Cheer Them Up with These 8 Things If Your Partner is Suffering from Low Self-Esteem - Self-esteem or the way how you feel about yourself is just one part of your emotional makeup. If you have high self-esteem, it may be difficult for you to see that your partner is suffering from low self-esteem. Though you may think this how can you make anyone feel better about themselves? You can offer support, encouragement, and model positive self-esteem. Offer support to your partner can be helpful.