Love vs. Respect

I would rather be respected than loved because respect is one of two things I look in a person along with loyalty. People have to earn my respect and I also have to earn theirs. Love is a feeling you get towards someone. If someone respects me, they’re showing that they admire me. Many soldiers or veterans are respected for fighting for our freedom but they aren’t loved because most of us don’t know them personally to catch feelings for them.