We've all played those games such as: would you rather, you have to kill one, marry one, and f**k one, and of course the classic rate this person. They seem like harmless, not awkward games that can lead to some funny and pretty interesting conversations! But what happens when someone asks you to rate them?
It starts off as an innocent conversation, --see "Long, Awkward, and Boring Conversations" --and it ends in that sticky situation of whether you should tell the person the truth or not. They normally start off simple too:
Ratee: Hey
Soon to be victimized rater: Hey! What's up?
Ratee: Nothing, but I have a q lol
Very soon to be victimized rater: what?
Ratee: What do you think about me....(:
Victim: Uhm....what do you mean?
Ratee: Like......on a scale of 1 to super awesomely beautiful
Dead: idk
Ratee: I hate you.
You: that's cool
And the conversation is ruined along with whatever friendship you had.
I mean, my friend Doctah M and I both agree, this was agreed over Twitter, that it's an awkward thing to be asked what a person should be rated. It's just plain weird.
I think everyone's been asked the question too, like how do you respond to "how pretty/hot am i? 1-10?" Honestly, you're a three but since I'm nice you're a six(: Now I normally stick to the middle numbers just to be safe. Not too mean, not too "ohmigod you're soooo hot!" It works, most of the time too...But even then it just feels awkward to rate someone. It pretty much puts a price on the person in my perspective? "Oh, how much do I cost?" "$4.78" Yeah, okay, it doesn't make a lot of sense but whatever, it makes some sense, kind of. Anyway, Doctah M and I can both say the position is awkward and you shouldn't ask other people's opinions on your looks because you're probably really pretty or cute or handsome or whatever anyway and you shouldn't rely on other people's opinions but your own. Just saying for a future self confidence booster. It honestly doesn't matter because when you grow up you're going to be old, saggy, and wrinkly anyway...Unless you get plastic surgery.
XOXO Sarah
