Playful replies when she says you're not my type
How to reply when she says you're not her type but keeps talking. Read the signal, keep it light, and know when to stop.
"You're not my type but keep going" is a fairly honest message. She's telling you she isn't attracted to you in the usual way, and she's also telling you she likes the conversation enough to stay in it. Both can be true. Most people who send this are curious, bored, amused, or testing whether you'll get defensive. She is not asking you to change her mind, and she is not closing the door either.
What a good reply does is accept the frame without groveling. You take the comment as a fun fact, not a rejection to argue with. If you push back with "I bet you'd like me if you got to know me," you turn a light moment into a pitch. If you go quiet or get sulky, you confirm she was right to be cautious. The reply that works is one that makes the conversation more interesting to stay in.
The real test is whether the next message gives her something to respond to beyond the label she just put on you. Keep it about the two of you talking, not about whether you're her type.
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She is telling you two things at once
The first half of her message is the honest part. She has checked her own interest and found it isn't there in the way you might want. The second half, the 'keep going', is a signal she is enjoying herself. People rarely say this to someone they're bored by. It usually means the back and forth is landing even though the attraction isn't. Read the 'keep going' as the part she's actually asking you to do.
Look at what she's responding to. If she's picking up on a specific joke or story you told, the conversation is working on its own terms. If she's only giving you one-word answers after the comment, the warmth was mostly politeness and you should take the hint earlier than you'd like.
Keep the banter on her last message
Her comment hands you a small, easy opening. Use the thing she just said as the thread. If she's teasing you about being a bad match, answer with a light, self-aware line that moves the conversation to something she can do something with, like a question about the bakery she mentioned. Matching her tone matters more than being clever. A short, relaxed reply that stays on her topic shows you can take a joke and keep talking.
Avoid turning her line into a debate about your qualities. Once you start listing reasons you'd be good for her, you've left the conversation she started and entered one she didn't ask for.
Stop once the fun stops
If your next exchange gets her to laugh or answer at length, you're fine to keep going for a while. If you send a second message and get a short reply or nothing, that's the answer. Don't send a third message asking whether she's still there or whether she was joking. Let it end where it's going to end. If she does come back, pick up the conversation where it left off without referencing the earlier comment unless she does first.
Why these replies fail
“lol well I'm not everyone's type but I think you'd be surprised”
It turns her light comment into an invitation to argue, so she now has to either reject you again or go along with a pitch.
“ok that's fair. anyway”
It shuts the conversation down and makes it clear you took her comment as a loss instead of playing along.
“Honestly you're not really my type either, you're just funny. Do you want to get coffee sometime?”
It jumps from banter to a date request in the same breath, which makes the earlier joke feel like a setup and puts her on the spot.
Common mistakes
- Arguing with the 'not my type' comment or trying to prove her wrong
- Going flat and short, which tells her the banter was all you had
- Asking her directly whether she's just being nice or whether there's any chance
- Piling on compliments to win her over, which reads as trying too hard
- Dropping the topic she brought up and changing the subject to yourself
Questions people ask
- Is 'you're not my type but keep going' a bad sign?
- Not really. It usually means she isn't attracted to you but is enjoying the conversation. That's a fine place to be as long as you're clear about what you're after. If you want a romantic connection and she only wants to talk, you'll know quickly from how she responds to light, non-romantic topics.
- Should I ask her if she's just being nice?
- No. Asking that makes you the one asking for reassurance, which shifts the mood. Let her answers tell you what she means. If she keeps engaging with you on her own topics, she's being sincere about enjoying the chat. You don't need to test it.
- How long should I keep the conversation going after she says it?
- As long as she keeps adding new material and answering your questions at a reasonable length. Once replies become one-word or she starts to wind things down, stop there. Ending a conversation while it's still good is better than hanging on until it's awkward.
- What if she says it and then wants to keep texting anyway?
- That's a good sign for friendship and a mixed one for romance. Keep the tone friendly and see whether she brings up anything personal or makes plans. If she does, you can gauge from there. If she stays in a comfortable chat with no interest in meeting, accept that as the shape of things.
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