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| Are men really afraid of rejection??
Posted: 9/19/2005 9:35:24 AM | You need to drop that zero and get yourself a hero.
Seriously, he cheated.
As for being afraid of rejection, I know I am.
Sounds like he is just playing with you Ouch1971. | |
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| Are men really afraid of rejection??
Posted: 11/28/2005 12:45:59 PM | some men are afraid of rejection .... I know I used to be when I was much younger... I feared it so much that I missed a lot of great opportunities to meet a great young lady Im sure .. but as I learned and now pass on to younger men who seem scared of rejection, " If you attempt and get rejected, at least you know .. it doesnt cost you a dime to find out whether a person is receptive to you... it can cost you a lot relationshipwise if you miss a great opportunity by passing it up for the fear.... if she said (leave me alone) then keep on trucking ... you are only back at square one with the knowledge that you attempted and that the interest is not there"...
I found that when you can get past the fear of rejection (without making an absolute fool out of yourself) then you will build confidence that can be decected by the young lady and increase your chances of acceptance .... and there is nothing worse than seeing a person of interest and not saying a word,,, then later thinking ... "I should have tried".... | |
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ATPase
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Joined: 3/31/2005
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| Are men really afraid of rejection??
Posted: 11/28/2005 12:48:12 PM | | if you are afraid of rejection, then you already lost. you have to shrug off rejection. datign is a numbers game. | |
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| Are men really afraid of rejection??
Posted: 11/28/2005 4:05:14 PM | | Every time I get rejected, it gets easier to ask the next girl out. but I'm lucky, all the girls I asked out were nice and they amde it as easy as they could. I've seen guys that get worse each time though, because he did'nt get the nice ones. Are guys afraid of rejection? Sometimes. Can they get over it if they are? Rarely. | |
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| Are men really afraid of rejection??
Posted: 11/28/2005 4:58:05 PM | | I'm no more qualifed to speak for mankind than you are for womankind, but I'll chime in. All men do fear rejection to a degree. But being men, it's our responsibility to walk up to women an initiate conversation... so at some point you've got to get over it, as most all men do. In your current situation however, it doesn't sound like rejection he is afraid of. Possibly commitment, but not rejection. He might just be using you, but who knows? Trust your intuition. | |
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| Are men really afraid of rejection??
Posted: 11/28/2005 5:27:49 PM | A better question.... why do women look down on men that are afraid of rejection when they themselves know how cruel some women can be?  | |
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AI03™
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Joined: 5/3/2005
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| Are men really afraid of rejection??
Posted: 11/28/2005 5:30:58 PM | | Why woulnd't men be afraid of rejection.. they're HUMAN.. and they have to do the asking alot more then women do therefore their rate of rejection is much higher than ours. That can't be easy at all. | |
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ATPase
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Joined: 3/31/2005
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| Are men really afraid of rejection??
Posted: 11/29/2005 5:25:35 AM | | exactly,most women dont have the foggiest idea of what rejection is like cause they traditionally dont have to ask a guy out etc | |
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AI03™
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Joined: 5/3/2005
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| Are men really afraid of rejection??
Posted: 11/29/2005 10:17:01 AM | I think we all hate it El Hombre, coping with rejection and apparent failure is a serious matter.Few things in life are certain. But criticism is.
Rejection is not final. Rejection is not failure. Rejection is not ruin.There is nothing personal about rejection. It happens to everyone.It is intimately connected with risk taking. Every worthwhile endeavor at some point involves the risk of failure. That is what makes life interesting.
Continued life experience will desensitize you to the trauma of having doors slammed in your face. You learn to survive. You learn to go on. You learn to keep trying.
Since everything in life is but an experience perfect in being what it is, having nothing to do with good or bad, acceptance or rejection, one may well burst out in laughter.
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| Are men really afraid of rejection??
Posted: 11/29/2005 2:06:25 PM | Aren't we all>? I think it takes "practice", and I started very early by asking guys out in junior high. If I wanted something, I wanted it~~LOL~~ Everybody gets rejected. It doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you, it's the other person~~ I'm JK you guys 
It's part of life, that's all... | |
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AI03™
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Joined: 5/3/2005
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| Are men really afraid of rejection??
Posted: 12/7/2005 1:09:29 PM | hewants his cake and eat it too!
you arestaying in this confusion because you areafraid toleave
youtakea poll of all thefemales on this site and im sure not onewould put up with that crap!
friends my butt! hejustwants the extra little bit on the side being you!
youra veryprettty gal now go on and get a man that is not intoplaying games
cutbait and go fishing | |
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| Are men really afraid of rejection??
Posted: 12/7/2005 3:30:42 PM | I'm not really afraid of rejection, it's acceptance that I can't handle
Actually, it depends on whom I'm asking - let me clarify that!
I've approached women I don't know and have done impulsive things. On one occasion, I bought someone flowers. I think she was more embarrassed! There was no 'fear' because I didn't know her.
For me, the apprehension emerges when I've known someone over time, have developed feelings for them and am thinking about them romantically. Then the thought of 'rejection' is more apparent.
Luckily, that feeling is still rare as I'm picky! But unluckily, I've met very few women who felt the same way about me as I felt about them!
I'm not an astronomer but someone whom I think maybe a potential girlfriend tends to appear with the same frequency as Halley's Comet. Maybe I just need a more powerful telescope... | |
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pip32
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Joined: 11/21/2005
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| Are men really afraid of rejection??
Posted: 12/22/2005 11:34:15 AM | | it sounds like he is scared of commitment not rejection after all you guys did sleep together so how was he being rejected? If you can handle this kind of "arrangment" fine but I sense you want more.Tell him how you feel and make sure he gets it.As for your question yes men are afraid of rejection just like most people are.Good luck | |
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| Are men really afraid of rejection??
Posted: 12/22/2005 11:53:32 AM |
Are men really afraid of rejection??
Blanket statements don't really help, but in general (see? there I go with a blanket statement!) men seem to be less afraid of rejection depending on their own level of self-confidence. It's not the rejection that's the lousy part, it's the series of feelings that happen after the rejection that cause the trouble.
One thing that a great many women don't seem to understand is that rejecting a man (especially for sex in a commited relationship) has the same emotional impact as if a man said to his woman that she's ugly, fat and unappealing. Yes, it hurts that much!
So, yea, most men would rather not make an initial approach then take their chances and get shot down in flames, especially publicly. | |
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| Are men really afraid of rejection??
Posted: 12/24/2005 4:20:45 PM | So used to it now that it is acceptance that comes as more of a shock to me. I like me and would treat a significant other like royalty. If she's not interested, it's her loss.  | |
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