Love comes up in conversation more often than not amongst various circles of friends I have encountered. It is for the most part a universal area of interest and a relatability factor for even those who have absolutely nothing in common. And conversations of love can last for hours, go in an endless amount of directions, and open up questions you may have never even considered.
Not to get all Carrie Bradshaw on you, but how is one supposed to go about the topic of love in today's modern world?
This is a difficult question with many answers. I wouldn't even go about attempting to share my thoughts on this in one blog post, so I have decided to go about this in my Dating in the Real World series.
To start, I will begin with my truest belief of beginning to find love: loving yourself.
It's something everyone has heard a million times from people like their mother and Dr. Drew, but regardless of how jaded it's become, I sincerely believe it to be one of the truest things I know. From experience and observation, those who do not have the confidence and self-respect every fabulous girl should have, they cannot find love or simply cannot make it last.
How can you expect someone to love you if you feel your faults make you un-wantable?
There are many examples of girls who do not love themselves. There are those with no self-esteem who constantly put themselves down in their head. There are those with no self-esteem who constantly put themselves down in front of themselves and other people. There are those who hide when they're in public and lack the radiating self-confidence that get you noticed. There are those who pretend to love themselves. There are those who think they love themselves but are really in denial.
As to why, I have wondered for a long time.
Ladies, we are all beautiful and fabulous. The number of our redeeming qualities is astounding. Putting yourself down in front of a man is a major turn-off, and how can you be happy if you have so much to worry about?
To be continued.
-Rachael
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