So I thought I'd give some 2 cents after spending 10 days in Kiev. Probably nothing that hasn't been said already but fuck it.
As I was saying to some of the forum guys I'd met - one could literally date every single day in this city. There just seems to be an endless supply of available and willing girls to 'go on a walk with' - speaking of which, get used to walking - it seems that's just what you do. I actually began as the 'naive tourist looking to get to know the city' but by the end of my stay I had to almost feign my surprise at having visited the same place for the 3rd time in a week. But ay, that's all good.
Had pipelined a bird for a couple months, or more accurately she pipelined me - I was fairly indifferent to her but I thought 2 or 3 dates should be a sure thing, but when push came to shove it was 'woman's week' as they say and the flag eluded me. But not before she showed me some of the most insane yoga poses I'd ever seen. Yoga seems to be popular here and her body was quite extraordinary. And yet in Ukraine maybe it's not much more than a tip of the hat - such is the abundance of quality. Of course in hindsight I would've ditched her earlier but her chase was relentless.
Anyway, that's the way it goes. As a side note - I had a random text at 2am that night from a bird I had a first date with a few nights before - and she was like 'do you want to meet? Now? )))))' and of course I negged cause I had the other one in my place. Again, that's the way it goes.
Probably my best date was my last night - from Tinder originally and met at the Muse concert for a quick 5 minute chat - then day 2 at Podil walking around town. Grabbed some lunch to start then after some extensive walking my 'shoes were causing me blisters' so I had to go 'back to my apartment to change them'. Actually legit. But feel free to steal that one. Cause I also stole the 'I don't understand my washing machine, it's in Russian, can you help me?' from someone on the forum. (Cheers whoever that was). Anyway, once she agreed to come up I actually did need to do some washing and change my shoes. I had a bottle of wine that needed drinking, we stopped at the supermarket for nibbles and went to the park to drink. Nice little picnic. Then she came back for a second time, we listened to some music - started getting physical but it wasn't to be just yet.
There were a few other dates in between that that didn't go far. I really felt like I only scratched the surface on getting to know 'how things work' and 'refining my backstory' - the interrogation is relentless 'why you in Kiev' 'how long you stay' - blah blah blah. But of course if she likes you this dissipates fairly quickly. I suppose it depends what she wants and how well you can establish some kind of connection. Putting in a few months prior to learn some basic Russian and the Cyrillic alphabet I felt was integral to add an extra layer of value to the experience. Great meeting those guys I met and to those I didn't.. I'm sure there'll be another time and place.
Till next time Team Kiev..