Can you love someone more than yourself???

yea i think i can love my kids and wife and my siblings more than myself, those are the only people i can lay down my life for, another person is totally out of it, my sibblings, wife and kids are the only one i am living for and i don't think i can do anything without them being in my mind always

Yes, you can, but its really risky coz you leave yourself open and defenseless. It shows how much you are willing to sacrifice for your loved one, and apparently it takes so much from you as well. You leave nothing to yourself, its more like what people say selfless love. Although I believe that a person doesn't need to empty himself for loving someone, coz love works like a spring, it never ends as long as you share it. You can't give what you do not have, so a person who hates himself is incapable of sincerely loving someone unselfishly. A person, in essence must feel complete with himself and then share what he feels with someone. Most relationship fail when a certain person who feels empty looks for someone who will fill his emptiness, but that is not right, coz he'll just be a drain to the relationship and it will suck much energy from his partner, he had nothing to give, but he expects to receive. This kind of love is usually manifested upon mothers and volunteers... they have a heart that seems to be overflowing and I really pray it won't run out. Which is why we have to return the favor, be grateful for them and it will definitely sustain them to love more.

The Lord instructed us to love others as we love ourselves. He never told us to love others more than ourselves. Nevertheless, I believe there are those who could really love others more than themselves. Like when they would sacrifice their own happiness for the happiness of their loved one, or few ones would even sacrifice their very own life for a loved one. I think that is a great love. If I were to assess myself, I think I love my husband and my son a lot and I would do anything within my means to make them happy. I would also deprive myself of anything that could in return fill them. I am willing to sacrifice for them, nevertheless I don't know if this is enough to say I love them more than I love myself.

I think it can happen with everyone. But as far as answering them is concerned then we might say we love our parents more than ourself or even for those who have kids will say that they love them more than themselves. But as far as becoming really addicted in love in concerned it is really gambling thing because there are many break-ups happened in love but still if you have faith in your love then one can think in that ways also. But now-a-days many people are thinking practically rather than mentally. So it is difficult these days to find such a great love.

Hi siddharthjeevan, Loving some doesn't mean the you are going to love him/her more than your self. For me it is not that way, you have to love God above all, above yourself and above your husband, wife, children, girlfriend or boyfriend. We don't need to pour out all our love to them we must first love God our self and others for if you don't love our self you are then willing to lost your respect for yourself and if others will notice that they might take advantage of it. Just remember this thing if you love yourself you will not do anything that will hurt someone connected to you your love ones, If you love yourself you will do everything that will make others especially your love ones to be happy. Don't say any promises to anybody even your partner that you love him/her more than your self what if she ask for your life are willing to give it? Thanks, can you be my friend?

I love my husband very much.I can do anything for him.I thought I love him more than myself,but now I am confused.we always quarrel,everytime I am very angry,but I know I still love him very much.

I love my wife like that!

I love my vife like that!

I love my son more than me. I love my fiance and other family members but my son is the only one I know I love the most and more than myself. I give up so much for him and would think twice about something when it came to him.

This is tricky. I would at first thought say no, but then on the other hand I would give up my life to save that of my children, so in a way is that not loving them more than I love my self.

You put the other person's interest first before yours. Aside from this, you're happy doing things for the person which you know will make him or her happy without forgetting about yourself in the process. It is when you want to be better because of this person.

I am still in a relation that I hope to last more than we were and that question stunned me for a while. I do love my girlfriend as we are still together for more than two years now but if she asks me that, I'd tell the truth that I love her more than myself to the extent that I also love myself more than her. Its already a responsibility to have it answered with true, honest, respect and sincere that this question would arise for me and my girlfriend.

I'd have 2 say yes u can. I love my son much more than I love myself, as I would do anything for him and he is my world. I'd rather give up something for myself so that he can live better. I think that if u love someone unconditionally then u can definitely say that u love them more than u love urself.

Yes,i love my ex-girlfriend more than me, but i don't want to be that,i just can't help loving her so much. my heart broken when she left. Hopefully the next one i love more than myself is my wife,my kids, not my girlfriend.

Lol, I don't love myself. Vanity, pride, that sort of thing...not really very...me. I strive for humility, and this middle ground between self-loathing and self-love is the place I'm happiest at. I'm overjoyed to be alive, I like who I am and I like my life. But I could not put the word "love" on these things or to myself. I've loved others countless times more than myself at several occasions in my life. I tend to put others first anyway, so when I'm in love, it just gets magnified. Generally, I am selfless. Now have I experienced this same thing directed at me? ...once, I think. But he's as messed up as I am, heh.

no, it's a crap word. you love someone more than your self? oh come on, those are flashy words to say the least. but the thing is you are in love and being in love do not follow that rule already. in the case of single guys and gals, i do think that before you love somebody, you should first love yourself before you love somebody else.

if you are married and started having kids, i can surely say that you will say that you care more of your family more than yourself. You will sacrifice more for them and least of you. I can say that I love God more than i love myself, but everyday is a struggle for me when i keep on being busy on things i have to do for a living and spend less time on Him. But i know nobody is perfect. Everyday i get to see His mercy on me as i strive my best to Glorify my maker. In my family, i also say that i will sacrifice too for their sake. If you really have love, then thinking of yourself would be lesser. You prioritize things which is more important, God, Family, Friends and the last will your yours.

in a relationship...(except in married)you must love yourself more than anything else...you cant conclude if your partner will be your partner in life forever...you still have your family and friends...i leave a question...what if your partner says that he/she had enough and lets stop our relationship...what will you do or gonna react about it...if you give more than a 100% of love from your partner and this things happen..it will gonna end up in a very sad story for you...my partner also me that same question...honestly i answered her that i love my family first and myself more than you...but i explained to her my side why did i said that in front of her...

Maybe not that much. However you can become really selfless in a relationship. However, just because you put their needs before yours does not mean you love them more than you love yourself. Maybe you are being selfless because that person is awesome and therefore by allowing yourself to be with such a person is, in a way, giving something nice to yourself because you love yourself =)

I don't think that you really can love someone more than yourself.