It’s best to add a positive spin where ever you might and whoever you might be with but if you can’t have the + a small negative might due. A negative spin might sound harsh but at least they’re still thinking about you and it’s more exciting when you change it to a positive then if you came from a neutral. I’m not saying that you should go to the extreme on the negative side but from 1-10 you’d be a 4.9. Neutral is forgotten about as is what you ate for breakfast this morning and who wants that response. The goal is to always try to stay and be positive but if all else fails I drop of negativity might just be the solution you need.