31 Rejection Stories, Shared On A Viral Twitter Thread, Hurt Deep
Rejections will always hurt, especially if it's done by someone we consider important in our lives. In our daily lives, such an emotional wound is something we will feel often.
In the previous decades, rejection is only experienced within our dating pools and social circle. But with the advancements in technology and the creation of social media and dating apps, we are now susceptible to the feeling more than ever.
Nowadays, rejection can be in a form of comments on your social media, ghosting, getting seen zoned, and more. On top of these minor rejections, it can be paralyzing, when your significant other suddenly leaves you, you get ignored by friends, you get fired, or your family ostracizes you because of your choices in life.
No matter what kind of rejection it is, one thing's for certain. It hurts more than we thought it would.
Today, we will be looking at a Twitter thread that went viral. The tweet that started it all received 4000+ retweets and 66K likes.
From family members, to close friends and partners, what they have gone through really hurt. You'll see a variety of stories, from funny and angering to odd ones.
Different people shared stories of getting rejected. Let's take a look!
1. TV and movie script writer Eden Dranger started the Twitter thread.
Eden_Eats2. When the mom was a good riddance.
Brooksbelle3. Rejected in the past, relieved in the present.
SueZieCue4. Sometimes moms are killjoys.
buttyholly15. That's 14 rejections in one night.
BrezzyHayter6. How rude.
dcamrealtor7. It settled for something less.
ImproperOpinion
8. A politician's story
HallJaneh227
9. Well that was awkward.
clairewillett
10. A rude blind date
Kampko
11. Maybe he was overqualified?
HombreVerde7
12. She's toying with his heart.
TheAddisfaction
13. Perhaps it's better this way.
starlightdream
14. He should've just waited.
IreneKostko
15. Racism is not cool.
linc0lnpark
16. This guy isn't worth it.
acripwithachip
17. Everyone feels bad for the girlfriend. Even this person.
brittanygrabner
18. Goth girl being goth.
DaSpaZpope
19. What a scum.
20. That's harsh indeed!
21. Cheaters will always be pathetic. Period.
Clary_Catherine
22. That's tough.
MarissaFugate
23. Politics, sometimes, break people up.
woodra
24. Another scum of the earth.
daeandwrite
25. Wait, what?
K2togetherSSK
26. That guy better pay up!
pixelexiq1
27. Ouch.
SeamlesslyTango
28. Cheaters gonna cheat.
FistfulOfGrace
29. Makes us wonder if they're true friends
JulieFannin4
30. Dating a customer is definitely a no no.
sarahthemoose
31. What an a**!
Kakegurui_mash
Rejection has been proven by science.
Even research reveals that when people get rejected, they usually feel anxious, lonely, and jealous. What's more, we humans have a tendency to use rejections as a measurement of self-worth, which makes the emotion even stronger.
Sometimes, the feeling of rejection can be self-inflicted. When we don't see many likes on our beautiful photos or we're not being followed back on social media, we feel rejected when we shouldn't be.
Regardless of how painful minor and major rejections are, they can still help you. This emotion teaches us to be resilient.
You can use the lessons that you've learned. And when you're faced with the same problem, you can be even smarter at handling it.
When your self-esteem wavers, it's important to think about what you can bring to the world instead of listing down your shortcomings in your head. After a rejection, take a look at yourself and concentrate on the parts of yourself that are valuable.
Rejection can be damaging without a doubt. But we can always control how this emotion affects us.
