“You have to love yourself before you can love anyone else” is a staple of pop psychology. It is a feel-good mantra that’s repeated in self-help books, pop culture, and endless internet memes. The ...

Love and Self—Do They Really Have to Clash? Let’s face it—romantic love is romanticized to death. In movies, novels, and reels, we’re constantly fed this idea that real love means sacrifice, ...

The moment you start liking yourself, something fascinating happens. People panic. Not openly. No one pulls a fire alarm.

There's a quiet, internal narrative many of us carry, one that whispers: If you love them enough, you'll give up more. More time, more energy, more dreams, and eventually, more of yourself. Somewhere ...