What to text when she responds but dodges your question

A topic change right after you ask something specific is usually not rejection. It's a redirect. She could be shy about committing to weekend plans. She could be testing whether you'll get defensive or just roll with it. She could be excited about the restaurant and want to talk about that instead.

The signal that matters is that she still texted. People who aren't interested ghost or give one-word replies. She gave you a new thread to pull on. That's work. Take it as a soft yes that she wants to keep talking, just on different ground.

Your reply needs to do two things in order. First, you actually engage with what she said. Not a fake question about the restaurant. Real engagement. You either know it, have an opinion about it, or ask something that shows you're actually curious about why she wants to go. This proves you listen and you're not just asking questions down a checklist.

Second, once you've traded a real back-and-forth on her topic, you can naturally work a plan into the conversation. If the restaurant came up organically and there's momentum, 'we should check it out sometime' lands different than asking about her weekend availability out of nowhere.

Don't interpret one topic change as a full rejection and disappear. But also don't keep asking the same question if she keeps dodging. One redirect is normal. Two or three means she's actively avoiding commitment or logistics with you.

If she changes the subject a second time after you've actually engaged with her first new topic, match that energy but scale back. Keep texting lighter, shorter, more banter-based. Save the plan talk for later or move on. If a third redirect happens, stop asking and wait for her to bring something concrete to the table, or consider that the window might have closed.