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Loving Oneself and Its Importance in Relationships

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Loving oneself has been recognized for millennia as a condition precedent to loving others. This chapter identifies twelve accompanying characteristics of self-love and identifies theire importance in building relationships with others.
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                    

                      
              
 
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        !        
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       

          (        %  
    
       )     
     
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                   
 *(
(!+
       , %   
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It is Authentic

  *
.     .   
   /     
          
(++'(#0
                $       
  
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It Establishes Healthy Boundaries

                   

2.+
 !    .
%    !                
 3 !      
                  
%
4
It Views the Self as Intrinsically Valuable
.            .    
. )(

%  56. 
!
               
(
                    
6.%
7
It Accepts Imperfections
                  %

 0
             
!
 )
8
  9         
%
:
It Avoids Demeaning Choices
         
               6
    
%                (
(.
 "      (
6/
+
;.  (  #0                
%$
It is Honest in Assessing Self
0
              !
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       0  (          
          
      
  =     (  
('
.%
It is Grateful for Opportunities
    6 
%
    !  8                
                 6  
                  
/
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(6
%
It Views Self with Awe
 6  
6                    
         (      
  6    
                  
((
%
It Seeks Long-term Priorities
0! (  6
   

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                6    
!                   
!
%
It Accepts Accountability
                  
 0
      (        %    
               
.             %%

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It Strives to Add Value
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0
6

              
%%0
    %          

%%
It Seeks to Grow and Flourish
  8                     

,9(
0(((
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