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A Netherlands Music Festival Created a Mini Berghain That Nobody Could Get Into
The "Berghenk Experience" was pretty simple: you stand in line to get past the gate, get rejected, and try it all again.
What I Learned Listening to My Patients Talk About Their Sex Lives
I'm a clinical psychologist, and most of my younger patients' anxieties are related to their sexuality.
What I Learned Listening to My Patients Talk About Their Sex Lives
I'm a clinical psychologist, and most of my younger patients' anxieties are related to their sexuality.
Shrooms Make Rejection More Chill, Study Says
Researchers found that the "magic" in magic mushrooms can help you feel better about getting snubbed.
What Doing Door-to-Door Social Research Taught Me About Humanity
People are suspicious and impatient. Except for the elderly, who are starving for any kind of human contact.
An Artist Deals with Rejection in This Week's Comic from Anna Haifisch
No number of well-wishes or compliments preceding it can soften the word "no."
This Guy Built An Empire Creating Fake Phone Numbers for Avoiding Creeps
"And please, do your best to forget about the person who gave you this number, because trust us, they have already forgotten about you."
This Man Who Proposed with Lychees Was Harshly, Unsurprisingly Rejected
Poor 24-year-old Dong thought he could win his love's heart forever by presenting her with her favorite fruit when he publicly popped the question. Nope.
Why Do I Suck at Dealing with Rejection?
Why is it so soul-crushingly sad when a guy says he doesn't want to date me?
The Stages of Grief for the Chronically Single
I had to go through a bunch of emotions before I could finally end up at my current state of being not at all worried about my perpetual singleness. Those emotions look strangely like the traditional stages of grief.
I Spoke to a Pick Up Artist to See If They’re as Bad as I Think They Are
In the wake of the Elliot Rodger's fiasco, pick up artist culture seems disgusting. But what if the men of PUA were no different than women who read Cosmo? We spoke to a PUA artist to figure out if the culture's new rep is just a result of bad branding...