You just can't win them all, I guess. As warm and fuzzy as other
people feel about me, there are people who would really rather not
hear from me again. I've tried pinging them a few times, but now I'm
getting definite get-out-of-my-life replies. I might check back in
another decade. In one case, I really messed up, but that's part of
life. I didn't hurt him as much as I hurt some other people before,
who had forgiven me and come around to being one of my best friends.
In another case, I don't understand what he's having such a hard time
with, but oh well.

At the very least, this is a good way to learn how to deal with
rejection. I need to develop a thick skin, anyway. And as Kathy Sierra
said in Creating Passionate Users, until or unless you're willing to risk passionate hate, you may never feel the love.

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