It is essential to consider being respected by you as the primary criterion for selecting a partner, rather than simply liking you. Once you reach a certain level of growth, the happiness you pursue must be spiritual pleasure and a high level of soul compatibility. A long-term, stable, and sustainable relationship is not based on intense love or great effort. Instead, it relies on very little attack, very little confrontation, and a lot of acceptance and allowance. Someone who is deeply infatuated with you is actually not loving you, but rather enamored with the qualities reflected in you that they lack. Love should empower you and bring you happiness, making you strong and brave. It should not cause you to feel inferior or entangled. Your emotions are just reminding you that such a relationship needs to change.