CIB-173RDABN summed it up nicely in his post. That’s what it SHOULD be.
Your complaint on an earlier post; “leave my stuff alone,” is not exclusive as men messing with women’s things (in general). You’ll find many men here saying the exact same thing.
Perhaps the guy who threw away your CD was just a jerk and a control freak. A lot of guys have had women do the exact same thing to them. They’ll likely tell you “she was a ‘jerk’ and a control freak.”
Find a guy who respects you. While your at it, find a guy you respect and treat him with respect. Doing this would solve a lot of relationship problems.
I agree, respect and friendship is the key.
One of the most profound things I ever heard was “Would you treat a best friend the way you treat your spouse?”
As for hubby who threw away the CD, he was batchit crazy...on a scale of 1 to 10 of the worst things he did, it was a 1. Again, I married him for all the wrong reasons. I know it....
But, I won’t do it again.