Entry #128
Rejection Diary
Women
Get Rejected Too
Dear
Harlan,
I've read so much about men complaining how they are constantly
rejected, but how about women who are constantly rejected? I am
a 30-year-old female, smart, reasonably attractive and well-liked.
While I can't say that NO guys have ever been interested in me,
they have been very few and far between. NO ONE who I've had interest
in has ever liked me back. NO ONE. I have repeatedly been in situations
where I have had to watch as a guy I liked paraded his new girlfriend
or fiancee in front of me. It is very painful to go through this
again and again. It is not like I am desperate to be with someone,
because I am not, but having to go through this over and over
has taken a huge toll on my self-esteem. To make matters worse,
I know of no other woman my age who can relate to my problem,
so it is difficult to talk about it.
Secretly
Rejected
Dear Rejected,
You must not know many women your age.
Fighting rejection is like fighting breathing or the passing of
time. It can't be stopped. The sooner we as a society can stop
fighting it and embrace The Universal Rejection Truth, the sooner
we can say what we feel and do what we know we need to do. As
founder of Rejection Awareness Week (RAW) and Chairman of the
International Risk-Taking/Rejection Project, I can tell you that
coming out of denial and embracing rejection are the first steps
toward finding happiness in love and in life. Don't fight it.
And don't think you're alone. Rejection is the one thing we ALL
have in common. ALL OF US!
