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Is it true that no one can truly love you until at first you learn to love yourself?

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No. That's just a lot of modern pop psychological nonsense. We need others to love us, to make us complete. That's why God made Eve from Adam's rib. God said it wasn't good for man to be alone. What He meant is that we aren't truly whole unless we experience love, whether from family, friends, or a husband.
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Until you have learned to love your self, you can not fully return the love that others will give you. Love is a two way street, both hearts, minds, body's, and souls have to want it with a passion. If you can't even love your self, how can you travel the road? You really can't, simple as that. You can have qualitys about your self that you don't like and still love your self for who you are.
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not really.

you could be the most insecure person in the world and someone will love you for that. there are a million different types of people out there and there is bound to be one person that loves everything about a person
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No!!! I think my family loves me more than I love my self!! My husband loves me and tries so hard to teach me to love myself. He knows me and knows my down falls so he helps by talking to me and doing things I would not do for myself. He knew this for years. But its taken him awhile to bust open me trying to push him and everyone way. He finally has figure to just do it!! Because I would always feel I do not deserve it!!! Then I would be sad that No one seemed to care!!!!! Let people love you!!! They will teach you to love yourself!!! But thats if that person really does love you and really cares for you!! If not there will tear you down!!!! Good luck!!!!!
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No.

Your Mom 'truly loved you' before you could find your toes.

It means that you won't be a person worthy of, and capable

of sharing, love, until you learn to love yourself.

Remember, Honour rises out of self love.
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i think it is because if u have no love or respect for yourself..then how can u give it to others
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You know..when you love yourself you irradiate love thus attracting others love .
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Sometimes finding your true love can make you love yourself because you feel complete and if they are really good they will compliment you and do nice things and you feel that you have a really great life.
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No, I don't believe that. Nor do I believe that you can't love someone else if you don't love yourself first. Love is what Jesus was all about. He said to Love thy neighbor as thyself, so I guess it's important to be the best we can be so that we are able to love ourselves.
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NO,YOU WILL NEVER LOVE YOURSELF IF YOU NOT BEING LOVE.DO NOT LOVE YOURSELF,LOVE OTHERS FIRST,THAN YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE YOURSELF,BEING LOVE IS IMPORTANT.GOD LOVE YOU FIRST,NOT YOU LOVE GOD FIRST TO.LOVE.,YOU NEED A SUBJECT TO LOVE NOT OBJECT.PEOPLE SIN CAUSE CANNOT FIND LOVE..GOD IS LOVE.lOVE NEED THREE PERSON.
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yes...why would someone want to love you when u dont even think ur worth loving yourself?
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I suppose...
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True

Why do many people continuously get trapped in the vicious circle of relationships based on infatuation? It is simple: they do not love themselves, and therefore they are willing to forfeit their individuality, including their wants and needs, just to have somebody in their life.

The degree to which you love yourself is the degree to which you will be able to extend love to others, and inevitably to find the one for you.

Do you extend as much kindness to yourself, as you do to others?

Do you love yourself?

Take a few moments. Ponder these questions carefully and soulfully.

Look at the second question again. Are you guilty of giving up time with friends and family - or, perhaps more importantly, giving up the pursuit of your dreams -- for the sake of another? If this is you, don't panic or feel bad: you are not alone. Millions of people are in this vicious circle. The good news is that you can change, reverse this pattern, and move from a vicious circle into a loving circle.

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No, I think that it is very common to love other people, even though they may not love themselves. My father, whom I love dearly, has been very unhappy with himself and the choices he has made. I would say that at time this makes it very difficult to love him, but I still do.
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True and false both depending on how you look at it. It's true that even if we don't love ourselves, someone can definitely still love us. Yet....I feel, a really wholesome love will be when we are in a position of "give love" rather than "take love". Where we have a lot to OFFER. When we are happy (not through a partner but with life in general), you must have sensed that you are overflowing with love and u feel so empowered and optimistic...and you radiate that vibe. It's very healthy..to first take care of ourselves first and learn to be happy in life with or without a partner. And then we miss someone becoz we would like to SHARE the happiness we already have, with someone else..

instead of looking for love....to fill us up..and then becomign dependent on the person to keep us happy. If we depend on another to keep us happy, the other person is very likely to feel pressured and the relationship turns quite unhealthy.

See the difference between the two..?

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I believe people can love you. People love other people all the time, even if that person doesn't love themselves. What I think IS true is that you can't ever love someone else until you love yourself. If you don't love yourself then you do not fully understand the concept of love, which means you cannot love anyone else.

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Generally it is true. Yet I know many confident, intelligent, self respecting people who are horribly accursed and denied any happiness or peace at all.

We live in evil times that are alas, a living nightmare for some, and a veritable nirvana for others.
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if you don't love yourself you will not believe it or recognize it when another person loves you.
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I would say so as a matter of self confidence. But, at the same time maybe having the person that you care for might make you better and able to accept yourself for who you are, and thus loving yourself.
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no
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I don't necessarily love myself but I'm my girlfriend truly loves me.
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very true...i suggest reading the book The Secret of Staying In Love. it goes into a lot of detail about this topic
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