The Hot Girl Effect happens when (at a party) an extremely attractive girl arrives and no man will talk to her. The men reason that since she is so attractive she is out of their league and move on to better odds. All of the men think that so the hot girl is alone the entire party.
See also Adult Situations, Analysis Paralysis, Kitty Genovese Syndrome and Tallest Midget.
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