I've done this crap with several girls before and never heard from them again. I pulled something like this with my girlfriend recently when she asked for a bit of space and now we are not together any more.Fornax said:I'm half tempted to call her bluff and just message her "I don't think whatever this is will work out, let's just be mates". What do you think, bad move?
This desperate reverse psychology sounds good in theory, but it usually backfires.
A better reaction would be no reaction at all. Indifference is powerful stuff and it shows you have the maturity and security to deal with situations like this, and that can be very reassuring and attractive to a girl.