Love or Respect

[natmarman]

Do you prefer to be loved or to be respected in a relationship? (relationship is defined here as a particular type of connection existing between people related to or having dealings with each other)

[mieu]

...um...both? Or well...I guess respected, since (assuming you mean romantic love) if everyone loved me I'd probably be creeped out.

[Distance]

How can you have a romantic relationship without respect?

'Sit dawg, sit!'

[WindUp]

Should it even be called love without respect?

[storm eyes]

I want a partner who respects my love...

[abeille]

I have always felt like I needed to choose between the two, and I have always chosen respect. Recently, I have started wondering if that is the right choice, but the idea of love without respect is unappealing.

[CaelestisPeste]

What's love without respect? Rape?

[Ferbguy101]

wow, and we have another aspect to the ruler question, loved respected, or feared?

[AnnaMolly]

Anything that I'd call "love" necessarily implies respect.