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| Tue, 02-22-2005 - 11:47pm |
Have any of you girls ever dated someone who was shorter/slighter than you were, and was it an issue for you? I met a guy I like in every way personality-wise, yet he is shorter/thinner than me. And I'm only 5'4", so he is pretty small for a guy. I don't know why I feel weird about it, since it seems so shallow to judge someone by their size. I've just never dated anyone smaller than me before. So I wondered if any of you all had, and how it went?

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Hi Marigold,
I can't help that tall men are attracted to me - I don't wear a sign or anything saying "I love tall men"! I have turned down some guys who I just felt were really too tall for me from OLD - two were 6'5" and one was 6'6" - I just thought that was a bit much for my 5'1" frame. Yet I have dated guys in the 6' to 6'2" range.
But I do have to admit that I "fit" better with the guys around 5'8" to about 5'10". Yet I wear heels a lot, so it gives me another 3 inches or so. I can give the less tall guys little hugs and kisses easier without having to haul them down to me as I'd have to do with the real tall guys! Yes dancing is easier, well slow dancing with a man who isn't so tall.
I have a girlfriend who is 5'10" so I understand what you are saying, and know that it's not always easy to find the tall guys. But as I said above, these men approach me, I do not approach them. I don't know what draws a 6'6" man to so much shorter women???
You said, "...Short girls--take pity on the short guys and date your own kind!..." Well I would have to say that I date anyone that I am attracted to and don't rule them out if they are tall, except those super-sized guys! But short guys don't need pity as I've met some great shorter guys that knew a thing or two more than some of the taller guys and they had super personalities... yet that really doesn't have anything to do with being short or tall either way!
Good luck with your dating Marigold and for finding those super-sizers!
Sunshine
Linda...
What an AWESOME response!
hvteacher28...
Judging from your excellent ivillage profile, it's clear that "Mr. Short Person" was the loser when he gave you up!
Let me throw this at the boys:
If you had to make a choice between a fat woman who had a LARGE HEART or a thin woman who was HEARTLESS (or at least had limited emotional reponses).....would the issue of weight still be such a big deal?
sisfox...
Pianoguy expected this one so here are 2 different
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