Summary: You don't have to be witty when you reply to a shit-test.

Body: We see a lot of examples of different shit-tests and and responses here and over at asktrp.

Some of the answers are so funny they make you laugh out loud.

However, you don't need to be witty in order to pass a shit-test. Some guys seem to get the wrong impression when they read about shit-tests and amused mastery.

At the most basic level, a shit test is: She is trying to get to you and observes how you react.

You pass the shit-test by showing her that she isn't able to get to you. You are self-confident and your frame isn't affected by what she says at all.

What you actually say is not as important as not letting her rattle your cage.

Amused mastery doesn't mean that you turn into a comedian and amuse her with funny remarks. It means that you are amused by her futile attempts to make you feel insecure.

There's nothing wrong with witty remarks if you can pull them off, but there are some pitfalls:

  • Some of the guys who try do do it come across as sarcastic. Sarcasm can (but not necessarily must) signal "you have rattled my cage and now I am trying to make you feel bad with a sarcastic remark, too." This means that you might have failed the test.

  • Many beginners use humour in a non-constructive way in the first place. Being funny can make a girl feel at-ease which can be good, of course. But going overboard with making her feel at ease can take the excitement and challenge out of the encounter. In the worst case she will feel like your efforts in this regard are actually supplicating, because you desperately want to make her feel good. Many guys also use humour to signal "don't take me serious. I am afraid of saying or doing something wrong. But should it happen, you can't hold it against me because I am never serious." It goes without saying that you should want her to take you serious. I can't count how many times I have seen guys do this. Consciously or subconsciously. And it always makes them look insecure. Now imagine both points in a shit test situation. It's not how you want to come across when she is trying to get to you. You'd actually reward her for shit-testing you and come across as extra insecure.

  • Many beginners who lack quick-wittedness think that they need to work on it a lot and need to watch tons of stand-up comedy just to be able to pass shit-tests. This seems to make them self-conscious and insecure about shit-tests, just because they are "not there yet". (I am not saying that you can't learn a lot of stuff from watching stand-up comedy. But don't think you need to do it to pass shit-tests).

Conclusion:

Don't feel as if you need to come up with witty remarks when a woman tries to get to you with a shit-test. If you do use humour, avoid the three pitfalls listed in the body.