In our lives and relationships, we can't avoid rejection.  We're rejected from jobs, clubs, parties, and rejected online when we are trying online dating.  Online dating is a lot of fun, but not everyone that you like is going to be equally jazzed about you.  This is a reality of the dating world and it applies to online matchmaking as well.  You'd be crazy to think that you'll never be rejected while dating online. So how do you cope when you fell for someone's profile, and they either don't respond to you or flat-out tell you they're not interested?  It depends.

The simple answer is to just move on.  There are plenty of fish in the online dating sea, and there's no reason to get stuck on just one.  It's easier to get over it because you have hopefully not met them yet.  But there are occasions where you went on a date with an online matchmaking person, the date went well in your opinion, but then you never heard from them again and their profile disappears from the online dating site.  It happens!  This is the hard world of online dating, where people are shopping for someone that they're compatible with. 

Sometimes people just aren't mature or secure enough to be honest with other people.  Also, sometimes people think that because they're using an online matchmaking service that they don't have to deal with you face to face and therefore don't have to respond to you as they normally would.  This is just ridiculous, but you'll encounter these people on any online dating site.  They're out there, so beware!

In my experience, woman and men handle this rejection differently, but similarly as well.  They're similar because everyone gets their heart broken by rejection, but the sexes seem to deal with the heartbreak and disappointment differently.  Where a woman may be disappointed by online dating rejection and become discouraged, emotional, and gives-up, men tend to handle online dating rejection by being more macho and working at it harder to compensate for the loss.  These are generalizations, but in many cases they are accurate.

So when you're dealing with the online dating rejection, know that there is a whole world of online daters out there.  Probably, the person you were doting on didn't feel you were compatible, so be grateful that they made that decision the easy way.  It's terrible to be stuck with someone for a long time when things aren't compatible.  Look on the bright side and tell yourself it's all for the best.  This keeps your mind and your spirits healthy. 

Online rejection doesn't have to wreck your confidence or courage.  It takes a lot of courage to join an internet matchmaking site, and no matter what happens, don't lose that.  There will be times where you're discouraged, but get back on the saddle again.  The more you fall off and get back on, the closer you get to finding that special someone that is truly compatible with you.