Staying with someone who doesn't respect you for any reason is not a recipe for long-term happiness. They'll either have to change their perception, or you'll have to change your behavior, or you'll eventually be forced to conclude that you are at an impasse and it's best to part ways.
Finding that the only way to keep the respect of the one you love is to cut them out of your life... that's a pretty nasty Catch-22.
a fine and enviable madness, this delusion that all questions have answers, and nothing is beyond the reach of a strong left arm.
