The famous phrase "Someone said about women that they love with their ears. And men love with their eyes" belongs to Oscar Wilde - the famous writer, poet and playwright of the Victorian era.
The meaning of what was said continues to be relevant to this day, because men are still concerned about assessing the appearance of ladies. Moreover, the Pickup Guild, a seductive community known in certain circles, has come up with a scale of female attractiveness from 1 to 10 points.
How can a girl evaluate her appearance objectively? And is it worth giving importance to a 10-point scale, where the only criterion is external data?
Standards of beauty in different eras
In ancient times, the assessment of the appearance of women and men depended on the culture and customs established in a particular society. For example, in Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, where everything masculine was cultivated, the girl was not supposed to look feminine in the modern sense. Women of Ancient Greecewere embarrassed by their forms, and the sculptures of ancient Roman goddesses generally look quite masculine.
The beautiful female appearance of the Renaissance (XV-XVIII century) primarily implied fullness and white skin. A thin woman was associated in men with consumptive, and curvaceous was an indicator of he alth.
During the reign of Queen Victoria, the criterion for evaluating the appearance of women was still fullness, but the ladies began to tighten themselves into corsets so that the figure resembled an hourglass.
Relative thinness came into vogue in the 20s of the last century. Then women with a boyish figure were very popular among men. In the 60s, every girl dreamed of being like Marilyn Monroe, and in the 80s the world went crazy with Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, and that time marked the beginning of the era of supermodels.
In the 90s, many girls tried to look like a translucent Kate Moss and brought themselves to anorexia. And they didn't care what the men thought about it.
A modern woman with an attractive appearance should be thin, but look he althy at the same time. A beautiful face, lush breasts, rounded hips and a "clearance" between them are also welcome. With such data, units are born that easily fall into the modeling business and earn from 8 to 10 points on the appearance rating scale. Let's find out what this classification is.
A guide to action or outright cynicism?
In fact, this is a rather curious rating that can help the undisfigured intellectmen find the woman of their dreams:
- 1 point. Worse not to imagine, worse than nuclear war. In a dream, you will dream - you won’t wave anything. You won't recover without the help of a psychiatrist.
- 2 points. An ugly thing with birth defects or the effects of alcohol/drug addiction. As a woman is not considered.
- 3 points. A gray mouse, fat and nondescript, notorious. As a rule, with a disgusting character.
- 4 points. Or an ordinary girl, or curvy, but ugly, or fat, but pretty. Glued with a bang. Do you need it?
- 5 points. The most common category: an ordinary girl, without a twist, neither this nor that, there are millions of them. Concerned about her appearance, easily hurt. With this you can spend time, but nothing to brag about.
- 6 points. Not a "hard nut", but there is clearly something in it. Curvy, pleasant, well-groomed, flexible, suitable for long-term relationships. She has fans and it will take some effort to get one.
- 7 points. Beauty, but not a model. She stands out from the crowd and knows her worth. Knows how to "filter" men and owns protection from unwanted admirers. An affair with such a girl leaves pleasant memories for life.
- 8 points. Model! Like on the cover of a magazine. You won't find this one on the street. Rotates in circles where there are we althy men. Attention like this will cost a lot, but it's worth it.
- 9 points. A supermodel, against which just models fade. An ideal face and figure, acts on men like a discharge of current. Can get whatever he wants nevergives a second chance if the first is missed.
- 10 points. A star woman, like from another planet, who already has everything, but always wants something more. This is available to one man in a million.
Those who worked on this rating hardly understood that there is no objective and subjective assessment of appearance. If only because every man has his own taste. Having met the “five” and falling in love, you may not notice how it will turn into a “ten”, no matter what the fashion classifications say. And there are real examples of this.
Hugh Laurie and Joe Green
The famous Dr. House married theater administrator Joe Green back in 1989, and the appearance rating scale would have clearly amused him. This woman doesn't come close to today's beauty standards, but Hugh loves his Jo and honestly admits that he has never met such smart women.
They have been together for almost 30 years, raised three children and adequately overcame all the difficulties of family life.
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan
Future billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg started dating future pediatrician Priscilla Chan while still at Harvard. This woman, far from the generally accepted ideals of beauty, became for him a talisman, like-minded person and mother of his long-awaited daughters.
And this is just the beginning of the list of famous men for whom the assessment of the appearance of their chosen ones does not matter.
Still many girls trymeet modern beauty standards and fall under the knife of plastic surgeons. Sometimes experiments with appearance lead to sad consequences.
The Bride of Wildenstein
Celebrity socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein has spent nearly two million pounds on numerous plastic surgeries to make her look as feline as her eccentric husband desired. What came of it, everyone who saw the photo on the Internet knows. And on the appearance scale, this woman will clearly receive a "0".
But in order to become successful and famous all over the world, it is absolutely not necessary to be born a star "for 10 points". A vivid example of this is the world-famous and beloved Barbara Streisand. She was able to objectively assess her strengths and weaknesses and find a path to fame.
How to evaluate your external data
You can get used to everything - everyone knows this, and a person sees his own reflection in the mirror not the way others perceive him. And the assessment of appearance on a 10-point scale obviously will not help here.
Any woman can objectively assess her pros and cons if she looks at herself from the outside. Best of all, photo and video cameras “see” flaws, they also emphasize advantages, and a girlfriend can become a fair and impartial paparazzi.
A small video and a few shots from different angles in everyday life without embellishment and preparation - and the woman getsan objective picture. For example, the wrong hairstyle, lack of makeup or its obvious overkill, terrible gait and clothes that do not fit become visible. And normal men really pay attention to such criteria for evaluating appearance.
