My wife is better than I am at accepting rejection of her suggestions in good humor.
How many times would she offer herself to him before she accepted his rejection?
He could accept rejection, but to be actively disliked was to him a kind of living death.
"They have to learn to accept rejection," she said.
If he continues to resist then, practice step two and graciously accept his rejection.
Raymond can't accept Bibianna's rejection of him and is determined to force her into marriage.
He had to be strong indeed to embrace Paula now, strong enough to accept her rejection of him.
Such obstacles made him exceptionally determined to succeed: he was the kind of man who could not easily accept rejection.
Like any good missionary, when he makes his rounds, he accepts rejection with a smile.
Someone who was in love with him, obsessed with him, and couldn't accept rejection?