Ukrainian Women !

[Jasperthecat]

Hi, I am new to this site, but am looking for some guidance, particularly from any Russian or Ukrainian women, to give an insight into how woment think there. I have read before that they are less comfortable about talking about their feelings and thoughts than their western counterparts. My girfriend and I have been corresponding for 10 months, I have already visited her and her family and she is to visit me shortly. She explained when I visited, that Ukrainian women are more 'private' than western women and this is why she was less demonstrative in public (although not so in private). I do find it difficult to guage her feelings and have 'put my foot in it' without intention becuase of this sometimes. Recently I tried to book her flight on the internet and told her the ticket would be waiting for her in Kiev. When she wrote back she was very upset as she saw this as an indication that I did not trust her enough to send her the money to buy the ticket. I can understand her feelings (but I had little choice if I was to book via the internet by credit card and assumed, wrongly, she would know this). I have sent money to her in the past and do not have any problems trusting her as she has never given me reason to. But she was quite clearly distressed at this. I managed to sort the problem out and she understood what I was doing, but I was taken aback by her feelings. I was uncertain whether she thought I would shy off as I commented on how expensive it was to do it this way, but could understand that she didn't want to travel all the way to Kiev with her young son and find there was no ticket for her. One of her friends had a bad experience with a Western guy, so perhaps she is being cautious. What I would like some guidance on is perhaps the psychology of how Russian/Ukrainina women think (she is Russian but has lived all her life in Ukraine). Are they less comfortable in physical expression in public (hugging, holding hands etc)and are they reluctant to express their feelings ? I hope some one can shed a little more light on this for me as I wish to try to understand her better and to get a better understanding of perhaps what she may also expect from me.
Thanks
Andrew

[Edited by Jasperthecat on 1st December 2001 at 02:08]