Is it possible to love someone you don't respect?

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TonyMetal___86 · Accepted Answer

Love is respect, sometimes there will be arguments or fights but in the end of the day both of the couples will realize that they only have each other, so they will make up and the respect between them will return in no time...

Cubus · Accepted Answer

Depends what do you mean by "love". You can be sexualy attracted to someone you don't respect. But if you mean bonding with someone and to form a relationship, then I believe it would be very hard.

Brainsbeforebeauty · Answer

No I don't believe you can, not real love anyways...

Nomoturtle · Answer

Yes.

Children are an obvious example, where even human rights are not to be respected on pragmatic grounds for their own protection.
Similarly this is possible in other relationships with a large disparity, where relevant to a situation.

I suspect the question is using the term respect to generally mean "like" though. And while there are elements that you may hate about your other half, I suppose you do need to like them more than not at least on the big picture.
But technically, that could be loving them over a few elements of their personality or something else to a large degree, while all else about them is totally unworthy of your respect, so I'd still say yes, even if that ends up being uncommon.
This will also be especially likely when the things you like in a partner are contradictory with other emergent things you do not respect.

DizzyDesii · Answer

Yes, i dont respect most of the people i love. I mean im cordial, but deep down, i have no respect for them

Greedier · Answer

I don't thin so.

Even when we don't necessarily love someone we at least like them as a person enough to respect them or only as a formality.
But now, if we reach the level of don't even respecting them nor considering it, thus forgetting about all the social formalities...

How come we love them?

Rizwan_khan · Answer

It is possible but that love will not go far beacuse we have to respect first his/her then we fall in love. if we don't respect that person it may be we could love that person but for only physical need or some other need but we only get love that will go longer or we really want our life spend with that person then it is possible with and only respect.

DaveJord · Answer

I doubt it... I think you can be attracted to someone you don't respect. You can be infatuated with someone you don't respect.

But I do not think you can truly love them if you do not develop some sense of respect for them at some point.

Vick2727 · Answer

Yes, I have feelings for this girl who I truly don't a hundred percent respect. She makes my heart jump, but her ideology on certain things pisses me off, and she loves too much attention.

Fayeleo · Answer

No. Not possible. What you will have is desire, emotional dependency or some forms of things fulfilling your needs but whatever that is, it is not love.

ObscuredBeyond · Answer

Depends on how you're defining "love" and "respect." I care about one gal that lives near me; but I also think she's a complete moron. I want her to do well; yet I don't trust her judgment.

AncientWisdom · Answer

Love is an emotion they say we can’t help who we love. Personally for me no! I mean why waste time on someone you don’t respect.

Heartache0405 · Answer

Here’s a better question, would you be in a relationship with someone you don’t respect? Also, why would someone be in a relationship with someone they don’t respect?

Seangreen · Answer

It sounds like you got some serious issues going on. And you'll never tell the full story and if you think you're telling me. So you're only going to just tell it the way you want people to hear it so if anything for me wrong

anniisa97 · Answer

I mean my mum probably loves me but she doesn't respect me, so I guess you can.

t-8900 · Answer

Yes but not to continue a relationship with them unless they are willing to make the changes.

slatyb · Answer

Maybe, but I don't think you can be in love with them.

sensible27 · Answer

Depends on your definition of love and respect, but you can care for almost anyone

OddBeMe · Answer

Interesting Q. But I’d say no. It’s all encompassing. I guess it’s subjective to each person. You’d think love would have an objective definition. But it doesn’t, really.

Waldoe · Answer

I love my dog, I do not respect him... so it's a complicated convergence of two different dynamics...

hafinjun · Answer

NO, if you truly, have no respect for someone, there'd be no reason to spend time with let alone love.

loveslongnails · Answer

That would depend entirely on your definitions of both "love" and "respect".

jahaims · Answer

Maybe love but not be in love. I have family members I love and do not respect

DavidHart · Answer

That is currently happening to me. (i am the disrespected one)

whosnumber1 · Answer

I think you can love someone and loose respect for them. that sounds like a more natural progression.

007kingifrit · Answer

i think men can love a girl without respecting her. but men and women are different... can women love a man without respecting him? i don't think so

Anonymous · Answer

It's possible, but you're pretty much guaranteed to have a crappy relationship with that person

motownplayer2000 · Answer

No. Not to me.. but the opposite is true. I can respect someone I don’t love

Cowboy6666 · Answer

Well if I love you, I won't respect you 😜 Are you ready for that 😏

TheAfrikan · Answer

⚫He'll no that is not Love then. It is like some forced relationship.

Anonymous · Answer

Yes.  My wife cheated. I still love her but I have no more respect for her.

TheorionMage · Answer

Parents do this ALL the time...

ohshee · Answer

Yes for sure I can even love some one I dont like.

mstbooblover · Answer

I'm very doubtful about that ;0)

TsAubreyKate · Answer

America loves Kim kardashian so yeah it is

xJayleenx · Answer

That has never happend to me so I don’t think so

weysally · Answer

I don't think so,

Abinav08 · Answer

Love works on mutual respect

douride2 · Answer

I think not.

Subarugirl · Answer

Absolutely!

Medhat-M · Answer

Can't happen

Caunsos · Answer

Nope

MrJMM · Answer

Maybe?

BillyBalls · Answer

Nope!!!

EaterPeter · Answer

Nope.

The_Naughty_Guy · Answer

Not possible

msc545 · Answer

Probably not.

malwins · Answer

id say no

krin_m · Answer

No, not at all.

fireforeffect · Answer

I do not think so.

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