Since then, I’ve grown curious about why I responded the way I did—and about whether, in this new year, I might be able to ...

Hooray! You took a risk and put yourself out there. But after all of that emotional effort, it didn’t go as planned, and now you’re feeling just a bit wounded. Everyone deals with rejection at one ...

Rejection is never easy to handle, especially in the realm of dating. While everyone experiences setbacks in their romantic pursuits, rejection often carries a uniquely heavy weight for men, striking ...

Anyone who has experienced rejection knows the gut-wrenching anguish of being dismissed. Whether it's a pass over from your boss for the promotion you've worked so hard for, or abandonment from a ...

Let's be real—rejection sucks. Actually, "it sucks the big one," says Rachel Wright, LMFT, a licensed marriage and family therapist in New York City. Research even shows that the brain reacts to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Covering careers and strategic leadership for executives and managers. Rejection. Every single syllable hurts. I don’t even like ...

There's no denying a breakup can be one of the most difficult things to go through. But weirdly, if you get rejected when dating, it can sometimes hurt just as much — if not more. So the next time you ...

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