And we reduce almost all male-female problems by working on both the female and the male. And that usually means having both sexes take responsibility.
The story line was done in a way that's organic and was doled out very slowly in little bites. We think that's authentic for this character, that her feelings are very deeply buried or she never felt them.
In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.

