Since a solid seventh grade we've all been rating one another on a 1-10 scale based off of physical attributes that we all may or may not obtain.

So there's a pretty face, that already puts them at a solid 4. Then you can add a point for perky chest features. Add another point for a tightly toned booty and two more for having a piercing that just so happens to be on another advanced asset. Oh, and she's a blonde so go ahead and throw in one more point. This would put her at a 9. A 9 is up there. I mean this girl is surpassing expectations on a lot of fellas' scales.

Lets look at the other side of the spectrum at a fella. Once again, he has nice facial bone structure, so let's set him at a good 5. Now his hair is always perfectly quaffed so add a half of a point to bump him up to a 5.5. He hits the gym er'day and has dat six pack and overly defined biceps so lets add a point and half to get him up to 7 and he has a perfectly straight smile so we've got this guy up to another 9.

So what's wrong with all of these ratings?

Well, it's because not once were any sort of substance-like qualities included in there. Neither of these people got points for being funny, kindhearted, or chivalrous.

The funny thing about the rating scale is that really they should be about what people have to offer as human beings rather than what looks they display to the world.

So, here is a new system I think should be used.

You assume everyone is ten. If you automatically find someone attractive and they seem like a nice person, let's just set them a good ten, assuming the best. If they're rude and text on their phone on your first date let's bring them down to a 7. If they don't shake your parents hands and say thank you for dinner let's bring them to a 6. If they don't respect and/or care about you as another human being then let's just go ahead and get rid of whatever points they have left.

So here it is people:

SCREW THE SCALE.

Throw that bad boy out the window and spread your wings my child, because you are a TEN. A solid TEN.

IF you can make anyone laugh you're already at a ten, and if you are confident in what you have to offer the world then you're already at a twelve.

So screw nice boobs and a defined trapezius.

Let's start looking for someone who makes you laugh through a date and and compliments your weird mannerisms.

Just remember...

YOU. ARE. A. TEN.