Good lord, you are forcing me to give you a pep talk!
Get over yourself! (That's my pep talk.)
If she could hear you talk like this, it would really turn her ice cold! This is not attractive! That is why DBers are told to act up-beat b/c those are the type people everyone like to be around, especially a WAW.
It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!