Yes and no.
Yes in the sense that people should stay in their lanes because not doing so, you end up with situations where 5-7s think they're a 10 because they fukked around and pulled an 8 one time, as a result they be like
when they get reminded where they ACTUALLY are in society's consensus opinion.
No in the sense that ...
you don't know who is actually in your league until you approach. Like, a lot of 9-10 women are out here lonely because people assume she's out of their league so they don't approach. Physical attraction is a huge deal, but there's more to it than that.
Take a breh who is objectively a 6 or 7. Average looking. Not offensive but not eye-catchingly handsome either. But he keeps in shape, and can make a woman laugh consistently ... suddenly that breh's an 8 or 9 depending on who is choosing. Works both ways too. A homely chick with an OK body may be a 6-7, but brings other shyt to the table that boosts the score in the eyes of certain men.
Point is, yeah, sometimes rejection happens because people punch above their weight class and step to people who give them the
That said ... you don't know who is checking for you until you put yourself in front of them. Trial and error