Indeed, ring is much different than SNGs. I doubt people are respecting your image, it is more likely you have too small of a sample size to make that determination. I went through exactly what you did. I thought people were folding to my tight image when I came in so I loosened up. But when I loosened up I would lose money. The solution is…don’t loosen up. If people fold 4 times in a row to your PF raise (of 4xbb or less) or any flop bet then you are at the wrong table. Leave and find another. It’s that simple. Don’t loosen up. That is the worst thing you could do. Keep at it, it took me months to learn how to make a profit. Expect it to take a while.