If I stay with him will he ever respect me?

It is still so very early onto the relationship. You both are barely getting to know each other. In any new relationship a transition takes place as two people become a couple. He being human, has old habits and attitudes of his own, you also have your own habits & attitudes. Yet each bring into a relationship their own expectations, each right in their own way. Dating is a time to get to know each other. It is never advisable to give ones heart so soon into a relationship without first getting to know more about the person. His uncommitted attitude could mean he finds the relationship too new to invest into it, maybe having other things going on in his life. This is why it was an error on his part to ask you to be his girlfriend so early into the relationship. From what you wrote, it appears he was not ready have a girlfriend and to make her a priority in his life, which is what you expected from him. No one is in the wrong here. It is just different expectations that is making a wedge and misunderstandings take place. My suggestion is for you to talk to him about all of this. You can start by suggesting it was too soon for you and him to get exclusive and suggest if he will agree to dateing each other to get to know each other before making it exclusive. Hun, the guy sounds he has a lot on his plate, and yet I get the impression you are not yet a priority in his life, meaning he could have other people and other things to do other than to see you. This does not make him a bad guy, but it is an indication of how he is not meeting your expectations.If this bothers you, no you do not have a right to be angry at him, but you do have the right not to involve being a girlfriend to a guy who is not ready to give you what you want. Maybe if you give it a little time to get to know him more the whole relationship can change for the better. Good luck to you!