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Loving yourself...
11 years ago
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Love yourself before loving others. I often find myself reflecting on what it means to love someone, what it means to be in love, and what it means to love yourself. I think about these things because I sincerely and genuinely love someone, and I owe it to myself and to my lover to review what it means to be in a loving relationship, to be truly "in love". I find that many times people get into relationships for the wrong reasons. Whether it is loneliness, comfort to ease away pain or insecurities, obtaining true love will never result from any of these. People need to realize that regardless of what relationship they go into, if they don't accept themselves it will always end up the same. Time will always pass and if you are in a relationship for the wrong reasons, things will become stale, your relationship will decline and you will be finding yourself trying to hold on, to not give up just yet. Everyone has insecurities, skeletons and demons they want to lay to rest, but if you can't grow as a person you will never be able to accept yourself and face those demons. I honestly find self-growth to be very attractive, someone who is able to recognize their faults and work towards bettering themselves. It's not all about changing who you are, but about learning something new and adapting for the better. Nobody is perfect, but there is a fine line between denying reality and settling for less to temporarily feel good. Start living without regrets, only live with learned lessons.
I'm rereading this and I understand what you're saying. After 8 months. I'm proud of you, you're an amazing and inspirational man.
I love you.