joystickd Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 I often wonder this and sometimes I think you can't.
gaius Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 Not being trustworthy doesn't preclude someone from having other talents that merit respect. Bill Clinton is one of the biggest worms around when it comes to women but both I and Hillary have respect for him.
TaraMaiden Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 i've posted this before, so i apologise for the repetition, but if we're talking specifically about an intimate relationship, then there are three pre-requisite qualities, or essential components to supporting and maintsining a relationship. I maintain these form the indispensable 'tripod' - one no relationship can do without. Trust Communication Respect (both for self and other). If one of these is rickety, faulty, unsound, broken, missing or completely absent altogether - then the remaining two are under severe stress, and cannot sustain the relationship at all. The greatest one of these - and the most difficult one to stabilise, repair or replace - is Trust. whether you are in a relationship or not, there is a basic set 'standard' or level of respect for a fellow human being. What that person does either elevates it, or reduces it. But if a person betrays your trust, then that's blown out the water for good.... and it's the devil's own job trying to re-establish it.
ditzchic Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 In terms of relationships, no I don't think it's possible. There is too much invested in a relationship for trust and respect to be mutually exclusive. In terms of random person off the street or public figure, yeah I think it's possible to recognize and respect their strengths while not really having a true sense of faith in them.
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