protected function compareDates($attribute, $value, $parameters, $operator)
    {
        if (! is_string($value) && ! is_numeric($value) && ! $value instanceof DateTimeInterface) {
            return false;
        }

        if ($format = $this->getDateFormat($attribute)) {
            return $this->checkDateTimeOrder($format, $value, $parameters[0], $operator);
        }

        if (! $date = $this->getDateTimestamp($parameters[0])) {
            $date = $this->getDateTimestamp($this->getValue($parameters[0]));
        }

        return $this->compare($this->getDateTimestamp($value), $date, $operator);
    }