I'd like to be less sensitive to rejection, as well as situations that aren't actually rejection but that I take as such. I've had social anxiety for as long as I can remember (I'm nineteen), and I have only come out of my shell in the last few months. Because of this, I'm incredibly sensitive to what others may think of me, since I've never really had friends and don't want people to dislike me. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 26, 2009 - 23 answers

How do you phrase "are you into me?" in a non-terrifying way? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 25, 2009 - 22 answers

How can I help someone who has three young children but who doesn't want to be a mother anymore? I know that this sounds completely irresponsible and selfish and cruel but I would appreciate help if you can take the time to read the details. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 8, 2009 - 27 answers

Was in love with a friend. He is not in love with me. Haven't talked to him in 3 months, but find myself constantly having (childish) fantasies of him begging me back, going into a jealous rage when I've found someone else, and basically living with the horrible regret of throwing away his one chance at happiness. Must regain sanity and purge these thoughts. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 30, 2009 - 22 answers

Is there a way to tweak my personal psychology so that I perceive failure and rejection as neutral or even positive, rather than negative, events? [more inside]
posted by freshwater_pr0n on Sep 28, 2009 - 23 answers

I applied for a job that I had absolutely the right criteria for, but I've been rejected before the interview stage. Is it worth following it up, and trying to get an interview, or should I just let it go? [more inside]
posted by hnnrs on Sep 23, 2009 - 21 answers

I was rejected pretty kindly, we are being friends, and we're hanging out an awful, awful lot. Please help me get some perspective. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 6, 2009 - 10 answers

I hooked up with an old friend who I had very long standing crush on, I'm pretty confident I'm being rejected, but his behavior during and after is still making my head spin and I would really like to understand his behavior more so that I can move on. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 - 29 answers

How many times do people typically make it to the "finalist" round before they land a job? [more inside]
posted by anastasiav on Oct 9, 2008 - 3 answers

I just got rejected by a girl whom I was certain had wanted me to make a move. I am very confused now. If anyone wants to venture a guess as to what happened I would appreciate it. Long story after the jump. [more inside]
posted by thescientificmethhead on Aug 18, 2008 - 94 answers

I feel like I'm going through a breakup - only it isn't with a person, it's with an intangible thing. I know intellectually that I'll get better, but it's just been the first few days and I'm hurting so much. How do I heal? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Jul 1, 2008 - 13 answers

How to nicely but firmly tell someone I am completely and totally uninterested romantically and at this point, pretty averse to friendship, too? [more inside]
posted by Phire on Jun 16, 2008 - 27 answers

How to I gracefully tell my parents that I've changed religions? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 12, 2008 - 27 answers

What are some audacious things that people have done to convince someone of their goal/cause/opinion or change their mind - and succeed? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Mar 27, 2008 - 17 answers

What's better/less worse: Telling someone now that they didn't get a job, or leaving him/her hanging until after the holidays? I want to do the humane thing here.
posted by Sweetie Darling on Dec 19, 2007 - 37 answers

How to get over/deal with/move on from parental rejection? [LONG!] [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 10, 2007 - 19 answers

How do I stop worrying in the beginning of a relationship? (example provided) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 1, 2007 - 14 answers

How do you tell a potential employer that you're just not that into them? [more inside]
posted by phoenixc on Jul 16, 2007 - 12 answers

How do I gain rapport with people? (or, should I ditch if I'm being ditched?) [more inside]
posted by mpls2 on Jul 14, 2007 - 24 answers

Okay, this is an enormous issue and I'm not finding any resources out there for help. I recently found my son's biological father. My son is 26. [more inside]
posted by nurse4kitties on Apr 12, 2007 - 43 answers

Help me understand why I'm always getting turned down for important things. [more inside]
posted by nasreddin on Apr 3, 2007 - 38 answers

I need help non-hurtfully brushing off someone who wants to be friends with me. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 16, 2006 - 41 answers

How to avoid taking things personally? [more inside]
posted by mintchip on Aug 19, 2006 - 9 answers

Does anyone have an experience appealing an admission decision by a university? I recently applied as a transfer student to a private university in California and was rejected. I'm putting together an appeal now and I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice from first hand experience. [more inside]
posted by petah on Jul 22, 2006 - 15 answers

Questions about rejection via non-confrontational means... [more inside]
posted by jetskiaccidents on Feb 8, 2006 - 26 answers

Rejection Letters - how to write them [more inside]
posted by small_ruminant on Jan 17, 2006 - 18 answers

My two-year-old niece doesn't like guys anymore. That wouldn't be such a big deal, but she also rejects her dad, which makes him sad. My sister wants to know, what can be done?

I remember reading an AskMe about ways to cope with a kid who prefers one parent over the other, but I couldn't find it (and I looked pretty hard).
posted by Turtle on Dec 22, 2004 - 12 answers

"I think of you.. more as a friend." A girl I really, really (seriously) 'like' sprung that one on me yesterday. Her explanation was rather strange in general: apparently I'd make a great boyfriend, but she'd make a lousy girlfriend, and she's saving me from myself. Is this low self-esteem, or plain lies, or what? And what the heck should I do about the whole thing?
posted by anonymous on Oct 13, 2004 - 55 answers

SpamFilter: The last week or two I've been getting the strangest spam, real spam with a wide variety of (normal for spam) message content, that is addressed to some imaginary address at a domain I own, but is posed as a rejection message from the intended recipient's domain. Anyone else who owns a domain having this experience? [more inside]
posted by billsaysthis on Sep 10, 2004 - 6 answers