[PairTheBoard]

This being your Dad's Birthday Party I'm thinking about the issue of Manners here. If she spoke to you this way at the dinner table with others listening in, she was being Quite Rude trying to embarress the birthday celebrant's son this way. Your best response would probably be something charmingly light and funny which quickly redirects the table converstation to another subject - like Sklanskianity for example.

If this was a one on one conversation and there was some sexual attraction between you, then this could very well be a form of flirting on her part. This is a common technique many girls use to "get a rise" out of their prey. If you can tollerate a woman who would use such an approach and/or the sexual attraction is strong enough, then the best response would problably be to say something charmingly light and funny, then quickly redirect the conversation toward something about her - like how good she smells or the delightful curvature of her bosom.

If it's a one on one conversation and she is just being a bore, your best response is probably to say something charmingly light and funny, then suddenly recognize somebody across the room you just have to speak to immediately.

What she said should not bother you in the least if you are comfortable with those issues within yourself. We are all subject to the prejudices of society for many different reasons. The problem is with the prejudice, not with us.

PairTheBoard