When i told my friends hat i found myself single after 7 years of a rocky and very emotional relationship the first response from my girlfriends was: "You are lucky, I envy you. You can date again. The excitement of new relationship will be all yours." Since most of my friends were either married or seriously dating at the time, my newly acquired freedom seemed to lure them in. I thought that really i should have some fun doing this. So, optimistic and anticipating me dived head first into the sethpool they came to call the dating scene in Russian parts of New York, thinking that at least i will have fun doing it. Boy, was i wrong!