Respect

Respecting you and obeying you are two entirely different things.

I am not a slave I am not here to OBEY you. I'm here with you because I chose you freely. My heart chose you. 

Disrespect comes in many forms, it is a toxic soil for breeding abuse. It begins with disrespect. 

Let them disrespect you just ONE time and they will continue because you had shown them that they matter more than you.

SET BOUNDARIES. 

A few examples of disrespect and abuse I've experienced. There are so many more,

Swearing at you, name calling, blaming you, physically putting their hands on you, harassing you, disregarding your feelings, rape, belittling you, isolating you, being made to walk behind them and eat after they have eaten.