I prefer seeing some equality between the male and female characters in my stories. I think it makes for a richer relationship, an inherent respect between them.

That's why wrote the Vampire stories I posted the way I did. Being a vampire, you know Lillyia is superhuman in her strength, though you don't quite know just how strong she is. So, I made Craig a human extreme bodybuilder. His confidence and power impressed Lillyia and earned her respect, then her trust and emotional commitment to him. She then gifted him some her power, increasing the equality between them.

IMO, it makes for a much more mature and believable dynamic between Craig and Lillyia.

Kind of the dynamic I wish I could find with a woman.