^Everything you said is 100% true.
The “try-it-before-you-buy-it” experiment has been proven to be a complete and abysmal failure. My mom and dad courted the old fashioned way, and it worked.
My dad went to Italy to meet my mom and spent 2 closely guarded weeks with her and her family. Then he returned to the US and went back to marry her a few months later. They were married for over 40 years until my mom passed way a few years ago.
BRAVO! Good to see I’m not the only one here who tries to adhere to a higher set of morals.
BTW Ilya, I belong to a Ukrainian Catholic Church and have gotten very familiar with Ukrainian people/heritage. Our parish priest’s two older boys (yes, Eastern Catholic priests can marry) are currently visiting in the Ukraine as we speak!
Slava Isuzu Christu! Slava na Viki!
(Glory Be To Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!)