Am I making any sense at all?
definately and I'd hazard a guess you find it healthy?
Alone, yeah I think respect has a large part to play - I count this place as social big time. Sometimes I think it's more so because it's so young and we're not so expert in communicating this way - we haven't been doing so since we were three, or seen our parents/grandparents react to it's upsets and take part in it's peaceful times.
I dunno.... just a hunch it's a real part of getting better.