As corny and cliche as it sounds, the most important relationship you will ever have is the relationship you have with yourself.
Yeah, other people are awesome, other people are cool, but don't ever forget that YOU are awesome and amazing and cool and whatever other good words you can come up with. So before you go investing your life in other people, I'd advise you to invest in yourself.
Invest in yourself, because that is a lifelong relationship you will ALWAYS have. It's a unique relationship that no one else can match, because you can get in a fight with anyone and walk away, but you can't walk out on yourself. You have to learn to be okay with who you are; understand who you are and embrace. Spend time with yourself to figure out what YOU actually want and what you feel you deserve. So even though it's scary to be alone sometimes, it's something you have to do. You have to figure yourself out before you can even start to think about other people.
Invest in yourself first, everything else is secondary. That may seem selfish, but the way I see it, only once you know and love yourself can you begin to truly invest in other people. To try to invest in others without first investing in yourself is not only a huge disservice to you, but also to those you are trying to invest in. Know yourself, love yourself, because it's only then that you can begin those relationships with others.
All cynicism aside, people will change, you will change, and so will your relationships with others - at the end of the day, all you have is yourself and you've got to learn to be okay with that.
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