Does Being Less Attractive Make Less Attractive Ppl More Attractive?

[gotye]

i have a reeeaallly unattractive male friend with a very average/plain/somewhat unattractive gf (both lovely people though) and he is always raving about how hot she is

 

she ofcourse is better looking than he, but she's odd looking... so this confuses me

[USMCHokie]

My theory on relative attraction: a person's baseline level of attraction is determined by what he can attract himself...