No kidding.
FU and piss off Laureli. You think men are tools for your Queen Bee self to use and throw away. Crown yourself the Asshat Queen instead. There’s nothing wrong with needing someone.
Your animosity is unwarranted.
How in the world can you pull that from the story? What if her husband has died?
This lady is chumming with the girls, encouraging them to be willing to try doing what the guys might normally do. You and I can’t live forever. If it were possible that you could ever marry a great lady, wouldn’t you want her to be able to cut wood or, maybe even defend herself with a freaking gun? What if YOU died? Would you want her to be helpless?
Whoa.