If she stops talking, there's nothing to focus upon
If she says "no," then they focus on reclaiming their pride, proving a point, defeating the feeling of rejection, proving her wrong, and so on
It's not unlike yelling "fuck you" at someone you were arguing with outside of a bar at 2AM--if you said nothing, there's nothing to hold onto, but now they're going to kick your ass
Provides a point of fixation
If she stops talking, there's nothing to focus upon
If she says "no," then they focus on reclaiming their pride, proving a point, defeating the feeling of rejection, proving her wrong, and so on
It's not unlike yelling "fuck you" at someone you were arguing with outside of a bar at 2AM--if you said nothing, there's nothing to hold onto, but now they're going to kick your ass
There is actually, the fact that she's not talking.
Yeah, wouldn't it make more sense to give a text saying they don't want to continue and then ghost?