And the last time I checked, neither gender seemed to say that respect was a male or female characteristic.
OK, I'll bite: I do think there's a big difference between the way women respond to the whole "love and respect" thing than how men do.
Generally, women want to be LOVED unconditionally. Men want to be RESPECTED unconditionally.
For more on this subject, the excellent "Love and Respect," by Eggerichs, is an eye-opening read.
Short version as it pertains to women: a woman very closely ties her feelings of RESPECT towards a man to her feelings of LOVE. She cannot love a man she does not respect.
These underlying principles play a large role in the advice that I give here.
