10 Rules for Dating When You Struggle With Self-Worth (3 of 6)

My validation comes from within

Only you — and nobody else — can decide you have self-worth. So give it to yourself. You cannot spend your life depending on others to assign value to you as a human.

I will not be needy

A lot of people think that if they need somebody, throwing gifts at them or bending over backward to please them will get them to love you in return. But this is not the reality. People should love you because they love you, or they have no place in your life. People who are showered with the latest iPhones or jewelry don’t really appreciate these things because they know that rather than being earned, they were given by somebody who is overcompensating for their insecurities.