Yes, clothes are the first impression and the second one. Clothes are an expression of what we want to communicate and who we are, but the words are the ones that define us.
Have you ever said to yourself or someone else: “Oh, that woman must be so happy because she has her own business/ a husband/ 3 kids, etc? Or, did it ever occur to you that a celebrity must have a perfect life because they have money and a lot of fame?
Self-love is not equal to being selfish. You can’t feed others when your pot is empty; you can’t protect others when you don’t wear your armor. As romantic as it may sound, losing yourself to keep someone else in your life does not apply in real life because if you lose yourself trying to please or to help others, you’ll lose them, too.