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[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

How so? I never said you weren't supposed to feel bad or that you couldn't. Lick your wounds if you want. Just don't lash out over it.

It will make you a genuinely more likeable person if you don't lash out at someone for rejecting you. No sane person wants to date an individual with a temper like that, especially if you put it on display before the relationship even begins.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I would never defend or say that behavior is justified by hurt feelings. I am saying that just saying "just don't take rejection personally" is in no way a helpful response. To misquote Schoppenhauer, a person can choose how they react, but they can't choose how they feel -- especially when hormones are involved.

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I never said anywhere that you shouldn't take the rejection personally though, nor was it implied.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago

Fair enough. Point.