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gettin down with Girlfriends
Actually, it’s the Girlfriends’ boyfriends who need to be getting their act together here. If you haven’t seen Girlfriends, it’s kind of a black Sex in the City. So last night, the girls get together for a dinner party, and the conversation turns to who the guys think is a “10.” The consensus is that it’s Halle Berry. No surprise there. It’s no surprise either, that after everybody leaves, Joan asks her boyfriend what he would rate her.Uh oh.
Foolishly, he tries to answer the question literally, which was, of course, the last thing he should have done. Actually, that’s not true, but we’ll get to that later.
So Joan’s boyfriend says she’s a 7. Like many women, Joan can’t believe that he’d rate her that high. How can she be a 7, if Halle Berry is a 10? Surely she’s not that good, she says. And then like an idiot, he AGREES, and downgrades her rating from a 7 to a 5. Naturally, this doesn’t go over well because Joan didn’t want an honest answer here.
Sensing he’s made a mistake, he upgrades her - to a 5 and a half. Now, I realize this is television, and they’ve got to move the plot along with these little conflicts, and the episode wouldn’t have gone anywhere without it. And of course, it’s entirely true. That’s exactly what most men would have done.
But in case you’re a man, and you think you might someday be in this position, and I think you probably will - here’s the answer.
“You’re an 11.” Or 10 is fine. Just don’t say anything over 12, because she’ll know you’re just trying to get her off your back. Better yet, preface it with an endearment, like “Baby, you’re an 11.” That should stop any further questions. But if the “But I’m not as beautiful as (insert No. 10’s name here)” question follows, just say “You are to me.” or “I think so.” or “That’s crazy talk.”
It’s that simple.
The last thing a man should do when asked this question is to say “I don’t know,” or refuse to answer. It’s like saying her ranking is somewhere in the negative numbers. Even if it’s true, and you can’t bring yourself to “lie,” picture Halle Berry as a 10 on the Celsius scale and use the Fahrenheit scale to rate your sweetie. Believe me, it’s better that way.
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