Single Life-The Self

In class we talked about the stereotypes we have of people who are single. Some of them included that they were lonely, independent, had more freedom, were less stressed financially, and many other things. I agree with all these but I think it also depends a lot on the person. We also talked about the self and having a good image of yourself and knowing who you are. I have not been single in four years, but I know how important it is to know yourself and love yourself before you are in a relationship. If you don't know who you are and you don't love yourself, it's very hard to be in a relationship and have both parties be happy. If you don't know yourself you will feel guilty for something that wasn't your fault, and you could take the blame for something that wasn't your fault. In order to have a strong relationship and friendship with someone you have to have a strong relationship with yourself and be happy with who you are. If you are happy with your life and who you are that will translate into the relationship you are in. I am speaking from experience. It helps when you are happy with yourself. This information will help in working out family issues because a low self esteem can affect a relationship a lot and therefor hurt the whole family. I think the things we talked about in class and also what my own experiences are will help me teach and guide others into finding themselves before they fully give themselves to another person.