It’s the year of the woman in the city where I work. With the inauguration of the 2015 elected officials, for the first time ever in Washington, DC. women are holding down the top spots in a major city. Muriel Bowser was inaugurated as Mayor, Cathy Lanier is the Chief of Police, and Kaya Henderson is the city’s school Chancellor. And they are all single.

As a Christian man, hypothetically speaking, if I were in a relationship with one of them, how could I be the leader at home when she’s clearly the leader of the city? How would the traditional ‘husband is the head, wife is the helpmate’ thing work? The answer lies in the family goals we establish together.

Her career aspirations must be a family goal we set out to accomplish together. And as the leader, I would take the responsibility for making sure we accomplish that family goal. Here are six things I would do to provide leadership at home.

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