[Josak wonders how he should respond, given that he doesn't really care whether or not Joshua finds him interesting, but the roles he is playing might. In the end, it would still be fairly easy to brush off for either of them.]
Darling, I wouldn't ask you to lie to me over such a thing. Really, as you said, you can't please everyone.
[Then a light wink.]
But as I said, it doesn't mean I can't try. Should I be giving up?