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Old Nov 29, 2003, 12:35 PM
Serenity Serenity is offline
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"Until you like yourself, how can you expect other people to like you?"

Interesting question......
I wonder how many people will ever "completely" like themselves? Sure,..there are things we may like "about" ourselves. But to completely like yourself? That sound slike a toughie. Although Some of us like more things than others of us.
I would also change the word "expect" in the common known phrase to "want". I would never "expect" someone to like me...but I may "want" it.
As for the general idea of the phrase.....it's probably really easy...like Mary ALice pointed out.....seldom do people we meet ever act "truly" themselves. They have images they portray and ways they act in different environments. So many times , I'd have to say in my own opinion.....we adapt to the person and the situation to encourage them responding favorably. we are probably only our true selves when we are alone.
Just my 2.