I would rather be respected. However, I feel if someone respects me there's at least one thing they like about me so I'm receiving both if I'm respected. I also feel that respect is earned. I believe that a person can respect certain things about another person as opposed to a general respect for the whole person.

Bottom line, I would prefer respect (even if it's only about one aspect of who I am) because I feel that somewhere they like that thing about me that they respect.

KD