Ivanovo (Иваново)

[Stravinsky]

Last time I was there I was only 45 minutes between buses at the station and still nearly got kidnapped by a fine local MILF. Still slightly rueful I didn't relax my schedule and allow myself to be dragged off to the Kommunalkas!

G.

You were on a schedule? In Ivanovo? Puh-leez!

I have a suspicion we are both mature enough to know that life is far too short to miss an opportunity to be kidnapped by a fine local MILF.

[Gergiev]

Another possibility is to try to make friends with a very attractive but married Russian woman for access to her single friends. It is possible, I'm sure a few of the guys on this site would try to find a million problems and complications with this, but I will repeat, it is possible. Honestly this is probably the most ideal way to become set up with a beauty. If you are an interesting, nice, attractive, highly paid (relatively to Ivanovo) , western man and potential husband, yet your only fault is that you speak little Russian, this woman would be very enthusiastic to set one of her hot friends up with you. The only problem I can see here is sticking to only one beauty. You would want to play it cool because once set up, you are probably more or less stuck to the one you chose.

There is actually something in this although I wouldn't necessarily agree you're then stuck with the Designated Dyev.

For the younger ones, life is intensely competitive and a kind of zero-sum game, but the older ones know the score and may happily pass you around among themselves til you find your match or move on to the next coven.

Never underestimate the legacy of collectivisation, as to Russians it can still be baffling to see someone either travelling and/or drinking and dining on their own.

Their instinct will be that you should be 'paired-off' almost immediately and the younger ones will maybe compete for you while the older ones will take a more sanguine/pragmatic approach to your availability/desirability and be prepared to spin your bottle, so to speak.

[Gergiev]

It seems you use Mamba almost exclusively to connect with women. I can't help but wonder if that is a benefit, or a limitation? In a city like Ivanovo, with so many possibilities just walking around on the street, is it possible that direct contact with women you meet might be more productive?

That's the question that jumped off the page for me, as well.

But if I understand DvS, it doesn't seem to be what he's about.

Maybe he's a trifle inhibited by a lack of Russian but to invert a paraphrase - "if you can't make it there, you won't make it anywhere".

Last time I was there I was only 45 minutes between buses at the station and still nearly got kidnapped by a fine local MILF.

Still slightly rueful I didn't relax my schedule and allow myself to be dragged off to the Kommunalkas!

[Stravinsky]

The only problem I can see here is sticking to only one beauty. You would want to play it cool because once set up, you are probably more or less stuck to the one you chose.

That's the problem with small towns, everyone knows your business.

Thanks for the report on Ivanovo, it's always good to have first-hand impressions of the provinces, and we don't get a lot of those.

It seems you use Mamba almost exclusively to connect with women. I can't help but wonder if that is a benefit, or a limitation? In a city like Ivanovo, with so many possibilities just walking around on the street, is it possible that direct contact with women you meet might be more productive?

[DavidVanSchuma]

There is a strip club on the outskirts near the airport. Has attached hotel which doesn't take a genius to work out the function of this hotel is. It isn't for the airport which is a dump.

[DavidVanSchuma]

In my current experience if you want to get a good idea of the beauties which are in this city take a walk around Silver City shopping mall. This will give you a fair idea of how many beautiful women there are in this city. Many 8's and 9's strolling around the shops dressed very nicely. It is the shopping mall in the centre next to the river.

Mamba for Ivanovo will have a selection of the average, well below, and horrible. Even the top 100 on this site are in the average category compared to what is actually here.

There are many beauties but they are almost definitely married already by the tender age of 25. Even though men are in relatively short supply there is still enough men to give these attractive women what they want in terms of attention. The women in the 8's and 9's still are likely to be able to choose which successful local man they want and make him behave as they want. You will surely hear women here complain about Ivanovo men. These are the women of the average category and they probably have unrealistic expectations of being treated like a princess.

Best case scenario is that you can speak Russian. This combined with an international salary and international mobility would mean you could easily have a few 9's begging for your attention and in rotation. It would be simply so easy and this city would be a dream for a guy in this category. It would be important to mislead them about how long you are actually staying here, there has to be some carrot on the end of the stick as they are still marriage hungry. They would make perfect travel partners in my opinion and they are not particularly demanding and would be so glad to get out of Ivanovo. Making friends with a few of these women would be a dream come true for someone who wants to take a holiday and enjoy it with a Russian beauty. They would be quite happy with a European holiday where accommodation and food / drink was paid for and it would be very easy to negotiate up front that any shopping expenses are their own responsibility.

Next best case scenario is that you can make the most of English speaking girls. This immediately drops options and attractiveness. Initially on mamba it is likely you will be dropping your standards for any type of attention from women. The best case here is to make a series of steps depending on how long you have. Once you've found a regular fuck, keep trying to progress up. Forget about women who still live with their parents, they are simply too complicated. It is quite easy to see one girl every second night and keep dating other women on the side. It is a cheap city and a date might only cost something like 30 EUR for 2 people. This makes it easy to be very very busy with women if you can find them.

Another possibility is to try to make friends with a very attractive but married Russian woman for access to her single friends. It is possible, I'm sure a few of the guys on this site would try to find a million problems and complications with this, but I will repeat, it is possible. Honestly this is probably the most ideal way to become set up with a beauty. If you are an interesting, nice, attractive, highly paid (relatively to Ivanovo) , western man and potential husband, yet your only fault is that you speak little Russian, this woman would be very enthusiastic to set one of her hot friends up with you. The only problem I can see here is sticking to only one beauty. You would want to play it cool because once set up, you are probably more or less stuck to the one you chose.

Near the end of scenarios is that you have to use P4P. Found on mamba searching for sex. If I find anything else out regarding brothels I will post it.

Worst case scenario is that you get nothing. If this was to happen I would have so much pity on you for coming to this city which is quite a horrible place. The only thing it's got going for it is the women.

[DavidVanSchuma]

If you're looking for P4P the only option which I have come across is searching for women looking for sex on mamba and writing to them to try to set something up. I have heard nothing of strip club or brothel which I am sure exist but I just didn't come across. Likely hotel employee could help with some information or taxi driver. Probably necessary to speak some Russian. I can write some information on finding freebies or night club recommendations if requested.

[Stravinsky]

Uke Boy, you're right, my mistake. Correct spelling is Иваново. Unfortunately, I'm afraid it's etched in stone at this point.

[Uke Boy]

Starter post for Ivanovo-travel info and experiences in Ivanovo.

Sorry Strav but you misspelled the Russian version of Ivanovo. Should be Иваново.

[Stravinsky]

Starter post for Ivanovo-travel info and experiences in Ivanovo.