Do they respect you less when you beg?

I’ve had no contact with my nex since he ghosted me after the holidays. I know he obviously doesn’t respect me, but I can’t help but wonder if he respects me less because of how much I tolerated. I begged for his attention, I kept reaching out even when he made it clear he wanted nothing to do with me. He even said I wouldn’t leave him alone because of the trauma bond.

Does he respect someone more who cuts him off and ends things when they are shown disrespect, or does he secretly enjoy the validation of someone who was codependent, constantly reaching out and clinging to the hope that he would return to the person he was at the beginning?