian man or a rich fatass man. Now if I had the choice between the poor russian woman and the rich fatass woman I'd have to go with the russian.