I think people have a pretty divided opinion on whether it’s attractive or a turn-off.
I’ve heard female friends complain that they want men to be more persistent, to try to change their minds after, for example, declining a date invite. Their mindset makes sense if you consider that over the years, men would relentlessly make their advances and women would play hard-to-get.
Some men agree that persistence is the best approach. They say that women are more likely to consider them an option.
Then, on the other hand, there are women who don’t like persistence. Trying to change their mind just pisses them off.
I think it depends on how we persist. Persistence is attractive if it’s in the context of finding ways or times that both of us would like to do. But it’s a turn-off if we can’t get a hard no or a hint to leave them alone.
Thoughts?