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10 signs people secretly respect you more than you realise

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Alex Mathers
Oct 02, 2025
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For ages, I thought nobody really noticed me.

But, over time, it dawned on me that respect doesn’t show up as all that obvious all the time.

Often, it’s hiding in the tiny behaviours people don’t even realise they’re doing around you.

Here are the signs you’re more respected than you think:

They ask for your opinion on decisions that matter to them.

Sometimes it’s big stuff like career moves or relationship issues, but often it’s more minor things like which course to take or how to handle a tricky email.

When someone trusts your judgment enough to seek it out, they’re telling you your thinking holds weight.

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