I disagree on the boring topics being boring. How you start is how you finish. A person with charm and enthusiasm can spin the most dull topic into the most thrilling depend on their vocal tonality, wit and delivery. It's all about energy.
I disagree with your disagreement, respectfully.
We have different goals, and we're probably talking to 2 different audiences.
I'm not trying to offer the typical, cause you can get the typical from every dude on the street, any cat in a barbershop.
It's also essential to have some background research on a topic. If not, use an alley opp. An alley opp are word enablers such as "tell me more" "how did that make you feel". Open ended gives her the time to express her thoughts.
Yeah, I'm a master of the couch therapist style. It has to be done properly, because a few things can happen when she opens up in that very familiar way.
Again,
How to Win Friends and Influence People, and what I would call intermediate but still basic social skills is something that will work wonders on today's young ladies - provided you can keep her off her phone.
Not enough comfort? No Trust Zone, and if a cat does end up hitting it - there can be blowback.
Too Much Comfort = Friend Zone
The Right amount of comfort = Boy Friend Zone.
All 3 of these put the female on familiar ground.
I'm against that, I'm flipping tables in this beach.
Questions ask like "what do you do for a job" or any "superficial" there's two ways to handle:
1.) Donald Trumping the convo. Answering the question without answering the question. Back in the days, we call it bluffing or bullshytting.
2.) Flipping the script. Using what she said to you in a jokingly manner. This is a power move aka "push and pull". Be careful, this won't work on highly insecure women with inflated egos. Broads like these be thinking they're the queen of England lol
There are a few standard ways to deal with a chick testing you, or questions generally speaking
0. Respond Truthfully
1. Agree and Amplify
2. Don't respond verbally
3. Misinterpret - playfully or not playfully
4. Flip the Script - like you mentioned above
5. Interrogate her reasoning
6. Play up your response
7. Answer and change the subject.
So if a chick asks dude what he does for a living, and it's something impressive, he can tell her he's a surgeon, and change the subject shortly thereafter.
NOT Bragging about it is actually a brag.
Evasion? BSing, only works to a degree. If you want to come off shady (which can work in your favor), then evade and BS.
Trump gets away with "Trumping", because you know you can't get a straight answer out of him, and you don't to keep trying.
That's not useful in a dinner date conversation.
Trump
The real question about Trump, knowing everything that comes out of his mouth is a lie, is bluster, is advertising, is hype - is what makes him so compelling? If you know he's gonna lie about whatever, how does he keep the audience's attention?
That's the thing to learn from Trump.