Nobody Likes You

This one gets kind of out of the realm of rejection and into the realm of bullying. Getting rejected already hurts, so even if someone else’s interest makes you uncomfortable, there’s no reason to reject them in a way that’ll make them feel even worse. It already hurts more for them anyway.

That’s always the issue with small schools or neighborhoods – word gets around quickly. Once somebody knows a secret, soon enough, everybody is talking about it.  And when you’re subjected to that kind of rejection, you not only get humiliated in front of your crush, but in front of everyone you know at school.