to love, you must love yourself first.

guess that mwans i don't love myself. Hum explains a lot.

try loving yourself first and then you'll love right and people will love you right

I love myself but no one cares

if you love yourself then you wouldn't really care if other people care... you're enough. the right person will come your way, don't worry

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I would disagree.
To me this saying always seemed to be like saying "to be happy with your job you need to be happy with your life."

Sometimes relationships can help people "love" themselves whereas they might not, or might not think or care about it much in general.
Sometimes it's easier to figure out how we see ourselves when we can figure out how people see us, and why. Sometimes the perspective of others helps cut through the BS we tell ourselves.

Personally, I would say something more like "to be in a healthy relationship, you can't hate yourself."
Because when people hate themselves they generally exhibit self destructive behaviors, which tends to include sabotaging relationships.

I don't think you have to love yourself to be capable of loving someone else, I just don't think you can hate yourself and ever expect to be in a healthy relationship.


How exactly, as detailed as possible, do you do that, learn to do that, or constantly reassure yourself that you do, as well as figure out you aren't just telling yourself what you want to hear?

i was really bad at it at first. I'd tell myself only what I want to hear but I have been reading books that create self awareness, listen to podcasts... I learnt self honesty is part of self love and self growth. have candind convos with yourself, summon yourself when your wrong, have a little fun while at it

I love myself and others! Even thou I don't agree with them always.

Every day and twice in the morning.

And always wash behind your ears too.

one guy told me he loves himself five times a day

If it was six times a day, then he might need to seek medical attention.

l know someone who loves himself ...he's an annoying prick !!

I wonder who that is

Just finished some self love...now ironically smoking a cigarette and stumbling across this thread.

Thanks for the reminder. I just feel like we are social beings, and that in a way we need love to love ourselves. Without it anyways, it is much harder to love oneself. I think it is easiest to give love to each other, and we aren't meant to try and give it to ourselves so much, I think.