They say you have to love yourself first.

They say before you can love someone else, you have to love yourself first. I don't think that's entirely true. But one thing that I have come to realise, and it's quite painful to have happen, more than once. If you don't love yourself, then you're not at your best. And if you're not at your best, there's only a limited amount of time that someone will love you. They may still full in love with your looks, your laugh, your personality and your heart. But if you're struggling with life, they won't look you forever, not truthfully. Eventually they will start to pity you, then they lose respect, then they start looking down on you and feeling they can do better. If you've been together a long time, in a good relationship, this time limit might be longer. But if it's new, it doesn't last long at all. Don't go looking for love until you've sorted yourself out. Cos you'll only find crushing heartache.