There’s plenty of people I respect but don’t like, but I can’t think of anyone I like but don’t respect
2 weeks ago | 713
I can't say I like anyone that I don't respect, so being liked is two in one in my thinking.
2 weeks ago | 240
"Is it better to be liked or respected? I say, 'Is it too much to ask for both?'" -Tony Stark
2 weeks ago | 68
I've experienced both, separately and combined. I have noticed that you can have both if you stay consistent and respectful to others. But overall being respected is better. At the same time, if people like you then they're usually more respectful anyway. At least in my experience.
1 week ago | 1
Respect is often a form of being liked too (admired) just with boundaries. - ENTJ who borders on INTJ
2 weeks ago | 76
My first thought was liked, but it’s better to be hated by someone who treats you well than to be loved by someone who treats you poorly.
1 week ago | 25
When I first read the question I thought it said would you rather be respected or killed by others. I was thinking Frank is going off the deep end. 😆
1 week ago | 6
In my experience, liking is temporary, but respect is permanent. People's likes and dislikes change according to their whims, but respecting someone takes a bit more time, so that's more likely to be permanent.
2 weeks ago | 168
There are people I like, but I can’t respect because of decisions they continually make. It’s sad because the friendships or relationships with people you don’t respect have to be held at a distance. You can trust people you respect, even if you don’t like them. Liking can also come over time with mutual respect. Both liking and respecting someone can change, too. Ideally, the closest people to you will be people you like and respect and vice versa.
1 week ago | 5
Not every person has to like every person. You can't like someone you don't respect, but you can respect someone you don't like. They're not the same thing.
2 weeks ago | 30
Respected. By one of the definitions of respect, people see your merits and therefore understand you more. They don't have to like you, hate you, envy you. In fact, those positive or negative feelings towards you show that they see something in you. Being liked is a bonus.
2 weeks ago | 6
Respect. I want people to respect my boundaries which is a basic human decency. I have experiences where people who 'like' me acted like stalkers and made me creeped out.
1 week ago | 0
That’s a great question. I’d like to say respected. But “liked” gives me all the warm feelings :) I’m pathetically uncomfortable being disliked… trying to get better about being truer to myself despite what others think.
1 week ago | 2
Someone can like you but walk all over you or bully you anyway (or maybe they just like you because they can walk over you). Someone can respect you because they look up to you, meaning they admire or like you too. I don't want to be around people who only like me but don't respect my boundaries. So I chose respected.
1 week ago | 4
I'd rather be authentic, and that tends to garner neither.
2 weeks ago | 48
Respect for me cause when you like someone there’s emotions associated with it, (liking things or someone means you have a common ground in terms of likeness to particular things or something else,there is a sense of commonness more like when you like someone you see a part of you in them consciously or unconsciously.)sometimes its on the good side but theres comes the inevitable side ;envy, jealousy and what not. I would rather be liked with a boundary or to put in better way i would like to be respected. (I would love to hear others take on this)
1 week ago (edited) | 0
Not being respected can make me feel small. An awful feeling altogether.
1 week ago | 1
Frank James
Would you rather be respected or liked by others?
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 1,259