The 80/20 percent thing

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It was only a one night stand as well

I'm not sure if everybody that have posted in this thread are included in that "y'all" or which ones you are shooting at.
That said, it's true a lot of women seem certain they can get a man in bed if they want, and get very surprised if that's not the case. I assume that feeling of certainty comes from some kind of experience. About rating systems, I think people should forget about them because they are useless in real life situations.

Who is Hanna? Your ex-gf?

Past life mate

I was a 7-8 in my 20s (certainly no higher) but as an "oldie" now in my late 50s definitely a 5 when compared with men my age

Its a superpower young women have. to make grown men weak at the knees by simply showing them attention. Some women are not self-aware but I suspect most normies are quite conscious of the effect they have on men. Desire is a very powerful motivator.

the reality is all schoolboys rate women. Its not like they stop doing it when they get older. What does happen is they broaden their criteria from looks alone to include a more broader composite measuring system that takes into account other things about the women they see/meet but also their own personal situation and how they see themselves as they mature themselves and become self-aware.

Whether they rate women or not, it doesn’t change the fact that normal, seemingly average people are in relationships.

How could you possibly know that “all schoolboys” do it? It sounds like a generalization - a baseless assumption. Some people, for instance, are demisexual and are unlikely to put much emphasis on looks for that reason. Others aren’t straight. Men can correct me if I’m wrong, but it seems like some don’t and never have rated women in this way regardless although it’s undoubtedly the experience of some.

Last edited by TwilightPrincess on 29 Apr 2025, 7:52 pm, edited 2 times in total.

No. It's not a superpower that young women have. It's a weakness that grown men have. Our egos are fluffed by young women who show us attention. A simple smile is enough to make us think that these young women are interested in us. The reality is that most of the time it's projection on our parts.

A young girl served me coffee the other morning and she was very smiley and giggly. And yes, my brain lit up at the idea that this person was responding to me in such a positive way. But seriously, I'm a 45 year old, bald, fat man. What possible interest could she have in me? She was doing her job and maybe she was just naturally smiley and friendly. Anything else was pure fantasy on my part. An enjoyable fantasy, but nothing more. And certainly nothing to do with her possessing any sort of superpower.

Calling it a female superpower leads inevitably to the idea that women must be being manipulative when they are pleasant to us and then react negatively if we try to push it further.

Men should know their own psychology before they start claiming to know female psychology.

So many generalizations...

It is not a weakness that "grown men" have. It's a weakness that "some men" have.

I was a youth, once upon a time. I don't remember my friends or peers rating women with numbers. Not even in locker rooms. I've even known a few sexist pigs that didn't rate women with numbers. It seems like the claims that "everyone does it", are another attempt to normalize one's own personal behaviors.

I don't suppose y'all realize that y'all criticize women for thinking they can easily get a man, but then also claim that women do in fact get men very easily - so they're arrogant for believing (knowing?) the very thing y'all claim is true? - but also y'all seem to be the guys that are letting them believe that they can easily get men, by being the men they easily get...?

Regarding my use of "y'all", if I meant "everyone", I'd say "everyone" - or at least "all y'all" - but my use of "y'all" should be construed as a generic "you", in the context of, if what I'm saying applies to you, then I'm talking about you, but if it doesn't, then I'm not.

I'm at least a 13.

Now, whether that's out of 10 or out of 100 is in the eye of the beholder.

I actually knew a grown man who used to rate everyone
Didn't matter whether you was man woman or what

He moved to Thailand

I know what you meant

Can this rating have an imaginary component?
If one assigned objective assessment on one axis and self assessment on another, would it be better to express it with a + i or using cis Θ ?

A guy who is clearly a six but thinks he's a ten must be approaching some sort of sufferability asymptote. What could it's relationship be to the angle of self delusion?

I want 200 words by lunchtime tomorrow.

Can I write mine about how I know the ratings thing is related to the op please Sir

Because I was once a schoolboy and I can't imagine they have changed all that much since the 1970s/early 80s.