Do you recall the first time you were professionally rejected? It stung, right? Your ego probably even got bruised while the self-doubt set in, especially as a creative. Did it deter you from trying ...

At Princeton, we don’t only learn in the classroom, we also learn life skills — like how to deal with rejection. And that’s just as important as anything we learn in our courses. Three years ago, when ...

After a grueling college admissions process, I was excited to begin my journey at the University of Michigan. Yet, I was surprised by the campus’s intense culture of club recruitment and internship ...

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Recently on an online dating website I stumbled across a man whom I thought would be a wonderful match. We had many of the same values and shared many of the same interests. We live in the same city ...

My earliest memory of rejection took place when I was 16 years old. I was eager for a part-time job and went to the nearest McDonald’s, where I was certain I would be a shoo-in behind the grill, ...

“Eventually you stop asking for sex, and your marriage suffers, and your wife says it’s because she doesn’t feel connected and desired.” —Man Romantic rejection is a highly stressful experience that ...