I dare say her highness refuses to entertain the preposterous notion she has been rejected...at least insofar as you haven't made it explicit to her, anyway.
Or she's just hopeful, which makes her see only the positive things and not the rest. Utilizer could stop all this by just being straight with her. His subtle hints obviously aren't as good hints as he thinks they are.
Well, women are SUPPOSED to be masters of the 'hint'. I am attempting not to be deliberately rude but shouldn't she be getting a clue by now that I am NOT interested without rubbing her face in it?