One young woman’s mission of being rejected 1,000 times has inspired other social media users to seek out no’s.

Online, people are documenting their attempts to clock up as many ‘nos’ as they can this year. Is this actually the best possible route to more ‘yeses’ than you’re used to?

Since then, I’ve grown curious about why I responded the way I did—and about whether, in this new year, I might be able to ...

One TikTok creator, however, has made it her personal mission to collect rejections like gold stars, documenting her ...

Hooray! You took a risk and put yourself out there. But after all of that emotional effort, it didn’t go as planned, and now you’re feeling just a bit wounded. Everyone deals with rejection at one ...

Rejection sensitive dysphoria occurs when you experience an intense or overwhelming emotional sensitivity to criticism or rejection. It can be a learned emotional response or you may be genetically ...

When you learn how to handle rejection from a guy, it makes you stronger instead of making you feel more insecure. It’s possible to get to a place where rejection isn’t a big deal. It can even feel ...

Rejection is never easy to handle, especially in the realm of dating. While everyone experiences setbacks in their romantic pursuits, rejection often carries a uniquely heavy weight for men, striking ...

Let's be real—rejection sucks. Actually, "it sucks the big one," says Rachel Wright, LMFT, a licensed marriage and family therapist in New York City. Research even shows that the brain reacts to ...

Anyone who has experienced rejection knows the gut-wrenching anguish of being dismissed. Whether it's a pass over from your boss for the promotion you've worked so hard for, or abandonment from a ...

The classic Rolling Stones song, "You Can't Always Get What You Want," is more than a timeless hit. It's a fact of life. Still, rejection doesn't feel great, whether you get turned down for a job, ...

There's no denying a breakup can be one of the most difficult things to go through. But weirdly, if you get rejected when dating, it can sometimes hurt just as much — if not more. So the next time you ...