Esther Perel Instagram – “The checklist” isn’t just applied to the other.
Sometimes people think they must: lose weight, be happier, achieve a certain financial status, or “love myself first” before they can date.
Self-love is less about the ability to withstand loneliness or establish independence and more about awareness and acceptance of our incompleteness. It’s about letting others love us even when we feel unlovable because their version of us is often kinder than our own.
Comment SESSIONS LIVE and explore Mating in the MetaCrisis with me and several other renowned speakers, April 25 and 26, in Brooklyn and virtually. | Posted on 21/Feb/2025 01:37:14
