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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 6/28/2006 7:55:10 PM | Hey StarFish...I'm only 5'6", make 6-digit salary (more than all but the VP of the business unit), have a home, boat, nice car, travel, and am ready to cut out of the rat race and finish my life in the Caribbean with a charter fishing boat - as soon as my younger daughter starts college in a few years.
My daughter's mother is 5'9, and many I've dated have been taller. They've seen some great moments from other's unerestimations, and I feel great when I kick a$$ on everyone at tennis, and hit a golf ball further than the other three in almost any foursome I play with. Mainly the short jokes around me are brought up by me - especially since many can't keep up with a shorter guy (what's that say about them if they do?).
We all have turn-ons and turn-offs. Prejudice is a bad way to judge anyone. There's good and bad tall people, good and bad short people, good and bad thin people, good and bad heavy people...you get the rest from my position. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 6/28/2006 8:05:27 PM | So you're saying that taller guys have deeper voices? I know many tall big guys who have sissy voices and short ones who have deeper, manlier voices.
Also why must you women insist on only dating men who are so tall that when they stand next to you and you are sitting down, their balls are in your face?
There is such a thing as standing on your tippy toes to try and kiss a guy and then he has to bend down a little for you to reach. Yeah that's real sexy. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 6/28/2006 9:37:15 PM | I've dated short men. I've dated tall men. Skinny men. Heavy men. Younger men and older men. Bald men and men with hair to the crack of their ass. Which did I like better? Which made the better lovers?
The ones who liked themselves. Who were confident, comfortable in their own skin. The ones who could make me laugh. The ones who didn't feel it necessary to whine and complain how unfair it was everytime something didn't go their way, or challenge anyone who so much as looked at them (or me) sideways. The ones who saw me as an intelligent, interesting woman whom they both respected and desired. The ones who took the time and effort to get to know the whole person I am, and had the openness to let me know who they really were, both the light and the dark bits. The ones who didn't feel threatened if my opinions differed from theirs or I could make the repair they couldn't or my IQ was higher than theirs.
The ones who realized that "true manliness" has absolutely nothing to do with ANY physical attribute or lack thereof, and everything to do with character and attitude and outlook.
Just to be clear, I've encountered the positive and the negative from across the spectrum of possibilities. The only men I rule out as possible friends or lovers are the stupid, rude, arrogant, bigoted ones. Same criteria for my female friends.
How do I weed THEM out? Simple. I just wait for them to open their mouths. Or sit at their keyboard. The results are soon readily apparent. Stupidity, rudeness, arrogance, bigotry--they usually jump right out to you if you're not focused only on the physical attributes before you. A lot of the people on this site would do well to remember that. Then we wouldn't have so many "Why did he..." and "How could she..." threads in the forums. ;) | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 6/28/2006 10:01:55 PM | Must be the pheromones in a tall guy. Oh wait. Maybe I just like the smell of pits.
Short guys just don't do it for me. I'm 5'3". Well, almost. I'm *actually* 5'2 and 13/16", so short to me is like, 5'6" and under. I've gone with short guys before, though. One guy who was actually shorter than me (yes, I felt wierd), and another who was 5'4" with whom I had a long-term relationship. His height was not a turn-off for me so much as the fact that he kept trying to convince me that he was 5'6"....
At the risk of being psycho-analyzed, I happen to like being wrapped in the arms of a big guy. Makes me feel especially feminine and protected. I like the contrast. So there.
You may begin your psycho-analysis now, Doctors.
~Thunder | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 6/28/2006 11:05:26 PM | Just wanted to clarify--before any possible hate mail/flaming occurs--I have nothing against anyone having specific PREFERENCES--just PREJUDICES.
I in no way meant to imply that having preferences=stupidity, rudeness, arrogance, or bigotry. We all have preferences of some sort. I do--they're just not all carved in stone, concern physical attributes, or seen as "superior" to the alternatives. Except intelligence and compassion.
Oh, yeah, and complete and utter worship of me with great attention to my happiness and sexual fulfillment. Those are carved in GRANITE and DEFINITELY superior attributes. Well, a woman can hope, can't she? Especially if that's what she's willing to return? | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 6/28/2006 11:29:11 PM |
A study revealed that taller men are offered higher starting salaries and make more money than their shorter counterparts. Kids were also shown silhouettes of a short and tall figure and asked to circle the one they thought was smarter, better looking, richer, etc. and they most circled the taller figure.
Just for the record, that "Study" wasn't one at all. It was 2 pseudo-experiments from a "20/20" episode with the piece being hosted by John Stossel. It was over the effects of beauty in our society. Sensationalist news reporting to win airwaves isn't exactly the the same as credible research conducted by antropologists and psychologists. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 6/29/2006 1:03:25 AM | What happened to this thread? Nobody's talked about how they can beat up a taller guy in, like, 7 pages!
Sure, we've had revelations about salaries and numbers of orgasms prompted in a single night, but only one Bruce Lee reference?
You can do better than that, people!
As to the topic (sometimes I get to my point; 14 pages of this thread in one sitting kinda knocked me for a loop, sorry): it seems like it's a magnet for conflict.
A call-to-arms for men who think (or know) they're shorter than average to read this thread and feel various levels of discomfort and/or defensiveness at reading that some segment of womenfolk are writing them off merely because of one attribute.
And an opportunity for women to honestly answer a question and feel attacked and guilty about feelings that they really might not have control over.
In other words: great thread. But please, PLEASE, more people start talking about how they can drop bigger guys. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 7/1/2006 5:32:05 PM |
In other words: great thread. But please, PLEASE, more people start talking about how they can drop bigger guys.
I can drop a bigger guy without too much trouble, thanks to my old boxing coach, but mostly thanks to my karate friend, Mike, who stands about 5'5".
~Thunder | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 7/1/2006 6:07:58 PM | what a horrendous misuse of scientific "logic"! maybe you should take a few minutes to look up genetic divirsity!
i suppose you're tall with blond hair and blue eyes?!?! | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 7/1/2006 6:11:34 PM | Message: I look for a mate that is genetically desirable, why settle for someone inferior?
what a horrendous misuse of scientific "logic"! maybe you should take a few minutes to look up genetic divirsity!
i suppose you're tall with blond hair and blue eyes?!?! | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 7/1/2006 6:12:28 PM | | well you might find me strange but then again..wouldnt be the first time i heard it..lol..but i adore short men...seems to be all i date...5'2'' up to 5'6'' ...just ends up that way...and the height i really dont care as long as he has a heart (giggles) | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 7/1/2006 6:18:14 PM | Theres nothing wrong with short guys lol hell i'm even short i'm only 5'3" or 5'5" the tallest i've dated was about 6foot tall | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 7/1/2006 6:28:31 PM | | LOL, I completely had no idea until today that this thread I started is still going after 7 months. How hysterical. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 7/1/2006 8:01:22 PM | | speaking as a short guy ( 5'4" ) i am mystified by this and also feel that i am being treated like second class | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 7/1/2006 8:03:09 PM | actually..........tall guys are easier to 'drop' must be something to do with my center of gravity being lower..........![]()
the only complaint I have about some short guys?? lying about their height..........I've dated guys my height(5'5").......and had no problem......but when a guy says he's 5'8".......we meet...and he's my height........sorry.......that's lying.......... then I start to wonder what else he's lying about.......guess that's another thread | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 7/1/2006 8:38:49 PM | Didn't even have to read to be able to answer this one. lol I am very short. I am good looking, intelligent, and have a lot of energy. I have found that women like a man that looks good with them in public. Hence, a tall dark and handsome man. Another problem is that a lot of women still believe that height and shoe size(lol) is directly associated with their endowement. lol Not all women, but certainly a lot of them that I have met. It's funny when they are surprised though isn't it.
I can understand people's preferences, but it does seem that many women ONLY like tall guys. What a shame.
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 7/6/2006 8:31:28 PM | "I look for a mate that is genetically desirable, why settle for someone inferior?"
LOL my god that sounds like something a Nazi would say | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 7/8/2006 6:50:35 AM | I have dated both, and again, it is not about the height, it is about the man. I have dated shorter men who have a "Napoleon" complex which is a total turn off and I have dated men well over six foot whose ego still could not be contained in their big body. I would like to meet a man of any height who is a good man and knows that height has nothing to do with it.  | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 7/8/2006 7:41:31 AM | | Firstly, let me say, I have friends who are shorter and they are incredible, talented, wonderful men, but my sexual preference are men who are between 5'10" and 6'. I don't like my men shorter than me, but I don't like them too tall either. I just get turned on by a man taller than me. I do understand it has nothing to do with their endowment - all men are different and height doesn't have anything to do with that. I do have a right to my preferences - just like everybody else does. I don't try to psychoanalyze it, I just accept it for what it is. The most important thing to me is the personality of the man, his intelligence, how easy it is to converse with him, how much fun he is to be around and how we get along. Too much emphasis is put on looks, it is not all about looks - there are other things involved, but looks are what first attracts you to someone and for me the guys needs to be tall. End of story. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 7/8/2006 8:34:59 AM | ^^^^A 2 inch window is kind of narrow, isn't it?
I mean between 5'10" and 6' tall is probably knocking 2/3 of your options out right off the bat. I mean you better have a vat full of guys to start off with because the pickin's will get slim fast with a "filter" like that. Just my honest opinion. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 7/8/2006 10:19:08 AM | Personally....(just to put my .02 in)...I prefer a guy who is at least two inches taller than me....I am 5'9...
I was out at a club once night and this guy who hit on my friend had a friend with him who kept trying to get me to dance....I don't know why (well he was trashed and I think he figured that he would hit on me since my friend was being occupied by his friend).......but my point is...the guy barely came up to my chest....now as several friends have since pointed out....great view for him....but not cool for me...I like to be wrapped in a guys arms and be able to lean against him....can't do that with a guy who is shorter than me....the guy that I am talking to now.....he is between 6 and 6'1....nice height...I can't wait to have him wrap his arms around me :) .... okay but that is getting off-topic....
But seriously, as a tall girl...who likes to wear heels...not even the 4 inch ones...just one, two, and occasionally three inch....I don't want to tower over the guy that I am with...makes for awkwardness... | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 7/8/2006 10:33:41 AM | Gabbynic,
Makes for awkwardness for who? You or him? If he doesn't care why should you?
I dated a woman that was 5'10 and she wore heels. I didn't care. We were both secure enough in ourselves that it really didn't matter. I just felt lucky that I was the guy she was in love with. That boosted my ego far more than it was ever nagatively effected by her being taller than me
I know height is a preference, not arguing that at all........Was just curious about what awkwardness you were concerned about, his or yours. | |
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