Approaching the history of gender relations in South East Europe, we would rather try to outline the common problems of people of Eastern countries than to present different national traditions. We put greater emphasis on the things that connect men and women love, profession, and human dignity-than on the ones opposing them. Ideals of being “true” male and being “true” female vary in different social groups and change in the course of time. We behave “like a man” or “like a woman” not so much because of our biological specifics but because of certain social expectations and established traditions.