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Posted: 12/12/2008 12:14:06 AM | I prefer a man who is within comfortable kissing distance. I'm a little under 5-6 now, so a man as tall as 5-11" or as short as 5-4" is within easy kissing range. Then again, if you sit or lie down, all things are about equal.
If women only consider height, they are selling themselves short. 
Consider the heights of some of the hot men that women would give their right arm to date:
Tom Cruise, 5-6" to 5-8" (with lifts)
Robert Redford, 5-9"
Al Pacino, 5-7"
Henry Winkler (the Fonz), 5-6"
Dustin Hoffman, 5-6"
Paul Simon (& Garfunkle), 5-2"
Antonio Banderas, 5-8"
Mikhail Baryshnikov, 5-7"
Many short men are photogenic, athletic and graceful. They are often better proportioned than big guys and look super in clothes. Many GQ guys are under 5-10". Some small guys have those cute little buns that look great in jeans. Smaller guys also don't go as saggy when gravity takes over.
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| Short Men
Posted: 12/12/2008 12:22:53 AM | Im a very short man, (5'4) and I think these threads are ridiculous myself. The point is life is unfair and nobody gets everything they want. Here's my advice...
Just shut up, stop complaining, look for your balls, and go have some fun meeting women!
Ive only dated one woman taller than me, and she happened to be the least attractive. Because I have a confident carefree attitude Ive dated VERY beautiful women. Every one of them. Even if you dont have the confidence, just fake it and before you know it you'll actually have it. | |
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Posted: 12/12/2008 4:41:34 AM | ^^^^^^^ This topic has been done to death and is redundant.....
It's against the POF rules to keep posting redundant threads......
Well the thread is still here contrary to what you want so don't look at it anymore then.
Most adjusted people look through height or any other physical issues and see the beautiful person within.
Also, as a short man yourself, you should take heart from the positive responses posted here. | |
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Posted: 12/12/2008 5:14:12 AM | I'm 5'10" and have dated men who were shorter than myself. It was fine, but I did find kissing awkward (leaning down for a kiss...) My ex husband was my same height, and the guy I'm dating now is 6'0". I have to admit, I do enjoy being 'smaller' than my man - In my life, I'm taller than most of my family members - so it's nice to be shorter for once.
As for the sperm bank comment someone made (about women opting for taller men sperm)...I hate to say it, I would opt for taller guy sperm if I were shopping around for that...and, they say smarter guys have better sperm - so a tall, smart guy's sperm...sorry, just my preference. | |
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Posted: 12/12/2008 6:05:15 AM |
Also, as a short man yourself, you should take heart from the positive responses posted here.
^^^^^^ Strangely.....I never thought myself as short.....your're the first person since grade school that has commented on my height.
All through my adult life.....nobody has remarked on my height before.
It doesn't bother me anyway... | |
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Posted: 12/12/2008 7:17:32 AM | Me and a friend who's about 5 foot 2 debated this very subject some
time ago. From his research (and my losing the bet) he proved the majority of accomplished, rich, handsome, and great character men appear to be between 5 foot 2 and 5 foot 6.
The fact that they're accomplished seems to extinguish the height issue with
a lot of women. Imagine that.
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| Short Men
Posted: 12/12/2008 9:56:50 AM | ^^^
That makes sense doesn't it?
Short men have to work that much much harder just to get a woman's attention. So it makes sense why so many short men are ambitious and successful. Men with disfavourable traits will probably work much harder to make a relationship work where as the guy with favourable traits has to just "show up" Taller men do have higher rates of cheating and divorce then shorter men. | |
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| Short Men
Posted: 12/12/2008 10:26:42 AM |
^^^^^^ Strangely.....I never thought myself as short.....your're the first person since grade school that has commented on my height.
All through my adult life.....nobody has remarked on my height before.
It doesn't bother me anyway...
But the existence of height bigotry has nothing to do with whether or not your height bothers you or whether you think of yourself as short.
A short man could think of himself as tall, but he would still be affected by height bigotry because heightism is perpetrated by society and individuals against short people (men especially). In fact, I suspect that proud short men (men who are proud to be short) would be affected most by height bigotry than men who are ashamed of being short.
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Posted: 12/12/2008 10:29:26 AM | As for the sperm bank comment someone made (about women opting for taller men sperm)...I hate to say it, I would opt for taller guy sperm if I were shopping around for that...and, they say smarter guys have better sperm - so a tall, smart guy's sperm...sorry, just my preference.
Which makes male height a social issue. Not so much an issue about personal attraction.
And I think that's the real reason why these threads get deleted. When the old "just my personal opinion" concept breaks down and the women with height requirements start to feel guilty because they are (perhaps) contributing to social intolerance. . . *pooof* . . .the thread disappears.
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| Short Men
Posted: 12/12/2008 3:22:46 PM | do you have long legs that reach to the heavens
doth your boobs argue with newton
now
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Posted: 12/12/2008 4:36:04 PM | I can't answer the first question because I really don't care about a man's height.
I dated a guy who was several inches shorter than myself. He's a really hot dancer, vary attractive. I broke it off with him because I found out he had a wife in another state, not because of his height. | |
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Posted: 12/12/2008 9:44:54 PM | | I think part of the frustration in seeing yet another Short Men thread (albeit resurrected) is that many of them get off track. Many women will say "hey we love short men" or "we have no preference". Many short men will say they do fine. However the men that do have issues will virtually ignore us and rant about how unfair life is. | |
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| Short Men
Posted: 12/12/2008 10:38:56 PM | Guys, if she thinks you're too short....just do like Woody Harrelson when he goes in the barn to change the horse's shoes.  
~ds~ | |
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Posted: 12/13/2008 3:49:30 AM | | How short are we talking about? I like men who are say 5ft 8 to about 6ft but no taller. Otherwise it's too hard for me to kiss them.................LOL | |
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Posted: 12/13/2008 12:08:28 PM |
I never thought myself as short.
That's because at 5'7 you are really not in the short guy range. Most women are actually shorter then you are . I believe the average woman is only around 5'4. While you are "shorter" in comparison to someone 6'4 ,your height is about average for a man. | |
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Posted: 12/13/2008 12:51:58 PM | i get a kick out of women who say it is uncomfortable to bend down and kiss a short man.
ladies who say this... don't you realize most men have to bend over to kiss YOU!!!! so THEIR comfort has no meaning for you. get real!
it's all in the preferences. i like a lady with a nice set of womanly breasts on her. would i reject her if she had small ones. probably not if we had possibilities together. and that's what it all boils down to.
if your PRIORITY is to have a tall man well that speaks for itself. it's like a man who will ONLY accept a woman with large breasts and rejects all others even though they are fine upstanding attractive women.
i don't get upset when i'm turned down by women SOLEY on account of my height (5'4"). but i don't respect that choice either. | |
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Posted: 12/13/2008 12:56:05 PM | I've seen a few threads like this in my few hours being on the forums, and I can't help but be reminded of an old song...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANIj1wfMuK4
Note that Randy Newman wrote this song totally in jest.
For me, I think short people have some advantages, as do tall people. It's us average people who aren't noticed... | |
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Posted: 12/13/2008 1:20:12 PM |
How short are we talking about? I like men who are say 5ft 8 to about 6ft but no taller. Otherwise it's too hard for me to kiss them........
Your profile says you are 5'3".
It's too hard for you to kiss someone who was 5'6"? Or even 5'4"? Seems like it would be easier to me.
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Posted: 12/13/2008 1:21:57 PM |
That's because at 5'7 you are really not in the short guy range. Most women are actually shorter then you are . I believe the average woman is only around 5'4. While you are "shorter" in comparison to someone 6'4 ,your height is about average for a man.
No. He's short. Average male height in the United States is somewhere between 5'8" and 5'10". Women don't seem to be looking for guys who are merely taller than the average woman. If that were the case, this would be a complete non-issue.
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Posted: 12/13/2008 1:53:07 PM | | Women like to feel protected. They want a MAN not a boy. Who wants to feel like someone's brother or friend? I still think women equate height with earning power, likability, endowment, confidence, stronger, better protector, etc. When I watch the show "Cheaters" is it a coincidence that many of the guys that get cheated on are in fact, shorter than 5'10? The same goes for women. Guys don't really dig taller girls. Guys of all heights prefer shorter more petite women. | |
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Posted: 12/13/2008 1:54:15 PM | | I forgot one of the most important factors: genetic breeding. What woman wants to get stuck with a family of midgets? | |
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Posted: 12/13/2008 2:01:26 PM |
I forgot one of the most important factors: genetic breeding. What woman wants to get stuck with a family of midgets?
 Just because a man is tall, does not guarantee he will produce tall offspring. My ex was about 6'2" and our son is 5'6"; "short" by standard definition. Despite this perceived "short coming", he suffers no "shortage" of girlfriends | |
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Posted: 12/13/2008 3:28:01 PM | | You found one exception to the short guy rule. Success. All these men mentioned are successful. There was a wage to height compensation study in the Wall Street Journal one time that I found interesting. For a shorter guy to date the "hot girl" that is with a 6'2 guy, he would have to earn nearly 2.5 times more. It is amazing how quick women disregard height when a man is successful? Such hypocrites. | |
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Posted: 12/13/2008 3:46:25 PM | Such hypocrites.
^^^^^
Why would this make women hypocrites? Wouldn't this make them consistent? Women are apparently looking to height for the same thing that money can give them. A rich man gives her much more "protection" than a tall man. If women are seeking "protection", "power", "status", and other things that male height apparently represents in our society, then it only makes sense that money can be substituted for height because money also brings protection, power, and status. In fact, money brings REAL protection, power, and status while male height is merely symbolic.
In fact, I'd say that a woman with a money requirement is LESS shallow than a woman with a height requirement. Such women are seeking the same underlying shallow feelings...but at least men can earn money through their behavior...height is something that is set and cannot be acquired.
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Posted: 12/13/2008 6:26:28 PM | Actually money can only bring an illusion of protection, as many
bones across the shallow graves of America would attest.
The gray matter between ones ears and possibly the proficient use of a .357
disclose protection.
Short guys need love too. | |
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