Firehawk304

Since fiancee would be travelling to US alone and dont want to carry too much luggage by herself, so we are thinking

of using some freight transfer services to get the luggage here. Its about 100lbs. Any experience with any such service for getting the shipments in US?

Remember, she is still your fiancee, and you should be taking the entire 3 months to make sure, IMHO.

Why so much stuff? She can always send for it later, or bring things back in drib-drabs during future trips.

By the way, Louisville is a very liveable town, as I've lived there twice. However, it is very insular in some regards (including religion), and there is not much of an immigrant community. Take it slow (baby steps, is what I always said to my then-wife). Get out into the community. People there (and anywhere in the south, where Louisville begins) may be a little distant to someone with an accent (even a Canadian one like mine), even though they may have a smile on their fact. But, get involved with society, and they'll come around sooner or later.

Speaking from experience, and using other guys' experience on Russian Women forums, I hesitate to recommend that your fiancee or new wife seek out fellow Russians in this country, at least initially.

I personally found that detrimental to my former relationship. My ex-wife more easily believed the opinions about life here from fellow Russians, even when they told her totally incorrect things about life here, such as:

- how to cheat on driver's license exams (and various other regulations in this country that Russians try to get around, as that is often a normal way of life back home)

- numerous incorrect things about the immigration and citizenship processes

- everyday life issues (banking, employment, etc.)

- value of her Russian degree

Oddly enough, she would have been unlikely to associate with these kinds of people back in Russia.

If anything, meeting other STABLE Rus-Am couples who have been together for several years with children born here (or who came here very young) should not be an issue. However, meeting newlyweds (2 years or under) may be detrimental to your releationship.

I'm more a multicuralist than a Melting Pot believer, so I'm not recommending she abandon her origins. And certainly don't prevent your new spouse from meeting these people.

However, I recommend you get her into social circles where she can meet people that are NOT from her home country.

She (or he) needs to use you as their best trusted resource (and you need to be there for them). If you're forever trying to recover from disinformation disseminated by the Russian community here, you're going to forever be at odds with them, and eventually, maybe her.