Accepting it is easy. Getting over it, though....

When you’ve experienced rejection as a child, it hurts of course, but you come to understand that in some situations you won’t always be welcome. It’s less of a shock later—you pick up the pieces and move on.

Those days and concerns are gone. I was gifted 11 awesome years with my person. No one else will be in my life to disappoint or hurt me on that level.

No, it is terribly hard for me (if I was connected and had love for them). Happens rarely too.

But yes, I think some use others to fill their voids, especially on SM. <<< And that will always be temporary I have learned.

I've been guilty of being slow in the uptake, but when I finally get it, I pick up my toys and move on.

When you are lying in a hospital bed from being badly burned in a house fire, you lost your beloved dog in the fire, and you call the only person who you think cares, and they tell you they don't like you.

It wasn't easy. Was a hard lesson. But won't be repeated

Still trying to accept it been 50+ years

Never experienced that. My tolerance for BS is mighty low.

@SW-User i suppose you know when the time is right too get out if you feel there is no appreciation for you it is then time too bail out

It’s not easy. At. All. Usually takes me about a week before I cut my loss.

With those I've thought of as friends, it's been pretty clear when I was no longer wanted. It is always hurtful, that realization.

With those I was in a 'romantic' sort of relation with, whether with the legal commitment of marriage or not, it has been the not being a priority realization...that has taken me longer to see than it should have. It has rarely been easy at all, walking away. Accepting it is just part of it all.

no its not easy some times it takes for ever to figure your not wanted or needed

Take time away from falling in love with people, especially if it is repeated scenario of unrequited love.

Eventually everyone moves on. Not easy to accept but I think we have also all been the bad guy ourselves.

Experience makes it get a whole lot easier as you get older.

I know the feeling

Im not wanted either. Hence why im 49 never married

Never really do

it can take me a while,, ngl.. emotions are messy

I can accept it pretty easily. I can figure out when I am not wanted. It’s the getting over it part that takes long for me.