Relationship Game: "How Many Girls Have You Slept With?"

The crafty ones let it fly at the most unexpected moment.
The sheer horror of this question would catch an ordinary man off balance.
It catches me by surprise because it simply does come out of nowhere, but after precious seconds tick by I retain frame.

There is no right answer to this question.
Her number is of course low. Many of the girls I date have this quality.
I stop her before she tells me exactly because then I will be under duress to tell her my #.

She assures me (the way they all do) that it doesn't matter.
I counter adroitly that if it doesn't matter why does she want to know.
This is a logical reason but insufficient to disarm a creature that does not operate on logic but on feeling.
I assure her that in fact I do no wish to know her number, or that perhaps we table it for further discussion.
Her culture dictates she understands the truth that is what is good for the goose is not good for the gander. Yet, my number is.....problematic for even the most understanding of women. On some level, attaching an actual pinpoint of accuracy in time and space.....on some level, causes some judgment.
You can then be categorized.
My refusal to answer tells her at least that my number is likely "high" but what then is "high"?
My number that is likely "high" simply falls into the category of what is "high" in her mind, not the 70 or so it actually is.

I consider telling her the truth eventually, because I avoid living a life of lying by omission or outright these days....but some things are best left unsaid.

The short of it is your woman is naturally curious, she thinks she wants to know every thing about you.
But, as with any great magician.....mystery is part of the allure.
Besides, the truth can at times be disappointing....in whatever capacity.