{"id":2306,"date":"2018-08-16T07:57:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T13:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/?p=2306"},"modified":"2018-08-16T07:57:38","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T13:27:38","slug":"romantic-mixed-messaging-how-to-recognize-rejection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/romantic-mixed-messaging-how-to-recognize-rejection\/","title":{"rendered":"Romantic Mixed Messaging: How to Recognize Rejection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Romantic Mixed Messaging: How to Recognize Rejection<\/p>\n<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2331\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Couple-in-a-conflict-1.jpeg?resize=620%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"couple not talking to each other\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Couple-in-a-conflict-1.jpeg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Couple-in-a-conflict-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"abstract\">In this day and age, we&#8217;re all trained to be polite, making it hard to figure out disinterest.<\/p>\n<p>But, post-date silence is not golden, because this is a form of passive rejection, even though it leaves room for interpretation.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s harder to say &#8220;no thanks&#8221; to someone we&#8217;re not interested in. Also, honest rejection can cause rifts in a friendship or social group.<\/p>\n<p>But, the distance between the two parties can also be used to help recognizing disinterest: the closer two people are, the less likely they are to go dark.<\/p>\n<p id=\"takeawayheader\">Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">If you have a great first date but the other person doesn&#8217;t call you right away, do not assume it&#8217;s an automatic rejection.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">Sometimes people do not want to appear impolite so they do not outright reject someone.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">Learn to tell the difference when judging people&#8217;s behaviour as either disinterested or desire.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"quote\">&#8220;When a partner with whom you have been actively talking and texting drops off the grid, it speaks volumes\u2014as a passive method of rejection.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"readmoretext\">Read more: <\/span><a id=\"source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/intl\/blog\/why-bad-looks-good\/201806\/romantic-mixed-messaging-how-recognize-rejection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/intl\/blog\/why-bad-looks-good\/201806\/romantic-mixed-messaging-how-recognize-rejection<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romantic Mixed Messaging: How to Recognize Rejection In this day and age, we&#8217;re all trained to be polite, making it hard to figure out disinterest. But, post-date silence is not golden, because this is a form of passive rejection, even though it leaves room for interpretation. 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