>>6 I am aware of this. But many people seem to have the mindset that they were only turned down because they waited too long. That if they had asked earlier the girl would have said yes. They don't want to admit that it's just because she was NEVER interested in them that way, and it wouldn't matter when they confessed.

Everyone in Love & Romance seems to be terrified of the friendzone. "Wait too long and you'll be in the friendzone!" Like it's a ticking time bomb, but it's just not true. What you should be doing is learning from your mistakes with previous love interests, and improving your image and personality to have more boyfriend-potential.