Rating looks on a scale

I'm sure everyone's heard of the 1-10 scale, where 1 is just beastly and 10 doesn't really exist and is considered the hottest of hot. Then 5 is considered average-looking.

I was looking at my husband and of course, admiring his appearance (of course) and I'd give him an 8. He has nice bone structure, has a "rugged" look to him, and I've seen other women hit on him, in front of me. LOL. It also helps that he has facial features that I am attracted to.

Now, that was a personal example. How does someone make that judgement when they just see how another person looks? If you're walking out on the street and you are a guy who walks by a woman, and think "wow, she's an 8" (or whatever you think), how do you make that determination? Is it based on your preferences or certain beauty characteristics? I don't think subjectivity weighs a lot here because to stay that someone's 8 could be another person's 5 is a bit of a stretch. After all, there are markers of beauty for both sexes.

Same for women-- how do you determine what someone's rating is?

It is subjective. Whats more, what is considered beauty in western society is driven by advertisers, Hollywood and media.

So I don't use a rating system for others, either I'm attracted to them or I'm not. Plus I have an issue with judging others, it doesn't sit right with me, not to be confused with having an issue objectifying people, I'm surprisingly okay with that one.

I don't rate people on a scale at all.

I'm not a big fan of ratings scales either. I'm not saying this is why you do it, but I primarily see it used by my teenage cousins with low self-esteem to boost their self esteem via Facebook status messages, etc.

You know the, "Click like if you want me to rate you!" game that high schoolers do.
Or the "Comment and rate me!" game.

I do it in a completly non-objective, subject to change without reason way. i have what i like and I have my moods, i don't do it to everyone it's just another way to say something nice and really the majority of people are in the 4-6 range anyways

I rate based on their boobies. XD

I haven't done that in a while... 7 and up is normal, 8 and up is attractive, 9 and up is gorgeous, and there are no tens.

Originally Posted by donkeybals

I rate based on their boobies. XD

Isn't that what most straight men do? ;)

i don't do this. somebody's either attractive, "considered" or unattractive. it sounds cliche, but it's really personality that matters most anyway, and if i really get along with someone they tend to become more attractive to me over time.

@hairyhunk nice name btw :) , I will challenge your statement based on this picture:



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