> She was (and indeed is) perfect

This is completely untrue, it's a distortion brought on by your obsessive love.

> and I was rejected.

From my point of view, being rejected by a woman who I feel is too good for me is inconsequential.
Now being rejected by eight-hundred pound borderline retarded woman with the personality (and hair growth) of a grizzly bear, that might put a dent in my confidence.