Being asked when you are getting married can be harmless curiosity, repeated family pressure, or a question you simply do not want to answer. The useful move is to match the reply to the room instead of reaching for the sharpest joke you can find. I would start light when you want to keep things
When someone says “it was just a joke,” the best reply depends on what happened before the defense showed up. A harmless joke that missed needs a lighter answer than a joke that crossed a boundary you already made clear, and both are different from a mean comment being relabeled after you object. I usually
Dismissive replies do not all shut down the same thing, and that is why one comeback does not fit all of them. The cleanest response starts by noticing whether the other person is trying to stop you from speaking, erase your contribution, mock your reaction, or dodge the effect of what they said. From there,