big greg Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 What do you think it means when you hear "he/she is out of your league" or when you think "he/she is out of my league" ? Link to comment
alphabetsoup13 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 when i say "she's out of my league" i am saying that she way better looking than me and thereforee would never date me. Link to comment
PlumGT Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 agree with above poster except replace she with "he is better looking than me" and wouldn't date an awesome nerd like me. =P Link to comment
big greg Posted September 7, 2008 Author Share Posted September 7, 2008 Does that really make sense though? Beneath the beautiful body, don't you think they are just regular people like you? Link to comment
KG Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Different circles, different friends, higher expectations. Her/his loss, not yours! Link to comment
AnotherBrokenDoll Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Does that really make sense though? Beneath the beautiful body, don't you think they are just regular people like you? If only everyone thought like that. They probably are regular people, but they may also have higher standards. It really does depend on the person. Link to comment
livinginsbi Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 to me it means that a person doesn't have enough confidence.... I've been told that before and it totally pissed me off...made me feel very shallow... like looks are more important than who a person is. Link to comment
AnotherBrokenDoll Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 to me it means that a person doesn't have enough confidence.... I've been told that before and it totally pissed me off...made me feel very shallow... like looks are more important than who a person is. I've actually heard be used about personality rather then looks as well. It can mean that someone is better looking, more intellegant, a nicer person.. Link to comment
ProtestTheHero Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I've personally only heard in used in the context of physical appearance. Personality is a lot more subjective than looks. Link to comment
livinginsbi Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I just don't get the whole out of my league thing.. whether it's looks, kindness, intelligence.... Link to comment
Crush85 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 What do you think it means when you hear "he/she is out of your league" or when you think "he/she is out of my league" ? Looks, money, and/or social status all play a part in this. Link to comment
ProtestTheHero Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I just don't get the whole out of my league thing.. whether it's looks, kindness, intelligence.... Attractive people > Unattractive people. I think that's basically what it's based upon. Link to comment
AnotherBrokenDoll Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I just don't get the whole out of my league thing.. whether it's looks, kindness, intelligence.... I don't like it. But i do understand it. Link to comment
Crush85 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Attractive people > Unattractive people. I think that's basically what it's based upon. Yup, that pretty much sums it up. It's the sad truth. Link to comment
Rising Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I pretty much take that to mean that the person either sees too much of a disparity between us (physically, educationally, financially, etc) or that they imagine the person of interest would think so. It sucks that people think this way, but its part of life I guess. I don't think I'd ever consider myself out of someone else's league but that doesn't mean I don't have preferences or standards. To be honest, If I knew a girl thought she was out of my league it would make me laugh. I'd be thankful that I knew she was shallow before I tried anything. Link to comment
emeraldina Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I've heard it before .. but I don't agree that it's only based on looks .. people might think someone's out of their league if they don't have enough education and the other person has a much higher education .. they assume that the person with higher education will only date similar people .. which to be honest is a fair assumption... same goes for financial and social status.. Link to comment
CaptainPlanet Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Meaning she would have no reason to want to date me. The expression is logical, looking at it from the other persons perspective - what do you have to offer them ? Nothing. Out of your league. Link to comment
Carmine Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 The two friends of this one girl once told me that she was out of my league. A way to get rid of me, I'm sure, but I know a lot of girls actually think this way with guys like me. Link to comment
Jelina Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I think some people apply that saying to beauty. But it also applies to status in my opinion. I know a guy who said this about a girl because of this. The girl is extremely smart, and she is in an ivy league school. She's very career driven and has her life very well put together, and he quit college cause he was too lazy. Link to comment
just M.E. Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 For me, it have viewed it in social status, financial position, life style choices. I think that was the traditional view of that phrasing among those I grew up with. Looks were less defining to us then. Link to comment
Daligal83 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I've said it many times before that a guy I find attractive is out of my league. Ever walk down the street and see a couple where one is very attractive and other isn't? It stands out right? That's what I'm talking about. There's this "social standard" where attractive people date equally attractive people. If you are more attractive, you can get a more attractive partner. So if I find a guy attractive, but realize he is more attractive than I am, I also realize that he probably usually dates other more attractive girls and thereforee would not be interested. I'm not saying that everyone goes by this, but I think it's pretty common. Link to comment
civilservant Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 The majority of women I would say are 'out of my league'. I wouldn't say it's nessecceraliy a bad thing, more about working with what you've got. Link to comment
Rezist Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Almost all girls I'm attracted to are out of my league, some would say this is a lack of self confidence. However when I am in the gym, I see the gorgeous women talking to built guys, and everyone who is less attractive more or less seem to be working there buts off trying to get to that level. Link to comment
blackandgold Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 All it means to me is someone is better than you in one or more than one areas. Maybe they're better looking than you, maybe they're smarter than you, maybe they have more money, maybe theyre in a high social class. It can be alot of things. As much as some people like to deny the existence of these "leagues" and think that everyone is on equal playingfield and all that matters is personality they do exist. It's what beautiful people generally date beautiful people. Smart people date other smart people. People in high powerd social circles generally date within that circle. etc. etc. Link to comment
schaser Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 What do you think it means when you hear "he/she is out of your league" or when you think "he/she is out of my league" ? I think it means that people of equal looks, intelligence, social class should only date each other. I think in general it's how life works and not something that would go away any time soon. Link to comment
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