Reality?

Have any of you have seen a movie or read a book where the central character is female and is actively pursued by a guy tailor-made for her only she can’t see it because she’s too bruised from some past relationship or other such nonsense? The scene is almost always the same word for word, where there is some big confrontation and the guy in question says, all wounded, "You’re so afraid of being hurt! Can’t you see I’m not that guy!" etc., etc.

Has any guy in the history of the world ever actually said those words? No. Of course not. Those screenplays and books were written by WOMEN. Women who have very healthy imaginations, might I add.

Not that there aren’t women in that situation (Although, frankly, I find it hard to believe a woman would rebuff a guy who clearly cares for her and is right for her, mainly because this is a phenomenon that I’ve never seen happen, not that it *couldn’t* happen, I’ve just never seen it. Ever.) but puh-leez a guy who would actually A) intuit that this woman had apparently been hurt at some point and B) actually care enough to pursue it. The Tooth Fairy is more believable.

I know what you are all saying, "Think of the challenge! Men love a challenge!" Most men do enjoy a challenge yes, but a whole lot of high maintenance trouble, no. Not so much.