How to keep GALing from backfiring?

[lester]

I am psyching myself out but when up becomes down it's disorienting that's why i'm here. yeah i read that passage a couple of times about as if. you're right i should approach it like that. with the gal i do ignore that she acts like a child but she knows my buttons and so tries to get a rise out of me. It's just very tiring.