What about Height?

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Registered: 05-31-2003
What about Height?
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Fri, 01-21-2005 - 6:09am

Hi guys,

I've been contacted by a guy....he seems nice, intelligent, nice looking and accomplished. The only problem is his height.....he's only 5'2". I don't know.....to me, there's something icky about a guy who is only 5'2". I'm 5'2" and he probably weighs less than I do! :(. It says in his profile that he was a professional jockey for a number of years, so he did use his height (or lack thereof) to his advantage.

Would anybody else be turned off by this or am I being ridiculous?

Ann

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Registered: 01-12-2005
Fri, 01-21-2005 - 7:01am

Ann...


Pianoguy would be "turned off a lot more" if his personal hygiene and manners were terrible.

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Registered: 10-14-2003
Fri, 01-21-2005 - 10:12am

It's like guys and the weight thing. It's a personal preference.

Personally I've dated short guys. It's not something that really matters to me. But it does to some women. Just like being a size 6 or under matters to some guys.

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Fri, 01-21-2005 - 10:27am

For me, I do have a general preference that the guy should be

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Registered: 08-12-2003
Fri, 01-21-2005 - 10:35am

I just don't think I'd feel comfortable dating someone who was shorter than me (I'm 5'5") or probably even the same height....it's just one of my preference that he be at least a couple of inches taller than me.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 01-21-2005 - 10:55am
me too! I'm 5'7 1/2" and I'm not comfortable dating someone who is shorter than 5'10". I enjoy wearing heels and feel "bigger" than when I'm taller and it's not what I like.
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Registered: 04-04-2003
Fri, 01-21-2005 - 11:17am
I'm 5'11, so height is a big issue for me. I just am not comfortable with a guy under 6' at minimum. I like em REAL tall - like 6'6 and up.
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Registered: 07-21-2004
Fri, 01-21-2005 - 11:26am
I'm 5'2" so guys usually are taller than me.

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Registered: 07-03-2004
Fri, 01-21-2005 - 11:31am

You are not being ridiculous. You are being faced with a challenge to your must haves/have nots. This happens all the time. You picture your ideal. You wait for your ideal. Then a semi-ideal shows up and you have to decide how important that detail really was in the grand scheme of things.

Why not check him out? He may pleasantly surprise you.

Besides, I've heard jockies are really hot!!

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Registered: 08-22-2003
Fri, 01-21-2005 - 11:44am

I feel badly for men who are shorter (my brother is only 5 5, im 5 7, but he found the love of his life and married her last year, so it worked out)... Because Im taller than the average - I tend to date taller men> all my boyfriends have been 6 feet or above. that was more bc of my pickiness. ive gotten better.

ive now been ok dating a 5 10 or up guy. but honestly im sitll way more attracted to guys 6 feet or above than a guy who is 5 10. I dont know why, I just love their longer arms/legs.... maybe cuz ive got longer legs/arms.... ?

Again I agree with the posters who said its a preference... Watch out for those guys with short man complexs.... they are really bitter about being short!

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Registered: 12-10-2004
Fri, 01-21-2005 - 2:03pm

I find it ironic that some people, in another thread, scorched men who want to date younger women, but in this thread, excuse height preferences with "it's okay, it's just what you prefer".

What's the difference?

None. Either way, it's just preferences. We've all got them. It's good if we can put them aside, but if something is a real deal-breaker for someone then they're probably better off knowing and accepting that.

As far as height, I'm lucky- I'm a tad over 6 feet tall, so I can date most women. I haven't ever dated a woman that was more than about 5'7" or so, but I'm open to one that's up to about 5'10". More than that, I don't know...

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