It’s important, because if you don’t you will never get the outcome you are looking for. If you don’t learn things about yourself, and learn to love yourself you will put up with horrible things. Once you learn things about yourself you realize who is good for you and your mental health and who isn’t. you'll discover your likes and dislikes when looking for a person to be in a relationship with. If you don’t take time to realize things about yourself, and realize the importance of your existence, you'll go through life not knowing what you want, and letting the wrong people into your life. It will make it harder to achieve goals, and set a clear path for what you want in your future.