How do you prepare for rejection?
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I'm not sure how to phrase this, so I hope this makes sense. How long should your ex be off limits to your friends? I just found out that one of my best friends is dating a guy I dated in college. She knows we dated, but she thinks since it's been over eight years, he should be fair game. I feel betrayed but not sure I have the right to.
Would you dump someone for this situation? I was very hungry in the morning and we had drank the evening before. He didn’t want to eat and suggested we take a shower. I fainted in his arms. He gets me to the couch, wrapped in a towel and offers me water. I feel ok and as he’s getting ready to leave ask about our plans for the week. Still sopping wet in a towel he leaves me and never reaches out to ask me how I was. I finished my shower and luckily didn’t faint.
You don’t, confidence is key. Like a boxer, you get back up and into the ring. You’re the best there is, expect to succeed
Expect nothing
Every relationship ends in rejection unless it's the one. It's no big deal
Are you saying rejection from a dating pool? Or Rejection while in a relationship already?
Gotcha. Well, if you’re already interested I’d say that you only need to be careful and go slow. Don’t let feelings be bigger than they need to be at this stage. Not sure if you have this person as a friend, if you never approached at all or what but in general, I’d say be direct. Not creepy lol but honest. “Hey, I’ve been noticing you for some time and I’d love to know you better” and see what comes back. If the person says, no thank you, than that’s great! You know you cannot invest in your current interest and move on. Don’t take personally, it’s not about you. See as literally a trial and error process.
You work on yourself till you become the 10/10 that has never ending options. Makes rejection a little easier.
You’ll still get rejected. But the difference is you won’t care as much when you have options.