In most sentences, somebody does something to someone else. For example: However, sometimes people (or things) do things to themselves, and this is when you can use myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves as reflexive pronouns. For example: Here are some real examples of reflexive pronouns: Note: Sometimes, the subject can be implied.
Former VP Al Gore copes with polluted image as divorce and alleged scandal makes headlines. Al Gore (3rd from r.) and his wife, Tipper (2nd from r.), in 2000 family photo, far removed from the current scandal allegations screaming across covers of tabloids (b.). To many, including one licensed massage therapist in Oregon, Nobel Prize winner Al Gore was Mr. Smiley Global Warming Concern - a pure-of-heart environmental hero.
Al Gore planted a wet one on wife Tipper in 2000, during his presidential campaign. Ten years later the couple separated after 40 years of marriage. Al Gore stood with daughter Kristin and estranged wife Tipper last weekend for the California wedding of his daughter Sarah. Tipper Gore, who is exploring her passion for photography, snapped shots of her youngest daughter at the informal affair.