How does rating people work?

Question

What do you look at when rating someone out of 10? What things go into your decision? I've never understood how someone could rate another person purely off of a picture. But please do explain.

Qdbrown · Accepted Answer

If you don't have options, you will not use a grading system. Only when you're considering your options is it necessary. You have to sort through all of that. The best way is to use a subjective grading scale. Most up through 10, to actually denote the "Sexual Marketplace Value."

The less SMV, the quicker it is to dismiss what is not really all that attractive. For a guy, personality is low value starting out. You are looking for a really great looking woman who knows how to dress and look good. You can spot quality a mile away.

You will hear a lot of women degrade the grading system, but most women also use various disceiptions for guys they find attractive. Early on, it might be looks. Then personality and sense of humor that goes hand-and-hand with confidence. And then lastly men who have status, respect and resources.

HugoThe2nd · Accepted Answer

For me the number represents how they compare to others, it's basically a percentile.
A 7 is more attractive than 70% of the population, whereas a 10 would mean they are the most attractive person I've ever seen.

It's not difficult or arbitrary for me.
If you were to give me 100 women I could easily order them one by one in the exact order of how attractive they appear to me.
It's really an intrinsic thing, I'm not looking for any specific features, I just look at them and I know.

DizzyDesii · Accepted Answer

I've never rated a personality. Just simply looks. I dont believe anyones a 10, maybe a 9.5 at most. I’ve never really rated anyone below a 6. But i dont date 6s. I prefer a 7 or 8 although i feel like i’ve recently dropped from an 8 to a 6.5. I find 9s so hot but consider them out of my league. I look at facial features/structure (nose, smile, eyebrows, eye shape), posture, hairstyle, sound of voice/talk, and walk when determining what i’d rate them

MsTaniaUncensored · Accepted Answer

It seems like a purely shallow and superficial practice. I am not a fan of assigning someone a number. To me, it devalues them as a human being even if they would get a high rating. You can admit that you find someone attractive without this kind of system.

Twinrova · Answer

If they are in my tier I give them a negative 1. If they are ugly I say 5/10 to be nice. If they are attractive they are a 7 minimum. If they are hot they are an 8 minimum. 10 is an unobtainable ideal; no one is a 10. 1-2/10 is reserved for people who have obtained nigh-impossible levels of unattractiveness due to facial deformity and such.

What goes into the decision making process is strictly about how attractive they appear to me. I don't look at whether the individual has certain features (e. g. eye shape, bone prominence, etc...) because facial harmony is important. That is to say, that even if you have a bunch of ugly features like Adrian Brody, you can still be attractive because those features mesh well together.

AlexanderAnttila · Answer

I personally rate objectively for around 90% and 10% my tastes. If I see a woman whom objectively has very good features, is shapely, has good style etc. but isn't necessarily my type, she'll still be an 8. If she's all that *and* my type, she'll be a 9 or 10. I actually tried out the app "eyeme" where you just put up pictures and get rated 1-10 straight up with a 1.1 to 1.9 and then 2 system. But I feel like it's very easy for multiple biases to come into play, and just trolling, because results are very mixed.

TruthBringer · Answer

I honestly don't even bother rating people. If I find someone attractive, then I find her attractive. I don't bother with numbers. Only those who concern themselves with this need to do some self-reflecting and ask themselves if they have been put on this planet to subject their self esteem and their priorities to such shallow things

NathanDavis · Answer

I'm completely biased, I see black hair and eyes, pale skin.. or a redhead, it is 14/10 for me.. lol.

Other than that I don't like to rate, I just highlight something I really like about that someone, last times were a smile, and before that some hands.

Adam_INTJ · Answer

Guys pretty much look for signs of fertility.

Youth, health (body proportions), face, hair color/texture is apparently a signal too.

Some of it is cultural.

It's hard to understand just because we're wired that way.

Conversely, a lot of guys have a hard time understanding why girls put so much into looking at a guy's economic stability, status, and confidence.

It's unfair on both sides.
Girls don't have perfect control of their appearance while guy's don't have perfect control of their earning capacity, status, and confidence.

Anonymous · Answer

Yeah it’s just looks. Personality is either I like them or I don’t. Anyway here is my scale (not for sensitive people) :

1. almost no one is a 1. Extremely unattractive
2. “Ugly”
3. Very unattractive. Stands out because of their looks but not in a good way.
4. unattractive or just don’t have any redeeming features
5. average looking person. You couldn’t call them attractive nor would you say they’re particularly unattractive. Doesn’t stand out
6. “cute” maybe their personality could bump them up a notch but not particularly sexy. Some people might call them “ok” looking
7. Pretty or nice looking, but not someone who would turn heads
8. beautiful, turns heads, prettiest girl or guy you know in real life
9. gorgeous, definitely top movie stars or models
9.5. Stunning, Victoria’s Secret angel, most beautiful in the world. Supermodels. Most beautiful men in the world.
10. perfect, OR a 9/8 who is someone’s “dream guy/girl”

Anonymous · Answer

For me it's simple if I know the person (girl really)(overall scale)

2 - ass
2 - breasts
1 - overall body
1 - face
4 crucial characteristics:

1 - career orientation
1 - respectful & assertive
1 - comfort in own skin
1 - charisma

if I don't (face value scale)

2 - ass
2 - breasts
2 - body
2 - face

Total = t
score = ((t/8 x 100)/10)

face is tricky there are 4 types of faces

0 - ugly
1 - not ugly
2 - attractive could be better
3 - attractive wouldn't change it for the world

on the overall scale 1 to 3 gets the point
on the face value scale 2 gets 1 point, 3 gets 2

Devlaw5 · Answer

For me it’s really hard to do and even harder to explain…do you consider just their physical appearance, or personality if Yk it, how they sound, their talents, their intellect, etc, etc.
If it’s solely based on a picture of someone you’ve never interacted with, I’d say look at what you like, what you dislike and compare the two. That in itself can be hard, but also confining that to a number,🤷🏾‍♂️.
Can literally come down to a gut feeling🤷🏾‍♂️. Dk if this helps. The whole think still confuses me😂.

Xoirwinkan · Answer

Well if you mean trying to rate someone objectively, trying to account for the variety of human beauty, it's just something you have to have a feel for. I heard something like if you asked a bunch of people to assess something, the average is pretty accurate.

If it's about a girl, I look at the general body shape and proportions, her height, etc., and boob size, facial attractivity, and waist size. Rating people is a physical assessment.

I actually rated a fellow employee to her face once (can't remember the context by I actually think she asked me to because maybe we were talking about some other girl). I gave her like a 6.5 out of ten, which she took quite well. You always have to remember that a solid 10 is nearly impossible, it's the very highest peak of perfection, the theoretical BEST possible Goddess in the world. If you see a person who is stupendously gorgeous, you might give them a 9.5, or if spectacularly alluring, a 9.7.

PaynefulPleasures · Answer

Personally I don't get it either I just say that's some eye candy , or in between, but everyone is beautiful in their own way, beauty is in the eye of the beholder ✌️

Leavesbound · Answer

I never acquired the ability to rate a person based on a photo. I just don't have that magic super power. I rate people based on a bunch of factors including personality and the rating goes up dramatically if they like me.

Aassem · Answer

Well I would rate a picture intuitively in comparison to other pictures I've seen every where through out my life, where does this picture rank?
I would try and intuitively consider factors that may influence the beauty of the person in the picture too like their pose, the angle, the lighting, the editing and the filters.
And the Ranking is simply normally distributed like a bell curve. 7 would be the mean of rank I give.

WhiteWolf69 · Answer

I'm not a big fan of rating pictures or people. If you break it down all eating someone based on a picture is judging them based on whatever points to either make yourself feel better about yourself or making the person that your judging or rating feel good/bad about themselves. I have been judged way too much in my life and it has made me feel horrible. I dont want to put someone else through the same pain.

genericname85 · Answer

fact is: the vast majority of people uses the rating system wrong. everyone they find attractive automatically gets an 8 or above. how it's properly used is: a perfectly average looking person, not ugly, not "amazing" is a 5. yet people get offended when they are "just a 5". the thing about "average" is that most people are average. and if you expect to be way above or beyond or if you rate above and beyond a lot, you're using it wrong.

loveslongnails · Answer

Kind of answered your own question. When you rate someone off a photo, you're really just putting a number on "attractiveness factor" to you personally. You can't really tell much about their personality, though you can make guesses based on their choice of clothing and their expression. Other than that, it's about how "hot" you think that person is, looks-wise.

_Troian_ · Answer

I don't know.. there are some masculine and feminine features which charms people in general. For example, I always liked women with huge lips, big eyes, small chin and high cheek bones.. also with a good skin and hair color contrast I'll rate this 10.

Symetry is also very important thing when it comes to rate beauty, noone would like a-symetrical face.

Anonymous · Answer

Rating a pic is obviously only based on the looks, and as you point out, I would not call it rating a person, but rating their appearance. How I decide on a number is from a mix of common beauty standards, my own personally type and features I like.

UncleJessieRabbit · Answer

There is no actual formula for deciding that for me, but generally some features are more attractive than others. It doesn't necessarily mean a 5 to 6 is totally ugly or someone I wouldn't want to date at all. And even those below a 5 sometimes have one or two that stick out to being above. So that is also possible.

Agape93 · Answer

Just the vibes primarily. As if if I saw them in the street, what would my reaction be.

JosyJosy · Answer

I rate them whatever number they want to hear, going 'enough' cause they're usually insecure when they don't need to be

Guanfei · Answer

There's no real way to explain, it's a feeling. You look at a pic and put a number close to your feeling.
Being a 10 is mostly not possible, as it's being perfect, which no one is. But with almost no flaw is possible, so a 9 can be.
The more flaws you have, the more people won't like what they see, and the lower will be their impression of you. So is your rating.

Adogdog · Answer

I usually just use words to explain and don't really give numbers. I would rarely rate above an 8 but that doesn't mean she is not attractive. I no longer use the number rating to avoid hurting feelings.

pigoat · Answer

Some people's entire GaG existence is "how do they look" questions  I'm not a fan

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

Well, I see things this way, If a girl is true and genuine and she is not a catfish then I rate her a 10/10 which means I see her looking very attractive, there are very few girls that are not attractive on here

Mark987 · Answer

never off a picture.. and I have never rated... find it disgusting

blondfrog · Answer

Yeah I don't get that either I don't really rate people.
I just see someone as not appealing at all to me
hideous
average
aesthetically attractive but still not attractive to me
and lastly attractive to me

AydenHazor · Answer

I typically refuse to pick a number to rate someone. I will compliment they're assistance, but numerical rating is garbage and completely subjective

DaveToo · Answer

I don't believe in rating another person. Appearances can change over time. Well read, intelligent, open to adventure, willing to have a relationship and all that entails. This is how I rate someone and I really don't like to use a scale.

ohshee · Answer

I with you , I can't explain, if I'm going to rate somebody and be fair I have to know who they are from the inside out

Still-alive · Answer

I try not to do it much but if they straight up ask me to its usually just as simple as how they look. im a face person if the face looks good (cute, attractive) then the rating was always higher for me.

Pogi-Paddy-2 · Answer

I couldn't give you a short enough of an answer to your question. I have many wants on how I rate someone.

Levin · Answer

Rating system is basically, anyone with a pair of tits and a vagina on Gag gets an 8 or higher.

7771999 · Answer

I rate people to myself now. Don't need to mention it out loud

Jamie05rhs · Answer

"purely off of a picture". But that's the whole point. You're rating them on their physical looks. That's what a rating is.

DeltaCharlieEcho · Answer

7-9 is datable
6 and below is undatable
10 doesn’t exist

Its all personally defined. The only universal truth is that fat women might as well be men. Only closet cases and insecure men will date them to feel some level accomplishment.

ChefPapiChulo · Answer

its very simple. big tits and small waist =6/10 big tits and small waist+ pretty face = 7-9/10 based on the size of the boobs. 10/10 don't exist

Gosceewual · Answer

you look at them, make a judgement of how attractive out of 10 they look to you, then post it in the comments... pretty simple

jerdanro · Answer

I agree. I never use numbers to describe a person. Looks or otherwise.

byzafer · Answer

I think the number scale is dumb. I rather just tell them not pretty, average or pretty.

exitseven · Answer

It is mainly based on opinion. I think you are a 9.5 for example.

Feelicks · Answer

I try not to rate people and instead rate say tits. It's entirety arbitrary based on personal preference though lol

Wiredone · Answer

I rate based on what I think is a perfect woman. Eyes, smile, hair, boobs and butt. I will never give a perfect 10 if I don't know them personally.

Anonymous · Answer

I just go off of what I find attractive. I also don't lie. I believe that lying to make someone feel better is dumb.

DiscomfortZone · Answer

This juvenile "rating" system is based on looks alone, there's no need for more than a picture.

Clarke498 · Answer

Depends. In the shallow way here i just go by looks, but it's totally possibly to have personality be part of it.

ayomanwya · Answer

I posted a picture of myself on here awhile ago and the question was “what do you rate this person?” 2 girls rated me a 5, not sure what it based off of

clampfan101 · Answer

I don’t rate them as people. I rate my first and only impression on their appearance.

sszatkow · Answer

For me it’s mostly about the face and hair and clothing choice

loves2learn · Answer

I really want to know the answer to this too

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

If some one how do I look rate me then I'm just looking at there appearance not the way they are over all

JamesRandiDebates · Answer

I usually just rate a bitch on whether or not I would bone her.

Pinkroses33 · Answer

On apps if you aren't at least a 7 in everything its not happening. In person you can't be less than a 5

BeautyInTheBelfry · Answer

Rating is stupid and I get i will never be attractive to most people

dogcat · Answer

all men are mama's boy. wear like a mother and become a prostitute

robocop666 · Answer

boobs and butt come first, everything else is second. You don't got looks then fuck off

Anonymous · Answer

Face and body depending on how they look, average is about a 6

Anonymous · Answer

Basically face and physical appearance because you can't rate her personality.

Anonymous · Answer

for most men it is based on her physical appearance. face, hair, breasts, height, waist, ass, legs

TheSpaceGnome · Answer

I don't understand it either.

TacosRAwesome · Answer

Usually boredom to be honest.

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