{"id":24329,"date":"2019-08-27T14:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T12:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/?p=24329"},"modified":"2026-02-19T06:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T05:17:24","slug":"the-importance-of-practicing-self-love-when-youre-newly-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/the-importance-of-practicing-self-love-when-youre-newly-single\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Practicing Self-Love When You&#8217;re Newly Single"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/author\/lauriemintz\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"doctor-banner alignnone wp-image-47728 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/laurie-mintz-doctor-review-banner-white.jpg\" alt=\"lelo laurie mintz doctor review\" width=\"270\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&#8217;s something about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/getting-over-your-ex-a-step-by-step-guide\/\">going through a particularly\u00a0brutal breakup<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0that makes you feel utterly and completely human. But also totally dead inside. What a combo, huh? My last breakup was\u2014to put it lightly\u2014a doozy (okay, who am I kidding, all of them have been absolute emotional nightmares). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;m great at falling in love, and terrible at falling out of it. As is the case for a lot of people, I went through a phase of passive self-destruction during which I didn&#8217;t eat well, isolated myself, and\u2014perhaps most significantly\u2014neglected my body. And, surprise-surprise, none of these things made me feel any better. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If anything, I began to feel far more lost and alone than I had in the days leading up to the breakup, those moments in which you just\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">know\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">something bad is coming. But I slowly discovered the most beautiful, and perhaps most obvious solution to my heartbreak was: self-love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, in this case I don&#8217;t mean the intellectual, emotional self-love that comes from hours spent journaling and venting your worst thoughts to your closest friends\u2014though that is certainly essential to the healing process. I mean the physical, lust-filled self-love that comes from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/polishing-youre-masturbation\/\">healthy dose of\u00a0masturbation<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Are you with me now?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a relationship breaks down, leaving you in a literal puddle of tears on the floor of your studio apartment, sometimes the best thing to do is yourself\u2014literally. It\u2019s also important to remember that this feeling won&#8217;t last forever (yes, I promise) and, on that note, you should probably get up off the floor now. Go ahead and wipe your eyes, adjust your shirt, and find a mirror\u2014behold, it&#8217;s you! You are, despite all the pain you feel, still you. And that&#8217;s something to be proud of.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s something completely liberating and rejuvenating about the process of rediscovering our own bodies after a relationship ends. Especially considering that sometimes it can be hard to shower ourselves with the same kind of adoration and affection that we give to our partners. But finding a way to reignite that personalized passion can kick start you on your journey to enjoying partnered romance once again. At least this was the case for me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After ending the long-term romance with my ex-partner, I knew that it would be a while before I could safely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/turn-casual-dating-serious-relationship\/\">enter into another relationship<\/a>, be it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/is-casual-sex-good-for-you-well-it-depends\/\">casual<\/a> or not. And this, of course, meant that it would be awhile before I\u2019d be enjoying sex* with someone else. Being that I am one of those people who wasn&#8217;t introduced to the magic of masturbation until my early 20s, it wasn\u2019t something that immediately dawned on me as an important method of self-care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But then, one particularly aggravating evening, I decided to pull out my lovely turquoise vibrator and crack open my too long-forgotten edition of Anais Nin\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delta of Venus\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(if you\u2019re not familiar, I recommend you snag yourself a copy ASAP). And though I\u2019m sad to admit it, this movie didn\u2019t exactly come from a place of love and empowerment, but rather from a vengeful \u201cI\u2019ll show him I don\u2019t need him anymore\u201d mentality that, if I wasn\u2019t careful, could have quickly become toxic to my relationship with my own body.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lucky for me, masturbation truly is magical and soon after this particular self-love sesh, it dawned on me that, yes, my body is indeed my own and that sex doesn\u2019t just have to be shared with a partner (cue a resounding \u201cduh\u201d). This feels obvious now, especially as I write it down, but in my darkest post-break up mind I had forgotten how important sexy, sultry self-love is. Thankfully this started me down a path of rediscovering it, and re-empowering myself in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I began using masturbation as a way to check in with myself\u2014both mentally and physically\u2014and to rebuild much of the self-confidence that I had lost in the flood of rejection that was ushered in by the end of my relationship. This then slowly helped me to discover a few other ways by which to enjoy my sexual self while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/everybody-hurts-sometimes-6-tips-dealing-heartbreak\/\">healing my broken heart<\/a> in the process. Here are the acts of self-love that I focused on, and how they helped me along through my healing process.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I started masturbating, even when I didn&#8217;t really feel like it.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I was in a relationship, I fell into the habit of playing with my partner rather than playing with myself, not thinking about the benefits of striking a healthy balance between the two. So, as I sought to reconnect with my body, I would try to &#8220;touch base&#8221; with myself a few times a week, depending upon my schedule. And, honestly, it helped a lot. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only with the healing process itself, but by reminding me that my body was beautiful and sexual without requiring a partner&#8217;s validation (something I had up until that moment consistently craved). It showed me that I deserved to be confident in my own skin. Plus, there&#8217;s truly nothing more rewarding than finally figuring out exactly which &#8220;buttons&#8221; you need to press to get yourself to that sweet moment of satisfaction. \u00a0And, of course, using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/clitoral-vibe-queen-compare-mia2-siri2-sona\/\">clitoral vibrator<\/a> make this even easier!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I started wearing lingerie\u2026 secretly.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oftentimes when I&#8217;ve talked with others about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/lingerie-day\/\">lingerie<\/a> and the occasions\u00a0on which we choose to wear it, there\u2019s this internalized assumption that it&#8217;s something to be worn for our partners first, and for ourselves second. This is not the case for everyone, but it was for me for a long time. I would choose to wear something particularly lacy in the hopes that my partner would take it of me later. But does no partner mean no need for lingerie? Not quite. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I learned that there is something just as sexy and seductive about wearing a few extra straps under your clothing even if you\u2019re the only one who will ever know. And using this as a way to indulge in your sexuality independent of anyone else is like carrying a small secret around with you all day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I started taking more nudes.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is another one of those habits that we often develop with other people\u2019s pleasure in mind. But this changed when I instead started taking them for myself. It didn&#8217;t matter that I wasn&#8217;t planning to send them to anyone, and sometimes I wouldn\u2019t even keep them for long. But it became fun and empowering to find new ways to admire my body from different vantage points without being preoccupied with someone else\u2019s opinion.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I started enjoying internal solo toys.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This one doesn\u2019t sound as sexy, I know, but there is really something to be said about how under-appreciated <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/pelvic-floor-exercise-tone-kegels\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ben Wa balls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are. When I tried them, I was pleasantly surprised by how dynamic these little toys can be. I had treated myself to a set of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/lelo-beads-review\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LELO Beads<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which feature loose weights inside that roll with your body, meaning that not only are you getting a little workout when you have them in, but you get a nice dose of sensual stimulation in the process. You can wear them around the house, laying down, or during personal play for some added flair. And it\u2019s worth it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I started giving myself more complements.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, this is probably the easiest method of self-love to incorporate into your daily routine. And I say daily because I think it can be important to learn how to lift ourselves up before expecting a partner to help do the same. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The saying that you must love yourself before you can love someone else may not always be a requirement to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/how-to-apply-the-80-20-principle-to-relationships\/\">healthy relationship<\/a> (because, hey, no one is perfect and we all have our hang ups), but it definitely helps to know how to build yourself up with a few positive affirmations every day, especially when dealing with heartache. Because sometimes, when we\u2019re at our lowest of lows, it helps to be reminded of what we like about ourselves and\u2014therefore\u2014what we have to offer other people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The beginning of any heartbreak is just that\u2014the beginning. One way or another, we all eventually work our way out of the tunnel of emotional chaos it can send us into. And when we reach the other side we are all the better for it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most important thing, though, is to take care of yourself throughout the process by embracing healthy, fulfilling habits. And self-love turned out to be one of the most important tools I gained during mine. So, go experiment, find the methods of self-love that work for you, and hopefully you\u2019ll have the chance to indulge in a few pleasurable moments with yourself in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>*In this article, for ease of reader understanding, we are using the words sex and intercourse as synonymous, as is done in popular culture in general. Similarly, we use the word \u201cforeplay\u201d the way it is used in popular culture (i.e., the sexual acts such as oral sex that come before intercourse). However, as aptly pointed out by our sex expert Laurie Mintz, we would also like to acknowledge that such language exalts men\u2019s most reliable rout to orgasm and linguistically erases women\u2019s most reliable route to orgasm\u2014clitoral stimulation, either alone or coupled with penetration. Indeed, only between 4% and 18% of women reliably orgasm from penetration alone. We look forward to the day when such language is not commonly used in culture.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s something about going through a particularly\u00a0brutal breakup\u00a0that makes you feel utterly and completely human. But also totally dead inside. What a combo, huh? My last breakup was\u2014to put it lightly\u2014a doozy (okay, who am I kidding, all of them have been absolute emotional nightmares). I&#8217;m great at falling in love, and terrible at falling out of it. 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