Guys love to rate girls on attractiveness.
We’ve got everything from the basic 10-point scale to some pretty complex coördinate systems:
And we’re constantly creating and disseminating new ones because we’re afraid the “code” has been broken. (If only we had hotty windtalkers.) I’m reminded of a quote from a TV show I saw a long time ago when two guys are rating a particularly hot co-worker. They agreed she was an 11. A third guy comes over and says he would rate her 8.5. The first two turn to him incredulously and he explains, “I use the Richter scale.”
Of course, some scales (like the above graph) were created because guys felt the need for more information that just appearances. Don’t hold your breath though, ladies, this added information is usually still pretty shallow. Consider the Hot/Crazy Scale or the Attractiveness/Accessibility Scale. A while back, Jeremy J told me about the “Area Code” system, too.
We also try to make games of it. Will N introduced me to “Color/Time/Number”, where you name the color of the shirt, the clock direction, and the attractiveness of a given target.
So now that you know all this, I wanted to ask… do girls have a rating system? I’ve seen when two (or more) girls will spot a cute guy, share a knowing glance with each other, giggle, and lean in to whisper. What is it that you whisper about? And is it in Gibberish?
Hmm, I’m not sure if we have a system like that. It’s mainly just “damn, he’s cute!” “oh but he’s gay
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Girls don’t like numbers? How do you compare cuteness?
I can only speak for myself and my friends, but I don’t think we really compare much– at least, not at the moment. Usually we zero in on one cute guy at a time. It goes through a filter:
Step 1: Which one is cute?
Step 2: Is he gay?
Step 3: If yes – > Is he single?
Step 4: If yes again –? WHY?
Step 5: Okay, so how do we get in on that?
And if the guy doesn’t pass all the steps, we move on to the next cute guy.
I need input from other girls on this.
for me, the spectrum goes like this:
1. hot (out of my league, so i don’t even bother)
2. cute (nice to look at… okay must stop staring)
3. average (invisible)
4. not cute (oh god shield your eyes)
j/k about the last one.
Hahaha. You’re not kidding, are you? It’s OK.
Kim’s system makes sense too. I never zero in on 1s. 2s, maybe, but I won’t feel confident. 3s are good and are usually not narcissistic which is a plus. 2 – 3 is my preferred range.
But we’re talking about looking, not approaching.
Kim’s scale also works even for looking. See, I have a self-defense mechanism in which I won’t allow myself to be attracted to the hottest of men.
You don’t even look at the “hottest of men”? I think I look more because I know someone is out of my league.
No, I gotta be a realist! Nonetheless, the hottest of men still get scores. There’s just not much consideration beyond that.