People built the boundaries. People are to break them!

Running for the job, savoring an ice-cream in a park, and waiting for a train in the subway I can't but ask myself a question: How a man could invent all that surrounds us? As in the beginning there was the only word. And always the only one answer comes to mind: a man is driven by feelings. Curiosity, sloth, jaundice since antiquity made a man invent, create and progress. And love has always being bestowing wings, smashing boundaries and teaching a tacit understanding.

And now while meeting the army of foreign men on Kiev streets I assume that many of them came here not only with a goal to explore beauties of our Ukrainian lands, but also to with a hope to find their livelong soul mate.

But what points out Ukrainian brides among many other peoples? It can sound like paradox, but harsh living situation, everyday rush, and struggle for better tomorrow has made Ukrainian women so different to the women of any other nature. It reveals the whole depth of female nature, giving to a woman originally. It demands much more strength and willing for life on every step along the way.

Ukrainian ladies are kind and smart. They are great cooks and traditionally they respect family values. This is cultural and I won't tell you anything new if I say that Slavic women are less emancipated and more feminine than Europeans or Americans. And by less emancipated, it isn't meant uneducated or illiterate. Ukrainian women just depend on men much more than women in the West.

On the other hand, it's in the nature of every woman around the world. This is biology -- women always look for a better male, who can support them and be a good father for their children. And who's in fault that she doesn't feel safe as the Bank of England with a Ukrainian man?

It's the same in the animal world. The best (read: strongest) always gets the female. Since ancient times, men have fought for women, and only the best ones would get the hand of the princess. It's Ukrainian women's misfortune that there are more "best" males out there than in here. Blame the economy, politics, culture, bad genes, "Slavic men syndrome." Many might say that not all Ukrainian girls are princesses. And I would answer: Maybe not, but Ukraine has many more than anywhere else.

So, while many foreigners don't like their emancipated fellow countrywomen for being not feminine enough, they enjoy the kindness and femininity of Ukrainian women, who, in turn, like the unusually caring attitude of western men.

It's never late to be happy. And that is why many Ukrainian women come to dating agencies in Kiev and cities of Ukraine to find their destiny in spite of distances, language barrier, stereotypes and political situation in the country.