When we show respect for other living things, they respond…
When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us. – Arapaho Proverb
We Don’t Feel Respected When…
| We are forcedWe are ignored
We are threatened We feel imposed upon We feel intruded upon We feel judged or rejected We are not listened to We are lied to We are lied about We are not given reasonable explanations We are not asked for our opinions We are invalidated We are interrupted We are laughed at |
We are not cared aboutWe are mocked
We are stereotyped We are underestimated We are not taken seriously Our feelings are not taken seriously Our preferences are not taken seriously Our dreams are not taken seriously Our ideas are not taken seriously Our needs are not acknowledged Our questions are not taken seriously Our questions are not answered or We are told that we wouldn’t be able to |
We are not asked for our ideas Others make decisions about us without our input Others do not try to understand us Others make assumptions about us We are not asked what we think we need Others tell us what they think we need. We are not asked how we feel Others believe they know what is best for us Others believe they know us better Our way of doing things is not accepted Our privacy is invaded or denied We feel betrayed We feel controlled. |

Οι σχέσεις ανάμεσα στα δύο φύλα μεταβάλλονται με μεγαλύτερη ταχύτητα από το δείκτη πληθωρισμού οποιασδήποτε χώρας, αλλά η πολυδιαφημισμένη σεξουαλική ελευθερία και προσωπική ειλικρίνεια των ανθρώπων, ανήκουν σε πολύ λίγους.
