Why is it important for people to respect adults?

Respect Individuality! This is the best question of the month! Your question addresses the biggest problem in any relationship, for it points to the danger of imposing your "lifestyle" on your partner. Everyone lives a different combination of lifestyles, especially today, when our options are more diverse. Most of us live in our own "private reality' and make choices that do not encompass our partner. To achieve respect for another adult individuality is the essense of any relationship.