Olawale Oluwakoya
Abraham Fitzpatrick
Process analysis essay
10/25/16
Coping with social and emotional rejection The human heart is very fragile. It sometimes desires unconditional love and to be loved for whom it truly is. However the search for this love comes with a great risk of rejection. There is a chance that the person one has chosen to love would not reciprocate those affections. If they do return your affection, there is always the chance they may change their mind later on during the relationship, which most times leads to depression, however to deal with such rejections one needs to go through certain phases like the acceptance and the healing phase, but most importantly one need to know how to not get rejected.
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