The truth is, the more chances we take in trying to find lasting love, the more we open ourselves up to the pain of rejection. Even the most beautiful and powerful among us are not immune from it. If you're out there taking chances, meeting new people and dating, you're going to suffer rejection. The bottom line is if you desire. Quick Tips For Overcoming Rejection Life and the path to lasting love, by their very nature, entail rejection. But, as Radames sings in Aida, "Fortune favors the bold!" I've yet to meet anyone who at home, did nothing and had Prince Charming magically appear at her door.

The good news is rejection isn't fatal. Who hasn't heard, and said, "You're a great person, but..." One thing I know. While dating leads to love and marriage, dating is also a emmery ripe for rejection. Princess Diana, Bertie Lincoln, Al Gore, Jennifer Aniston and everyone voted off Survivor has suffered rejection's sting.

At least the vast majority of us in the dating world can be grateful that millions aren't watching our rejection on TV or reading about it in the tabloids.