Something to consider is to ignore the test. You can't fail or pass for that matter a test that you simply don't take. Personally if a girl blurts some absurd statement or question at me like that one I simply look her in the eyes, smirk and give a little chuckle. I then proceed with the conversation, I've found that is almost always as much acknowledgement as an absurd "shit test" like that needs.

If the girl keeps on after that, then I'm not interested and will just leave.

the best possible way to take the pressure off

If I had a girl say, "You're trying to pick me up", I'd respond with, "Yes, I am." and just continue talking like it was nothing.

You are trying to pick her up.


So?

You didn't read some of the other responses. In the listed situation she had a husband and so she was trying to make me feel bad about hitting on her.

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I agree with Honesty here. It is about keeping your frame.

She called you out with two 'tests'. You pass by keeping your frame. I would have said I was, and stacked into Attraction material. Not work for word, 'I am hitting on you' but it should be implied. Even in indirect, at some point she must know you want to get with her. Did you qualify her? Did you go sexual?

It sounds like she sniffed out an incongruence, your intent and words/body language did not match. I would have put it on the table for a moment, then leveraged the pressure as tension for Attraction. Passing a test builds Attraction. She was doing you a favor by checking if that was what you wanted.

Or that is how I view tests. She wants to play with you. She just needs to make sure you are capable of playing back.

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The only in-congruence that I can think of is that since I would purposefully never be "the other man" and by using that as an excuse ("I have a husband.") I was extremely turned off to her and so I went after her friends. They witnessed the whole exchange and were immediately attracted to my alpha-dom. Why bother with a nutjob?

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She could fabricate an incongruence. Its weird to look at it this way, but if you flinch when she tests you, she loses attraction. Even if your flinch or failure to pass a test is a genuine reaction you have out of standards.

I prefer to win her over, then target switch in such situations. If she is attracted/on your side and you try to Game her single friends she will help you. This is what works for me. If it does not work for you or something else works for you, use it.

I still prefer to pass all tests. It seems to make my sets go better.

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Makes sense but your response was vague and essentially just hypothetical posturing. Do you have any specific pointers?

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ConfidenceMatters, you did exactly what you should have done. Girl is married and in front of her friends? Switch targets. That has far and away the best odds.

Any time you talk to a woman, you always want to screen for logistics.You need to know if she's the designated driver, because that will probably mean you can't take her home. Well, if she's married and in front of friends, guess what? You probably can't take her home.

Logistics aren't set in stone either. Maybe you can fuck her in the bathroom. Maybe you can hop in the designated driving car and ride around until she drops all of her friends off.
But then again, maybe you can get a girl by walking up to her and telling her she's the prettiest girl you've ever seen and you think you love her. That might creep out nine hundred and ninety nine women out of a thousand but it's technically possible that anything might work(I had a hot friend who dated a guy who did this for two years).

This is about being smart. When a girl tells you she has a boyfriend, what does that usually mean? It usually means that you're not going to get a number/date/sex. Can you plow ahead anyway? Sure. The vast majority of the time that gets you nowhere. Your time is much better spent on a different girl.

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Specific's would be to ignore tests and change the thread when she tests you, as if it never happened.

Specifics? Like ways I am advocating passing the test?

"I have a husband"
"I really like living in this city."

At that point target switch. You would have passed the test, and the attraction leveraging is just you using her investment and need to test you, and your subsequent passing as a source of pre-selection with her friends. If she knows you are not trying to get her, which is evident by paying attention to her friends, she likes you.

You should figure out relationship status before escalating touching past social touching, that prevents her thinking it is more than it is.

I may be at a loss for the specific answer, so if you would help guide me to help me elaborate I would be glad to clarity my points

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double quote for truth

its already been said but yes just tell the truth

say 'of course i am'

then carry on with the conversation.

I would've done the same - be honest and then ignore her (for a while) - AND since she was too hesitant to approach you, I would've gone back to her and said

"Hey girl, I came to pick you up". lift her up in the air, and say, "Let's ELOPE to the Greek Islands".

That would probably reinitiate the interaction BUT after a few minutes, out of a sudden, I would walk away and ignore her again.

I believe that this second move would make her feel more comfortable around you and your game, and driven by the takeaway, she would then chase you in the room.