Is the girl you're seeing "too hot"? : Hot Girls

[josher]

This question may seem illogical, but bare with me.

I’m reminded of an episode of HOUSE MD, where House makes a comment to a very attractive woman who is happily married to a, well, unattractive man: “7’s go for 7’s, 4’s for 4’s. From what I can see you’ve got at least 5 points on your husband…” etc. He was skeptical that this hot wife could actually be married happily to someone less attractive.

House’s observation is true, in general. People tend to end up with people with similar “ranks” in the hotness scale. Which leads to my question:

If you’re with someone who you know has a “few points” on you, is it really going to last?

I know we sometimes under or overrate our own “attractiveness”, as well as overrating the attractiveness of someone we have a thing for, but even if you allow a little wiggle room on the point scale, what are your chances of making it last if there is a significant point gap between a couple?

In my own experience, and in that of my friends, there are some telltale signs that the girl you’re seeing might just be too hot for you—warning signs, if you will.

1) Is your girlfriend flirty with other guys? I mean more than the normal chit-chatty girl thing. If she’s sending out signals to other, better looking guys, especially when you’re with her, this should be a red flag.
2) Does she have an exciting social life that you aren’t a part of/that you don’t understand? Okay, sorry, but things don’t look so good. Somehow you ended up being with this girl, but you haven’t been assimilated into her social ring, which probably contains other girls and guys of similar point ranking. Sorry.
3) How long have you been with her so far? If your answer is less than 1 month then tread softly. If there really is a big point gap, she might not be of the mindset that this is going to be a long-term relationship.
4) Has she cheated on you before? If she’s even so much as kissed another guy, and you forgave her and are still with her, you might be best off walking away. Most likely it will happen again. Walking away is easier than being dumped psychologically. Be the one who makes the decision and avoid future suffering.

The cold hard truth, as House put it, is that people tend to stick together with people of a similar rank in attractiveness. We’re all aware of what we can realistically expect to get when we go looking for a partner, and if you get lucky and end up with someone way out of your reach, keep realistic. You know the saying, “If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.” So go with it, by all means, but don’t start picking out names for your future child just yet.

Of course every rule has its exceptions, and I’d be happy to read them. Have you had experience dating a girl that’s hotter than the girls you typically date? Did you get burned? Or did things work out just fine?