Rejection doesn't just bruise your ego; it strikes at the core of your identity. From a psychological perspective, ...

Imagine finding out your friends hosted a dinner party and didn’t invite you, or that you were passed over for a job you were excited about. These moments hurt, and people often describe rejection in ...

Dating is hard. It’s worth the occasional reminder so you can always approach every related situation with kindness and compassion (while also being truthful). This should be especially top of mind ...

We often talk about the look of love. Two people locking eyes with each other across a crowded room. A couple gazing at each other on a first date, oblivious of their surroundings. If recognizing ...

Recently, I tweeted: “In love, the only thing more frightening than rejection is acceptance.” Although I’ve touched on this idea in previous posts, I wanted to use this post to expand a little more on ...

Jennifer Martin -- and her delicate teenage ego -- received a wake-up call on her cell phone. The call came from her mother, telling her that after being left in limbo for months on the school's ...

As videos of emotional college acceptances and elaborate school-themed bed parties fill high schoolers' social media feeds, some seniors are putting a humorous spin on the emotional let down of ...

Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, mistakenly sent acceptance and rejection letters to every applicant for its nursing college, affecting hundreds of people, according to Salt Lake City-based ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Begüm Babür, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (THE CONVERSATION) ...