Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
i wouldn't respond.
a girl who wanted to go out with you/get to know you more/etc. wouldn't make that comment with a hard stop.
she would agree and then order non alcoholic .. or suggest coffee or something.
No response warranted."oh i dont drink". how would you respond?