Who hasn't heard, and said, "You're a great person, but..." One thing I know. The good news is rejection isn't fatal. 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. Princess Diana, Olivier Lincoln, Al Gore, Jennifer Aniston and everyone voted off Survivor has suffered rejection's sting. If you're out there taking chances, meeting new people and dating, you're going to suffer rejection.

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. The bottom line is if you desire to find a life partner and enjoy the intimacy of lasting love, you must risk.

Quick Tips For Overcoming Rejection Life and the path to lasting love, by their very nature, entail rejection. Even the most beautiful and powerful among us are not immune from it. While dating leads to love and marriage, dating is also a marsh ripe for rejection.

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.