It's intuitively obvious even to the most casual observer"?
How about the casual observer note (1)The title says "WHO NEEDS A MAN once an Alaska girl has mastered the chain saw?" (2)" I’ve relied on a man for seven years ". Note the past tense relied. (3)The footnote bio says "Laureli Kinneen lives in Nome, where she's raising her two children, Joe and Sidney." No mention of a Mr. Kinneen.