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| Is there anyone out there that would date shorter men
Posted: 5/28/2009 9:51:06 PM |
I saw a program on 20/20 years ago that was fascinating--and sad. They took this group of actors, all attractive men, some short, some tall. They gave them fake bios. They had them stand in a police-style line-up where women could view them behind a one-way screen. The women were told their bios: basically the short guys were given GREAT bios, such as, "Gino is a doctor/writer/romantic, etc., whereas John (a tall guy) is unemployed, still lives with his mother, just got out of jail", etc. You get the idea. ALL of the women only wanted to go out with the tall guys--even if they seemed to be losers, or have very little going on. And, believe me, ALL the guys were very handsome. It made me sick. I would never reject someone on a height basis! I realized them that I am an anomaly in the world of women. These women treated the short guys like men would treat obesely overweight women! I would love to date ANYONE cool, regardless of height. Open up your options, ladies.
I don't think Bob above has seen this because he doesn't think that this exists or believes it. CNN also did a similar piece. Also look up the documentary, "S&M: Short and Male" | |
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| Is there anyone out there that would date shorter men
Posted: 5/29/2009 4:56:46 AM | ^^^Good Grief lets just let the media decide who we date then.^^^^ Who cares what they say on TV. My father is short has been married for 40 years. My brothers are short and are happily married with children.. So what if I am short? That has never stopped me from dating... Now having a bad attitude will keep you lonely and bitter. Desperation is not a thing that most women look for in a mate.. This whole thread reeks of desperation.. Life is not fair, never will be fair. There are worse things out there than being rejected. Obviously there are women out there that will date shorter men, because we seem to be reproducing...I mean us short folks are here on this planet are we not? There are some nice women out there. Stop being so sour about your height, and maybe the ladies will not be so sour towards you.  | |
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Posted: 5/29/2009 8:55:58 AM | bob you are a man after my own heart. It simply boggles my mind how so many folks allow any form of the media to dictate what's possible for their own lives. Truth be told some of the most accomplished men are considered "short" There was an excellent post some time back extolling the achievements of men short in stature.
Many limitations are self imposed by the man we see reflected in the mirror every morning. Therefore next time you're shaving in the mirror, use this mirror technigue - look deep into your own eyes and start voicing some positive affirmations about yourself, such as...
1. Yes, you might be a short guy, but you are sexy as hell.
2. Yeah, dude, look at you, you are definitely one diabolically charming fella.
3. You know Shorty, love always comes to you easily and effortlessly
4. You know you deserve to be loved, cause your the cat's meow and every woman's dream
I'm sure your get the point. To a degree people see/feel what we think about ourself, so stop singing the "Short People Got Nobody" song, amd make yourself a new song. | |
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| Is there anyone out there that would date shorter men
Posted: 5/29/2009 4:54:27 PM | So Bob how many dates do you have???? this is not a pitty post I am stating a fact that women usually won't date short men...and as you can see there aren't too many that actually will....
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| Is there anyone out there that would date shorter men
Posted: 5/30/2009 4:27:49 AM | | Maybe dating isn't a problem BECAUSE Bob's on a dating website? Ever consider that? It's a great way to meet people! Oh and my heart belongs to a man that some women might have overlooked due to height. I'm ok with that... | |
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Posted: 5/30/2009 11:49:25 AM | | This thread is about weather women will date a shorter guy, not how many dates a poster has been on. LOL. Lets see so far this month I have been on 11 dates....mostly with the same woman and she is five foot six without shoes on.... Dating sites are generally a good way to meet new people and to learn new things....If you base your whole dating, social life around the internet you are going to find yourself alone...being a short guy is not a curse, even being alone is not a curse, being single is not a curse either, I know people who are in relationships that would be willing to swap lives with me because they are completely miserable in their relationship , oh and some of these are tall folks so go figure...stop trying so hard, and stop being so down on yourself, stop believing the garbage that you see on TV about us short dudes and live your life....After all we exist so, our short ancestors survived and so have we..There are women that will date short men...now you can disagree with me all you would like, but my 2 short brothers are married with children, my short friends are married with children and the single ones are dating...If I walked up to my father and told him I am unable to date because of my height he would punch me in the face...and it does help to ask more than one woman out...dating or finding dates is just a numbers game and also a matter of being in the right place at the right time.... | |
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| Is there anyone out there that would date shorter men
Posted: 6/4/2009 10:22:31 PM | | The fact of it is that everyone has their own things they look for in a potential mate. I certainly have mine, I'm 5'9 and on certain websites the people can list a height range that they are looking for. When I see a woman who wants someone 6'0 or taller, and she is 5'10 or so, I have no problem with that. Now, when I see the same thing, and the woman is 5'2, then I have a problem with it. She's really restricting her playing field. Personally, I don't want to date a woman taller than me, because I like to feel like the "protector" in a relationship, and if the woman is taller than me, it takes away somewhat from that. Of course there are women that won't date short men, because everyone has their idea of what they desire ideally, it's human nature. They shouldn't be criticized for it, just like people shouldn't be criticized for not wanting to date overweight men/women. | |
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Posted: 6/4/2009 11:17:22 PM | For "Blink," Gladwell polled about half of the Fortune 500 companies and found that the majority of their CEOs were tall, white men, and:
The average CEO was just under 6 feet (the average American man is 5'9")
Among the CEOs, 58 percent were 6 feet or over
In the United States, 14.5 percent of men are 6 feet or over
Some 30 percent of the CEOs were 6'2" or taller
Only 3.9 percent of U.S. men are 6'2" or taller
You make a valid point for those who are only attracted to the 14.5 percent.
Those numbers would indicate waiting for a TALL prince charming might be futile. | |
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Posted: 6/5/2009 9:47:45 AM | Women generally do not want a little short man.
The same woman who will fawn over some tall man will walk past a short man with a cold and contemptuous attitude.
As I've stated in my profile because women like wearing heels and a fashion accessory is of greater importance to them then the man they are with it leaves men under a certain height AUTOMATICALLY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY ruled out.
This constant rejecting and indifferent attitude women have towards guys of lesser stature (and yes many DO consider a smaller man LESS of a man....okay but not all) wears and tears down a man's self confidence year in and year out. Decade after decade. And causes him to become incredibly frustrated.
A man can have many less than desirable traits for a womans taste. He can be alot things that a woman who is by his side wishes he were not......but.....the one thing most WILL NEVER accept is him being a little short man.
Okay.... well maybe women would be accepting of a lack of stature....if.....he was worth millions and knocking on deaths door with a bad heart or terminal brain cancer. Seriously though women have told me time and again whether it was chatting over the computer in cyberspace or with negative body language bristling past me in the real world they just aren't going to be physically attracted to shorter men.
You (a short man) just aren't what they are looking for. Period. | |
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Posted: 6/5/2009 10:07:51 AM | LMFAO^^^^must be why I still get dates then...especially from taller women^^^Last time I checked I was healthy though....Okay seriously, to each there own..complaining about being short is not going to help you find a match....I must know some really nice ladies because my height has never kept them from dating me...Cheers  | |
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Posted: 6/5/2009 10:46:17 AM | Actually friend it's not so much complaining but rather stating the facts as they've been presented to me over time.
Do a thread search on these short guy type posts which will reveal all the negative things these lovely ladies on this site have previously stated.
Not very encouraging. | |
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| Is there anyone out there that would date shorter men
Posted: 6/5/2009 11:00:17 AM | "Not very encouraging"
There aren't very man threads that are encouraging. Even when one starts out good someone turns it to negativity. Not meaning to sound negative, just stating a fact.
Heck if I met a woman I really liked and she was way shorter than me, I wouldn't have a problem with that. | |
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| Is there anyone out there that would date shorter men
Posted: 6/5/2009 11:37:22 AM | I posted those stats for a purpose, to show it's mathematically impossible for the majority of women to be with the 14% - Which clearly indicates that the majority of women are actually with men who are not tall.
I don't think the issue is height at all.
By the way, you don't have to look very far to see the majority of tall guys
with some self-imposed perception limiting them also.
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Posted: 6/5/2009 8:18:43 PM | I never dated anyone taller than me, being 5'10'' i actually considered myself short....most my friends are well over 6 feet But in any case i did date some around 5'8 and 5'9'' and they loved wearing heels
It never bothered me to feel shorter than them, but also know that i was still taller, maybe it just didn't really get to me....
Presently, if i found someone who was taller than me i wouldn't mind, love is difficult to find and it comes in all shapes and sizes, so i won't let my chance slip away.
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| Is there anyone out there that would date shorter men
Posted: 6/9/2009 10:13:33 AM | Hi Lorre,
I would date a tall women. As a matter of fact I've had an encounter with a tall girl before. Most interesting. Of course I never thought of myself as being shorter, nor even cared. Oh, btw, im 5'6, and that was as the bottom end of the scale for men before, now since most men as taller (better prenatal care, better medicine, dna evolving, ect) I feel short - lol. But I still really don't care much about it one way or the other. However yes I do see a prejudice against short men these days. It's not just being picky about our height, it's also being prejudice about race, and weight, and what you drive - lol. (ect ect). Think about it this way - for us short guys out there. The world is getting more fiesty, and women (even though they are growing fiesty right along with the world) still have that need for a Tall, handsome, Knight in Shining armour to come to their rescue. Hey short gals have the same prejudice facing them too, particularly if they are somewhat heavier. Social evolution & Engineering man! And look how jealous man are amongst themselves these days over a Hot Body at the bar or club (or anywhere far as that goes.) Again for us short fellas here, you ever had a tall dummy (and I not saying tall guys are dummies) become jealous over you while you where striking up a convo with a taller babe??? (or any height female?)  - Go Figure! I agree with you Lorre, a lot of woman need to open up to the idea of a short guy in thier lives. Forget what it looks like! You want love hunny - us short guys know how to give it and not relent (bet I just made some enemies here - lol) But to be honest, which seem to be a scarce trait here on PoF, at least for us Washingtonians who are still trying to find themself, whether your tall or short, black or white, rich or poor, money to spare or jobless at the moment, your always going to face someone who thinks they are better then you, trying to "infringe' on your rights to be who you are. You know what this small package of dynamite has to say about that? When you do get that Tallee chasing you around remember she has a weight advantage over you, and if she is seductive too - Oh Boy! - you are in for an experience you will never forget Ok that my $2.02 cents worth -
Sincerely, RobertTheRabbit | |
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Posted: 6/12/2009 12:52:30 AM | Unless all these men are homosexual,.... I'm wondering why they are responding to your question with hearsay. Funny, more men responded than women! I'm 5'7'' and feel good because YOU asked me to dance last week-end at the SNO-KING Group get-together.
Thank you Lorre,
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| Is there anyone out there that would date shorter men
Posted: 6/17/2009 6:30:04 PM | | I'm fat so I feel more comfortable with bigger men. However, I would date someone shorter than me. I have a good friend who is 5'5" who I would love to date. But he's not interested in me like that. | |
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Posted: 6/17/2009 7:10:35 PM | matthewdow I posted valid statistics, not just "hearsay"
Btw your are a man, and you also responded to this post.
Seems kind of *bleepin*stupid to belittle men for responding to a post you yourself decided to respond to.
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Posted: 6/26/2009 1:04:43 AM | | I've got a bud who's 6'3" and he won't date anyone over about 5'8". Odd thing is I'm about 5'7" and I prefer to date a bit taller than me. It's actually quite amuzing to see us out on a double, most people assume that pairings aren't what they appear to be. | |
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