The Lady knew more about male psychology than any woman The Lad had ever met. Decades of life experience, along with her exceptionally keen powers of intuition had given her an uncanny understanding of what men really want--even when they didn't know it themselves! Beyond this, her complete mastery of male anatomy and physiology--thanks to years in professional medical work combined with plenty of recreational "field work" with her numerous lovers--gave her such a level of sexual competence that The Lad often gleefully referred to her as "a penis genius."
He also admired her confidence, her assertiveness, her habit of declaring precisely what she wanted--and thereby getting it.
Likewise, the Lady was quite satisfied with The Lad. Granted, he was equipped with only average endowments compared with so many of her former boyfriends. She frequently regaled The Lad with lusty stories of her encounters with men whose penises were simply huge next to his own. But he was utterly devoted and obedient to her, and he profoundly agreed with her philosophy about relationships between men and women. She knew with utter certainty that women are, by nature, essentially superior, morally and otherwise, and thus should be the ones in charge. She also knew that men--real men, enlightened men--are actually happiest when they learn to put their own whims and wishes aside in order to serve and satisfy a loving but authoritative female partner. The Lad was one of the few men who actually understood this philosophy completely, and was truly delighted to be in a relationship where the Lady's pleasure and happiness were paramount, while his own were but secondary.
In short: The Lady called the shots. And the Lad not only dutifully obeyed her, but loved and worshipped her all the more for it. He had never in all his 28 years been happier than in these past few years with The Lady.
Anyone looking at their relationship from the outside might say it was rife with double-standards. But that would only be a superficial and ultimately pointless observation. They had rules in their relationship to be sure--but even as one-sided or unfair as they might seem to an outsider, they made perfect sense and were perfectly fair to The Lady and The Lad.
For example, she loved to eat. She was not overweight by anyone's definition, but her lust for life and appreciation of good food had padded her small frame with a few extra pounds over the course of her 50 years. The Lad merely thought this made her all the more womanly and sexy. He loved her curves and her soft places. They turned him on immensely.
Meanwhile, she preferred him to be fit and lean. She loved sex and she loved the male form and so she made it perfectly clear that The Lad was to remain in good shape. He worked out daily and she often supervised his routines--sometimes offering pointers, scoldings, or words of encouragement, as she saw fit. She supervised his diet. And it all paid off: At 28, his body looked stronger and more toned than it had looked ten years before when he was captain of the high school swim team.