There was a time when he told me , " I may not be the best person ... but I will try harder than anyone in the world . " He has , and I have to recognize that . He understands me better than anyone else ever did -- a close second being Tom , but I realize now that I was never completely honest with him , and this is because I feared stern rejection .
According to the above context, choose the best option to answer the following question.
Question: What may be the reason they fear rejection ?
Options:
- They prefer to do the rejection and not be rejected .
 - They are not able to cope with being alone .
 - They do nt like how great being rejected feels to them .
 - They enjoy using people for their own benefit .


They are not able to cope with being alone .