ugh, like there is LITERALLY no canonical evidence for the ~han solo: space womanizer~ head canon. like, when he first meets the ONE female character in the entire series that he interacts with he is GROUCHY and SHOUTY at her, not sauve and dashing. she thinks he is a tool and tells him this multiple times. not really smooth and charming.
he then takes to following her around on Hoth and practically pulling her pigtails asking â DO YOU LIKE ME? YES/NO? (PLS SAY YES)â with hearts in his eyes. (Chewie probably had to throw out like a HALF DOZEN old notebooks that were filled with awful power ballads/poetry/odes to her and âMr. Han Organaâ written in different fonts)
when it comes to the iconic âi knowâ in response to Leiaâs proclamtion of love, Ford has stated that itâs out of PURE CONCERN for HER FEELINGS (âthe point is that Iâm not worried about myself anymore, Iâm worried about herâ - DIRECT QUOTE), it was NOT a âbossâ move or âso swagtastic it hurtsâ it was an apology that he couldnât be there for her, it was an attempt to make her smile, to make it hurt less than if he had said the words too and then was forced to leave her. (not that he would have been much help; remember that han solo spends the majority of the 3rd film mostly blind and feeble, unable to take care of himself and generally getting in the way while Leia Gets Shit Done)
when he does say the words, itâs with the most adoring and awestruck expression. those words are fused with more than just love and respect. heâs almost HONOURED that he gets to love this badass babe and that she allows him to exist in her orbit.
 AND THEN he loves Leia so much that heâs willing to step aside so she can be happy with the man he believes she wants. and valuing a womanâs choices and feelings over your own is not exactly womanizing behaviour - so where did this headcanon come from??
