I still can't get it right. I did the poly route without any problems, but as soon as I try to go the "pick me, not her" route, I get rejected. I tried so many combinations and it just won't work. Could you please give me some more advice, or let me know what specific choices I should pick to win Marius over? I've replayed the game about 4-5 times already and still no luck :(
OK, I pulled out the game code so I could give you some more specific advice. Try playing as a softer, gentler Ari, and surrendering to the soldiers at the start - if you play your cards right you'll have a good heart-to-heart, and that'll really help out long term. (It's also possible to not surrender to the soldiers and still make it work, but it requires some very deliberate choice-making and is a bit trickier).
You'll know pretty quick if he's into it, because the conversation about how he's into Raeann can go in a direction that it sounds like you haven't seen before.
Good luck!