My brother, the alcoholic, partying, addictive personality of a man, told me over the phone yesterday that he found his dream girl. Told me he wants to marry this woman, and personally I feel like he's just joking with me. He's in his thirties and I've known him all my life obviously.

There's almost no way he'd fall in love with a girl here in Alaska. He knows almost everyone in the town we live in and I haven't seen him be in real love. He's the kind of guy who is what the Americans call a "douche-bag" I guess you could say.

I really don't want to say exactly what he does, but he's a sexual deviant let us say. Like a young idiotic college frat boy. Beer and women for him. That's why I severely doubt what he says. If it's true though it'd be rather interesting and I'd be happy for him. I haven't met the woman, and I don't know who she is.

I hope this isn't a case where she is tricking him, or my brother is doing this for some stupid reason. He's become Americanized like crazy since moving here. He hasn't retained any of his original culture from Russia. I doubt love is even sacred to him like it is to me.

Americans confuse me sometimes. I'll be meeting my brother's "perfect woman" on Sunday when we all get together at my friend's house for a big meal.

Hopefully this goes good. I would rather it be either really true or a joke. I can't deal with this turning out bad for my brother. There's several things that could be true: He's joking, he's serious, this woman is tricking him, or he is marrying for a certain reason besides love.

Boy, this'll be a fun weekend for me. Makes me wonder if I should even consider love sacred anymore seeing how it's treated in the 20th and 21st centuries. Well, whatever the case is I hope it turns out good.