Oh ya? Is She Hot?

If you've ever told a buddy about a girl your dating, there is a very good chance he's uttered the words "Oh ya, is she hot?" to you. I don't understand why guys ask this question to their friends, however it is inevitable, and I'm convinced its been happening since the dawn of civilization. It makes no sense to me as to why one would ask this question. Almost always the response is "Hell yea!", or "She kind of looks like Megan Fox with bigger tits, and a stronger libido", and for a more honest person he might say "She's a butterface, but a freak in the sack" or something along these lines. I can't think of any guy I know, who would say to his friends "Na bro, she's nasty. She got buck teeth, a wig, and crusty nails. But you know what? She's a nice girl". The most honest guys I know will usually respond with "She has a great personality" which I translate into one of the following:

1 - She's hideous
2 - She's rich
3 - She's about to die and leave you a fortune
4 - She has dentures and when they are removed it makes for great fellacio

Being the wonderer that I am, I began to ponder why do men ask this question. I found some possible explanations:

1. To be a good friend - Maybe your friend just wants to make sure that your genuinely getting what you deserve. Maybe he's asking, because he's trying to catch you off-guard and see how you really feel. In which case, if she's a cow, he'll convince you to let the butchers have her, so you can find something else.

2. Self Assurance - Maybe your friend wants to make sure that when you bring this girl around, she's not a hag, and thereby make him look bad since he's hanging around with uglier people. Believe it or not, maybe your friend may pretend not to know you if you actually have the balls to bring her out in public. He may leave clues by only hanging out with you and your new girl at the movies where he insists on meeting you inside, or for a nice dinner at one of your houses. Pretty much avoiding public places altogether.

3. Self Doubt - I know way too many guys who claim to bang more women than Ron Jeremy in his prime. These guys, will always tell you about the girl they met last week, and how hot she was and how she was a freak in the sack, and her friend wanted a 3-some, and just couldn't get enough of him. The funny thing is, you never see this guy with any of these chicks. I wonder why. So by asking you this question, he now has a new story to tell another friend or coworker that you probably don't know about this hot new girl he met.

I can't really think of any other reasons besides these for why a guy would ask this question, but whatever the reason is, its pretty pointless. Most men see women as hot/bang-her-tonight material or cute & pretty/bang-her-over-a-long-period material. Either the chick looks like a pornstar and will be treated like one, or she looks like a good mother, and get treated the same way. Either way beauty is in the eye of the liar (I mean beholder) I guess.