Why do some people respond to rejection aggressively or very negatively?

[Anonymous]

For me rejection is neutral, it just means that you and that person are not aligned or are not meant for each other. Trying to force things never works and always backfires. Reacting negatively to a rejection makes you entitled. People are not forced to be with you. When you get rejected, don't take it personally. There are 8 billion people on the planet, we can't possibly think that everyone will love or like us, and that's okay.

[Effably]

The implied notion is of course that the one rejected is not good enough and inferior to the one rejecting. While that is a pretty childish view it isn't as if emotions care for logic and being told you're insufficient when going out of your comfortzone to express approval of someone else is of course not a fun feeling.

But absolutely I agree with you. A simple "Thanks, you're still pretty though!" or alike is going to net you a lot whereas lashing out will only reaffirm that you were not good enough. You're right, I don't sympathize with people responding negatively but it isn't difficult to see where they might come from.

[Danny_dan92]

Cause people don’t like taking an L


People are soft af and entitled these days.

[sassy_receptor]

entitlement. this is especially true of the men who get so angry or upset when they get rejected. they feel they are entitled to women’s time, bodies, and attention and therefore get really mad when they learn that’s not the way it works.

[TroyDT2]

Some people get frustrated, especially in a "Participation Award" Society.

[Anonymous]

i think its scarcity mindset, when you want someone and got rejected i think they scared they fcant find anyone else

[Dreamclouds]

Too big ego to big stupidity, very bad togheter

[Nikki1989]

It's just sore loser mentality.