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Introduction

1.  The Manifesto's Purpose

     The Need

     The Method

     How to Use the Manifesto

     The Outcome

2.  Love Economics

     Behavioral Models

     The Core Variables

     A Relationship

     Model Assumptions

     Emotional Availability

     Past Love Experiences

     Commitment

     How to Use the Model

3.  The Benefits of Love

     Emotional Needs

     Entertainment Needs

     Materialistic Needs

4.  The Costs of Love

     Search Cost

     Your Attractiveness

     Your Social Networking Skills

     Search Time Cost

     Search Financial Cost

     Rejection Cost

     Research Cost

     Maintenance Cost

     Opportunity Cost

     Breakup Risk

     Risk of Being Dumped

     Breakup Cost

5.  Attraction

     Attractiveness

     Qualities to Fulfill Needs of Others

     Confidence

     Lowering Love Costs of Others

     Situational Forces

     Other Attractive Traits

6.  Weaknesses of the Model

7.  Soulmates & True Love

     Soulmate Theory

     Number of Soulmate Believers

     The Evidence of Soulmates

     Chances of Marrying Your Soulmate

8.  Methods of Finding Soulmates

     On Your Own

     Virtual Communities

     Personal Ads

     Traditional Dating Services

     Online Dating Services

9.  How to Solve Dating

     The Solution

     How You Can Help Solve Dating

10.  Appendix

     Other Attractive Traits

     Love Economics Translations

References

About the Author




The Soulmate Manifesto:

Uniting all Soulmate Believers

In an Effort to Solve Dating



Copyright 2003. Aluran, Inc.



The Soulmate Manifesto:

Uniting All Soulmate Believers in an Effort to Solve Dating

Rejection Cost

After finding a soulmate candidate, you have to pursue or ask to be with them. Sometimes, he/she may reject your request. This rejection may be emotionally painful causing depression, anxiety, and lowered self-esteem. Your sensitivity to the pain of rejection depends on how high your self-esteem is. If you feel you are an attractive person, rejection will affect you less. You may even feel the person who is rejecting you is at a great loss for not knowing a wonderful person like yourself. If you already have low self-esteem, rejection may make you feel even more worthless and less attractive.

The higher your self-esteem, the higher your immunity to rejection, and lower your rejection cost. Also, the more times you are rejected, the less painful rejection gets. Hopefully, you have learned some coping skills. Mathematically, rejection cost is written as:
rejection cost = rejection sensitivity
rejection cost = rejection sensitivity
rejection sensitivity = - immunity to rejection
immunity to rejection = your self-esteem + frequency of past rejections
immunity to rejection = your self-esteem + frequency of past rejections
rejection cost = - ( your self-esteem + frequency of past rejections)
Insights and Predictions
  1. People who are sensitive to rejection are less likely to find their soulmates. In contrast, people who have low rejection cost will have a better chance to find their soulmates.

Tactics to Decrease Rejection Cost
  1. Become immune to rejection by getting frequently rejected. Become a telemarketer.
  2. Build up your self-esteem. Convince yourself that it was their loss.


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