Now that’s a healthy self-esteem!
I’m probably about a 6.5, maybe a 7 with makeup.
I’ve seen to many great works of art, and it has taught me to see beauty everywhere. It is really hard for me to find anyone ugly. Borign maybe, but not ugly. From Rubenesque fullfigured women to cubistic faces, medieval scrawnyness, vikingish blondness… If your face has something special of odd, there’s a big chance I think you’re beautiful.
Currently I’ve put on a bit more weight, but HotorNot says I’m a 9. Nice. Now what?
C’mon, Bambi, this is the internet. Be a sport and rate yourself a 6-7 like everyone else.
Seriously, you’re such a nice, intelligent man and you have pretty eyes. I think you’re being way hard on yourself.
Nine? Right. You’re an 8.8, maybe 8.9 tops.
Now we concur.
But what do you think?
It’s that double-a in her username. It ups Maastricht’s hotness quotient by at least 0.4. 
The problem is, we’re using a linear scale and the correct device is probably a bell curve. Where most people should be between 3.5 and 7.5 and and 1’s and 10’s should be incredibly rare and even 2’s and 9’s will be quite uncommon. But for beauty or handsomeness or attractiveness or whatever, it’s such a completely subjective measure. And for self-esteem purposes I hope that in reality most people truly believe that they are over a five, at least to people that they are likely to interact with. I could be a nonagenarian, and extremely unattractive to women under the age of 70, but I hope at that age I can still charm the hotties in that important 70-100 demographic.
Occasionally I’ve gotten attention that I’ve found completely baffling. Other times, I’ve gotten precisely the kind of attention I expected. It’s really tough to say. I’ve never been thrilled with my appearance, and whenever I comment on it, my wife tells me I’m out of my mind. I really don’t know how hot I am. My personal ranking is about a 5. I’m guessing I’m one of those folks who can look pretty good to some minority of ladies out there, and to the rest, you wouldn’t give me a second thought.
I’m an eye man, so I can rate you at all based on that photo. Sorry. 
Can’t. Can’t rate you. Because you’re eyes are closed in the photo. Man, I need coffee.
Anyway, I’m a 10+ for sure. 
Knew it? I was fishing for it!
Sorry, Sunspace. I screwed up and included part of my response in your quote. :smack:
How you doin’? 
(FWIW, I too went through HS without a single date.)
The word she was looking for was probably kavorka.
Wow! How you doin’?!
(Plus you live in Holland! How cool is that?)
I think I’m a 5, maybe a 6, though everybody tells me I’m a 10. They haven’t seen me naked, though!
About 309 Kelvins.
What? (re-reads OP)
Oh, sorry. I’m probably about one standard deviation below average, looks-wise. I know that I’m significantly below average, but I don’t think I’m far enough below that people would stop and say “Look at that hideous freak!”. On a scale of 0-10, 1 SD below probably translates to around 3.
If we’re talking about more than just looks, then I’ll need a definition of the figure of merit. What goes into the final score, and with what weights?
Eh, maybe a six. I get points for being a reasonable weight but I’m pretty average otherwise. I do have decent hair but it only appeals to red head freaks.
Eh, I guess a 6 or so.
I’m about a 5. “Dolled up,” I look exactly the same or worse. Sometimes I can reach a 6 or a 7, though. I’m fat, and kind of weird-looking facially anyway. I too have a big nose and bad teeth (I’m only partly English, though 
). Sometimes I catch a glimpse of myself in a mirror and think, “Looking good!” Other times, though, I think, “What the hell?” Sometimes both in the space of a few minutes.
I get points for having pretty eyes and good legs, but that’s all I have going for me.