They don't want to feel weak or dependent.
But that is what our relationship with God is. We are weak but He is strong. :)
I caught that, too. Iirc, neither the Old Testament writers, nor Jesus, nor the New Testament writers said, “Women are sheep, but men aren’t.” Oops. I’m sure they’d have included that if they’d known better.
It’s almost as if the differences between men and woman are insignificant compared to the distinction between the Deity and humanity.