I think Tom really hit on a big reason why many Western men look for Slavic wives. The girls really are willing to take the chance, change everything and make a new beginning. There is always a cost associated with everything we do, perhaps a cost in money or in time or in inconvenience. Even doing nothing has a cost in lost opportunity. And we must be willing to pay a cost to make a change. So many people in the West seem to desire a change but are unwilling to pay the cost to make that change happen. Hurray for all those out there willing to "change theirs stars".