Relationships: The art of kind rejection and graceful acceptance

As much as we hope every meetup with a new person turns into something special, that’s not realistic. After all, if you’re looking for ‘the one’, it’s probably not going to happen on the first try. Photo: TNS/Dreamstime

Dating is hard. I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know, but it’s worth the occasional reminder so you can always approach every related situation with kindness and compassion (while also being truthful).

This should be especially top of mind when it comes to rejection, a subject no one likes but happens to be a big part of dating. As much as we hope every meetup with a new person turns into something special, that’s not realistic – after all, if you’re looking for “the one”, that’s probably not going to happen on the first try. Therefore, it’s likely that you’re going to be on both sides of rejection at some point.