What do you think is worse in the long term: Getting rejecting or regretting not confessing your feelings?

[Anonymous]

Just curious. If you really liked someone and maybe don't confess you feelings would that hurt more in the long term (decades) than getting rejected right there and then?

Getting Rejected

Regretting not confessing

[Guy13]

The worse thing is not Risking and living in Regret.

Once in Relationship: not managing to express my feelings in an organized a linear way is tragic... so that both parties can make an informed analysis/choice.

I sleep better having risked and loss than avoiding the risk thereby guaranteeing Regret

[Phoenix98]

It’s worse to not confess because then you have the regret and lingering thought in the back of your mind that asks what if?

at least if you confess and get rejected then you have a solid answer. You may be disappointed and or be hurt but you’ll get over that in time.

[LelaActually]

Getting rejected sucks, we can all agree. But at least getting rejected means that you tried, and got a concrete answer the person isn't interested in you and you can move on.

Never asking someone or never confessing your feelings will always leave you with 'what ifs'.