Basic rule. How can you love someone if you don't love yourself? You cannot.
Frank, Somehow, in some way you lost faith in yourself. You think that you are somehow lacking, that you are broken, or unworthy. I dunno, but there is some part of you that almost (seems to me) seem to want to be punished. Its self decrecating. It also becomes a self fullfilling prophecy. No one will love you if you don't let them.
No one will love you if you don't love yourself. It's basic. The world sees you in how you see yourself.
Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. My God, do you learn. - C.S. Lewis
Life is usually all about how you handle Plan B. - Jack3Beans
Listen without defending; Speak without offending - FaithinAK
