Went to a tapas/wine bar place for a bite to eat today. Sat at the bar, a seat over was a girl by herself just drinking wine. She was talking with the bartender about her vacation to Australia (I think), I then asked her "hey, I overheard you just got back from Australia"... she was like "no" and turned around so fast. Never had THAT blatant of a rejection before.
I barely have any courage to approach people I don't know, so of course it's always a big setback when I get that blatantly shut down. Hence why I'm hedging my bets on someone who doesn't even have a pic up. At least she still responds to my messages, unlike what seems every other person who I'll email, they'll write back once, and then go cold after I write a follow up email.