Q&A Can You Define What Respect Is from the Male Point of View and Why Males Want Respect from Our Spouses?

I am the wayward spouse and told my wife I just wanted to feel respected in our marriage and I never felt that way. To me respect was a sense of worthiness and admiration - that my wife looked up to me. The term respect came up and my wife got a little mad. She said I was no better than her and me demanding she respect me was not going to happen, and if I need that then she's gone. I see her point if she feels by respect that I want her to see me as more superior to her. However, that isn't what I want or mean. I want to feel I am worthy of her love and there is a sense of mutual admiration… that I'm good enough. Any insights would be appreciated.