Aite, got another micro-game question y'all, pretty basic, but I need some help.
I was at a smoothie shop today with a few friends, guys and girls. I go up and ask for an orange pineapple smoothie.
One of the girls, who I have had pretty good interaction with so far, promptly teases me: "omg, pineapple!? That's like the worst fruit" I respond, "Uhh you serious? It's probably the best fruit ever." Then she says, "No way, pineapple sucks!" I kinda chuckle/laugh it off, and then started talking to someone else.
On the surface this seems ok, and it's the way I've been handling minor banter/**** tests for a while now, but I've been thinking recently that this may not be the best way to end the back-and-forth.
It kinda seems to me that I'm leaving her with the last jab in the banter, and it also seems that by laughing it off, I can't think of a comeback (which was actually the case here, wasn't too sure what to say, so I ejected from the situation). Let me know if I'm just overthinking and overanalyzing this, by the way >_>
In any case, situations like these come up all the time for me, minor teasing/banter from both sides, the girl will get a jab in, and I brush/laugh it off (sometimes awkwardly). I feel like there are better ways to handle these situations (and opportunities to show my dominance to women/avoid demonstrating a lack of confidence >_>), but I'm not sure how to improve. Any tips? For starters, what could/should I have done in the smoothie situation?
I was at a smoothie shop today with a few friends, guys and girls. I go up and ask for an orange pineapple smoothie.
One of the girls, who I have had pretty good interaction with so far, promptly teases me: "omg, pineapple!? That's like the worst fruit" I respond, "Uhh you serious? It's probably the best fruit ever." Then she says, "No way, pineapple sucks!" I kinda chuckle/laugh it off, and then started talking to someone else.
On the surface this seems ok, and it's the way I've been handling minor banter/**** tests for a while now, but I've been thinking recently that this may not be the best way to end the back-and-forth.
It kinda seems to me that I'm leaving her with the last jab in the banter, and it also seems that by laughing it off, I can't think of a comeback (which was actually the case here, wasn't too sure what to say, so I ejected from the situation). Let me know if I'm just overthinking and overanalyzing this, by the way >_>
In any case, situations like these come up all the time for me, minor teasing/banter from both sides, the girl will get a jab in, and I brush/laugh it off (sometimes awkwardly). I feel like there are better ways to handle these situations (and opportunities to show my dominance to women/avoid demonstrating a lack of confidence >_>), but I'm not sure how to improve. Any tips? For starters, what could/should I have done in the smoothie situation?