Reading this article https://www.girlschase.com/content/why-chasing-women-doesn%E2%80%99t-work-and-why-persistence-does

(Please read the article they have a different definition of persistence then you might assume)

And they're basically saying that if the girl isn't into you right away, there's no point in continuing to "chase" her. That if you want to get with her, you need to be persistent only initially: push a bit for the things you want, and lead. (No this is not advocating for ignoring consent or anything like that.) You can't be fickle, and if she gives an uncertain "no" (as opposed to an absolute "no" (I'm talking about tone)), then the time to persist is when she's mulling it over and uncertain. Once you break that threshold she will want to be with you, and you don't have to "chase" her, you need her to "follow" your lead.

So, basically women are turned off by uncertainty. When women say they want a man who "knows what he wants" she is saying she's attracted to consistent and persistent leadership. Not asking "what do you want to do? Does x sound fun?" But saying "tonight we're going to go do x, don't worry you'll have fun", it's a commanding but certain tone. Obviously if she says something like "I really don't want to do x, last time I did I got sick and vomited" then that may be the time recalibrate. But don't be wishy washy. Don't ask, lead; she will follow if she likes you. If she isn't into you, move on quickly, don't continuously feed her validation by chasing her. There is no long game.

That's my understanding of what this article is espousing. What do you all think?