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Can you love someone you don't respect?
Care, admiration and respect usually travel together. Sometimes you are left with only the first.
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You love your brother, and you stopped taking his advice years ago. You'd drive across the country if he called, and you'd also never trust him with your money or your secrets. You'd call it love without hesitating, and you'd hesitate to call it respect.
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