I've been fortunate enough to help some amazing women from Ukraine find homes and work in England...but recently, I have found that more women are looking to stay in their country, despite the risks to their safety, or the potential for opportunity in England...and I wonder why?
It appears that there are increased concerns following an abundance of stories relating to nightmare situations for women who have travelled to other countries. Even the women I currently host have terrible experiences that they have shared with me, about both leaving the country and while waiting to make way to England. Although I still assume these are a small minority.
There also appears a greater amount of women feeling that they "must" remain in Ukraine. They need to show solidarity with those who either cannot travel, or the brave men fighting to protect their country. Many have already relocated from the East to the West and just don't feel they can go further. While admirable, the risks are still real.
A view to staying with extended family, be this parents, grandparents, siblings and their children is also stated...however, these women often look to see if someone can host them with numerous other members of her family. Unfortunately, people with such space are few and far between.
So I wonder why the interest and determination to seek life away from Ukraine has changed? While all of the points above are understandable, before the conflict and before Covid, women were desperate to leave their countries for new lives abroad...has the war changed this?
Maybe I choose the wrong forum for this discussion, but I wonder if the women here feel more obligation to remain in Ukraine, or have experiences of friends reconsidering their future?
Any comments would be appreciated...and to all, remain safe and well.
Jay
Thank you all for your comments...I really appreciate each of your thoughts.
One thing I do find very interesting is that the majority of comments are from women that don't wish to leave Ukraine. Either due to patriotism, responsibility to family, or concern about moving to be with a man they don't know. This is a little confusing knowing that this is a dating site, with women who are specifically looking for relationships with men in other countries???
Anyway, thank you all again and let us hope that this war ends soon and people can regain their lives to live safely, wherever they wish.