Rejection hurts because it’s clear.

You can place it.

You can grieve it.

Silence does something else.

It keeps you suspended — replaying conversations, rereading emails, adjusting tone in your head, wondering what you missed.

Not because you were careless, but because no one closed the loop.

Being ghosted isn’t just unprofessional.

It’s destabilizing.

And over time, it doesn’t just waste effort —it rewrites how you see yourself.