Respect

Respect is probably the most important part of any relationship. If you don’t have respect for each other you really don’t have anything. The dictionary says that the meaning of respect is “high or special reguard”. I believe it goes much deeper than that. Everyone should be treated with respect. No one has the right to judge or talk down to you. If you have a significant other that tries to make you feel bad about yourself, then you are probably with the wrong person. I am not saying that people do not make mistakes, especially in the heat of anger, but a person that respects you will realize it later and apologize. It won’t be an everyday occurrence.

Your life partner is supposed to help you feel good about yourself. Criticizing does not help any situation. Your life partner should be your best friend. The one you can go to when something happens be it good or bad. You should never have to be afraid to tell your mate anything. You should be able to trust them completely and they should be able to trust you completely.

I think that we should all respect each other. But, if you can't get treated with respect from the one person that is supposed to love you, than I don’t believe that is really love. Love and respect go together. How can you love someone and not respect them? You can’t. They go together.

You should treat your mate like you want to be treated. After all, don’t you want to be treated with respect? Why shouldn’t your mate, your love, deserve the same thing?

We all want to be respected and we all deserve it. Most of all we need to respect ourselves. Then we would not tolerate disrespect from anyone else.