We, as women, are always taught to be modest and have humility, right from the childhood. This modesty becomes a part of us and takes over our personalities, to the point where we can't take a compliment or downplay our achievements so as to not seem bashful. Add over-scrutinising eyes to the mix and you have a young woman with low self esteem. I've personally experienced this and have seen women all around me constantly comparing themselves to others and killing themselves to look and act perfect.

Low self esteem kills your chances to have a healthy and balanced relationship because you'll always be more emotionally dependent and be fearful of losing them. I've faced troubles with voicing my opinions or preferences in the past relationships and shamefully enough, I've also had major troubles with setting boundaries and saying no because of my dependency and fear. And because of these fears, I've done things I regret to this day.

My first few relationships/dating experiences were terrible and had major power imbalances as opposed to my last relationship, which was healthy in every sense. The only thing that changed was my mindset. I never did anything I didn't wanna do, simply because I didn't care about losing him because of my boundaries. Having high self esteem and self love has completely transformed my dating life, thanks to FDS and all of you amazing ladies!!