I wouldn’t say it’s about respect, but about some sort of need I lack.
I can feel devastated when I have no relationship. Proof? If I have a crush or date, my moods are cured. But when it breaks, I fall hard. Although there was one time wehn a crush did not go out with me and managed to maturely talk to her about our feelings and we felt so much better seeing each other. And I personally felt better about the relationship after the conversation