diff --git a/maya.py b/maya.py
index 1b3360e..e7323b0 100644
--- a/maya.py
+++ b/maya.py
@@ -23,19 +23,26 @@ from tzlocal import get_localzone
 _EPOCH_START = (1970, 1, 1)
 
 
-def validate_type_mayadt(func):
+def validate_class_type_arguments(operator):
     """
     Decorator to validate all the arguments to function
-    are of type `MayaDT`
+    are of the type of calling class
     """
-    def inner(*args, **kwargs):
-        for arg in args + tuple(kwargs.values()):
-            if not isinstance(arg, MayaDT):
-                raise ValueError("Operation allowed only on object of type '{}'".format(MayaDT.__name__))
-        return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def inner(function):
+        def wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            for arg in args + tuple(kwargs.values()):
+                if not isinstance(arg, self.__class__):
+                    raise TypeError('unorderable types: {}() {} {}()'.format(
+                        type(self).__name__, operator, type(arg).__name__))
+            return function(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        return wrapper
+
     return inner
 
 
+
 class MayaDT(object):
     """The Maya Datetime object."""
 
@@ -53,29 +60,30 @@ class MayaDT(object):
         """Return's the datetime's format"""
         return format(self.datetime(), *args, **kwargs)
 
-    @validate_type_mayadt
+
+    @validate_class_type_arguments('==')
     def __eq__(self, maya_dt):
         return self._epoch == maya_dt._epoch
 
-    @validate_type_mayadt
+    @validate_class_type_arguments('!=')
     def __ne__(self, maya_dt):
-        return not self.__eq__(maya_dt)
+        return self._epoch != maya_dt._epoch
 
-    @validate_type_mayadt
+    @validate_class_type_arguments('<')
     def __lt__(self, maya_dt):
         return self._epoch < maya_dt._epoch
 
-    @validate_type_mayadt
+    @validate_class_type_arguments('<=')
     def __le__(self, maya_dt):
-        return self.__lt__(maya_dt) or self.__eq__(maya_dt)
+        return self._epoch <= maya_dt._epoch
 
-    @validate_type_mayadt
+    @validate_class_type_arguments('>')
     def __gt__(self, maya_dt):
         return self._epoch > maya_dt._epoch
 
-    @validate_type_mayadt
+    @validate_class_type_arguments('>=')
     def __ge__(self, maya_dt):
-        return self.__gt__(maya_dt) or self.__eq__(maya_dt)
+        return self._epoch >= maya_dt._epoch
 
 
     # Timezone Crap
diff --git a/test_maya.py b/test_maya.py
index ad1d8b7..99b2389 100644
--- a/test_maya.py
+++ b/test_maya.py
@@ -138,3 +138,17 @@ def test_comparison_operations():
 
     assert (now >= now_copy) is True
     assert (now >= tomorrow) is False
+
+    # Check Exceptions
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        now == 1
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        now != 1
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        now < 1
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        now <= 1
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        now > 1
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        now >= 1