Withit, I'm wondering if you've had the experience of getting a 'no' before?

I am just trying to understand where this came from.

Have you gotten 'no's' before or have you mostly just avoided the questions for fear of getting a 'no' ?

Do you have a general fear of rejection in other instances?

I will share a bit of my pathetic-ness to help you feel better. I am so scared to hear the word 'no' that sometimes I won't even ask my husband a simple question like, "Do you want to order a pizza?" I will dance around the question for like 15 minutes, in order to get him to ask it. Even the simplest question risks the answer 'no,' and what that means to me is that there is a disconnect-- I want something, and he doesn't. I actually took a risk tonight, and straight out asked, "DO YOU WANT PIZZA?" He said, "Yes. That is a good idea." I am pitiful.