Having grown up with so many brothers, Ariel is very uncomfortable
around women, especially the sorority-like wives of her fellow squadronmates. Making
friends with other women has never been easy for her and she is much more
comfortable with straight talking men that show so much less emotion. All her
friends are male and she has never had a close female friend. She doesn't see
herself as better than them (well she doesn't think she does), it's more that
she imagines herself doing something so much more important than pushing a baby
stroller.
LTJG Grace "Ariel" Miller champions helping women stand out as equals
to men so that she and her peers are seen and treated with equal respect and yes, she secretly
enjoys the intimidation factor. But...at the end of the day, when she takes off
her uniform and strips down to her Jockey underwear and climbs into bed, she
wonders if she'll ever get married. She wonders what kind of guy would put up
with her way of life or live up to the man that she is? He would have to be
very strong minded or incredibly weak and neither sounds like a good option.
She wonders if the fight to get a foothold in the male-dominated world she
lives in is worth it, but at the same time, what else would she do? Yoga and
breast feeding? Pleease!
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