[ At first she feels silly, giving him a speech like that all for a response that makes her seem a little off base. It hits her almost immediately though that he does this every time. ]

You always say that, you know. Whenever I call you out for being hard on yourself, you tell me you aren't and try to simplify the issue or redirect the conversation.

[ There, she's going to call him out again. ]

And I don't know much about romantic relationships either. I don't have any practice, and I've definitely come off too strong a majority of the time.