Rejection hurts so much because we take it as a damning judgement passed not merely on our physical appeal but on our entire selves, and by extension… - Alain de Botton

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Rejection hurts so much because we take it as a damning judgement passed not merely on our physical appeal but on our entire selves, and by extension (at this stage we’re crying into our pillow, as something by Bach or Leonard Cohen plays on the stereo) on our very right to exist. 2.