Diana Dumps Paul Because He's Not Russian on the 'Russian Dolls' Premiere (VIDEO)

The course of true love (or casual dating) never did run smooth, and apparently a Russian dating a non-Russian makes things even bumpier, according to 'Russian Dolls' (Thurs., 10PM ET on Lifetime).

The new show follows the trials and tribulations of eight Russian-Americans living in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach neighborhood, but time will tell if it plans to go the way of 'Jersey Shore'.

Episode one introduced us to (among others) Diana, a blonde 23 year-old who has aspirations of marrying by the time she's 25. Unfortunately for her boyfriend Paul, a Spaniard, her husband criteria seemed to be fairly narrow: Russian.

"I feel bad that I can't be with you," Diana told Paul over dinner, though she didn't look like she felt bad.

"'Cause I'm not Russian?" he asked. "I think people from different cultures and religions fall in love with each other all the time." But the liberal approach apparently wasn't going to fly.

"The reality is, is my family gonna take you in?" she pointed out, giving a shrug that implied the opposite, later telling the camera. "I feel bad -- he's a really nice guy, but that's the way the cookie crumbles. Mom, you won!"

Don't mess with those Russian mothers.