Is it possible for you to like someone whom you don't respect?

NO!

Yes. I have a friend who is very racial about her politics. I don't respect her political opinions, but I still like her as a friend.

Well, this is a bit tricky. I cannot like someone I do not respect as a person, but I can respect someone I do not like as a person.

Furthermore, I can respect / like a person, but not respect or like all of their opinions / beliefs / principles.

There are only a few things in this world that can make me have no respect for someone as a human being and as such merit no value or worth.

Truth here.
I know some really creepy people who I like :-)
I may not ever trust them, but I adore the
uniqueness of people.
Takes all kinds.

Yes an no i guess depends on the person in question

example for me is one of the friends i go out with on weekends is an older gentlemen in his late 60's i like him as a friend cause of my other friend i go with but i don't respect him cause of his behaivor (ex the spelling lol)

You shouldn't make it so obvious that you are talking about me.

Yes, I can hang out with people I don't respect. I would maybe be guarded about what I shared with them. I think it would depend if their best outweighed what bothered you.

Hey, I left out tall so nothing
could be pinned on me!

I hate to raise an objection, Sou... but you completely avoided answering the question.

I am, too. I can't answer this questions with good conscience that I am answering it right, that is, to my best knowlege and belief.

The person whom you quoted, by the way, also avoided answering the question. The female friend of the poster is not disrespected; her political opinions are. Big difference. You can respect a whole person, whose opinions you disrespect, and therefore there is no contest when the person is also liked.

I am tending to say that no, I can't like someone I disrespect. Yes. That is my final answer.

There were three people close to me whom I did not like, and I did not respect them either.

Yes, I know now why I hesitated. Because the dislike did not grow out of disrespect. It was the other way around. I started to dislike them, and therefore I lost my respect for them.

Sorry to have my opinion piggie-back your opinion, Sou. Without your post I don't think I would have been able to asnwer this question.

Thanks.

You're so vain, SP!! Sou is of course talking about me. :: ::winker::

sure you can i like the persons looks but i don't respect their personality simple lollllllll

I can love people that I don't respect. But really likeing them is harder if I dont respect them.

I think because I dont really have a choice but to love people, where liking them is something that you need to actually enjoy things and I guess respect their values and ideas. I may not agree with them but respecting who they are and what they stand for, definatley for me is a part of liking them.

Wow I almost confused myself trying to say all that.

No, I like people for certain reasons, the same and similar reasons as to why I respect people, so they pretty much go hand and hand with me.