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Why You Should Love Yourself First, Before Getting into a Relationship
You need to love yourself before genuinely loving and caring for someone else. Learning what you want and don’t want is important before going into any relationship. Be clear on who you are, what you stand for, and what you are not willing to accept from other people.
You learn what you deserve in life.
To be able to love someone else, you first need to love yourself.
Some people think that the best way to know what they want in life is by experiencing different things and living through different experiences. However, this can also be terrible because if you have no idea what you’re looking for or what will make your life better, it’s easy for others to manipulate and use your situation against you.
If we’re not prepared mentally and emotionally to know precisely what our goals are in life, how can we expect ourselves to put ourselves first and help others do the same? If a person doesn’t know their worth, how could anyone else know what they should be getting out of the relationship?
You stop attracting toxic people into your life.
You attract people who don’t love themselves when you don't love yourself. They may not be toxic in a literal…
