“You’re beautiful,” he said. Her tongue died in her mouth. Heat filled her cheeks again—if she could have one wish, it would be to blush less! At least it made her match the draperies. She cleared her throat as quietly as she could manage. “A good attempt at changing the subject, but you’ll have to do better.” He blinked. “Do better?” She adjusted her glasses. “Something more believable, perhaps.”
She communicates her low self-worth and neediness for reassurance which in real life is a turnoff for any man. It's not in any man's nature to stay with a woman who tells him that she is not enough in some way. It's a big repellent.
