@Olo I should probably clarify what I said earlier, since I didn’t include a lot of nuance or detail. My fault.
I think the statement that “women need to respect a man in order to feel attracted to him” is a lot like the statement that “men are taller than women.” They’re both generally true, but they’re not a hundred percent true a hundred percent of the time. Most men are taller than most women, but there are certain women who are taller than certain men. There are exceptions to almost every “rule,” and every large group of people includes certain individuals who are outliers. I’m sure there are certain women who are very low on the “needing to respect a man” axis.
There are some women who have developed a very strong fear of men because of experiences they had when they were young. If a woman spent her entire childhood being raped by male family members, I think she’s more likely to protect herself as an adult by seeking out a man who’s “beneath” her and therefore less threatening. Also, if a woman is a literal sociopath or narcissist, or if she has certain other mental disorders (like paranoid schizophrenia, maybe), then normal psychology won’t really apply to her. Those are just a couple factors. I still believe that women’s sexual attraction to a man is primarily based on respect, but I also recognize that the idea is a bit more complicated in practice than it is in theory.