Putting yourself out there is a scary thing. It takes confidence and faith. Confidence in yourself and faith that someone will be there to catch you if you fall, even if it's just yourself.
Rejection tends to be the outcome of these situations.
It takes a strong person to deal with rejection, an emotionally strong person. Just like physical strength, a person has to go through training to build this strength up.
Usually, it is not beneficial situations that cause this type of strength to grow.
Disappointment, grief, lies, and depression can cause this strength to grow.
Letting your guard down. Putting your trust fully in someone. Your trust being broken. Your feelings being dismissed. Your emotions taken advantaged of.
Being reminded that no matter what you do, it will never be good enough. You could always be better. Perfection being the only acceptable outcome.
These are the situations that build your emotional strength. Your strength can be as solid as a rock, as unbreakable as a diamond, and as durable as rubber. You could be the strongest person you know, but is it worth it?
Is it worth it to be so strong that you no longer feel nothing? Is it worth it to allow rejection to roll off you like rain on a window?
Such strength eventually deteriorates, as does physical strength. However this deterioration does not come with age. A person can take only so many hits until this strength breaks. The strong binds created become brittle and one day it all comes crashing down.
Realize that you care for someone. Realize that you just gave them your all. Realize that they took advantage of that. Realize, you aren't as strong as you think.
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