I know enough that women say no that does not really mean no.
but she said; Nope, and please do not call my number anymore.
That's one - she was testing you.
Recently, I heard a real life story where a young man pursued and followed a high school classmate through university, then work and received many "no" over many years and finally ...
happy ending.
That's a tricky one. Yes, some women say no as a test, some women say no and mean it. The fine line between being persistent and being a stalker!
My husband's brother is also one of the happy ending stories, admired a woman and gently pursued her for almost 20 years, off and on. (She married someone else so there was a hiatus there.) She finally said yes.