It is better to be respected in my opinion. It is better respected than loved because love can get to personal, make someone uncomfortable, and it can be overwhelming. When you are loved you can feel like there is someone watching you making sure you love them back. There is mental diseases that can affect somebody's comfortability due to love. Also, love can get to personal and touchy at times. I say it's better to be respected.
When you are respected you are calm and kind to people. It isn't much of a struggle to respect somebody back. When you give respect it can make someone happy or be your friend. While also knowing that they will never watch over you or care deeply about how you feel towards them. Respecting people is natural for people to do and see.
In the end, I think being respected is better for those following reasons. Having somebody love you is to much stress and can take time away from what you want to do in life. How does being respected or loved affect you?
