So sick of men lying about height!

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So sick of men lying about height!
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Wed, 07-11-2007 - 9:47am

I mean REALLY! Do they think we wont NOTICE when we meet them???????????

Went out Mon nite with the firefighter from the Cape. He SAID he was 5' 10" in his profile on Match. I am 5' 8" barefoot. There was NO way he was more than 5' 7".

Sure, we had a $100+ bottle of wine, incredible dinner, & he threw away about $500 on the balckjack tables (of which *I* Lost about $400 on him, lol)--- but he was totally not my type physically.

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Registered: 08-12-2003
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 10:02am

Uggh!!! I'm with you. What was he thinking when you are a tall woman...heloo obvious. I guess he thought he could distract you with the money he was spending and you might not notice (or care) LOL..

I get it too and I am short. 5'7 would be fine with me if you are upfront but I can't get past if someone sets up the expectation for one thing and it turns out to be false. What really gets me the most is outdated pictures. People who do this are really hurting themselves and will keep getting disappointed when there are no second dates.

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Registered: 05-13-2005
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 10:04am
It sounds like he is one of those ones who is taller when he is standing on his wad of cash. It is unfortunate that you had to be disappointed. As a tall girl I do understand your feelings. I know I could be with someone my height but it is not likely I could be with someone who was a lot shorter.
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Registered: 09-01-2006
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 10:40am

Sounds like a tasty evening....mmmmm! As far as the height goes...are you sure you haven't under-estimated your own height? Maybe you are more like 6'4" and he really is 5'10".....possible? ;)

Sorry he turned out to be another 'next'...you know what they say though...you gotta kiss a lot of toads...Is anyone else feeling the urge to "croak"?

Rose who's pretty sure she's 5'6" (despite my drivers licence insisting I'm 5'2")

Rosecolouredspecs
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Registered: 01-05-2004
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 11:02am

Amen, Amen, Amen!!!!! lol I don't get it either. It's like if I put I was slender on my profile (which I am NOT lol) and met a guy in person, uhm, I think he would NOTICE! lol I have nothing wrong with a man not being 6' tall but please tell the truth about it! I guess men have hang ups about their height and women have hang ups about their weight? Don't know....

I prefer taller men, don't know why, but I also don't look down my nose at shorter men. I'm 5'4" so I guess I have a ways to go to get to 6'. lol You don't though so it would be VERY noticable if you wore HEELS! :)

Jennifer

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Registered: 05-13-2005
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 11:14am

You are funny with the heels comment!

The thing is, I would not mind a man who is shorter than me if he has a good personality and is okay with it. And I would not mind wearing flat shoes.

But usually when a man is shorter, HE is the one with the problem with it and it just seems to throw everything out of whack.

I remember a blind date where we both knew he was 1 inch shorter. The look on his face said everything - he thought I was too tall for him.

I think the OLD thing is so hard for everyone. We all want a match - we want someone like us who wants to be with us who we like and who we have an attraction to - but this requires perseverance and patience and a lot of so-so dates and disappointments along the way. And perhaps shorter men get frustrated because they are not getting "hits" or dates and they fudge the numbers thinking it will help.

I always believe honesty is the best policy. Even if it means patience and time home alone. And believe me, I know what that is like because I went 4 years without a date.

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Registered: 09-26-2005
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 11:32am

Lying is just plain wrong! Men should have the testicular fortitude to be honest, who
do they think they are going to fool anyway?

However, I am also 5'8" my last boyfriend was 5'3". I would never reject a guy just because he was shorter than me. If he is comfortable with himself and has no problem with it than neither do I. My ex carried himself as if he was 6'3". I'm looking to find the heart of the person, what he's really all about, if he's a good guy with a good heart, as long as I don't get physically ill when I look at him, I would give him a chance. I don't believe in the "he's not my physical type thing". Good guys are a rare, and dying breed. I wouldn't want to miss out on knowing a really good guy because he wasn't "my type". Reeks of superficiality to me, that's just my 0.2 cents.

The T Girl
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Registered: 02-20-2007
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 11:45am

I agree with this, but it is easy for me because I'm not tall. I'm almost 5'6" but do have a fondness for high heels. Love them. Don't care if they make me taller.

Priscilla

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Wed, 07-11-2007 - 11:49am

POOR YOU!
I have dated shorter men. Especially when I am wearing 8 inch heels in my 5'5 frame. LOL. However, I don't like when they are totally shorter then me by over half a head. That is too much. I have to say the sexiest height for me, is when I am barefoot and I have to stand on my tiptoes to give him a kiss. Something about standing on my toes to reach up is so sexy. Anything taller or shorter, isn't so sexy anymore. LOL.

I would have LOVED to have been on that Black Jack table with someone elses money. HOW FUN!!!!

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Wed, 07-11-2007 - 11:51am
He was not just short - he was very very "Gavonne-ish" if thats a word. Very loud, bositerous, short, very stocky, thick-thick neck where it seemed he HAD no neck, walked with that "back & forth swaying motion", whether that was due to his stockiness or not, or he was trying to walk "cockily", i dont know, but it turned me off. Not to mention he called me "babe" about 75 times. I was not phyiscally attracted to him, point blank. People CAN have a "type" & be open to others, which I am. But it is NOT superficial to have a "type" that turns you off. There is nothing wrong, in my eyes, at NOT being attracted to a specific "type".

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Wed, 07-11-2007 - 11:54am

EEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats about all I can muster with that image! LOL

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