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I think I knew it was true, but something about saying so, acknowledging it, seemed so demeaning. I thought that basically the polite thing to do would be to pretend that strength was equal, even if it wasn't, because I felt like nothing could be worse than admitting this unsurmountable inequality.

I relate to that so much!!! Omg. Your voicing that just helped me realize a lot about that. That's exactly what it is... feeling as though it is demeaning to observe out loud.