u/ChristhePickle

I was recently on a date which went really well, though after a few days i got hit with a very polite rejection of anything further happening.

It got me thinking about the stoic principle about accepting what is outside of our control. Because of course her feelings towards me is beyond my control completely. But as we engaged on the date, I must’ve had some influence on how she felt about me, so in that way i am kind of in control of how she feels/views me.

I think what bugs me about a rejection like this is the not knowing if it was something i could improve on i.e within my control or something completely outside of it, like her meeting an even better guy.

So yeah, what are your thoughts on this?