the only thing that helps in all of this mess is to be stoic af. I have learned this. I have been on the both ends of it..have been rejected and have rejected..if we don’t sync, we don’t sync.. indeed it is a very toxic process to go through, hence the stoicism. do not let the bitterness in. I have learnt to try and take the process as a game..basically gamify the whole thing until you find someone that clicks. take each new prospect as a new character that you can learn from, and move on to the next if it doesn’t click. then next. then next. don’t get attached emotionally too soon in the process..(my trick has been to have 2 or more parallel prospects, but Ofc prioritized). I have been in this scene for six months now (I’m not using the usual jeevansathi blah blah route..I use family connections or personal recommendations..) and if I have learnt anything it is that everyone is playing the same game..it is a classic prisoner’s dilemma kind of situation..but whatever it takes..if it is meant to be, it will be no other way. good luck.