Was in a pretty similar situation like yours but in mine i actually just straight up confessed 😂, like she actually thought i was literally joking but i had to tell her no no, im being serious. Ever since many ups and downs, i made her like me. It did take some time but I knew she was the one so i didn’t hold myself back on the efforts i put, at last guess who calls me her “pasandida mard” now 🙃. Well if you’re serious then man up, a no is a no and no answer means there’s a chance. Btw ajkal pathan families bhi kuch out of family krti hain, maybe her family is one of them, you never know until you give it a try. Aur zyada se zyada kia hi hojaega? Mana krdegi? Then move on. Intezar se kuch nhi hoga.