Is it true that you need to love yourself before you love others?

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What exactly do people mean when they say that? Is it true? How do you know if you love yourself? How do you love yourself? Do you love yourself? 
I’ve been content with myself before🤷🏻‍♀️ didn’t really talk bad about myself.
I’ve never really hated myself, I’m fine with who I am, although some recent/past decisions I have made make me hate myself, think I’m stupid, not smart, etc. Well I don’t know if I hate myself..just wish I would’ve made better decisions and wish I could go back and change things. I feel like I always ruin everything though...I ruined something, it was all my fault & I hate myself for that. I wish I didn’t act/react the way I did😞
Edit- I don’t think I’m insecure with myself 🤔 and I don’t think I hate myself, just some things I did

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It is 100% true! With that being said, my boyfriend and I both struggle with depression, but we don’t use it against each other and help each other and support each other through it.

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Yes it’s true .. if you don’t love yourself and you try loving yourself it won’t be good at all... you’re gonna be trying to feed off the love they’re giving you and not in a good way AT ALL. You’ll be too dependent on that person and then making you feel a certain way basically etc etc

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It means that no one can truly love you or make you feel loved the way you should be  if you aren’t in love with yourself. I believe that people can feel a certain vibe when someone is confident. Being in love with someone who loves themself makes the relationship simpler and just makes an  overall happier relationship. Just my opinion though

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Yes and no I would say. Sometimes another person loving you can lead you on the path to self love. Nothing wrong with that. But you also need to learn how much more fulfilling a relationship can be once you love yourself. You can start to see what they see, and how much you mean to them.

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yes this true. i used to be so confused on what this meant but now i know. if you hate yourself or are insecure with yourself you will constantly think other people will think you look bad , think youre annoying, etc and you will always think they will find someone better than you and you will always be paranoid and miserable