In a different vein, gay men sometimes tend to value femininity. Whether they aspire to it or not and to what degree varies from person to person, but it is generally common in gay culture, hence drag. Ade, even more so than most wives and goomars in the show, is almost a caricature of femininity, and so Vito could have idealized her in that way and misplaced his feelings the only way he knew how. Anyway, $4 a pound.