I have a question about your response to “Did I Lead Her On.” In it, you wrote, “It’s also possible she never learned how to deal with rejection.” I missed that life lesson, too. How would you suggest ...

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Work is full of potential rejection. Ask a colleague for a favor, and they may refuse. Apply for a job, and you may not get it. Seek a promotion, and you may be passed over. Submit a proposal to a ...

Imagine finding out your friends hosted a dinner party and didn’t invite you, or that you were passed over for a job you were excited about. These moments hurt, and people often describe rejection in ...

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Ghosting is practically baked into our modern culture—it’s almost too easy to cut off contact with someone you don’t feel like talking to. But learning how to get over being ghosted—whether it was a ...

Are you afraid to admit that, after all this time, you’re still not over your ex? New research reveals that in all likelihood, you’re definitely not alone. Here’s why. Ask 10 people how long they ...

A 2023 study by researchers at the University of Washington examined the recovery period of individuals who experienced a single breakup. The study observed participants over a two-year period and ...

Breaking up is horrible. Not only are you dealing with the complicated emotions of parting ways with someone you once loved more than anyone, you're mourning the future you once pictured together and ...

If I could ask a genie for just one liiiiittle thing, it would be for a one-size-fits-all amount of time to get over someone after a breakup. Because not knowing how long all those terrible, horrible, ...

"If you blame yourself," Orbuch says, "that affects self-esteem and mood and how you feel about yourself going forward." And that's not good. shows that when people integrate experiences of rejection ...