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Learn To Love Yourself First

Self-love is extremely important.

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All too often, we are putting ourselves down without even realizing it. We say things like "I hate myself", "I'm not good enough", or "I wish I was as pretty as her"... we are all guilty of doing this.

The biggest problem we face is that it is now socially acceptable and normal to say negative things like this. It's so easy to compare ourselves to others as we can connect with hundreds and thousands of other people with the click of a button on phones and computers. Every single one of us scroll through social media and compare ourselves to others, wishing that we looked like her or had her "perfect" life. But the truth is, everyone has their insecurities, and we all need to learn to love ourselves.

Learning to love yourself goes along with a lot of other things, like relationships. Relationships can be great and all, but a relationship is not healthy unless you love yourself. You can't possibly love someone else until you love yourself first. If you are insecure about yourself, your relationships will never work out.

Many people will jump from one relationship to another, because they can't stand the thought of being alone. But that alone time can actually be very beneficial. The worst thing to do is to jump from one relationship to the next, because in the midst of all of that, you may forget what is important to you and what makes you happy. Learning to love yourself means time alone, but it also allows for a lot of self-discovery.

Learn to love yourself, and you will soon realize that the best things happen when you least expect it.

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