When a member of the opposite sex rejects you emotionally by being brutally honest, yet is not saying it to hurt you intentionally because they do care to some degree and are a good person. They have inadvertently caused you emotional pain by their brutal honesty.
When he said he wasn't in love with him, he dealt him an inadvertent emotional bitchslap.
When the loving husband said she looked like she had gained some pounds during her pregnancy, his wife received an inadvertent emotional bitch slap.
When you fail at something in life (eg. failing an exam or not getting a job), go home and spend an hour just standing in the shower, propping yourself up against the wall with your eyes on your feet.
Caleb knew the only thing to do after he didnt get prefect was take a failure shower.