Getting rejections isn't so bad... yeah right.

Writing is something I've found I have a passion for, one of the only things I truly love to do.
I have sent in more fiction submissions than I can count and I have gotten just as many rejection letters in return.
Now any book or article you read about writing will tell you to take the rejections with a grain of salt. Of course the people that tell you that are always published writers and authors. Sure they've been there and done that, and I'm sure they know what they are talking about, but it is hard not to take rejection to heart.
I don't suppose that I can complain, many of the rejection letters I've received have been very positive, at least as positive as rejections go. Usually they are along the lines of " I liked the story, but it's not what we're looking for right now" , " strong writing, but we'll have to pass this time", or something similar. Even though I believe that they are genuine in their response it does make you feel like your significant other is leaving you and saying "it's not you, it's me." No matter how you look at it, you're still getting dumped.
While I try to heed the advice I read, being told that what you write isn't what anyone seems to be looking for gets to you after a while. You can't help but start to second guess yourself and wonder if you have any talent at all. You think that maybe I'm one of those people with all the "need" to write in the world, tons of stories to tell, but not the talent. I've read the books and done all the other things unpublished writers are told to do, but still nothing. It is enough to make you want to give up.
Regardless of how it may sound I have no intentions of giving up on my writing, yet. I'll keep sending my stories out there to risk rejection and keep hoping they one day I'll be writing a book or article telling unpublished authors to take rejections with a grain of salt.