Why do people think that they're entitled to a friendship after they reject you?

Question

I've had guys reject me only to become obsessive/borderline stalkers when I
discontinue the friendship because we aren't on the same page.

I'm still polite and cordial around them, but they complain that I don't act the same way around them and not as engaging.

By the way, it’s not like these guys don’t have friends or a support system.

Summeroflove · Accepted Answer

People are weird I think that some people feel entitled because they regret they rejected you. Maybe at the end of the day they really like you…. And I’m NOT saying that you have to tolerate their games and behavior because you don’t, I can’t read minds only offer possibilities. But it can give you more empathy for these individuals at the same time.

It could be that they really like you but they wanted to reject you before you could reject them. They have been hurt, pushed away, rejected, cheated on, used, abused, and any number of things. So they want to sabotage the relationship before you do. But they still like you and want to be around you.

Other people reject others because it’s their way of staying on top. But…. They can’t take rejection. Nobody should be entitled to them but they feel entitled to you…. They make no sense. But it’s how they operate.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

The person that did the rejecting lacks empathy. Yes, I've heard women on here get mad because they rejected a guy and then that guy didn't want to remain friends afterwards. If you reject a person and then afterwards they do not want to be friends afterwards the normal response would be disappointment, but understand why they don't want to be friends. Because if you could put yourself in thier shoes you'd likely respond the same way.

Most people that get mad about this person doesn't even really like that person. And the reason they want them to stay "friends" is they enjoy the ego boost they from that person's attraction to them. Even though they'd never date that person. That's typically the real reason those people get mad at them wanting to end the "friendship". Because they really want to just keep exploiting them.