How has rejection improved your life?

Question

How has rejection improved your life?

Answer 1

I think it has forced me to strive to better myself. i wanted to prove the rejectors wrong.

Answer 2

Just reminded me that I am my own self, and no matter how much I want them to like me, it's more important that I like myself.

Answer 3

It is a humbling experience but we can all use a dose of that from time to time .

Answer 4

First off, years later, I am now soooo glad that I didn't hook up with those gals I was interested in, because they eventually turned into people I couldn't stand to be with.  So I lucked out that way.

2nd, it also helped me to learn more about myself, what I want in a friend or relationship, and then to seek that out.  It also helped me to learn what might be my turnoffs to other people and try to be better.

Answer 5

I guess the warm and fuzzy answer is that it's made me stronger and better at standing on my own.  It promotes self-evaluation and a greater awareness of what other people want.  Of course, the truth is that my life would have been even more improved by acceptance.  Oh well.  Life improvement comes in 31 flavors, and some of them are just sweeter than others.

Answer 6

If you not rejected in life more then 100+ times then you really werent that important. If you have a brlliant idea in you head and it wasnt rejected then it really wasnt that important. Socitey is werid in genreal we reject diffrent and lable it crazy.

Answer 7

I have become way more independent.  I watch whatever I want whenever I want on TV and I’m in charge of the channel selector.  I get four pillows instead of two and I can sleep as late as I want and stay up as late as I want - at least on weekends - I work full-time and always have.  Nobody drinks out of the milk carton but me and there’s something half eaten in the fridge I know it’s mine!  I can buy anything I want without question – clothes, junk, etc.  I’ve also learned how to do things for myself.  I take care of my own car repairs,  get my oil changed regularly, etc.  It took me over two years to adjust and I really kind of like being independent and living on my own.  The sad part - my husband left me.  Now he wants me back.  I used to very, very dependent upon him.  He didn't realize (at the time, just how dependent he was upon me - dinner every night, laundry, cleaning, etc. LOL).

Answer 8

it made me realize that life doesn't revolve around me and not everyone will want or like you. It made me accept that like myself, people have the right to deny you in way you want them to. It made better and stronger .