Those two little packages in the upper right corner, are they a Snickers and a Mars or is it simply nicely wrapped cocaine?

The temptation to get married starts in a minibar.

Engage

Because you have such a short memory -or is it blindness?-, I will give you the list of women that would gladly accept your ring.
Let's begin with the latest.
*Vilde Khaya, though an alias, by the freshness of her comments, I can imagine her to be a good match for you.
* Ilanit, out of sight , but not yet forgotten. Very stylish, if I remember correctly.
* Margot Morgan. She was more than willing to accept your dress, expects a full yes.
* And what about Amante, M., and many others.

You are one lucky man, Arnon, You have many to choose from.

karol l.

They are both (Russian or Oekrainian) cameras. One can see what you write on this site. The other one can see what you thought while you wrote it.

Mieke

Would you befit on the list?

I have also travelled around Ukraine last May for about 1 month looking for a new wife together with an American and Israeli friend of mine. I have been to Kiev, Vinitsa, Yalta, Odessa, Dnjepropretovsk and even to the end of the world, a hotel room that looked like a prison cell : the Kiev Hotel in Kirovograd. My experience is that those wedding agencies like “A Foreign Affair” are just interested in selling as many 50$ dates as they can and are totally uninterested in finding a suitable “match” for their clients. In the end I met a wonderful Russian girl from Krasnoyarsk, Siberia on the beach in Alusta, on the Black Sea so at least that made the journey worth the trouble. I still believe a nice wife can be found in Ukraine or Russia but definitely not in those “marriage agencies”. Anyway, good luck in your quest and I am looking forward to reading your adventures in Humo !

I would first need to have a look at his bankaccount.

on Vilde Khaya

My memory has proven to be wrong before, but would anyone argue that Vilde Khaya's comments gave the impression of certain affectuate feelings towards Arnon Grunberg?

Again the condoms. Is there much aids arround or just much 'bed adventures' ?
Arnon, keep surching, i know that you will find your wife, and if not, i know someone from the Ukraine for you, she is also a fan.

A bride, a bride, a sandwich for a bride!
(excerpt from Matroesjka's 3)

Tom

Is it Siberian cooking you are interested in? Or is it just impossible to find a nice wife in the Netherlands?

Arnon

Do you think one can choose with whom one falls in love?

Margot

Actually I don’t think Siberian cooking is anything to look forward to ! After 3 weeks of doing the depressing marriage agency carrousel in the big Ukrainian cities it was a relief to enjoy the last week of the trip on the stony beach of the Black Sea village of Alusta in the sun.
And then to open my eyes and being surrounded by a flock of 19 year old pretty girl students from the city of Krasnoyarsk was so uplifting that it is hard to describe. I had a great week with those girls and my friends, and enjoying moments of happiness is what makes life worth living. The every day rat race here in Belgium is depressing enough as it is.
And no Margot, I don’t think I would be happy with a woman of my own age (42) here in Belgium, then I prefer to be a dream chaser in the East !

get married

Get laid sounds like a better plan.

After you got drunk off course. But that's just one plan. First, get drunk, then, see what happens. But then, who am I to tell you what to do?
Disco-music tends to make me feel like getting very drunk. How do you feel about desparate wanna-be brides, Arnon? These socials your talking about must be pretty sad occasions. For both camps. Have fun anyway.

sounds like these are events where you can find everything except what you are looking for - i'm a sucker for such events.

karol

Snicker.

Teresa

Some believe you can.

Tom Clapdorp

Most russian women do have a certain style which is scarse in Europe. Have you ever noticed the part of the culture that makes them seem more proud of themselves?

Arnon

That sounds like the slogan of the Relativist Party - thanks anyway.

Calisha

Exactly, Russian women always take very good care of themselves when they go out on a date. When I walk the streets in Ukraine I see pretty girls everywhere I look, when I walk around here in Belgium I hardly see any pretty girls, and when I do it is probably a tourist !

Condoms and energy bars. There is a clear link.

Arnon

To put it in very insensible and maybe banal words: Is this a marriage tour or just a ‘fuck tour’ around the ‘Oostblok’ ?

By the way...maybe a nice idea for a television show: 'Arnon looks for a bride'
and later: ' Finding your perfect bride with Arnon Grunberg'