We see and hear a lot of advice saying: “You should love yourself.”
Whenever I hear people give that advice, I always wonder what they mean with “love yourself?”
Don’t get me wrong, I believe we should, at some degree, love ourselves. We should eat right, spend time with ourselves, take good care of our outward appearance, exercise, strive to reach our aspirations and etc. But I think most people use this advice to the extreme that it actually hurts them and their relationships. People most of the time, just think of themselves alone that it kills the intimacy in their relationships. Some people thinks of loving themselves too much that they shut other people out, thinking that they will only be hurt if they let other people in. Some love themselves too much that they hoard material things to the point that they are reluctant to share what they…
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