Ok, shameful as it is, this is an improvement for me, yet I don't think I handled it 100%.

So I got shot down last night. I attempted to not be butthurt, but I still was about 20-30%. No anger at least. She knows I'm not happy though. I grabbed my boots to leave so I didn't engage. She says something like "Oh, you are leaving as retribution now?". I think for a second and say "No, if I wanted retribution, I'd stay and argue with you. I need to go and clear my head." Then I left.

I drove around and listened to The Meditations. When I returned, I was 95% not butthurt, and was upbeat. Pretty decent sex was had.

What is a better rejoinder to being called out on leaving as retribution?