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Is this an unkind thing to say?

112 replies

CLED · 28/11/2021 18:54

My boyfriend told me that he’d rate me a 5 out of 10 in looks. I’m upset by this. He thinks it’s fine and that I should be ok with this.

I don’t think I can move on from this. I’ve always been sensitive about my looks but now I feel like the ugliest person in the world.

OP posts:
Ilovesandwiches · 28/11/2021 19:58

What a cactus!!!

KatherineJaneway · 28/11/2021 19:59

If any bf said that to me, they'd be an ex.

krustykittens · 28/11/2021 20:02

He is undermining your self esteem because he is an abusive cunt. I don't give a fuck what he looks like, this behaviour puts his rating in the minus category. Dump him, OP, and find someone who thinks you are wonderful, who could never put a number on you. You deserve nothing less

WhenSepEnds · 28/11/2021 20:06

@Bellyups

You can do so much better than him OP. Trust me
Why would a '7' be with a 5? He's clearly insecure and trying to undermine your self esteem to make you feel grateful to be with him. Bin him and move on. He's a dick
AuntMasha · 28/11/2021 20:09

Goodness me, he sounds unappealing.

He’s negging you, op. Dump and run.

anon12345678901 · 28/11/2021 20:09

That's a really nasty thing to say. OP get rid,you deserve someone who'll say kind things about you, not make you feel insecure.

ThackeryBinks · 28/11/2021 20:13

Can we rate him out of 10 for emotional intelligence? I'm going with zero. Hoping you can move on from this. I suspect you are attractive and that's a quality that he wants to squash so you are all his . Forever. Run.

me4real · 28/11/2021 20:13

Someone's partner should think they're gorgeous and compliment them IMHO, definitely not diss them like this.

Being both a dickhead and an arsehole and with how much he fancies himself, he's probably having permanent anal with himself.

Please bin him OP. xxx

Lookingoutside · 28/11/2021 20:14

Gather your courage and dump him, OP. He is cruel and will not change or stop saying things like that to you.

Sending hugs x

Kabakofte · 28/11/2021 20:16

Fuck me what a twat. Get rid

FabriqueBelgique · 28/11/2021 20:21

Red flag!

Also rude.

Peach01 · 28/11/2021 20:22

Tell Brad Pitt there to ram his 5 somewhere else. How dare he rate you like that. Who does he think he is.

NovemberNovemberDarkNights · 28/11/2021 20:26

Yes, it's an unkind thing to say to anyone, let alone your girlfriend. It's definitely not 'normal'.

It's also clearly a lie because no one ends up being the boyfriend of someone who they rate a 5, they just don't.

I'm sorry your self esteem was already low, & this won't help, but you need to find a way to be more confident about how attractive you are as a person! 💐

GotToGoBye · 28/11/2021 20:29

He sounds a 1/10 as a boyfriend.

My DH is not Thor, he’s still the face and form of the person I love and so he could never be 5/10. He would also never say I am 5/10 either and would never rate someone higher than me out loud. I’m not stupid/particularly sensitive or a supermodel.

2kids1cat · 28/11/2021 20:29

He sounds very ugly on the inside.
You deserve so much better 💐

Gilly12345 · 28/11/2021 20:43

He sounds awful and you deserve better.

I would tell him that it is not his place to rate himself.

Dump him.

AndMatt · 28/11/2021 20:47

How on earth did it come up in conversation if you didn't ask?

fournonblondes · 28/11/2021 20:51

Dump him. Not sure how long you have been with him. But sounds like the beginning of abuse.

Shedmistress · 28/11/2021 21:00

He is a bit of a thundercunt but also, he is stupid as rating you like this will only end up in him not getting laid.

And never stay with an idiot.

So he has done you a favour. Get rid

Tiffbiff · 28/11/2021 21:03

Your bf should you build you up not tear you down.

Bin him.

@Shedmistress excellent use of the word thundercunt

LuluBlakey1 · 28/11/2021 21:06

How unkind and cruel of him. I don't think I could forgive him if he'd said that to me.

MintyGreenDream · 28/11/2021 21:07

Time to rate his dick size

Ellie56 · 28/11/2021 21:09

Tell him you rate him 1/10 in bed and 10 out of 10 for being a rude useless insensitive twat and then dump him.

You can do better than this.

Lsquiggles · 28/11/2021 21:25

How did this come up in conversation? What a horrible thing to reveal unprovoked

youvegottenminuteslynn · 28/11/2021 21:53

What an absolute 10/10 cunt he is. Ugh.

You should aim to be with someone who is kind to you. A fundamentally kind person.

Please don't stay with someone unkind.