Originally posted by vurtomatic:
can u love someone if u dont love urself? (that's a question, im not replying to any posts)
short answer, no.
I've had a relationship break up because I didn't love myself enough to allow the other person to love me in return.
I put him on so much of a pedestal that I wondered how someone that fantastic could possibly love someone so not-as-fantastic as he was. Consequently I never believed him when he said he loved me and looked for signs to prove this was the case. When you're looking for signs, you see them...whether you're making it up or not...so the poor guy had no hope.
This happened quite subtley, and it's taken me a long time to realise what actually went wrong. For a very long time I blamed him for being an arsehole when I realised that he couldn't love someone who was so negative about themselves. it was almost like I convinced him that he was silly for liking me...so much so that he believed it himself.
I've learnt a lot about myself since then...it turned out to be a good thing for me.
Also, on a simpler level and a lot earlier on in a relationship (more courting I guess)...confidence is a very attractive quality in the opposite sex. Not too many people are drawn to someone who is self conscious and unsure of themselves.
[edit: I've just reread your question....yes you can love someone if you don't love yourself. but you end up loving them too much...and needing them too much to be happy. consequently it's difficult for the other person to love you in return]
[ 07 November 2002: Message edited by: miss apple ]