I was driving to a friend's house and face timing, don't judge me, and we were discussing our "ratings". I confessed that although I have the confidence of a hard 8, that really I was a solid 6.5, maybe a 7.5 on a good day; I then assured her that she was definitely an 8, no doubt about it. While we laughed and reveled in our kind of hotness, I came to the conclusion that everything about the age old "rating" system is completely obsolete.

In my opinion, hotness is completely situational. I'm going to be completely honest here, even as a 6.5 I can pretty much get whoever I want (this excludes celebrities, and anyone from the NFL/NBA). How? I have great timing; I put myself in the right place, at the right time! I'm not going to the bar at 11pm; I'm showing up a quarter to one to ensure that all of the guys have had a few drinks, and all of the real 8-9's have been taken home. After a shot of tequila, and throwing back a minimum of two 20 oz glasses of your favorite IPA, I suddenly become an 8. Timing is everything y'all! But my point is, almost everyone can be hot, it just depends on where you are, what time you're there, and whether or not all of the "unicorns" are gone.

Like I mentioned before, I have the confidence of an 8, now I'm not saying that I'm ugly by any means, but I have my flaws like anyone else. I walk around and carry myself as if I am the hottest piece of ass within a ten mile radius. By doing this, I somehow trick everyone into thinking I'm a hot commodity that's in high demand. I've had some very attractive, and successful men throw themselves at me; men that could easily have the "unicorns". My high school soccer coach told me something that has literally changed my entire life: image is everything. We grow up being told that we're all winners, we're all equally beautiful, and a whole bunch of other garbage that isn't true. Truth is in this world, you either are or you aren't, you're in or you're out, hot or not, there's no in between. So if you can put in the effort to change your image, and change the way you carry yourself, people will start to gain a certain curiosity about you and this curiosity leads to you becoming more attractive because they're taking the time to get to know the real you. Therefore,because I'm good at portraying confidence, I go from a 6.5 to a 7.5, which makes no sense.

Now I'm a girl of many interests, I'm down to jam to "Gettin' You Home", but I'm also not opposed to shaking it to "Back That Azz Up", but I would never ever try to compare the two songs! Why? Because they're completely different, the only similarity that they share is they're both music. Same goes for women and men, you cannot compare us because none of us are the same. The only thing we all have in common is our anatomy. Some have big boobs, some have little butts, some are skinny, some are chunky, some tall, some short, to try and put us all up against each other is unfair, and unrealistic. The friend I talked about earlier happens to be short, with long blonde hair, blue eyes, and a petite build (and she has a booty, lucky her right?). But I'm tall, with long light brown hair, blue eyes, and a curvy body, to compare us is nearly impossible! Everyone has different qualities to offer. Putting us on a 1-10 scale isn't even a legitimate way to gauge hotness because there is no set list of criteria.

EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT OPINIONS. It never ceases to amaze me that us 20-somethings haven't figured that out yet. Everyone is going to admire different physical features; to some people I really am an 8, and to others I may be a -2, it's all left up to personal preference.

So there you have it, I guess now we're forced to actually get to know people because this whole 1-10 thing is not going to cut it anymore.