//OK, so it's plagerism! bool shallI; string thee; shallI = chkShallI.Checked; thee = txtYou.Text; string str1 = "Summers Day"; woman thou; if (shallI) { if (thee.Compare(str1) > 0) { thou.Loveliness += str1.Loveliness; //string extension method thou.Temperateness += str1.Temperateness // or you.Temperature ?? } else { thou.Loveliness -= str1.Loveliness; thou.Temperateness -= str1.Temperateness } }