I tried to make her see what was actually going on too... Well , nobody can be held responsible for what you do to yourself... I hope she is doing well in real life tho...
The opposite of respect is disrespect... you Even if you have the freedom to not respect it it's still disrespect... Freedom of speech isn't granting you a right to disrespect... It's down to your approach...you can be an arsehole or sensible kind of person...
I think most of you actually describe what you gonna teach your children while raising them... If they are grown ups and still need to be told those simple things then you haven't gone a good job ...
RE: the gut as a sixth sense....?
Don't know about the gut feeling but what I've noticed is that many see purely what they want to see in you...