From the general observation that men are supposedly the "hunters", one would think that they're more susceptible to the idea of rejection (since there are more likely to be) from their counterparts. Flowing from that:

-Firstly do you think men react to rejection better than women?

-Secondly, do you personally feel more sympathetic for a man who was rejected romantically or for a woman who put herself out there only to be shut down?

Anything else to say regarding the topic? :inno:

Ladies tend to reject more & they enjoy doing so most of the damn times

Men's reactions are the worst, once a woman would reject him, he would:

a. start rumors about her
b. talks the shit about her
c. hate her & say 'she's not worth it'

You know, men ego?:p

I know people say we're the hunters but that's the wrong metaphor. It's more like fishing: you set the bait and you wait.

I think men deal with it better because they're probably more used to it.

Kinda like shrug it off and move on.

I think women take it more personally.

For me if a couple cannot work things out while dating what the heck would happen once married? Better to be rejected prior to the ring being put on the finger than later in a messy divorce.

These days, girls are the hunters and guys who tend to reject. Strange world eh ? :D

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-I think men "show" less emotions when they get rejected while girls get crazy when they get rejected and some times they just snap! probably its some thing with their hormones.

-Normally men approach girls so mainly men get rejected most of the time.I think this is how things work and a person should think before approaching and I believe you can avoid rejection by that.

it's has been this way, not just cuz men are the ones who are considered hunters, but also cuz women are more emotional and take things personally...

i think men react in different ways, some take it personally, and do what spirit posted :hyper:

and some are v understanding, and dont blame the women for wanting a guy that suits them...
those will just forget about it and move on, plenty of fish in the see

Some men take it personal but that shouldn't be the case. They should accept it because there's always a 50% chance they'd be rejected. It's always like that; a yes or a no..Accept a "yes" the same way you accept a "no"!

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-I think men "show" less emotions when they get rejected while girls get crazy when they get rejected and some times they just snap! probably its some thing with their hormones.

-Normally men approach girls so mainly men get rejected most of the time.I think this is how things work and a person should think before approaching and I believe you can avoid rejection by that.

You'd think thats the case but i actually think its very opposite in almost all the cases i have seen including mine.
ok well ive never been rejected cz i never put myself out there, buut, my girlfriends have and they just got over it like that *click* :P no expectations and moving on.
howeverrr, three of the guys ive rejected have gone all wierd and in one case crazy about it ;s i think men take rejection worse than women do. men DO show less emotion especially if by emotion you mean hormones and going crazyy..
but they do give you a hard time so i suppose in thier own way thats ''emotion''.

ofcourse im not judging all guys or all girls and im sure rejection is harsh especially when you have high hopes, i sure wouldnt enjoy being rejected .. but i still think men and women can both take it badly when hopes are high, or nonexistant ''signs'' are there. overall though, from my point of view, men take rejection harder.

as for how sympathetic id feel for men or women, i think both equally really. i mean even for the ones who dont make a fuss over it, rejection is harsh, whether its from a guy a sister a brother a friend, the concept is one. yet, shaking it off is best and we shouldnt get too sympathetic about it, its just balancing the flow.

Ladies tend to reject more & they enjoy doing so most of the damn times

Men's reactions are the worst, once a woman would reject him, he would:

a. start rumors about her
b. talks the shit about her
c. hate her & say 'she's not worth it'

You know, men ego?:p
Attitude problem
if that is the case that kind of guy deserve to be rejected:hyper:

Males usually deal with rejection better. Since they are supposed to ask and wait for the answer, whether its acceptance or rejection.

If I know this guy has the chemicals going on for a while for that girl, he was serious about it and when he asked her out she rejected him, then I'd kinda feel bad for him, but at the same time I'd respect him because at least he moved to get what he wanted, and thats a positive point :yes:

I would categorize men into two types (the serious ones)
A. The type that once he feels for a girl, he asks her out and then love is built on the next steps
B. The type that waits until he is certain of his feelings, knows the girl inside out (or atleast tries his best in that) and then does the check-mate!

I find the second type more successful, but slower. But then again, he goes according to the saying "Haraka haraka, sena baraka" (Quick actions have no blessings, i think!)

I think men are used to it :p

^ You'd be surprised by the amount of men who won't accept it.

Men's reactions are the worst, once a woman would reject him, he would:
a. start rumors about her
b. talks the shit about her
c. hate her & say 'she's not worth it'


:bored:
yeah, some morons DO that
especially the rumors part
this guy i wish i never knew, made rumors about "being physically intimate" with a girl, cuz he was rejected

girls can be a nightmare as well
this girl been calling and sending SMSs for months
i even told her i am engaged, which am not, just to get rid of her
no use -_-

Ladies tend to reject more & they enjoy doing so most of the damn times

Men's reactions are the worst, once a woman would reject him, he would:

a. start rumors about her
b. talks the shit about her
c. hate her & say 'she's not worth it'

You know, men ego?:p

Nope , once am rejected i just move on to another girl , and totally ignore the one who rejected me and never look back again, man are different from one another , if am so sure that i can get another girl any time soon why would i talk about the one who rejected me ? , thats my personal view.

Ladies tend to reject more & they enjoy doing so most of the damn times

Men's reactions are the worst, once a woman would reject him, he would:

a. start rumors about her
b. talks the shit about her
c. hate her & say 'she's not worth it'

You know, men ego?:p
Totally agree.

Also, I'd feel more sympathetic towards a woman who put herself out there and got turned down. I guess it's mainly because she had the courage to do something that was out of the norm, and instead of being rewarded for doing something daring, she just got shot down.

You'd think thats the case but i actually think its very opposite in almost all the cases i have seen including mine.
ok well ive never been rejected cz i never put myself out there, buut, my girlfriends have and they just got over it like that *click* :P no expectations and moving on.
howeverrr, three of the guys ive rejected have gone all wierd and in one case crazy about it ;s i think men take rejection worse than women do. men DO show less emotion especially if by emotion you mean hormones and going crazyy..
but they do give you a hard time so i suppose in thier own way thats ''emotion''.

ofcourse im not judging all guys or all girls and im sure rejection is harsh especially when you have high hopes, i sure wouldnt enjoy being rejected .. but i still think men and women can both take it badly when hopes are high, or nonexistant ''signs'' are there. overall though, from my point of view, men take rejection harder.

as for how sympathetic id feel for men or women, i think both equally really. i mean even for the ones who dont make a fuss over it, rejection is harsh, whether its from a guy a sister a brother a friend, the concept is one. yet, shaking it off is best and we shouldnt get too sympathetic about it, its just balancing the flow.

Well,

Some guys do get crazy but they got limited actions like calling for a week and trying to get things work but if they got rejection then they just go away and stay away, but females some times stalk the guy for years they :

+find out who is dating
+do he have a new number
+is he getting married
+which resturant he ate last night
+and the list goes on.. some times I feel that females really beat FBI in terms of gathering intel about a person!! "Scary"

For me its extremely hard to break up and it hate it when I finish it because some times you feel committed and you find out that your partner doesn’t understand what a relationship is about.Its hard to see a person you admired crying or getting upset but its better to end it once you feel that this wont work than pretending a relationship and bleeding it.

-Firstly do you think men react to rejection better than women?

i feel it all depends on the person, however i do think they react better then women because i think man can handle rejection especially that they always hit on girls and the girls keep on rejecting them, however with a women when she tries to talk to a guy she is interested in and he rejects her she would be devastated

-Secondly, do you personally feel more sympathetic for a man who was rejected romantically or for a woman who put herself out there only to be shut down?

defiantly a women reasons as i mentioned above

Men's reactions are the worst, once a woman would reject him, he would:

a. start rumors about her
b. talks the shit about her
c. hate her & say 'she's not worth it'
Not really, forget about her & go after another one, life is short so take your chances :p

I think men generally have a better way in dealing with issues than women, most of the time at least, which can also include rejection. Of course there are the exceptional oddballs who tend to be over dramatic and over react to these type of situations and turn into complete jerks after it, but over all I think we're collected and balanced and in control.

Woman are usually all over the place and switch from one extreme to the other, which I find quite annoying actually, but hey it makes our lives interesting at times so that's pretty much what matters I suppose. :P

Some men take it too personal and act crazy, for example they'll give u the history of their family and where they came from and how important they are in their community/village etc. I hate that it's like they're telling you that you're supposed to be flattered that "he" who came from a certain background wants to be with u.

^ true.

i think it's supposed to be in their nature, they're supposed to be tough enough to handle it, women on the other hand are far more emotional.

i can't see myself getting rejected, as i don't put myself out there in the first place.

+find out who is dating
+do he have a new number
+is he getting married
+which resturant he ate last night
+and the list goes on.. some times I feel that females really beat FBI in terms of gathering intel about a person!! "Scary"


thats pushing it a little i think, i mean is this rejection mid way IN a relationship or rejection at the very begining?
i honestly think asking a person out and getting rejected would not make a woman react like this. I'd think she might shed a coupla tears if she had high hopes of a yes but all this?
But if its midway in a relationship i honestly dont know how theyd react but i know i would wanna know hes doing well. thats it.
the guy i had issues with did the stalking instead, and again im not saying they all do, im just saying theres always an extreme case but i dont think thats how women react in general for sure.

thats pushing it a little i think, i mean is this rejection mid way IN a relationship or rejection at the very begining?
i honestly think asking a person out and getting rejected would not make a woman react like this. I'd think she might shed a coupla tears if she had high hopes of a yes but all this?
But if its midway in a relationship i honestly dont know how theyd react but i know i would wanna know hes doing well. thats it.
the guy i had issues with did the stalking instead, and again im not saying they all do, im just saying theres always an extreme case but i dont think thats how women react in general for sure.

There was this girl in my college whom used to spread rumers that she is my fiance,I found out after a year ! I never even talked to her.

Some times there are some girls love a guy secretly and after a while they really believe that the guy is meant to be for them.When they find that the guy is with some one else ,that where the stalking starts.

Because men are made to accept rejection, hunting is made their job…

I have heard many stories of rejections told by the rejected themselves…

There was this girl in my college whom used to spread rumers that she is my fiance,I found out after a year ! I never even talked to her.


that kinda happened with my brother :P and he never MET the girl.
For arguments sake, I'm just going to say that it happens with both :P

These days, girls are the hunters and guys who tend to reject. Strange world eh ? :D

exactly :yes: !

I think men generally have a better way in dealing with issues than women, most of the time at least, which can also include rejection. Of course there are the exceptional oddballs who tend to be over dramatic and over react to these type of situations and turn into complete jerks after it, but over all I think we're collected and balanced and in control.

Woman are usually all over the place and switch from one extreme to the other, which I find quite annoying actually, but hey it makes our lives interesting at times so that's pretty much what matters I suppose. :P
Men don;t spend days wondering why she said no.

Women tend to want to know why and will spend days wondering if it's beacuse of the way she looks, or something she said, or did, or..or..or..

I think women will take it personal as thalia said
Men I think used to it and some might also take it personal and some will just ignore
it depends on the person and how we would be behave.

Our hearts get broken.. basically same as girls... some of us move on and forget all about it.. some move on and never forget.. some won't move on and start doing stubid things.

I'll feel more sympathetic to women who get rejected.