"Checking out" people

First of all, what does that mean? "Oh, I was just checking him out." So does that mean to return him in 25 days with no damages?

Second of all, it's irritating when people ask me if I check out guys. No, I do not "check them out". Not because I'm snooty, not even because I'm taken. When I have been single, I have not "checked people out". Think about what "checking out" really is. It's looking at someone to the point where it's creepy until hopefully they smile back or "ask you out". What kind of method is this for choosing someone to start an intimate relationship with?

Third, the problem with "checking out" is that checking out only goes off of looks (which, if I'm not mistaken, can be deceiving. Remember how everyone thought the planets [and sun] revolved around the Earth?). Looks and only looks. That means if your soul mate is staking right in front of you in sweats and a baggy t-shirt because he/she is having a bad day, you pass them up because they're not worth "checking out". It's a dumb idea, if you ask me. (Let's just pretend you did.)

That is why I don't "check people out". I get to know people. Because people are more than faces, clothes, hats, shoes and jewelry. People have an inner core that you have to dig deep to find. A sort of hidden gem that is not visible from the outside.