From bad breakups to horrible teacher comments, these are the worst rejections people have ever received.
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30 People Share the Harshest Rejections They’ve Faced and They Are Rough
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We all deal with rejection at some point in our lives. As a writer, I have pretty much become numb to rejection, at least in the professional realm. But even my cold, rejection-laden heart couldn’t take some of these super harsh rejection stories. Comedian Eden Dranger started a Twitter thread asking people to share their hands-down worst rejection stories, and oh boy, people delivered.
These cringe-worthy stories are guaranteed to make you want to crawl up in a ball. Many of these are romantic rejections, but there are some exceptionally terrible professional and personal rejections in there as well.
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The “sister” problem
What… What does that even mean? Either he’s not attracted to her at all or he’s really attracted to her and is super into incest. Either way, this reaction is not good!
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Kindergarten crush
Little kids are so mean. Literally the worst. Sharron followed up this tweet with one that explains that the dude ended up in jail, so it turns out she dodged a real bullet anyway.
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“Star Wars” obsessed
There is so much going on here. First, don’t send someone else to do your dirty work for you. What a coward. Second of all, it’s seventh grade! Is there such a thing as talking about Star Wars too much? I think not!
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Not rich
Look, she was looking for something specific, and that specific thing was a guy with piles and piles of money. He might not be that guy, and that’s OK. But she’s not going to string him along like he has a chance, and I think that’s very admirable.
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Special message
I am not going to lie. This one made me laugh very hard. But I couldn’t even imagine the level of embarrassment if this was my teacher’s special end-of-year message to me in seventh grade. I would be mortified.
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“Go away!”
She was not there to be hit on by random dudes that night, so she just wasn’t even going to entertain the effort. Respect. This woman is the Babe Ruth of rejecting guys.
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Speed dating
That’s a big ouch. You have to be thinking that there are 14 of them and one of you… someone is going to want to continue talking to you when the night is over. For that not to be the case… That’s rough.
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Sigh of relief
Wow, this is harsh. What are you even supposed to say to respond to that? “Sure, great, glad I could help you out, jerk-face.”
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Nerd and popular girl
Am I crazy… or is this the plot of Grease? Summer lovin’ man. It’s the worst! The lesson here is never trust anyone unless they will date you during the school year.
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“Game night emergency”
When a story begins with “a comedy writer from Tinder,” you just know it’s going to be a complete horror show. You would think a professional writer would be able to come up with an excuse more convincing than a “game night emergency.” It’s like he didn’t even try.
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Rejection letter
I’m sure they didn’t mean that she didn’t even possess the talent to be considered among the pool of talented writers who were rejected, but that’s sure how it sounds! They really should have had someone else proofread before they sent that out.
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One-night stand
Must have been strange to find out that that guy had no intention of calling her ever again while the night was still happening! If that happened to me, I’d go home, order myself a pizza, and count myself lucky to have dodged such a bullet.
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Kavanaugh protester
This story is truly heartbreaking. It must have totally sucked to find out your husband is a worthless coward in the same week Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court, but I bet, in time, she’ll feel grateful that he showed his true colors.
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Random kiss
This is… so awkward. Like, I cannot handle it. I wish I was a turtle or a hermit crab so I had a shell I could crawl into to try to stop visualizing this story happen over and over and over again.
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Mom burn
Wow, burned by her own mother! What mom is like, “Oh, if you’re talking about someone pretty, that couldn’t possibly be my daughter”? So harsh!
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Halloween couple costume
She should have allowed this to happen and then dressed up herself as a giant red flag. That would have been priceless.
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Bought a house
Hmm. If you’re engaged to someone, you probably shouldn’t buy a house without telling them. How do you even hide a purchase like that? Do you just start moving things one by one until one day, your fiancée is like, “Hey, where’s the couch?”
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Ping-pong partner
They were ping-pong partners and he didn’t even know her name?! I’m sorry, but that is a trash person. She probably never called up anyone else to invite them to a Sadie Hawkins dance ever again after that experience.
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Coworker / mom
Ouch. What would possess a dude to say something like this? It’s a weird thing to say about anyone, let alone someone who you were kind of flirting with. Dudes, just don’t do this.
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Radio host
Radio hosts never — I repeat, NEVER — look the way you expect them to, and you should always temper your expectations when you see them in person for the first time. That’s not to say that they can’t be attractive people! But no matter how hot they are, they’re not going to look like you expect them to.
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“Lol”
Why was the prospect of dinner such a hilarious and unthinkable one to this person? Wow, I had no idea how much damage those three little letters could do.
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“Secret band”
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that Jessica is way better off without this guy, his secret band, and his guitar-playing feet. He just sounds weird and terrible.
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Mark
Ah, there’s always a Mark. If it’s any consolation, I’m sure she totally regrets her decision and now hates Mark and wishes she never broke it off with Todd.
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Petition
There is no one in the world crueler than a middle-school girl, let alone a whole group of them. This is way harsh and terrible but unfortunately nothing I haven’t heard before. It’s hard out there for girls.
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The laugher
This is so mean! The problem is that I know what it’s like to get the giggles in an inappropriate situation. Sometimes you can’t help it. But this is just terrible.
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Freckles
Why would you say this to the person you are talking to?! There’s no reason to be cruel about it. You could just politely finish the date and then tell her you weren’t interested in hanging out again.
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Scattergories
As a Scattergories aficionado, I can’t even explain how harsh this is. It’s one of the best games! But now it’s ruined for Kyle forever.
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Alone
This is incredible! How she had her wits about her enough to come up with this on the spot, I have no idea. She followed up and said that they’re married now but she and her friends still call her “Alone.”
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Slumber party
Exhibit B in the case for the worst people on the planet being middle-school girls. And the fact that the mom was in on it too! Just awful.
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30th birthday
This guy should get an award for the worst timing, but honestly, I don’t even want to give him an award at all. He doesn’t deserve one. This is a terrible way to spend your 30th birthday. I hope things got better after that night.
We all know Scott Disick as the lovable villain on ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians.’ But did you know that he refers to himself as royalty?
The Gist:
Scott Disick literally holds the royal title of lord!
Scott got this title in the least glamorous way possible.
People are wondering if this means his kids are now royalty.
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Fans are wondering: why exactly is Scott Disick, the perennial bad boy turned family man, donned with the moniker of nobility? What’s the story behind his title of lord? Here’s what we know.
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There’s a not so glamorous story behind Scott’s title of lord.
The genesis of Scott’s honorary title can be traced back to the playful and somewhat eccentric nature of the reality TV star. In a memorable episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Scott, known for his cheeky antics, declared his aspirations for royalty.
“Whether it’s Sir Disick, Lord Disick, Count Disick — becoming royal is going to get me the respect I deserve,” he proclaimed. I mean the man’s Instagram handle is literally, @letthelordbewithyou.
The twist is that Scott didn’t ascend to his noble status through traditional means. Instead, he purchased the title online, adding a touch of irony to his newfound aristocracy.
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People can get the title of lord three different ways.
While Scott’s method of acquiring a lordship isn’t exactly fancy, it’s worth exploring the various legitimate ways one can obtain such a title. Traditionally, titles like lord or lady are hereditary or granted by the monarch for notable contributions.
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However, in the modern era, companies such as Highland Titles offer individuals the opportunity to purchase novelty titles, allowing them to playfully adopt the mantle of nobility. Also, marrying into a family with existing titles or appointment to the House of Lords, one of the chambers of the U.K. Parliament, are other avenues through which one can acquire such distinctions.
Just because Scott is a lord, doesn’t mean his kids are royalty.
Even though Scott named one of his kids Reign, the royal status he purchased doesn’t bestow any royal status upon his children. In the world of reality TV and celebrity culture, playful titles and eccentric declarations aren’t uncommon.
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Whilehis three children — Mason, Penelope, and Reign — are certainly reality TV royalty, they aren’t legitimate members of a royal family. The line between fantasy and reality in the Kardashian universe is often blurred, and Scott’s title is just another facet of the family’s penchant for dramatic flair.
So, there you have it — the whimsical tale of how Scott, the charismatic maverick of the Kardashian clan, became “Lord Disick.” Whether it’s through online purchases, noble lineage, or parliamentary appointments, the world of titles and distinctions is far more diverse than one might imagine. And we can’t wait to see what crazy antic Scott will think of next!
Rebecca Jarvis has opened up about her husband, Matthew Hanson, and their fertility journey. They welcomed their second child through surrogacy.
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The Gist:
Rebecca Jarvis, ABC correspondent and podcast host, is a family-focused individual.
Rebecca and her husband Matthew Hanson met at the University of Chicago, worked together at Bank of America, and got married in 2012.
The couple overcame fertility challenges, including seven rounds of IVF and a late-term miscarriage, before opting for surrogacy.
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ABC news darling Rebecca Jarvis is now a mother times two! Many know her as the host and creator of The Dropout podcast, but she has been an investigative journalist and television personality for years. In fact, she was even highlighted in Teen People’s “20 Teens Who Will Change the World” in 2000, and she has done just that, alongside her husband and kids.
Rebecca isn’t just a career woman, despite her successful career with ABC as their Chief Business, Technology, and Economics Correspondent, frequently appearing on Good Morning America. She is also a family woman on top of hosting her regular podcast, No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis. In November 2023, Rebecca and her husband, Matthew Hanson, welcomed their second child after a long fertility journey.
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Rebecca Jarvis and her husband, Matthew Hanson, got married in 2012.
Rebecca met her husband, Matthew, at the University of Chicago, where they graduated together. However, they didn’t start dating until years later, according to their New York Times wedding announcement. “I remember him as this guy’s guy, always hanging out with a large group of friends and making them laugh,” Rebecca said.
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“She was the funniest girl I ever met,” Matthew said. “There was an enormous depth to her personality and character that she didn’t reveal to a lot of people. I found that very appealing.” The pair worked together at the Bank of America in Chicago in investment banking, which is when they fell in love.
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In 2006, Rebecca was hired by CNBC in New York, so she moved while they were long-distance for two years. In 2008, Matthew moved to be with Rebecca, and in 2010, he proposed. “I did not see it coming,” Rebecca said of the proposal. “It was so cold out, and we were both shivering. When he took off his glove and reached into his pocket to take out the ring, it was difficult to tell if he was shivering from the cold or from nervousness.”
Rebecca and Matthew have two kids together, but they had to go through various fertility treatments.
Rebecca and Matthew have wanted to be parents for their entire relationship. They now have two children, Isabel Noemi and baby Leo. Isabel was born in February 2019 after seven rounds of IVF. While Rebecca and Matthew love their little girl, they always wanted a family of four to mirror Rebecca’s own upbringing, which she discussed on Good Morning America.
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They revealed their journey to conceiving Leo in a 10-minute segment, in which Rebecca shared that she had a miscarriage at five months, which is considered a late-term miscarriage. She had been pregnant several times, but could never carry to term. At a certain point, their doctor said that their best chance at conceiving was with a surrogate.
They had never considered this option, but they decided to go for it. Rebecca was nervous that she wouldn’t connect as deeply with her second child. But after speaking to friends, she found a new way to empathize with fathers, who also don’t carry their children in the womb. Now, Rebecca and Matthew have the perfect nuclear family with their daughter, Isabel, and baby boy Leo. Congrats to the Jarvis-Hanson family!
A customer allegedly told DoorDash that she didn’t get her food, but it was placed outside her door. The DoorDash driver returned to confront her.
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And now it seems that customers may be lying about not getting their food in hopes of getting a refund. One DoorDasher, who was penalized after a customer claimed her food wasn’t delivered, returned to the customer’s address to find the food still there. Then she knocked on the door to confront the customer about this complaint.
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A DoorDash customer allegedly complained she didn’t get her food, even though her order was placed outside her door.
DoorDash driver and TikTok user Jade (@jadecharde) received a violation for allegedly not delivering a customer’s food. However, she knew that she had delivered the food. So, she decided to return to the customer’s address, confront her, and record the conversation.
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Upon arriving, Jade saw that the food was still sitting outside the door where she left it. She knocked on the door and spoke to the customer, who was named Khyersten, about why she reported her food missing.
“I didn’t say that.” Khyersten is heard saying to Jade in the video.
“They literally gave me a violation on my account,” Jade explained to Khyersten, who apologized and said she didn’t mean to get her in trouble.
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“Why do you have the food sitting outside?” Jade probed Khyersten, to which she answered, “I was asleep.”
Khyersten promised that she would correct it with DoorDash, and then Jade left. And that was it.
It’s unclear if Khyersten did report her order missing on purpose or if she really didn’t know her food had been delivered because she was sleeping. Things just didn’t seem to add up on Khyersten’s end.
And users acknowledged that in the comment section: “If she was [asleep] how did she report it not being delivered?”
Another asked: “Who goes to sleep when ordering food? Like you know it’s coming.”
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And one user applauded Jade for actually confronting Khyersten.
But not everyone thought that Khyersten was a master of deceit trying to get a free meal.
“It’s not that deep. If the food was still outside, she clearly didn’t know it was there and didn’t bother to check. Easy fix now that she sees it,” said one user in a comment.
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“The fact that it’s exactly where you left it makes me believe her,” wrote another user in the comment section of Jade’s video.
A third user wrote, “She seems genuine??”
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Other users then began questioning Jade about whether or not she took a photo of the food when she first delivered it. Photographic evidence might have helped her avoid her alleged violation, but she didn’t respond.
The debate over who is right in this situation could go on and on but the lesson here is that if you report your food missing, it should actually be missing (and not just outside your door). And if you’re a Dasher, you should always document every delivery to protect yourself in case a customer tries to take advantage of the system.
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