You arent bettering yourself in the name of self-love and self-care.

Youre doing it because youre hoping to get a date out of it.

Youre hoping that by becoming a better version of yourself, youll be able to make someone love you.

10 Things To Remember When You’re Single And Making The Most Of It

Max Felner

But you cant control what other people think or how they treat you.

you might only control how you treat yourself.

And you should be working on yourselfforyourself, not to impress anybody else.

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You jump from relationship to relationship, even when youre not really interested in the other person.

When someone admits their feelings for you, you agree to date them without a second thought.

You feel like its better to take your chance in a new relationship than stay single.

You cannot stand being left alone with your own thoughts, so you search for a distraction.

Although theres no shame in wanting attention and affection, you cant always search for validation outside of yourself.

Whenever youre alone, you feel like youre unlovable.

You only feel like youre worthy of love when someone is currently loving you.

The second youre single, you start to question your worth.

You start to wonder whether everything about you is a disaster.

Your view of yourself changes based on whether or not anyone is interested in dating you.

But you cant let other people determine your value.

You are the same exact person single as you were when you were in a relationship.

Nothing changed except for your relationship status.

You constantly settle for less than you deserve.

Even though its better to be in no relationship than a toxic relationship, you have the opposite approach.

You would rather have someone there for you, even if that person is treating you poorly.

But you cant allow your desire for love trick you into settling for something shaped like love.

You feel like you have nothing else to offer, except love.

You are smart and strong and skilled in more ways than you realize.

You are capable of finding success in plenty of different areas of your life.

Your love life might be important to you, but it isnt the only point of living.

You have friends and hobbies and passions that matter.

You are more than your heart.