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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/27/2008 7:24:09 PM |
This is how the logic works.
-A woman refuses to date men shorter than 5'10".
-It logically follows from this statement that she could never love a man who was 5'9" or shorter.
-It logically follows from this statement that if her man would somehow shrink to under the 5'10" threshold, then she would not love him.
-Ergo, she is only with him because of his height. Without it, they would not be together.
This is so true
NO, it is not true. The logic says that she would never FALL in love with a man 5'9", it does not say that once in love, she would not stay in love if he were to shrink. We all do, so chances are she would still always be shorter than him.
Even if she wasn't, once you are in love with someone, it is a completely different animal than first exploring attraction.
Nobody is saying it's fair or right, at least I'm not, but there it is. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/27/2008 7:29:46 PM | 35 pages of the same thing, said 400 different ways. This thread has more redundancy than a well-designed computer network.
All I'm going to say is this - everyone has requirements that they look for in a potential mate.
If you don't meet someones requirements?
Suck it up and move on, because there are people that don't meet yours either. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/27/2008 7:30:13 PM |
It's like some men won't date women who are overweight
NO, it's not like that.
You can do something about your weight.
You can't do anything about your height. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/27/2008 7:40:45 PM | I say we kill this thread and start a new one on here, anyone have any suggestions? no doubt a short fella like myself won't let it die...they just keep coming back for more.
Have you ever noticed that sheep are all the same height, I know what your thinking ...no a friend told me. Have a nice night everyone. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/27/2008 7:54:50 PM | Im a tad under 5'5". Ive had women who were only a few inches taller than me tell me I was too short for them. They way I look @ it is, if you are a tall woman 5'8+, I can understand wanting a guy that is @ least close to your height. But if you are a woman that is the same height as me or shorter & you are only into tall guys. Then you have some sort of psychological hangup & I would want nothing to do with you anyways. 
remember the saying "everyone is the same height laying down" .. ;) | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/27/2008 8:22:37 PM | People need to stop taking others personal preferences personally!!! End of story! I am sick and tired of people b*tching and complaining about people's preferences they look for in a potential mates. I prefer taller men 6'0 or plus .... $hit I'm 5'9 WTF does one expect? If that makes me shallow so be it IT IS MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE!!! I would rather not date someone obese .... again that is my personal preference. I am active and if I cannot enjoy the company of my significant other for a walk or a bike ride then for me that would be unacceptable. I think it's time to close this thread - it's long enough and a tad overdone. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/27/2008 8:23:42 PM | Kate,
As you said in your original post, it's all about preferences. I think tall men tend to make a woman feel protected. But, for me, I can find that with a shorter man too.
What I've found to be true is that a lot of men who are shorter don't take any crap from anyone and as far as being protective, they are very much that way. Not all, but most that I've met.
But to each, his/her own. What I like someone else might hate.
Sharzi | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/27/2008 8:28:43 PM | Well being that I am 5'3 in height. A guy shorter than myself would not be a good idea.
Preferably taller than myself.. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/28/2008 7:24:33 AM | | I am another short guy and I am attracted to tall women. I love it when a woman is 6 foot tall, I don't know why. But I am also attracted to short women it doesn't matter. My sister is under 5 foot tall and her husband is 6'5" I never thought it was weird except in their wedding picture of them dancing when she was looking straight up and he was looking straight down and there was still almost a foot between them. However, now she complains about her neck always having to look up, it's kind of funny. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/28/2008 8:51:06 AM |
I am another short guy and I am attracted to tall women. I love it when a woman is 6 foot tall, I don't know why. But I am also attracted to short women it doesn't matter. My sister is under 5 foot tall and her husband is 6'5" I never thought it was weird except in their wedding picture of them dancing when she was looking straight up and he was looking straight down and there was still almost a foot between them. However, now she complains about her neck always having to look up, it's kind of funny.
I suppose the moral of this story is that a woman shouldn't go for a man much taller than herself unless she wants to give the chiropracter some business.  | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/28/2008 9:29:35 AM | Take? this is redundant,,,, its allllllllll about personal preference,,,, end of WHINE!
People need to stop taking others personal preferences personally!!! End of story! I am sick and tired of people b*tching and complaining about people's preferences they look for in a potential mates.
Some people are still missing the point. Like I ( and others ) have stated before, it's not necessary the height requirement or preference itself. If most women had simply stated that they are more physically attracted to taller men, then I think a lot less people would have a problem with that. However the reasons that many women use for their height requirement or preference are often insulting. When a woman states things like "a taller man can protect her better", "short men have Napoleon Complex", "a taller man makes me feel more feminine" etc, then you should expect people to challenge these statements. These statements are based on false generalizations and a woman's insecurities.
Also many people don't know the difference between a preference and a requirement. A preference is "I like men who are 6 ft tall, but I would consider dating men who are under 6 ft tall if there are other things about them that are appealing to me". A requirement is "I only date men who are 6 ft tall". If a woman rejects a man that matches most of the things she is looking for just because he is 1-2 inches under her height requirement, then why should a man want to be with a woman who is that picky about height anyways. Chances are if they are that picky about height, they are very picky other things. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/28/2008 2:41:49 PM |
NO, it's not like that.
You can do something about your weight.
You can't do anything about your height.
Yeah...I've tried everything too. I'm still a 5'-8" runt. 
I like women. Tall or short. If I'm too short for them........whooptee friggin' doo. For every one woman who says I'm too short for her there's five more that don't feel that way. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/28/2008 3:25:50 PM | | the confidence of a ^^^^5'8" 'runt'(lol), can be quite attractive....... makes height not an issue....:) | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/28/2008 4:03:22 PM | Funny story (Well not really, but I thought it was funny).
In the past I wrote the story where my friend's sister said I was too short to date. She didn't tell me, but she told her sister (who is a good friend of mine) who ended up telling me.
She wasn't aware that her sister told me. So anyway, for some reason lately she's been extra nice, kept talking about our friendship or whatever and well just a couple weeks ago she wanted to know if I was still interested in her because she's starting to have feelings for me.
I told her she could do better (I really wanted to tell her I'm over her, and just a pretty face isn't going to cut it with me). I totally wanted to call her out for saying I was too short to date, but I didn't want to put her sister on the spot.
It felt good to turn the tables back on her. But I'm still dateless. But we're still good friends. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/28/2008 8:01:05 PM | | For me, I've always been on the taller side, since I was a little girl. I used to be extremely skinny and tall and I guess awkward back in elementary school and I got picked on for it. It's a self-confidence issue, most of the time I love being tall but I definitely have those moments in my life where I think "if only I was a few inches shorter", like when I see super cute pumps at the mall only to see that they have 5" heals!! As superficial as it sounds, I just can't bring myself to date a guy who is shorter than me. I guess every woman has her quirks and certain things that we look for in guys, just as men do in us women, so for many of us, height is an important factor. Also, I think society has sort of conditioned us to think that the man is supposed to be taller, anything that goes against this norm is seen as abnormal and wrong. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/29/2008 2:41:45 AM |
Also, I think society has sort of conditioned us to think that the man is supposed to be taller, anything that goes against this norm is seen as abnormal and wrong.
Think back on what we see as children. Is Prince Charming ever shorter then Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty or Snow White? How often are shorter men shown next to a bride in bridal magazines? Heck, I have the image of my aunt and uncle from their wedding (and she naturally towers over him) and they had him stand on something with her dress hiding it to make it look more 'politically correct'. (They married a long time ago, for the sake of referance.)
But finally we get to the heart of the matter. Whether you feel more comfortable running with or against the wind, so to speak. There is nothing wrong with either choice. It is every individual's right (and sometimes loss, in my opinion) to have their own preferances. On the same token, it is also every person's responsability to express that right in a manner that is tasteful. Unless someone is making your life utter crap for your choice, there is absolutely no reason whatsoever to be mean or ignorant.
I have learnt a very humbling lesson about this issue. I always figured that I would *never* date someone shorter then me -- I am 5 ft. 3" -- and yet I am falling head over heals for someone who is precisely that. The crazy thing is that the decission "not to date" someone shorter was never a conscious one on my part. I just always naturally assumed that the guy I was interested in would be taller then me.
We really do need to be more careful about the prejudices and idealisms that we allow into our lives. If you flat out know that you absolutely cannot be turned on by someone shorter then I am not bashing you. That is your choice and your right. But to actually think someone is lesser, weaker or inferior is crap. Every person on this earth is a wonderful, beautful treasure who deserves love, joy and happiness with someone that they return these feelings to.
And I really have to say something about the person who went after the whole "People accept fat women when they can change it while short men cannot do that." While you are biologically correct (approximately 90% of the time) this whole issue misses the point. Love is not about saying, "If you do that, I'll do this." People deserve to be accepted as they are, because of who they are. Finding a scapegoat because life is tough for you is not gonna make it any better. If anything, people who are rejected for seemingly shallow (or at the very least Frustrating) reasons should be sticking together, not trying to knife each other in the gut emotionally, jockeying for position as the poster children of societial abuse and misunderstanding. We are all a little too old for that, I would hope?
Anyway, just wanted to come and share my two cents.  | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/29/2008 4:21:57 AM |
We really do need to be more careful about the prejudices and idealisms that we allow into our lives. If you flat out know that you absolutely cannot be turned on by someone shorter then I am not bashing you. That is your choice and your right. But to actually think someone is lesser, weaker or inferior is crap. Every person on this earth is a wonderful, beautful treasure who deserves love, joy and happiness with someone that they return these feelings to.
^^^^^^ Hey! that is really well said......there is nothing wrong with people having preferences/ requirements, that's fine..
However, making someone feel inadequate, or labelling them weaker or inferior because they aren't seen as the social norm.....is blatant predjudice and bigotry.....IMO | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/29/2008 4:37:27 AM |
whooptee friggin' doo. For every one woman who says I'm too short for her there's five more that don't feel that way.
Its more like for every 3 women who says you're too short, there's one, maybe two, who doesn't feel that way. | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/29/2008 5:21:08 AM | | Notice how women say it puts a "crimp" in their neck or something lame, as if it were a bad thing. I personally wouldn't mind making out with a tall woman if it means getting a "kink" in my neck. You can take care of that when you're lying down together rolling around under the covers. ;-) | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/29/2008 6:22:29 AM |
whooptee friggin' doo. For every one woman who says I'm too short for her there's five more that don't feel that way.
Its more like for every 3 women who says you're too short, there's one, maybe two, who doesn't feel that way.
I like Shadowlands saying better | |
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| Ladies: your take on short guys?
Posted: 3/29/2008 7:16:54 AM | kate1976, it seems you understand motivations behind human behavior. You are exceptional while 80% of women remain in a prison of their tainted belief systems.
I commend you! | |
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