Because I am a geek, and I had a lot of time on my hands.

Hello everyone. I promised I would give the 1000 point rating system that I developed and used to rate women. This is not some overblown 10 point rating scale but a seriously thought out and revised creation from my brain. To make it easier for the laymen, I usually scaled it down by a factor of 10 to make it a 100 point scale. So a 876 pointer is an 87.6 (no rounding) while the traditional 10 point system would give an 8 or a 9 (depending on the rounding typically used by most people). Clearly, that leaves far to much wiggle room and room for debate on who is the most attractive. If 10 people are all 9's, who's hottest? Personality is usually the deciding factor, so looks alone aren't enough. See, that's why you need a more accurate scale.

Before I get into it though, it must be taken into consideration that I had a lot of free time on my hands that was not exactly free to do with as I chose. No, I was not in prison, though it felt that way some of the time. I was in the military - on a submarine - bored beyond belief, so I did some research amongst the 140 some odd guys on the boat and used that information and my own geek-ness to develop a theorem and subsequent equasion. So, on to the scale. . . . .

L*Tn + P/Tn = 1000
where : Tn = (30 - (n-1))/36 and T0=1 and n is a function of time that counts in years (1,2,3, . . . . . to forever)

Basically, it considers the physical and personality traits that guys use to determine how attractive a woman is and assigns her an initial point value for looks and personality. These two values have an initial maximum point value that adds up to 1000. Looks = 600 points (maximum) and Personality = 400 points (maximum). After the initial scoring, the two point values vary with time. Just so you won't have to do the math, I will explain.

After the 1st year, the points for looks and personality are scaled by the time factor to be equal percentages of the over-all point total. For example, a person is rated to be a 526 pointer physically and a 350 pointer personality wise. This gives an initial score of 876 (87.6). . . . an 8 or 9 traditionally. Clearly, this is someone you would date. Since most people don't change all that much, in actuality, the initial point value only varies slightly over time. The time variable, among other things, explains the 7-year-itch phenomenon and why a guy can date someone he would never consider marrying (but not for long). I have another equation that covers the first year from week to week that I won't bore you with it here.

I'll give you the breakdown of the point values for individual characteristics and such next time. Now I will field questions. . . . . . .