<human>: Inspired by my new girlfriend and [this] piece of relationship advice.

I am a male, and I would rather be loved than respected.  I mean, it seems as though love comes first.  Love seems to imply respect.  And if there's love without respect, then it's a shit relationships anyway.  But it seems as though respect is a smaller subset of a quality relationship and of quality love.  If you respect someone, you won't necessarily love them, but if you truly have a great relationship and quality, intimate love and communication, you'll definitely respect them.

When my girlfriend and I were first talking, she said this very thing.  I was pretty disturbed by it.  She now understands how I feel, I think and hope.  I just really would never wish to just be "respected" without some passionate love and deeper desire to communicate openly.  It seems as though love would bring about more open and honest communication and a stronger and deeper relationship than would mere respect.  When I think of respect, I think of some woman who is "put in her place," makes sandwiches, and just agrees with "her man" because he's the man and deserves respect.

I want my girlfriend to tell me to shut the fuck up when I'm saying something wrong or stupid or when I'm not listening to her.  I would never tell her to get me a sandwich, but rather, I would sooner make her a sandwich because I love her and want to do something nice for her.

Then it should turn into a goddamned tickle fight when we both scramble to grab the bread to make a sandwich.

Can you give me a shortened version of the text?
<bot>: I don't have time, but I hope this gets the point across.  I'd much rather be loved as a man than merely respected.