that groom returned from russia to get married. once his bride is settled in, he plans to go back. community groups that work with the family of migrant workers warn of tough times for those left behind. >> reporter: migrant workers and russians go to the big cities and learn new skills. they are far from home. this is a big problem. >> reporter: particularly for those looking for the perfect partner. this woman has been trying to find a husband for three years. with 80%, mostly men, working in russia, mr right is hard to find in the local personal ads. >>> all the good guys are working this russia, there aren't many men, and the ones that are are not well educated and don't raise enough to raise a family. >> reporter: poverty and lack of the jobs means many leave the country. it challenges the value of this conservative society. most tajik families are aware of the draw backs of having one or more family members working in countries like russia. while many endured the challenges, there's little open destruction. there's root causes of the breakdown of family structures. >> long di

this groom returned from russia. once the pride is in at moment. he found community groups with a family warn of tough times for those left behind. >> migrant workers and russians go to the big cities and learn skills they are far from home. this is a big problem. particularly for those looking for the perfect partner. this woman has been trying to find a husband for three years. with 80% of tajiks, mostly men, between the ages of 18 and 35 working in russia. mr right is hard to fun. >> all the good guys are working in russia, there aren't many men. the ones that are are not well educated and don't earn enough to raise a family. >> poverty and a lack of jobs force one in eight to leave the country. the shortage of grooms challenged the values of this conservative society. most families are aware of the draw packs of having one or more members working in countries like russia. many endure the changes of working in their homes, there's little causes. long distance marriages are tough and end in divorce. last month this woman's husband abandoned her w

russia. they rely highly on the money they send home. but as lidy dutt records. >> reporter: it is wedding season in tajikistan. this young groom has returned from russia to get married and once his bride is settled in at home he plans to go back. but community groups that work with the families of migrant workers warn of tough times for those left behind. >> translator: migrant workers learn russian go to the big cities and learn new skills. but this means they are far from home. this is a big problem. >> reporter: particularly for those looking for the perfect partner. this woman has been trying to find a husband for three years. but with 80% of tajiks, men between the ages of 18 and 25 working in russia mr. right is hard to find in the local personal ads. >> translator: all the good guys are working in russia. there aren't many men around here and the ones that are, are not very well educated and don't earn enough to raise a family. >> reporter: poverty and a lack of jobs force 1 out of 8 tajiks to leave the cub. the resulting shortage of grooms has changed the dynamics of match making and challenge the value of this conservative society. the