This article was written by Collette Gee and by wikiHow staff writer, Kira Jan. Collette Gee is a Relationship Coach, Certified Violence Prevention Specialist, the Author of "Finding Happily… No Rules, No Frogs, No Pretending." Focusing on creating meaningful romantic relationships, Collette uses her experience having worked in the mental health industry as a psych nurse to conduct relationship coaching, online courses, and workshops to help women and men find lasting love. Prior to Collette's coaching business, she worked in the mental health field as a psych nurse which has helped inform her practice to create and sustain happy, healthy meaningful romantic relationships. Her work has been featured on TLC, London Live, the Huffington Post, and CNN.
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Whether you just got a rejection text after a first date or whether your crush said “no” to going out, rejection hurts. But rejection rarely has anything to do with who you are, and dating rejection doesn’t say anything about what you’re worth.[1]
To help you respond when you get rejected and move on quickly to find that special someone, we’ve put together a list of 15 texts you can send to accept rejection gracefully and come off as a confident, strong person.
This article is based on an interview with our professional dating coach, Collette Gee. Check out the full interview here.
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- ↑ Collette Gee. Dating Coach. Expert Interview. 20 August 2021.
- ↑ Collette Gee. Dating Coach. Expert Interview. 20 August 2021.
- ↑ https://wellbeingtrust.org/news/its-not-you-its-me-6-ways-to-take-romantic-rejection-in-stride/
- ↑ Collette Gee. Dating Coach. Expert Interview. 20 August 2021.
- ↑ Collette Gee. Dating Coach. Expert Interview. 20 August 2021.
- ↑ Collette Gee. Dating Coach. Expert Interview. 20 August 2021.
- ↑ LeTisha Underwood. Certified Professional Matchmaker. Expert Interview. 14 December 2021.
- ↑ https://www.glamour.com/story/the-right-way-to-break-up-with
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- ↑ https://wellbeingtrust.org/news/its-not-you-its-me-6-ways-to-take-romantic-rejection-in-stride/
- ↑ https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/rejection.html
- ↑ Collette Gee. Dating Coach. Expert Interview. 20 August 2021.
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- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=335&v=N6s_-gzLqYM&feature=youtu.be
- ↑ https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a26827245/how-to-get-out-of-the-friend-zone/
- ↑ https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/how-to-deal-with-unrequited-love-for-friend-320197
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ulterior-motives/201706/humor-sometimes-makes-stressful-situations-better
- ↑ https://www.nbcnews.com/better/lifestyle/are-you-situationship-what-it-how-get-out-it-ncna1057141
- ↑ https://wellbeingtrust.org/news/its-not-you-its-me-6-ways-to-take-romantic-rejection-in-stride/
- ↑ https://ideas.ted.com/why-rejection-hurts-so-much-and-what-to-do-about-it/
- ↑ https://www.psychalive.org/how-to-deal-with-rejection/
- ↑ https://www.psychalive.org/how-to-deal-with-rejection/