No-Go Zone: Ah, the No-Go Zone. According to the originators of the Hot/Crazy Scale, one shouldn’t date people in this zone for the simple reason that they are not hot enough. It’s dogmatic, but to the followers of the theory, that’s part of the fun (or simply a fact of life). It may not be sympathetic, but there’s no denying that “beauty privilege” is a thing in the sense that attractive people are offered favors and kindnesses that other people are not. On the other hand, studies have shown that one reason people are lonely today is that many are holding out for “something better,” refusing to give people a chance if their physical beauty is not deemed sufficient. So maybe the followers of the Hot/Crazy Scale are making themselves unhappy by insisting on these criteria.
