When you're the object of everyone's affection, make no mistake about it: you are an object. People don't have any interest in loving you for you. Their love for you is for who they think you are.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm an affectionate person.
I've really sensed that people have an affection for me.
A therapist might suggest my generosity is a way of buying affection. But buying people's love has never been an issue for me. Generally speaking, I don't want their love.
The object of self-love is expressed in the term self; and every appetite of sense, and every particular affection of the heart, are equally interested or disinterested, because the objects of them all are equally self or somewhat else.
I love everybody. You have to embrace all facets of humanity; love and accept everyone as being part of yourself.
You are who you are, and you should love that person.
The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.
Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.