The "Theory"

I'm sure you all know that common theory about how men don't date down? For those of you who dont know it, i'll indulge you. See, there are levels of attractivenss out there. For example, you have the super hot people, like Kate Bosworth or Orlando Bloom. They're in the top 5% of the population. Then you have your good looking, genetically blessed people, like Bode Miller (he may be a complete jackass, but he's still pretty hot). They represent the next 15% of the population. Now you have your crowd of average looking people. The people you see on the street every day and don't take a second look at. This is about 50% of the population. Next is your group of unfortunate looking people, but people who could still look half way normal if they cleaned themselves up a bit think of the freakshows they do make overs for on Oprah or 10 years younger... god bless you Yoanna House! This is getting on the lower end of 25% of the population. Then you have your downright ugly people with no hope of ever looking good. Essentially, you're Steve Buscemi's of the world. And unfortunately there are a lot of them... They're the bottom 25% of the population.

Anyway, men will only date up a level. Think about every couple you've ever known. Odds are most of those guys were dating chicks way hotter than they were. Now, you do have your few anomolies where the guy is hotter than the girl, but these are few and far between. However, men can thank their lucky stars because girls are more than willing to give up attractiveness for other qualities in a guy, sense of humor, generous spirit, money! Which is why these dudes have the ability to date up.

Basically, I am a dude who only wants to date up. Which is probably why I am going on such a long streak. I dont realize that these dudes who I think may have potential are actually out of my league. Hence the "Oh My god, you are so far out of your league look and you dont even know it... Pathetic" look I frequently get from guys is a frequent occurrence in my life. I guess the problem is that I set my goals too high. Realistically, I am probably somewhere in the middle 50% range... but i only set myself up for the top 25%. And since, I am missing a testosterone filled appendage between my legs, this process just isn't going to work out for me.

In the immortal words of foreinger:
I Wanna Know What Love Is,
Anita Mann