Women's courage is rather different from men's. The fact that women have to bring up children and look after husbands makes them braver at facing long-term issues, such as illness. Men are more immediately courageous. Lots of people are brave in battle.
Rebecca is an example of how not to manage men. The rules of the game never change, it requires subtlety.
They may turn out to be a great disappointment, or perhaps they may be full of enchanting surprises.
I always read that men don't like intelligent girls, but I've always found the reverse.