Love has lost meaning.
The word can refer to the intense positive emotional expression of acceptance towards something; an intense form of "like."
Example: "I really love chocolate chip cookies."
It's definitely not the same type of love that you use to refer the willingness to sacrifice your life for someone you value.
So when you say "I love you" to your partner, what exactly are you making them feel like? an object you highly prefer to have/own, or an entity that you prioritize over yourself?
Personally I feel the "tingles" when someone says they respect me, and I also feel warm and fuzzy inside when I say "I respect you" to someone, especially a female (im male). Respect entails that you hold the person to high regard. You position yourself as equals at the very least.
In a respectful relationship, both parties first and foremost acknowlegde that the other person is cunningly good at one aspect that they themselves aren't. The admission of subordinance is key towards respect. If both parties successfully identify respectable aspects of one another, the relationship can work. But if one respects, but the other fails to see a respectable element in their counterpart, the relationship falls apart.
In a working relationship, both parties should be able to openly communicate their flaws without fear of judgement and conceit.
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