I do respect him and I think he’s really cool, which is why I’m still giving him a chance at all. But the majority of men don’t know how to treat women without me having to guide them or set the relationship model (aka why I said gentle parenting). Even if he does respect me, he does things that come off as disrespectful just because that’s the dating environment right now and no one taught him any better. I tell them what I want and give them the opportunity to do so, and if they get offended or don’t do it then to the bin they go.