Many of the lessons I've shared on my blog express the importance of understanding and loving yourself.

I often state that if you don't know how to love yourself, you can't properly articulate how you need to be loved by someone who wants to love you. That concept is important when trying to find the balance between loving yourself and pursuing the best interests of your significant other.

Finding the balance of loving yourself while ensuring the best interests of your significant other or family can appear challenging in relationships. But is it? While that's a matter of perspective, like anything else, it can be difficult if you don't know what to do.

Here are some things to consider to help prioritize your well-being without neglecting others!

SELF-LOVE DOESN'T MEAN BE SELFISH!

So, if you believe that exercising self-love means being selfish, that's certainly inaccurate.

When you practice self-love, you become one with yourself and accept yourself. Nothing about that is selfish. You can certainly love yourself, care for yourself, and express empathy and sympathy to someone else.

It also doesn't mean you have to put yourself before others. This is most important because, when you understand that, you can certainly seek and encourage the best interest of others. And you will ultimately learn that encouraging someone else to be the best version of themselves does not take away from you pursuing your best interest.

Loving yourself merely reflects how you value and seek to be valued in a relationship. When you love yourself and properly exercise self-love, you aren't mean; you're more or less ensuring that others understand your worth.

FINDING THE BALANCE

When trying to find the balance between self-love and the pursuit of your significant other's best interests, you can identify moments when it's beneficial to support and encourage someone else.

Supporting and encouraging someone else doesn't detract from your pursuits, especially in a relationship. Because when you've properly found balance, you understand that encouraging your partner's best interest also benefits you.

It's not a difficult concept to grasp, but it is very important in establishing and developing healthy relationships and partnerships.

Many of us challenge and strain our relationships because we don't understand that encouragement plays such a large role in healthy relationships.

So you see, when you know what to do, you realize that loving yourself and encouraging/supporting the best interest of someone else is really quite simple.

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