"All of a sudden? I'm always curious to hear what beautiful women have to say," Ash said in response, "I'm hurt." But she was giving him an answer and he listened. She said she wasn't seeking a relationship with him and he laughed a little at that. she was being blunt about it, but that was refreshing. He provided, "And I'm not looking for one either, so I guess we're both just fine." You didn't really have to be in a relationship with someone to sleep with them.
And now he had to answer his question. "I don't pretend to be anything on my date but a lot of the girls I've been on dates with pretend. They order the bare minimum of a meal and then look hungry at everything else people are eating. I once spoke about a Muggle film I'd seen. She said she saw it too and I told the completely wrong story. She laughed and nodded, agreeing with every wrong detail. Pretenders. Wanting to come off as the perfect date and lying the whole way through." Ash didn't like formal dating for that reason. It was too posed.
"It's almost like politics sometimes. But almost everyone has done it. If I pretend it's because I'm bored," he said, "What about you? When you're on a date, do you act different to make a good impression on the other person? Say things hoping that they'll like you more?"