I tell LCM that I love her because I do and I just like saying it for some reason even when I know she won't say it back or acknowledge it. I do love her. But a few months ago, she told me that I can't love her or anyone else because I don't love myself. I don't know about that. I don't understand why that is a precursor. Maybe in a romantic relationship you can't love your partner in a healthy without loving yourself first because you have to be able to not completely lose yourself in the relationship or just falling in love with the way they make you feel as opposed to the actual person. But in a relationship like the one LCM and I have, it's not that complicated. It might seem complicated from the outside because the boundaries are fluffy, but the way I feel about her is simple. I get upset when I think that when I tell her that I love her, she doesn't believe me.

What do you guys think of what she said? Do you agree with her or not?