I think it depends completely on the personality of the person. I believe its very important to accept yourself for who you are before moving on to trying to find it in you to accept someone else for who they are. If you can accept yourself for you, then I believe it will be naturally easier to accept someone else in a relationship. But then again it could be completely different for someone such as your friend possibly. It could be easier for her to get into a relationship first and hope that her partner will help her accept herself. And if your reading this you most likely think I'm just rambling. And I most likely am... ^.^" So there's my opinion on the subject.