It doesn't hurt to routinely ask yourself how you are doing in those areas. When you're feeling stressed out, overwhelmed, disheveled, and sad, that's the perfect time to TREAT.

Watch this video for inspiration. While you're looking for love, don't forget to foster the love you have for yourself. Be nice to yourself. Take care of yourself. I'm not going to spout off cliches like, "You won't find love until you learn to love yourself," but I will say this: Regardless of whether or not you're single, loving yourself feels a helluva lot better than not loving yourself.

So why not do things to make yourself feel better? With regard to married people, it's probably a good idea to take their words with a grain of salt. Of course you can be friends with them, but just because someone is married doesn't mean they're a relationship expert. For some reason, however, people love to "help" single women, and it's up to you to let them know when they're missing the mark. So when someone's advice makes you feel badly about yourself, try to determine whether it's rooted in any sort of truth.

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If it's not, let that married "wisdom" go in one ear and out the other. That includes my advice, too, by the way. Your heart is brave. Please don't forget that.

Each time you're sent a confusing text. Each time you get hurt. Each time another friend gets engaged. Each time someone asks, "Are you dating anyone? Each time another person you were excited about disappears and you have no clue why. Each time singleness feels so incredibly lonely and you don't know what to do When stuff like that happens, find a way to remind yourself that your heart is brave. And if you simply cannot, lean on someone else who can. It might be an exaggeration to say that love is a battlefield -- but it certainly requires bravery.

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Notification of Changes Whenever we change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this Privacy Policy page, and other places we deem appropriate, so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. It took me years to realize that I was addicted to the experience of dating itself. There is a great deal of novelty in meeting new people and experiencing new things with them while clinging to the distant hope that one of them just might click. The ups and downs were enough to keep me hooked, as I allowed my feelings about myself to be dictated by the opinions of people I barely knew.

If they liked me, I liked me. Somewhere along the way, I had let my ego get completely tied up in these experiences. I had fallen into the trap of letting my opinions of my failed relationships shape my opinion of myself. No wonder I felt horrible and had lots of go-nowhere relationships. Dating was like trying on new bras. While it was often an uncomfortable, awkward, painful, struggle, eventually I was ecstatic when I found a few that seemed to fit.

Then, just like the lifespan of my favorite bras, the support system failed and the underwire started digging in. When this happened I felt horrible, and went out looking for my next fix. One day this realization hit me like a ton of bricks while I was obsessing over the failure of my latest relationship. To stop feeling terrible and get off this emotional roller coaster for good, I realized I had a choice.

I could either continue to view my dating experiences as abysmal failures that reflected poorly upon my self-worth and keep letting my self-esteem circle the drain. Or, I could manage my attitudes about my relationships in general and take a whole different approach to dating.

I could let myself off the hook and let the dating experiences just be what they were instead of tying my ego to them. When I stopped hanging so much of my feelings on these experiences, I started meeting completely different people than ever before. The best part about it was that even though I was still excited about a great date, there was not longer the subtle hint of desperation in my interactions.

To continue to date without this emotional cycle was difficult but essential.

Here is how I stopped the painful experience of getting my self-worth tied up in my dating experiences. Rather than looking for your other half and staying off balance, you must believe that you are worthy and whole right now. While it is a universal experience to want someone to share your life with, your value is not determined by your success or failure at searching for a mate.