Personality

I have been told in the past that I am an intimidating person, that guys are intimidated by me.  I was told this by male and female friends alike.  I have also been told that I have a very dominant personality.  Now, I can believe that.  I have a hard time seeing myself as intimidating.  I just do not see anything about me or the way I live my life as intimidating to others.  But it does bring to light a question:

What do you do if you are a woman with a dominant personality?

Most of society tells us that the man is supposed to be the "Man" of the relationship.  You know, the strong one, both physically and emotionally.  He is supposed to be the killer of bugs, the protector of the family, the pillar of strength when the woman falls apart (as we all seem to do from time to time).  The woman is supposed to be the nurturer, the keeper of the stuff (and that means all stuff, even stuff we never use), and the keeper of the kitchen. 

So what happens when the woman has somehow taken on the "Man's" role?  How do you recover from that?  Should you recover from that?  Just as there are woman who have taken on the Man's role, so there are men who have taken on the Woman's role.  Are we, as women, supposed to settle for one of these "Woman's Role" men when we become the dominant personality?  What if this type of man turns us off, or irritates us beyond belief?  I mean, it is nice to take care of someone and handle things for a little while.  It makes us feel helpful and useful.  But there comes a point when we stop being helpful and start becomming "Mom." Where we no longer help, but we enable them to continue to be less and less dominant.

If we have slipped into the "Man's" role out of necessity, does this mean that we need an even stronger man than before to help us slip back into our role as the Woman?  Will we ever go back to being the Woman?

I guess it boils down to this, if you are a strong woman, to balance things, are you ultimately meant to be with a weak man?  I surely hope this is not the case.  If it is, I know several women who will be doomed to a life of "Single" as their relationship status, including several men as well.