The receptacle (didn’t know it was called like that) or female has a quite fragile centre plate which makes that part vulnerable. Because the receptacle is always on the device end, if you break it there is no way you can fix it yourself and it will most likely lead to a costly repair. The great thing about the Lightning connector and other connectors like the mini DisplayPort is that you are unlikely to break the port side, even though the cable could go. That is not a problem, since the cable can be replaced.