Just wanted to share a web page I recently came across which I believe are principals to building trust and respect in a relationship. It's called the "Howard Jackson Respect Model" for systematically building trust and respect, and consists of the following (in order):
If you're interested, you can read more at:
http://leadinganswers.typepad.com/leading_answers/2010/01/building-trust-and-respect.html
Disclaimer: I don't know the author personally, but agree with the principals behind his post about building trust and respect.