"That's a good way of putting it," Gabby said, popping a piece of tofu into her mouth. "I was just curious. And I don't think submission for either gender is very good either, equality in a relationship is important. Or whatever you consider a relationship," she added, grinning. "I was raised in the south, so we're all about charm and gentility there. My mother was the perfect housewife," she laughed airily. "But I don't want that. The thought of the man coming home from a hard day of work and the woman being there with dinner, a cigar, and the evening paper makes me want to throw up."
She daintily dabbed at the corners of her mouth with her napkin. "Sorry, that was quite a ramble on my end there!"