agree with OP that from a post priori perspective, its true
but apriori its because men make it like that. I think we can divide into two cases here:
1) random approach rejection
2) social circle rejection
In case 1, I think how much rejection hurts depends entirely on ego. For most men with a lot of approach experience, it won't hurt at all. Because women have less approach experience, their ego might hurt more. But I think OP isn't talking about this kind of rejection, because his observations occur at work
In case 2, most males act differently around a female who rejected them, making it awkward. Since females are empirically doing the rejecting most of the time, they have experienced this phenomenon, and act differently towards males as an automatic response to thinking that the male will act different towards them once the rejection happens. I'm sure that the first male any girl ever rejected was treated normally by the female. Then he became creepy or bitter or w/e, and the female learned that she needs to be cold to him to keep him at bay. Since males don't do nearly as much rejecting, most males are still friendly towards females who they have rejected.
but apriori its because men make it like that. I think we can divide into two cases here:
1) random approach rejection
2) social circle rejection
In case 1, I think how much rejection hurts depends entirely on ego. For most men with a lot of approach experience, it won't hurt at all. Because women have less approach experience, their ego might hurt more. But I think OP isn't talking about this kind of rejection, because his observations occur at work
In case 2, most males act differently around a female who rejected them, making it awkward. Since females are empirically doing the rejecting most of the time, they have experienced this phenomenon, and act differently towards males as an automatic response to thinking that the male will act different towards them once the rejection happens. I'm sure that the first male any girl ever rejected was treated normally by the female. Then he became creepy or bitter or w/e, and the female learned that she needs to be cold to him to keep him at bay. Since males don't do nearly as much rejecting, most males are still friendly towards females who they have rejected.