Do you agree?

I respected my husband greatly, and I was kind to him. I listened to what he had to say, and believe it or not, I didn’t nag him. I never felt I had to, he was a very responsible person. And he listened to what I had to say without belittling my perspectives.

At no point did I see him as my boss or a father figure, and he certainly wouldn’t have wanted that kind of distance and reserve between us.

I watched my parents model their 66 year marriage as a partnership between equals, and that’s what I looked for.

Thing is shes not really describing respect, she's describing acquiescence.

Respect is showing someone reguard for their value and rights as a human being.

By all means be compassionate and caring, and make a point of showing it..

But - it goes both ways .

If a person, (man in this case), needs to be a boss of their partner, then that respect aint going both ways.