Since then, I’ve grown curious about why I responded the way I did—and about whether, in this new year, I might be able to ...

Rejection is universal, yet the way it hits us can feel personal, almost like a wound that never quite heals. It doesn’t matter if it's professional, romantic, or social; being told "no" can leave you ...

Hooray! You took a risk and put yourself out there. But after all of that emotional effort, it didn’t go as planned, and now you’re feeling just a bit wounded. Everyone deals with rejection at one ...

Rejection is never easy to handle, especially in the realm of dating. While everyone experiences setbacks in their romantic pursuits, rejection often carries a uniquely heavy weight for men, striking ...

Let's be real—rejection sucks. Actually, "it sucks the big one," says Rachel Wright, LMFT, a licensed marriage and family therapist in New York City. Research even shows that the brain reacts to ...

While the choice was hardly life-altering, I’ve often thought about it as an allegory for my relationship to rejection more ...

The classic Rolling Stones song, "You Can't Always Get What You Want," is more than a timeless hit. It's a fact of life. Still, rejection doesn't feel great, whether you get turned down for a job, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rachel Wells is a writer who covers leadership, AI, and upskilling. We all face rejection at some stage in our personal and ...

Anyone who has experienced rejection knows the gut-wrenching anguish of being dismissed. Whether it's a pass over from your boss for the promotion you've worked so hard for, or abandonment from a ...

There's no denying a breakup can be one of the most difficult things to go through. But weirdly, if you get rejected when dating, it can sometimes hurt just as much — if not more. So the next time you ...