It is based on the exigencies of the dance, not on a judgment as to talent. In the ballet, in any intricate dance, one dancer leads, the other follows. The common notion of equality is based on the image of the march. In a parade, really unequal beings are dressed alike, given guns of identical length, trained to hold them at the same angle, and ordered to keep step with a fixed beat. There you have real equals assigned unequal roles in order that each may achieve his individual perfection in the whole.
Marriage is a hierarchical game played by co-equal partners.
Beautifully and wisely put, I think. This is the divine genius and goodness.