Hi Amy,
My traits – low self-confidence, hence low self-esteem, hence low self-respect, I would believe and trust anyone very easily, vulnerable, and would fall for the person easily. Then I would love myself, seeing that the other person loves me; else I won’t value my own self enough.This was second half of my relationship life.
First part of my relationship life – My feelings were somewhat similar to yours; just that with me; I used to be completely in love with myself > then a guy would fall in love > I would take all the positives from him > forget about myself, leave aside loving me (I started loving the other person more than anything in this world, that’s where I went blind) And here we go, I lost myself completely and my personal life started falling apart without me being able to realize it. So, lesson was ‘No one should take a priority on your own-self; for your own good’.
When you realize the problem, in your case (you’re not able to love yourself); that’s the base of the solution. I think you’re with low self-esteem. I followed some videos to boost my self-esteem, to have self-respect and it’s helping me slowly to regain myself. Try it out. May be that’s your pain point too.
Moreover, end of one relationship is not the end of the world. Life goes on. We got to hold our head high and face the challenges of ife. Life is not easy after all. Accept it or escape it!
I’m 28; had a divorce (6 yrs of relation) and a breakup (2 yrs relation). It would have been better to have given some time out of all these years to my own betterment. Better late than never!
Wake up, pull up your socks and get going!
You rock Amy! You’re a wonderful person. Once I read somewhere ‘Figure out what you want and know how to ask for it’.
Hope it helps!
Please excuse me if I was tough with my words..
Stay blessed!