All men were considered the “least supportive, responsive, or humane.” (paragraph 10) While androgynous men instead passed with flying colors. She not only knows about women's culture, but takes it to the next level and becomes a part of it. He is someone who “cuddles kittens, makes kids jump and has a sympathetic ear for someone in need. As a sexual partner, Gross admits that women would prefer the athlete to the friend of an androgynous man. However, the masculine man would seem to represent a person who resembles your opponent, who must try to “conquer” you. The androgynous man would not be an “opponent” so to speak, but rather your teammate. Rather than a race to be first, for the androgynous man sensuality is a pleasure