Leagues

Found it! Here is my opinion on dating "leagues". This is part of an email I wrote Dunne about a month and a half ago.

Ok now onto the real topic, leagues. Although there might be a little validity to your argument, I tend to disagree with your overall theology. Leagues are like laws...made to be broken. Do I seriously need to point out to you how many people are dating people that are out of their league? Here is a common problem, people fail with one person out of their league...and they let that person be the representative of the entire league.

Leagues are on a person by person basis. The best way of describing it is by using percentages. Lets use the 10 point scale to define different leagues. Pretty much everyone is willing to date someone within their own league. Example: Lets say I'm a 6. I am aware of my status as a 6, therefore I am willing to date anyone that is a 6,7,8,9, or 10. However, your percentage of probability drops severely every number you move up. After many seconds of contemplation and research, I have determined these percentages.

80% - The percentage of people in your own class that you can get with.

35% - Success of getting with someone that is ONE point ahead of you.

12.5% - Two points

3% - Three points

0.33% - Four points

I decided to stop at four points because seriously...who can move up 5??? That would just be ridiculous. So here is the thing, these odds might not look good, but they aren't as bad as one might think. You just have to play the percentages. Back to my example. If I'm a 6 and I want to get with an 8, I shouldn't be discouraged that I only have a 12.5% chance, I should be excited. That means that I have a 1/8 chance. So what am I going to do??? Talk to 8 different girls in the 8th category...that way I am almost guaranteed to get one. Just because I get rejected by the first one doesn't mean that I should stop trying...it only means that my chances are even better for the next girl I talk to. See???

So how can we relate this to our lives? Well, Tara, it means shoot for the stars...because we might just land a 10 (Bonnie). You better get used to rejection, but you just have to keep in mind that the big score could be right around the corner. I hope this has cleared some things up, but let me know if you have any more questions. By the way, I don't know what number I currently am...but it's definitely higher than it was a few months ago. BAM!

haha ok, I just re-read that for the first time since I wrote it. Waaayyy better material then I have been putting on here recently. Talk to you guys later.