For decades, teachings on sexual polarity have used "masculine" and "feminine" to describe the two energetic poles that create charge between partners. The model works — opposites attract, and the tension between directive and receptive energy is what generates fire. But the language carries baggage that the underlying physics does not. When you hear "masculine," you think: man, dominance, control, provider. When you hear "feminine," you think: woman, softness, yielding, nurt