The more conventionally attractive somebody is, the more social and cultural value we tend to ascribe to them. And our dating them says a lot about us.

After all, someone who’s incredibly hot has value and power. They can, supposedly, pick and choose their partners with relative abandon. So if you want to date an 8, a 9 or a 10, you have to have equal or greater social value.

So to pull a 9 or 10, you have to be something “special”.

But do you really?