Why do men lie about their height?


Reply
 
Topic Tools Search this Thread
calmascanbe is offline calmascanbe Post #1  October 13,2009, 5:20am
calmascanbe's Avatar

Newbie

Joined: Sep 2009

Posts: 35

See profile

I am 5'5" and I recently went on a date with a guy, eH first date, who claims in his profile that he is 6' tall. Now I don't care if I date a guy my height or taller, but most guys would prefer not to date me because they consider me too tall. Anyway the first comment the guy said to me was in regards to how tall I am. I wear 3to4 inch high-heeled shoes, and that night I was wearing about a 4" heel. I know he couldn't be 6' tall, and I don't know why he would lie. I am a nurse, and I know that I have had my height measured many times, without shoes, and my height measures 5'5", and so when I was head to head with this guy I knew something was off with his height. Why do men lie about how tall they are?
 
  Reply With Quote
scarlet13 is offline scarlet13 Post #2  October 13,2009, 5:40am
scarlet13's Avatar

no stuntman surprises or houdini like disguises for death defying escape

Unregistered

Joined: Apr 2009

Where the clouds are like headlines on a new front page sky

Posts: 10,721

See profile

same reason women lie about their weight- they are insecure, and people can be judgemental.
 
  Reply With Quote
Mokkesofie is offline Mokkesofie Post #3  October 13,2009, 5:53am
Mokkesofie's Avatar

Power Poster

Joined: Nov 2008

Posts: 8,463

See profile

scarlet13 wrote :
same reason women lie about their weight- they are insecure, and people can be judgemental.
And age as well. Both men and women that is.
 
  Reply With Quote
scarlet13 is offline scarlet13 Post #4  October 13,2009, 5:56am
scarlet13's Avatar

no stuntman surprises or houdini like disguises for death defying escape

Unregistered

Joined: Apr 2009

Where the clouds are like headlines on a new front page sky

Posts: 10,721

See profile

Mokkesofie wrote :
And age as well. Both men and women that is.
I hear that! I'm totally insecure about my age. I'd totally lie about it but i'm bad at math and I'm scared I'd slip up.
 
  Reply With Quote
vinlukin is offline vinlukin Post #5  October 13,2009, 5:58am
vinlukin's Avatar

Quick Study

Joined: Jul 2009

Illinois

Posts: 57

See profile

I'm 6'3". No lie.

Hi.
 
  Reply With Quote
calmascanbe is offline calmascanbe Post #6  October 13,2009, 6:04am
calmascanbe's Avatar

Newbie

Joined: Sep 2009

Posts: 35

See profile

That's funny most of us know woman lie about weight and age, men lie about height and age. Can't we just all get along, haha. Well I mean I figured as much that it had to do with insecurities, I mean that's the obvious. I guess I was just so excited about the date, the first date I got through eH. I had better hopes, and I ignored his appearance as I wasn't so attracted to the photos, but figured what the hey, and he tore me to shreds! Oh, well hey, back to the drawing board. thanks all
Last edited by calmascanbe; October 13,2009 at 6:24am. Reason: grammer
 
  Reply With Quote
scarlet13 is offline scarlet13 Post #7  October 13,2009, 6:14am
scarlet13's Avatar

no stuntman surprises or houdini like disguises for death defying escape

Unregistered

Joined: Apr 2009

Where the clouds are like headlines on a new front page sky

Posts: 10,721

See profile

I think it's best to meet anyway, even if you aren't 100% taken with a match's appearance in photos.

a lot of the qualifiers people have go out the window when they meet someone in RL.
 
  Reply With Quote
Mokkesofie is offline Mokkesofie Post #8  October 13,2009, 7:32am
Mokkesofie's Avatar

Power Poster

Joined: Nov 2008

Posts: 8,463

See profile

vinlukin wrote :
I'm 6'3". No lie.

Hi.
Hi!

I'm 56. No lie.
 
  Reply With Quote
CapnCrunch23 is offline CapnCrunch23 Post #9  October 13,2009, 7:45am

Unregistered

Joined: Sep 2009

Posts: 1,410

See profile

If people lie.. They lie... The truth comes out when you meet anyways.. I just had a women lie about her age, it was off by 5 years.. She blamed the system..claiming there was no way to update it!!
 
  Reply With Quote
scarlet13 is offline scarlet13 Post #10  October 13,2009, 8:05am
scarlet13's Avatar

no stuntman surprises or houdini like disguises for death defying escape

Unregistered

Joined: Apr 2009

Where the clouds are like headlines on a new front page sky

Posts: 10,721

See profile

CaptCrunch23 wrote :
If people lie.. They lie... The truth comes out when you meet anyways.. I just had a women lie about her age, it was off by 5 years.. She blamed the system..claiming there was no way to update it!!
Sorry 'bout that
 
  Reply With Quote
Reply


Topic Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new topics
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off

Similar Topics
Topic Topic Starter Board Replies Last Post
why are women obsessed with height? k374 About You 251 June 5,2011 12:52pm
A man's height mylifesabeach Relationships 33 March 13,2011 7:56pm
Height & Weight selection double standard...? KungFuFtr Using eHarmony 71 August 31,2010 9:16pm
Matching on Height? JennPenn Using eHarmony 26 September 1,2009 6:00pm
Height: A Case Study saulgoode Dating 67 August 22,2009 3:53pm

Looking for a Great Relationship?

Get started now. Fill out this form and take the questionnaire to receive your matches.

First Name:

I'm a:
seeking

Postal Code:

Country:

Email:

Confirm Email:

Password:


How did you hear about us?


Latest on our Dating Advice Discussion Boards

“It's important to understand the way a site works. Rigidly assuming / insisting that eH works likes all the others you're used to isn't utilizing the site functions to your best advantage. No.... ... ” –  Wiseman2

Join the “First contact on eHarmony, smile, questions, email?” discussion

“ If you have yet to meet, you don't know him or whether you two will form a connection. Connections formed over e-mail tend to be fantasies. You will see this echoed over and over by experienced ... ” –  shapeShifter79

Join the “How do i recoonect with him again?” discussion

“ Then it's a bit premature to worry about being friend-zoned. The first step is to go out on dates! What specific steps did you try? How many women did you ask out in person? Did you buy a ... ” –  shapeShifter79

Join the “For women to answer: How to avoid the friend zone” discussion

“ This is an old thread. She asked this in 2010. By now they are likely very exclusive or very over. ” –  shapeShifter79

Join the “is there a reason to ask if we're exclusive?” discussion

“ I'm sure he wouldn't get that. And I can't be sure that was the actual message. But it sems kind of likely to me.” –  boomer_gal

Join the “Why am I not successful?” discussion

“Hi eccemuliere and welcome to eHA.On an internet forum like eHA, you're going to get a wide variety of responses; some you'll like and some you won't. It's best to focus on the ones that speak to ... ” –  Sassafras54

Join the “Being blown off, or something else?” discussion

“ Although I have ignored my gut at times, in hindsight it's always been right, in terms of recognizing bad choices. QUOTE] But once we realize our past mistakes, we can use our reason to clue us ... ” –  eccemuliere

Join the “Is Your Gut Leading - or Misleading You?” discussion



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 11:26am.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0