a good friend of mine once told me that relationships require 3 equal factors: Respect, Love and Honesty. When you lack one of the three then the relationship becomes rocky.
I think there is merit definately in that Stressed.

*Looks around for perfectly adjusted humans that aren't over or under confident* .... *fails to see any*....
At any stage, something, someone can tip us in either direction, regardless of our "confidence" ... very true.

They want to be equals.
Kira! That's a perfect relationship, if achieved..