When you realise that their sole life purpose is to test you as a guy one way or another, you understand not to take them seriously.

And if you are playful, you can beat them at their own game, if you wish to do so.

What is your advantage?

Your ability to detach yourself - see my latest thread:

WHY YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE THINGS TOO PERSONALLY (notes)

What you will realise is that women have low self-esteem and an oversized ego.

This makes them very vulnerable to a player with a strong frame who will have the ability to play both defence and offence.

Don’t confuse frame with ego or overconfidence.

Play Defence => Deflect / Ignore / Play Dumb (feigning ignorance of that and use that as a way to qualify her)

Play Offence => Take the piss in a light-hearted way / Misinterpret positively the dig / Exaggerate what she says to a point where she looks ridiculous.

Whether you play defence or offence, it must always come with the core self-belief that you are above her.

This will help your response be anchored in less of a defensive reactiveness but more from a perspective of you not entertaining her bullshit.

You lose when you overreact.

Why? Because you fall within the realm where she is beating you. This is the realm of emotions.

The game is to make her react more to your digs than you do to hers.

She cannot move you, because you are that inner rock.

When you deal with them, it is always a battlefield where they will try to take power away from you.

No matter how subtle this may be.

Why are they doing that?

Because they want to suss out any weaknesses you have as a person.

When you see them as little TROLLS, you will realise how insignificant they are.

And you can decide whether to partake in their BS for amusement or avoid it because you have better things to do.

Manipulation is the primary tool they will leverage, and their pussy is the prize with which they will bait you.

If you learn not to be manipulated by them and outframe them, they have literally no power over you.

Which pisses them off to the point they feel attraction towards you when they were not sure about you, or makes them leave if they just wanted to toy with you to begin with.

For your own sake and hers, it would be best to keep it that way. Otherwise, she will self-destruct with you as collateral damage.