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JHerndon is offline JHerndon Post #21  June 5,2008, 9:35am
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As a 6'3.5 man I can say that it can be a little awkward dating someone who is a foot shorter than myself, but that has never effected my thoughts on a woman. If it weren't for the fact that any lady 5'4 and under is sure to exclaim "wow your tall" at some point on a date I wouldn't even be aware of the height difference. When you are this tall you are used to everyone being shorter than you almost all the time anyways. I will admit it's kind of nice when a woman is 5'9 plus and you don't have to do acrobatics to give them a hug or kiss, but it's such an insignificant plus that it isn't even worth a mental note!
 
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I'm 5'8" barefoot. Once I put heels on, I'm close to 6'. I hate the Amazon Woman feeling, too.I want to look up at a man.
 
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First off, this is my experience. I'm NOT making this assumption to all short men.


My ex husband was shorter then me. He had what I called, a little man syndrome. He awlays extended the truth to make himself (or his ego) bigger. It was like, he thought he was too short and therefore less of a man. So he constantly bragged and lied. It really bothered me (why he's an ex).


After that, I've been attrached to taller men. Not to say I wouldn't date someone short...just not what I'm intially attratched to.
 
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Well, at 5' 11 3/4" on the nose, I was a shorty in my family (though the same height as my mom)!


As JHerndon, mentioned above about himself, I'm taller than most of the world's people anyway which doesn't bother me in the slightest; indeed, I love being tall and can't even begin to imagine what it would be like to be short, just as I'm sure of the vice versa.


I know I wouldn't like having to always get on a step stool or chair to reach the highest shelf and things like that. Plus, it's fun having really long, coltish legs!


Perhaps interestingly, it doesn't matter to me what height a guy is- really! I look beyond something so unimportant. My Aunt, my height, and Uncle, about 5' 7", have been so happily married for many years and dated since high school.


Look at all the taller women and shorter men like Jackie Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis; Tom Cruise and his current wife, Katie Holmes, and former wife Nicole Kidman; Dennis Kucinich and his wife Elizabeth; Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman; the late Dudley Moore and his wife; Michael J. Fox and his wife; Henry Kissinger and his wife; Sylvester Stallone and his former wife, Brigitte Nielsen. . . .


Really, it doesn't matter the height of either party, but as we've seen throughout this thread, some people do have preferences for whatever reasons.


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Food for thought.........It's the other way around, also. I've met very tall men who prefer petite women.
 
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islandrain80: so true. The short man syndrome does exist. Most short men I've known are very arrogant and cocky to try and compensate for their height [maybe they feel less manly!].
 
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EONE,132708 wrote :

Height is an issue. Size Matters.


I am 5'10" tall and want to at least look someone in the eye when I'm talking to them. I have tried shorter and it just doesn't cut the mustard for me. Just makes me feel like I'm an amazon woman. Some women can handle that. In response to the topic at hand, short women and tall men. I resent it when short women scoop up all the tall men! Save some for us tall gals! tee hee
LOL - At 5'9'', I've been in the same boat.
I've even tried dating shorter guys because, hey, they seem like good guys and I'm not "one of those shallow people", right?


Turns out that I am.


I'm not proud of this, but bending down to kiss a dude just doesn't do it for me.
 
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There's no easy or logical answer to this, it's simply a matter of personal preference for certain physical attributes that exists across both sexes. Whether we like it or not, some people have preferences, we'll never be able to change this fact. Quite frankly I couldn't care less how tall a guy is, I've been out with guys from 5'6" to 6'4" - the common denominator? Simple - I liked them.
 
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proxieme,132827 wrote :

EONE,132708 wrote :


Height is an issue. Size Matters.


I am 5'10" tall and want to at least look someone in the eye when I'm talking to them. I have tried shorter and it just doesn't cut the mustard for me. Just makes me feel like I'm an amazon woman. Some women can handle that. In response to the topic at hand, short women and tall men. I resent it when short women scoop up all the tall men! Save some for us tall gals! tee hee


LOL - At 5'9'', I've been in the same boat.
I've even tried dating shorter guys because, hey, they seem like good guys and I'm not "one of those shallow people", right?


Turns out that I am.


I'm not proud of this, but bending down to kiss a dude just doesn't do it for me.
If I had to bend down to kiss a dude he'd be a munchkin!!!![img]library/editor/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-cool.gif[/img]
 
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pisces,132824 wrote :

islandrain80: so true. The short man syndrome does exist. Most short men I've known are very arrogant and cocky to try and compensate for their height [maybe they feel less manly!].
It's called the, "Napoleon Complex," and I have indeed known some short men who've had it, but again, not all short men! It's not pleasant to be around the one's who do have that!


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P. S. Short guys often do have it hard in society and can be teased and bullied quite unmercifully during their school days, though this is no justification for developing the Napoleon Complex.


Studies have shown that tall men more often get jobs over short men; taller men are taken more seriously; taller men tend to command greater respect, etc. It is a prevalent problem for the shorter guys, particularly those 5' 5" and under.


I'm trying to recall if we've ever had a short President of the United States . . . .
 
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