Lorelai: Oh, you know, I just realized what this is. This is our thing.
Luke: What thing?
Lorelai: This tradition of ours. You claim to hate everything at first, but it's just your initial stance in a negotiation, and then we talk, and our opinions merge, and we find a happy middle.
Luke: No, a lot of times, it's just how I feel, and my mind doesn't change.