Preach! You said it much better than I could have.

I might watch it tonight. :X

Now THAT movie I love!

Save it in case of an emergency. ;)

I effing hate that movie and anything Nicholas Sparks.

I see your point, but at the same time I've been on the other side of this, dating guys I didn't find that attractive. What if he isn't attracted to anything else?

I fall into that trap too! Stay strong and listen to your feelings. :)

I love this post and I love Gavin deBecker's work. You win 1000 internets.

This, exactly! Yes! A girl in her right mind wouldn't turn down a guy she really liked if both parties were available.

I think you're right. Guys -are- taught to be persistent and "convince" a girl to go out with him. It's a huge turnoff for me, and the times it did work I went out with them out of guilt/pity/obligation. Chick flicks don't help (i.e. stupid plot where the guy makes grand gesture to get the girl/make up to the girl).

Lol goober! Yes. :)

It's part of the patriarchy IMO. "She's playing hard to get" or "she wants it and doesn't mean it when she says no." Sigh.

Bullet dodged! And they say only girls do the obsessive stalker-y stuff? I think not.

Nice Guy Syndrome is horrible. It's pure poison in a relationship.

Just a "sorry, this isn't working for me" would have been nice from the last guy I went out with who never texted me back lol.

Exactly! If you explain yourself, no doesn't mean no to them. They don't have to have an explanation. I'm too nice and fall into that trap. I only choose to do it if I like the guy but x obstacle is in the way so I can assure him he's a good catch and would date him otherwise.

I will say that to a guy if we have met each other before. If online I often just let it go, but that's just me.

It's funny this story was posted today. I nicely rejected someone on this dating site (he messaged me) because he wanted kids on his profile and I didn't. He pushed the issue, saying he didn't want kids right away or anything, and asked what my name was. This was after I said I didn't want them EVER, and I wasn't…

Right? So many antioxidant-rich foods are acidic. *gobbles down blueberries*