• VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    How so? I never said you weren’t supposed to feel bad or that you couldn’t. Lick your wounds if you want. Just don’t lash out over it.

    It will make you a genuinely more likeable person if you don’t lash out at someone for rejecting you. No sane person wants to date an individual with a temper like that, especially if you put it on display before the relationship even begins.

    • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍
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      8 months ago

      I would never defend or say that behavior is justified by hurt feelings. I am saying that just saying “just don’t take rejection personally” is in no way a helpful response. To misquote Schoppenhauer, a person can choose how they react, but they can’t choose how they feel – especially when hormones are involved.