I like Anya, so don't get me wrong, but turning her down is a bit... cathartic. A lot of times when a MC rejects a love interest, he just lets her down easy or he just doesn't show interests. It is nice for one to, in a way, stand up for himself. Too often, MC's just let LI's be bitches or treat them like crap, only for the MC to say some platitude and turn things around. It's nice for one to kind of just say fuck off with your games.
But I suppose I might just wish I told a girl off in the past and now I get the chance lol