I know a few people who have the traditional wedding story of “I know she was the one for me but she rejected me multiple times. I kept fighting for her and eventually we got married”.

Personally I think the woman always knew that she liked him but subconsciously she is putting him in a place of submission by making him constantly chase her and orbit which in effect causes the man to place her on a higher pedestal when they do get married. Therefore she controls the relationship.