A method of operating a connector latch, comprising: moving a button and a latch beam (104, 106) of said connector latch from a first, undeflected position down to a second, transitional position and then up to a third, preloaded position, wherein said button is located at a distal end of said latch beam (104, 106) and has at least a first surface (110, 112), wherein said latch beam (104, 106) is made of plastic, and said latch beam (104, 106) is connected to a body of a first female connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500) has at least a first surface (118, 120) on a first frame (114, 116) of the connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), said first surface (110, 112) of said button extending outward away from the button toward the general direction of the first frame (114, 116), said first, undeflected position corresponds to said first surface (110, 112) of said button being above said first surface (118, 120) on the first frame (114, 116) of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), and said first surface (110, 112) of said button not engaging with said first surface (118, 120) on the first frame (114, 116) of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), said second, transitional position corresponds to said first surface (110, 112) of said button being below said first surface (118, 120) on the first frame (114, 116) of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), and said first surface (110, 112) of said button not engaging with said first surface (118, 120) on the first frame (114, 116) of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500) and characterized in that said third, preloaded position corresponds to said first surface (110, 112) of said button being below said first surface (118, 120) on the first frame (114, 116) of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), and said first surface (110, 112) of said button engaging with said first surface (118, 120) on the first frame (114, 116) of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500) thereby locking the connector latch in said third, preloaded position. moving a button and a latch beam (104, 106) of said connector latch from a first, undeflected position down to a second, transitional position and then up to a third, preloaded position, wherein said button is located at a distal end of said latch beam (104, 106) and has at least a first surface (110, 112), wherein said latch beam (104, 106) is made of plastic, and said latch beam (104, 106) is connected to a body of a first female connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500) has at least a first surface (118, 120) on a first frame (114, 116) of the connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), said first surface (110, 112) of said button extending outward away from the button toward the general direction of the first frame (114, 116), said first, undeflected position corresponds to said first surface (110, 112) of said button being above said first surface (118, 120) on the first frame (114, 116) of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), and said first surface (110, 112) of said button not engaging with said first surface (118, 120) on the first frame (114, 116) of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), said second, transitional position corresponds to said first surface (110, 112) of said button being below said first surface (118, 120) on the first frame (114, 116) of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), and said first surface (110, 112) of said button not engaging with said first surface (118, 120) on the first frame (114, 116) of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500) and characterized in that said third, preloaded position corresponds to said first surface (110, 112) of said button being below said first surface (118, 120) on the first frame (114, 116) of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500), and said first surface (110, 112) of said button engaging with said first surface (118, 120) on the first frame (114, 116) of said first connector assembly (100; 200; 300; 500) thereby locking the connector latch in said third, preloaded position.