Is it possible to fully love others or that special someone if you don't fully love or even like yourself?
Answers:
Hmmm
You save the tricky questions for late at night, don't you?
the answer is.er.
(1) lack of love for self will always get in the way of your personal relationships. I'm certain of this from personal experience - being on both sides of that type of relationship and seeing it in others.
(2) to "fully love" others seems to me like an unattainable state of perfection, like nirvana. I simply don't know anyone who does not have any issues in this area.
So I think yes, you have identified a very genuine problem, but you will never ever ever meet anyone who does not have this problem to some extent, just like we all get tired when we don't sleep.
more to the point: which are you? the imperfectly loved, or the one incapable of perfect love? I suspect you are both, simultaneously. I think all of us are.
I think as you more fully appreciate yourself, you'll more fully appreciate others. But yes, you can love.but you used the word fully, so I responded to that.
No. You must fully love yourself to be able to give that full love to the other. It's the same with all other feelings such as trust and forgiveness.
Nope, gotta love you first, then others
I believe it is possible. Many people don't particularly like themselves but simply adore others. It is very difficult for them to be happy though. Where ever they go.they cannot leave "self" behind. "To thine own self be true".
Absolutely no! You must love yourself before you can love anyone else. You're just fooling yourself and them.
No not really. When you love and like yourself you have accepted who are you are, you may want to change certain things but overall you are happy within. Only then you can fully appreciate and love others as you won't have major issues with your self.
you can love other people but you will never believe that they can love you back - therefore it will likely be destructive.
To love someone else you must first love yourself. It's a hard thing to do, but if you're not secure in yourself, how can you expect them to? The love of someone else can help you achieve self-love though. Love's a virtuous cycle.
yes it is, you can give love, you dont know how to receive it, not even from yourself.
Why do you not like yourself i do not know that's the first thing you start doing then think about others
No. You must love yourself first. You can only do this if you feel lovable, this comes from having been loved.
Self knowledge is important too.
Love must be a relationship between equals.
nope
No. You need to at least like yourself a little bit because if you don't you will only want to please the other person. You will 'need' them, not really love them, because if you truly love someone you can be without them. If you need them you are only trying to fill emptiness inside of yourself that only YOU can fill.
Start to love yourself by laughing at little things that you do. Then say things that you like about yourself to yourself. The best way to do this is by having a 'Special Place'. This is a place that in your mind where only you go--totally alone. Touch something in this place and say your self appreciation. This will help to make the connection in your brain. When you are in a bad situation where you feel terrible about yourself remember this and use it. Good luck!
no, you must love yourself,if you cant give yourself the love and respect you deserve no one else can and you will be giving them selfish and selfdestructive love and insecurities and disrespect by your lack of trust and projecting your insecurities and expectations onto the other person unfairly and read into things that are not there, and it is all because you dont really care at the level they deserve,because you cannot give to someone what you cannot give to yourself,and if you are a christian,if that is why you chose your faithworks name, I am not christian but I know you must love and honor gode and that means you must love and honor yourself or go to hell ,think about it seriously ,forgive yourself and love yourself it may be difficult to do, but you have nothing to lose,sorry if this question is not about you and is about someone else,did not mean to assume
NOPE!! See this is the problem with relationships such as marriages and etc!! Everything resides WITHIN!! If you really and truley appreciate and love yourself, theres is no way you can mistreat anyone else! However if you hate your own self or disrespect your own self, how in the hell can you honestly respect anyone else!?!? So yeah, and this is the biggest mistake people make when they are dating and or marrying, you must know you self 1st, then you wouldn't waist you or anyone else's time and you will know exactly what you need thats important in sharing your life with someone!
You cannot Give what you DO NOT Have!
LOVE, or anything else.
yes you can, but loving yourself first makes it a whole lot easier! Both on yourself and the one you love!
I think you can yes but at the same time if you don't like yourself it makes it very difficult for others to love you, especially long term. That would greatly reduce the chances of being in a successful relationship.
yes, even if that special someone is slowly crushing your heart and making you hate yourself.
It doesn't make for a healthy relationship
I say maybe not fully..but I feel you can have a relationship with someone who may in return make you feel good about yourself and then somewhere down the road you will find that this person has given you great self-esteem and in return you may find that you have not only learned love for yourself but have fallen in love with your significant other! Good luck:)
I think so, yes
i think it is but more than often you dont feel like you have anything to offer that person but thats just my opinion
The answers post by the user, for information only, UKQnA.com does not guarantee the right.