And I find it hard to believe that you don't have a gathering of Faunus boys..or well, boys in general, begging for yours. [Since she hid the fact that she was a Faunus and all.]

It only took me look at you once to know that I needed you in my life. [And he could have settled for her as a friend, if she didn't have any romantic interest in him. But personally, he needed her to be more than just a friend to him. His life felt incomplete without her love.]