我谈什么恋爱 我跟谁谈
“Of course no. Who am I in love with?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你没谈恋爱吧
“Are you in love?”
我 谈什么恋爱 我跟谁谈
“Of course no. Who am I in love with?”
“Besides, if I'm in love, I will definitely tell you.”
“You are overthinking things; I don't even have anyone to date.”
In close Chinese relationships, people often use paired rhetorical questions rather than a direct 'no' to vigorously clear themselves of suspicion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what kind of dating would I be doing (rhetorical rejection)
Placing '什么' inside the verb-object phrase turns it into an emphatic denial of doing that activity.
who would I even date
A rhetorical question highlighting the total absence of a dating partner.