I have a friend of mine that refuses to date within her circles because the men that would ask her out, from that group, had already dated other women of the same circle...so one could understand how could make her feel uncomfortable?
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.