I find it's because women want a partner to be intimate with and share/build a life with.

Men generally see women as possessions. It's a battle/war/game to acquire a possession so her no is default mode. They don't care about a partner who genuinely wants him because in their mind women don't know what they want or if she wants someone that isn't him she is wrong because as a woman she doesn't know what is good for her. Men view relationships as about what he wants which is why they're often blindsided in breakups or claim it came out of the blue since he was happy he didn't see her unhappiness because it didn't matter.

It's a good thing you don't pursue someone who said no or is disinterested. You don't want to have to coerce or convince someone to date you.

The problem with the "if he wants he will" statement is that it ignores consent. "No" means "No", and everyone should respect that and move on, even and especially men.

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I agree. Put a guy on block last night. He “broke up” with me during a time that I was being very vulnerable with him about problems I was having in life. But he said he still wanted to be friends. He basically ignored me for at least a month after I sent an emotional message. When I started to get over him, he pops back up and asked to go out to eat the next weekend. He said he was “too busy” to respond to me. Next thing I know, he ignores me AGAIN but is posting up pictures of himself going out. Then I thought “Why am I waiting on this guy to even just reach out and send a text.”

I blocked him on EVERYTHING. Also changing my username(s) so he can’t look me up. He told me when he’s done with a woman, he blocks them to the point where they don’t know he exists. Well I took that tip from him. I spent two months trying to remain the “friend” he wanted to be. It was one-sided.

It hurts but good riddance.