American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez, who was named by the magazine their “Woman Of The Year”, advocates you should always love yourself on the cover of the upcoming December 2011 issue of Glamour.

The 42 year-old has learned that when it comes to relationships the most important thing is to learn how to love yourself for who you really are first. JLo recently divorced her husband/father of her twins, Marc Anthony, and is rumored to be dating actor Bradley Cooper.

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On what she’s learned about love and relationships:
“I think I’ve finally learned the biggest lesson of all. You’ve got to love yourself first. You’ve got to be OK on your own before you can be OK with somebody else. You’ve got to value yourself and know that you’re worth everything. And until you value yourself enough and love yourself enough to know that, you can’t really have a healthy relationship.”

Jennifer might have been through a very painful breakup, but she is not closing the doors for the possibility of a new love entering her life. The “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” singer, who recently had a breakdown on stage while reenacting her past relationships, seems to know a new love should flourish out of the public eye.

On the possibility of a new relationship out of the public eye:
“I think to give something a chance, to really get to know somebody, you want to do it out of the public eye. You know the media—they want to rush everything.”

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Exactly. Jennifer and Bradley are just starting to get to know each other. They are not an official couple yet and they sure don’t want to be rushed into a relationship destined to fail. JLo is a mom now, so she really has to think about how a new relationship can affect her twins’ (Max and Emme) lives too.

On her style:
“The things I liked when I was, like, 16 and in the Bronx – jeans, cut-up T-shirts – I still like. But I’ve been exposed to so much now from traveling the world and seeing couture clothes. I used all of that when I created my new line for Kohl’s. My style has come from everything, from where I started to where I am today.”

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