31 Rejection Stories, Shared On A Viral Twitter Thread, Hurt Deep

Why did they have to go through all of that?

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• Published in Interesting
• November 23, 2021

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.

2. When the mom was a good riddance.

3. Rejected in the past, relieved in the present.

4. Sometimes moms are killjoys.

5. That's 14 rejections in one night.

6. How rude.

7. It settled for something less.

8. A politician's story

9. Well that was awkward.

10. A rude blind date

11. Maybe he was overqualified?

12. She's toying with his heart.

13. Perhaps it's better this way.

14. He should've just waited.

15. Racism is not cool.

16. This guy isn't worth it.

17. Everyone feels bad for the girlfriend. Even this person.

18. Goth girl being goth.

19. What a scum.

20. That's harsh indeed!

21. Cheaters will always be pathetic. Period.

22. That's tough.

23. Politics, sometimes, break people up.

24. Another scum of the earth.

25. Wait, what?

26. That guy better pay up!

27. Ouch.

28. Cheaters gonna cheat.

29. Makes us wonder if they're true friends

30. Dating a customer is definitely a no no.

31. What an a**!

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.

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