Damn my libido!

[pineapplebunnybounce]

So what have you got to lose to persist?

I don't want to stalk them. I don't want to be creepy. No means no and they keep saying no even when I only asked once and so they only needed to say it once. I reply saying "I know you don't like me, you've told me. Once is enough, you don't have to keep saying it".

Don't keep asking in different ways, repeatedly, instead, make special efforts to make her happy, that's a nonpushy way of "asking again", then after a bit of that, ask again. I have a friend who won't go out with a guy until he's jumped through a whole set of hoops, but a guy managed even after she said no, he just kept consistently doing little special things.

Girls are people, too. And we like to be with guys who are nice people. If you stick around and continue to be nice after being rejected, she may very well change her mind because you're giving her something else to evaluate. Just like your opinion of someone changes as you get to know them better, girls' opinions of you will change over time based on what you do.

Asking repeatedly without any action never works (well .... it does with some people, but it's annoying), so it's good you don't do that.