I've followed the thread about wanting or not to have people say 'I'm proud of you'. But you know what I want more than that? What matters more to me than that? What matters most to me, I think? That someone I respect/feel fond of/am close to, someone who knows me well, would say to me 'I respect you'. That matters most to me.
It hurts very badly to hear the opposite from one who lives with me .... who says he loves me and I believe it, but I want the respect ..... do I not deserve it, even if I have failed and am imperfect?
(And yes, I would love to hear T2 say to me, I respect you, too ... because I respect it and it would mean a lot to me, more than hearing her say she was proud of me ....)