| A question of height ...
Posted: 8/19/2005 8:54:51 AM | | I honestly like tall girls. The taller the better. To a point of course. I don't want to date a girl 7 feet tall. But If she is 6'4'' in heels thats sounds goot to me. I have dated short girls and didn't like it because I got kinks in my neck try to kiss them while standing. I did kinda see a girl who was about 6 foot 6'1'' and I loved it. Ideally I think a girl in the 5'10'' to 6'1'' range is what I would want to date. Mind you if i really like the girl and she was 5'5'' i don't think a few inches will make me un happy. | |
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~Ames~
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Joined: 5/26/2005
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| A question of height ...
Posted: 8/19/2005 9:31:26 AM | I am a pretty short gal. 5'2" with no shoes. I have only had this problem on one occasion, ironically enough it was an "date" from where I had met the guy online. It was weird to me. I am not used to being with someone shorter than myself. I would have to say that I prefer a taller guy most definitely. I like to be able to hug my guy and place my cheek on his chest as he squeezes me with all of his loving might. I have also had the experience of dating someone that was 6'3". I could stand on my couch cushion and I was nearly eye-level with him. EEK!!! Still better than the short guy, but I prefer the in-between! | |
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Posted: 8/19/2005 11:13:02 AM | | well I'm 5ft tall, it would really look silly if a guy is shorter then me, I'm attracted to tall dark handsome men | |
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Posted: 8/19/2005 12:06:50 PM | Not being ruse, but what is the cut-off for being a dwarf or midget, er short person? What exactly defines that?
I love shorter women, and tall women too. But short women are a lot of fun. | |
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Posted: 8/19/2005 1:09:06 PM | . . . they just don't make 'em tall enough to suit me . . . but get'em horizontal, and they are all about the same height . . .
Thudpucker isn't the first one who said that | |
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Posted: 8/19/2005 2:12:50 PM | I think it's weird if the woman is taller than the man. That being said, I don't see why women make such a big deal about height. It's not something the guy can control. So by not dating a shorter guy it's the same as not dating someone because they're black, asian, hispanic, caucasian, etc.
I think as long as the guy is taller, what's the problem? Why does the guy have to be 6 feet tall? What difference does that make when a typical woman is about 5'5"?
I'm 5'10" and I never hear the end of it. You get this whole "protector" mentality and how short guys can't look out for you blah blah blah. I mean let's face facts: Bruce Lee was maybe 120 pounds soaking wet. Would you want to question his ability to protect his girlfriend?
Look at boxers: The best boxers in the world (past, and present) are not over 6 feet tall. Roy Jones, Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Trinidad, Fernando Vargas, Mike Tyson, Antonio Tarver, Arturo Gatti, Floyd Mayweather, the list goes on and on. The who's who in boxing all time greats (in the ultimate masculine sport) are what most women would call "short" guys.
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Posted: 8/19/2005 2:22:40 PM | | well I think a women thats taller than me is cute....she is even more sexy in other ways | |
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Posted: 8/19/2005 2:24:44 PM | And what's interesting is when we did see a "David vs Goliath" matchup in boxing with Roy Jones fighting a much larger and heavier John Ruiz, not surprisingly, Roy Jones won the fight. He basically ran circles around Ruiz and picked him apart. Won every single round on the scorecard I think.
What most people don't know is the REASON why boxing has weight classes is not to protect the lightweights...... it's to protect the heavyweights!
There's no question that a larger fighter can hit much harder, but as strong as they are, they move like slow motion against a smaller, lighter, fighter. And it doesn't matter how hard you can hit, when you can't hit your target even once.
The fights become a cat and mouse game of the larger fighter trying to track down the smaller guy and land one big shot to knock him out while the smaller fighter keeps stinging him with punches and avoiding.
I take martial arts and during sparring the opponents I hate fighting the most are: The ones that are my height or smaller. Why? Because they're FAST and SPEED kills. Fighting taller fighters is a joke because by the time they start their move, I've already hit them and got away. THEY think they're fast... but it's like being Keanu Reeves in The Matrix to me.
Anyway, enough about height. If you ladies feel you need more protection, hire a bodyguard, get a big dog, whatever. If you realize that the best protection is a guy with a sharp mind that would never get into a situation like that in the first place, then date whoever you like best regardless of their height.  | |
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Posted: 8/19/2005 10:36:23 PM | It'd be much more accurate to say that SOME of the greatest boxers in the history of boxing are shorter then six feet, but your list of boxers fails in comparison to many of the great six feet and over boxers in history. Reach means a lot in boxing, and you're seriously stereotyping if you think most heavyweighters are slow, unathletic brutes who couldn't hold their own against the lightweights. While this might be true at an amateur level, for the most part it's not true when you get to the big time.
De la Hoya would have got massacred by someone like Ali, Braddock, Foreman, Lennox and Joe Lewis, Holyfield and others.
Tyson was a freak (physically, although it could apply mentally as well. | |
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Posted: 8/19/2005 11:56:29 PM | | Hmmm,,well lets put it this way. I prefer my guys taller. 6' and taller is just yummy~ But,,,it's not what ive always dated tho. Matter of fact,,the man who i thought was my soulmate (sighs) was only 5'9. Probably like some men who 'prefer' a thinner model type woman but in reality, he will date someone else no matter what she looks like. | |
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Posted: 8/20/2005 12:28:32 AM | Women like tall men for the same reason we like curvy girls with big boobs. It's just programmed into us.
Fortunatly, I come with *other* compensations for my 5'8 stature. | |
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Posted: 8/20/2005 12:58:20 AM |
I am 5'3 and I once dated a man who was 5'3.5 hahaha well it was fine up until I put on his sweatpants and they came up to my calves! (I have long legs) I think it embarrassed both of us... also he wee wee was a bit under 4 inches..... so he was really self conscious... I could care less but he cared so it made things uneasy. *shrug*
Well nice you don't think much of a guy's size down below, but there's enough women who make a big deal of it, that men will feel self conscious.
I once told a gal about the percentage of guys having micro penises before ever having sex with her, and I found out later she feared I'd have one too! LOL
Where do women get off on a correlation between height and phallus size? I suspect quote a few women have some screwy ideas in their minds, preventing them from even attempting not so tall guys.
Do your research if you are interested.
One other note....I am not gay, but I do know of one certain guy who was extremely self conscious and based on what he claimed he was, he's in the top 5%....so just to let you women know....probably all men would like to be bigger, and maybe you gotta slap the guy hard in the face to wake him up that it doesn't matter, else kind words to him might make him think you are not being sincere and just faking your feeling. YELL AT HIM! | |
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tayne
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Joined: 6/7/2005
Msg: 315 | |
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Posted: 8/20/2005 1:17:09 AM | We are human therefore we can't help the way we feel!!!
But I truely believe the height issue with men... well also goes along with the same scenario with women being over weight!!!!
Yes alot of women like their men tall... but in the same sense 9 out of 10 guys prefer slim women....
Personally neither one should matter or at least in my opinion....
Because truely... it is the personality that usually grasps the person's interests!!!
That is why I argue the point about meeting people over the net!!!
I find you get to know that person ( if they are being upfront and honest.. which most people can tell)... without physically seeing them, but hearing them through truthful words, that draws you toward them, !!!!
Anyway just my opinion!!! but I live firm by it
Hope you found a little insight!!!! wish you well Tayne | |
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tayne
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Joined: 6/7/2005
Msg: 316 | |
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Posted: 8/20/2005 1:21:48 AM | Hey Dallas you are right!! shorter women tend to be a bit more spunky!!!
I guess we have to make up for the grace we may be lacking had we have those long legs hahaha as ever Tayne!!! | |
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Posted: 8/20/2005 8:21:33 AM |
Reach means a lot in boxing, and you're seriously stereotyping if you think most heavyweighters are slow, unathletic brutes who couldn't hold their own against the lightweights.
Oh they can hold their own. I mean, they're not the least bit intimidated by smaller fighters because they don't usually have to worry about getting knocked out. But the smaller fighters make them look bad. They expose them as being a clumsy ogre in the ring and not being well coordinated. So it makes for an ugly, almost painful fight to watch.
When Tyson was coming up, he was absolutely destroying guys in the ring that were almost a foot taller than he was. The reason he could do that was because he was so much faster than his opponents were. His punches were quick & he had enough power to knock people out with them.
I would have liked to see Roy Jones vs Lennox Lewis. That would have been interesting. It almost happened too.
Boxing should lose a few weight divisions.  | |
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Posted: 8/20/2005 8:23:35 AM |
Yes alot of women like their men tall... but in the same sense 9 out of 10 guys prefer slim women....
Weight is something you have control over. Height is not.
So to use your analogy, 9 out of 10 women should be happy just to have a slim guy.
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Posted: 8/20/2005 9:37:51 AM | Yes alot of women like their men tall... but in the same sense 9 out of 10 guys prefer slim women....
Weight is something you have control over. Height is not.
So to use your analogy, 9 out of 10 women should be happy just to have a slim guy.
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correct, it's not a proper analogy. height cannot be helped but weight can. thus it's relatively much more unreasonable to discriminate upon height than it is upon weight.
I'll say this 1,000 times, and yet many still won't catch on. The reason for this is likely one gender in particular feels the need to protect their ego by rationalizing their view on height which is actually baseless, and use the more reasonable issue of weight the other gender discriminates on as an equal thereby attempting to not sound ignorant.
Let's look at analogous traits: height, eye color, hair color, breast size, foot size, hairy/not hairy.
ANd the above cannot be mixed in, or compared with weight, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, drug using, etc. ALL THINGS THAT ONE HAS A CHOICE IN. | |
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Posted: 8/20/2005 3:53:47 PM | | I have no use for men shorter than me..I leave them to feel tall with all the short women. | |
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Posted: 8/20/2005 3:56:07 PM | I'm 5'7" tall. Not tall enough for most on here it seems. Yes I know it is preference. I have mine as well.
I just read a profile for a lady that is 5'2" and wants a 6.0 footer. I am 5 inches taller then her, yet that is not good enough??? Yes I do read profiles and if there is a height or hair/no hair/beard no beard preference that I don’t fit then I do not even initiate contact. I firmly believe it is that ladies loss.
I shop for certain clothing items at a specialty store here in Toronto that deals in clothing for men under 5'8". It has to be tailored. I am not talking about T-shirts and grungy pants here. Guys below 5'8" can not usually wear the same clothing for what is considered average these days. Don’t forget that the "average" height is increasing.
I know that women are attracted to men who take care of themselves and are confident. I have decided to invest a bit of my time and money in making sure that I can look great for myself and her. When you look good (dressed well, generally you feel good or more confident) And women like guys who can dance. Learn to dance. I know I am trying!
Unless you are a male supermodel, I firmly believe that women want to see a man that takes care of himself by dressing well and having some sense of style and what looks good on him. Hopefully her on his arm.
She is going to see you before she talks to you. She can’t tell what kind of great personality you hopefully have, or how well you will hopefully treat her from across the room. Visual cues are very important. Work with what you have. Maximize yourself. Emphasize your best points and do not let height detract from who you are or what you are capable of! If she doesn’t want you because of height, then she isn’t the one for you. Move on. | |
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Posted: 8/20/2005 5:34:25 PM | I refuse to date a man who's shorter than I am on the grounds that it would be ridiculous.
I barely make it to 5'...
I like really tall guys though.  | |
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Posted: 8/20/2005 5:44:09 PM | | passion: I'm sure most of us have absolutely no use for you either. | |
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Posted: 8/20/2005 6:27:25 PM | passion I can find a use for any woman tall or short but my preference is 5-6 and taller ,thats just me ,right now Im seeing a woman 5-0 and we are getting along just fine ,but she is not what I useaully look for. | |
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