What is more important in life, Respect or Love?

India
June 6, 2008 5:56am CST
How do you define Respect and how do you define Love? Is it necessary to respect a person u love or is it necessary to love a person u respect ? Can respect and love co-exist ? Your experience in life would have taught you so much on this. Go ahead and empty your heart here........
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• Philippines
19 Aug 08
love and respect goes along with each other if it really comes from the heart.when you love a person,respect follows..
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• Philippines
19 Aug 08
i will go for love.. love covers everythin, including respect. no definition of love that is definite. even respect is under Love in itself. love is the main reason of everything...respect and love can co-exist. when there is love, there is respect. but you could respect without loing.. love, love!
• Philippines
13 Aug 08
Nice first post. Welcome! I find difficult to answer this question. In my own experience. I can define love as living without that thing. For example, I cant live without my partner. That is love. I feel sad whenever her sad, I want to feel her better if she is in tears, I want her to be happy always. I will do anything for her to be happy because I love her. That is my own definition of love. But RESPECT comes after or follows LOVE, for me. If you love a person, you will respect her. Respect is when you dont want someone feel bad on you. So you will do necessary things not to hurt her, and that is respect. But Respect may come even without love. We respect someone who is an ideal person to us. We respect our leaders, team members, etc. And there is no love on it. So above the two, LOVE is more important. For love, everything will follow including respect. Thanks
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@taqinaka (429)
• Malaysia
10 Jun 08
Hi ohmygod.Interesting nick name by the way.LOL.When u love someone,u respect them.If u don't respect them,why love them right?Maybe u don't understand what im saying but this is my understanding and opinion about love and respect.Cheers.
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@avidwhit (1492)
• Mexico
18 Aug 08
love. Love rules you cant have respect without love!Love is the root. Love on and welcome to my lot! Happy lotting your my lot! Let me know if you want a friend! :)
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@vampiria (65)
• India
13 Aug 08
Respect and love both comes from the heart. If you love somebody, automatically respect come from your heart for him/her. Respect and love, both co-exist, I don't think so if it is a valid question you have asked?
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@subha12 (18441)
• India
9 Jun 08
i think both are needed. it is really necessary to have respect fopr the person you love. also anothe rimportant factor is the trust. wiothout it, no relationship can fulfill.
@bdugas (3578)
• United States
13 Aug 08
How can you love someone if you don't respect them, I think any relationship there has to be respect or it can't work, if one is trying to love the person and the other shows them no respect then he don't love them in my opinion. It isn't much of a relationship, one sided I believe. Respect and love has to go hand in hand or there is no relationship.
@pkc3000 (1266)
• India
9 Jun 08
dear ohmygod143 I think both are essential. Both are co-related and co-exist You respect a person to whom you love. pkc3000
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@kianli (546)
• China
23 Aug 08
For me, it's not simply respect or love. It's a combination. Respect is a part of love, i can't imagine somebody can really love someone without respect.
9 Jun 08
For me, when you say you respect a person, then you really love him/her. Love is not enough, because sometimes it can be selfish, and as a result, you lose your respect to your partner; making them feel harder to breathe.
@ShellyB (5241)
• United States
23 Aug 08
Love, and with love also comes respect.
@ShellyB (5241)
• United States
23 Aug 08
And welcome to mylot.
@_sketch_ (5742)
• United States
23 Aug 08
Respect comes with love. You don't love someone who you don't respect, but you can respect someone you don't love.
• Denmark
23 Aug 08
Love is the most importan thing in my life... I rather have true love than respect.
• India
9 Jun 08
I think both exist mutually.There cannot be love without respect and there cannot be respect without love.Be it anything,love for parents or for the younger ones or for your partner or spouse.Respect and love always exist co-mutually.If one is not there the other one fades soon.Thats what I personally think
@jesbellaine (4139)
• Philippines
7 Jun 08
Both are important in life. If there is love then definitely you know how to respect and be respected as well.
• India
9 Jun 08
Love and respect are symbiotic in nature. If you love some one then you will definitely love the person. On the other hand, if you respect some person, then automatically love will develop for him/her in your mind. So, love and respect always co-exist. Love without respect is nothing and respect without love is just an formality.
@gloreymay (882)
• Philippines
8 Jun 08
If you love the person, I think respect will come in. Both are important aspects of life which should not be forgotten.
@cutie143 (215)
• Philippines
8 Jun 08
Of course, respect and love do co-exist. Both of you should love and respect each other. A relationship will not last long without these.
• Indonesia
9 Jun 08
When i love someone, i also respect her/him. If i couldnot respect her/him, i have no love. So respecting is a part of loving!