Ooh, good question. Let's see here..
For N'hadiya, she grew up in a very strictly patriarchal Seeker society. However, she wasn't ever really one to follow tradition to the T. She doesn't automatically assign men to a higher rank than women. If anything, if there is a man in a leadership position, her upbringing makes her predisposed to not put much stock in his qualifications unless he can prove his proficiency and capability. As far as women, considering she grew up mostly surrounded by them, she has a stronger sense of camaraderie with them. But ultimately, she doesn't treat either gender particularly different from one another, even in regards to sexual attraction (though I envision her as having more trouble forming romantic attachments to men than woman, when I really think about it, again as a product of her history and background).
Naoh'to is.. so much the opposite, haha. While he grew up in a more matriarchal Keeper society, events of his past and the changed course of his life have more or less removed that inherent respect for females. He's become more of your typical silvertongued flirt and flatterer, and he even has a bit of a weakness when it comes to beautiful women. Women in positions of power or social statuses equal to or exceeding his own, however, he's come to mistrust - again, as a result of his past. He can flirt and the like with them, but ultimately, it would be hard for him to ever trust one of them. As far as he's concerned, a woman in charge of anything of importance or significance is a disaster and / or betrayal waiting to happen.
Men, Naoh'to treats on more of an individual basis. There's no one single way that he approaches them. They're just regular people to him, nothing special. However, notable is that in terms of sexual preference, Naoh'to falls into the 'occasional incidental homosexual tendencies' category, but that is a very rare occurence (and one he would never openly admit to) and more a product of circumstance and other factors than an inherent, overwhelming attraction to the same sex as a whole. In fact, he's only ever been in a relationship with another man once, and it ended in large part due to his inability to stay away from women. So you would never see him openly flirting with men in general, but privately and under the right circumstances? It's possible.
For N'hadiya, she grew up in a very strictly patriarchal Seeker society. However, she wasn't ever really one to follow tradition to the T. She doesn't automatically assign men to a higher rank than women. If anything, if there is a man in a leadership position, her upbringing makes her predisposed to not put much stock in his qualifications unless he can prove his proficiency and capability. As far as women, considering she grew up mostly surrounded by them, she has a stronger sense of camaraderie with them. But ultimately, she doesn't treat either gender particularly different from one another, even in regards to sexual attraction (though I envision her as having more trouble forming romantic attachments to men than woman, when I really think about it, again as a product of her history and background).
Naoh'to is.. so much the opposite, haha. While he grew up in a more matriarchal Keeper society, events of his past and the changed course of his life have more or less removed that inherent respect for females. He's become more of your typical silvertongued flirt and flatterer, and he even has a bit of a weakness when it comes to beautiful women. Women in positions of power or social statuses equal to or exceeding his own, however, he's come to mistrust - again, as a result of his past. He can flirt and the like with them, but ultimately, it would be hard for him to ever trust one of them. As far as he's concerned, a woman in charge of anything of importance or significance is a disaster and / or betrayal waiting to happen.
Men, Naoh'to treats on more of an individual basis. There's no one single way that he approaches them. They're just regular people to him, nothing special. However, notable is that in terms of sexual preference, Naoh'to falls into the 'occasional incidental homosexual tendencies' category, but that is a very rare occurence (and one he would never openly admit to) and more a product of circumstance and other factors than an inherent, overwhelming attraction to the same sex as a whole. In fact, he's only ever been in a relationship with another man once, and it ended in large part due to his inability to stay away from women. So you would never see him openly flirting with men in general, but privately and under the right circumstances? It's possible.
