The thing about this sort of rejection is the underlying sense of being objectified. It's like the person went comparison shopping, assessed your features, and decided you weren't what they were looking for. It sucks all the more if they go for a newer model instead. Better match, maybe, good for them. But it still ain't fun sitting on the shelf.
I think most people fall into the trap of comparing themselves to other models. ("What does SHE have that I don't have?" etc.) Don't. Matatalo ka lang. There will always be something another has that you don't, something you have that they don't, and it doesn't even really matter. You have to ask yourself what you want. You may be annoyed because you felt like you settled for something that didn't settle for you, but nobody ever said you had to settle.
Well, it's four years and counting. That's enough to do anyone in. As i said, I'm mostly happy, except in that aspect.
I don't compare unless I have to--like say, when I have someone to compare myself to na (with Pooh, wala pa naman thankfully AND hopefully hahaha). In my line of work, if I fall into the habit (trap!) of comparing myself, I'd be commited to an institution in Mandaluyong like that. ;D
Leica, you know me, I don't like settling. There's a difference between settling and having your heart set on someone.
popcorn chasing and other follieslushlushMarch 18 2005, 05:16:37 UTC
>There's a difference between settling and having your heart set on someone.
When you mentioned giving someone a chance even if they were not your type (and the inapplicability of the reverse), the word "settle" was mentioned, and that kinda threw me. ;)
> I don't compare unless I have to--like say, when I have someone to compare myself to na
But that's exactly what I'm talking about. You do compare yourself! Rivalling the same boy doesn't make it any more legitimate. The why-her-not-me game is a lose-lose game, every time. First of all it doesn't do any good and it doesn't change a thing, especially when you know very well that there is no universal "type" that guys go for, mapa-maximalist or no-frills. Second of all, it scrapes away at your self-esteem and inflates self-doubt. The worst thing is that you objectify yourself and start seeing yourself as some item or package to be picked. People hook up and break up with each other for the same reasons, don't they? - Whether or not they're right for each other, mutually. That's all
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Disclaimer muna: I am back to being a happy tomato. :D
Why?
Because I went for a reading last night. And Leica, say what you will about psychics only telling you what you already know: sometimes you HAVE to hear it. In my case, I have to hear it several times for it to sink in.
So there, my reading last night is consistent with all the readings I had the past year. They all say the same thing pero meron new twist. I'm happy because finally, nag-sink in na what my subconscious and conscious brain has been telling me. It's the heart that's the problem, kaya I didn't want to hear.
Now, I only have to clarify if it's better to continue loving a person but let go of the need to be loved back OR not even loving him anymore in the first place. I don't know which is the final answer of the reading, and I don't know which is gonna be harder in the long run. :P
Almost two years of my life din ito. :i
Anyway...I don't consider it settling when I like someone who wasn't under the classification of "my type" on first glance. If I start to
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I think most people fall into the trap of comparing themselves to other models. ("What does SHE have that I don't have?" etc.) Don't. Matatalo ka lang. There will always be something another has that you don't, something you have that they don't, and it doesn't even really matter. You have to ask yourself what you want. You may be annoyed because you felt like you settled for something that didn't settle for you, but nobody ever said you had to settle.
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I don't compare unless I have to--like say, when I have someone to compare myself to na (with Pooh, wala pa naman thankfully AND hopefully hahaha). In my line of work, if I fall into the habit (trap!) of comparing myself, I'd be commited to an institution in Mandaluyong like that. ;D
Leica, you know me, I don't like settling. There's a difference between settling and having your heart set on someone.
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don't stress over it. it will come. ;)
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Man, I don't know if it's the moon, the upcoming retrograde period or what, I'm going crazy. Happy one minute, morose the next. Pfft.
Btw, it's different: guys can choose, girls usually await being chosen. Big diff. ;P
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When you mentioned giving someone a chance even if they were not your type (and the inapplicability of the reverse), the word "settle" was mentioned, and that kinda threw me. ;)
> I don't compare unless I have to--like say, when I have someone to compare myself to na
But that's exactly what I'm talking about. You do compare yourself! Rivalling the same boy doesn't make it any more legitimate. The why-her-not-me game is a lose-lose game, every time. First of all it doesn't do any good and it doesn't change a thing, especially when you know very well that there is no universal "type" that guys go for, mapa-maximalist or no-frills. Second of all, it scrapes away at your self-esteem and inflates self-doubt. The worst thing is that you objectify yourself and start seeing yourself as some item or package to be picked. People hook up and break up with each other for the same reasons, don't they? - Whether or not they're right for each other, mutually. That's all ( ... )
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Why?
Because I went for a reading last night. And Leica, say what you will about psychics only telling you what you already know: sometimes you HAVE to hear it. In my case, I have to hear it several times for it to sink in.
So there, my reading last night is consistent with all the readings I had the past year. They all say the same thing pero meron new twist. I'm happy because finally, nag-sink in na what my subconscious and conscious brain has been telling me. It's the heart that's the problem, kaya I didn't want to hear.
Now, I only have to clarify if it's better to continue loving a person but let go of the need to be loved back OR not even loving him anymore in the first place. I don't know which is the final answer of the reading, and I don't know which is gonna be harder in the long run. :P
Almost two years of my life din ito. :i
Anyway...I don't consider it settling when I like someone who wasn't under the classification of "my type" on first glance. If I start to ( ... )
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