Tall women and short men

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Tallchick

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Has anyone ever dated a guy that was a lot shorter than you? I did. I am six feet tall and he was five foot five. More on that later. How about the rest of you? Any strange experiences with it???
 
I don't think I've ever MET a guy who was shorter than I. (I'm 5'2"... and a half ;) ) Just figures I would end up marrying a man who is 14" taller than I am. He's a tree! :p

What's it like dating a much shorter guy? Must be a bummer to have to bend down to rest your head on his shoulder. ;)
 
I am 5' 8" and my wonderful husband is 5' 4".

I loved him so much that I soon got over any issues I had with it.

Clare
 
I "kinda" dated a guy who was shorter than I was when I went to vo-tech (we never got beyond the "friends who flirt" stage) It felt weird. Probably because my dad was 6'3", and I've always been attracted to taller men (though not necessarily that tall). It felt like I was with a little brother or something.
 
I dated a guy who was shorter than me for a while... I am 5'7 and generally wear heels so I am at least 5'9, usually a bit taller. He *said* he was 5'7 but we were only ever eye to eye if I was in bare feet and he had on shoes (the kind with bit of a heel to them).

It didn't work out for other reasons, but I admit I was uncomfortable towering over the guy. Also, I am mostly attracted to BIG men - not huge, but I like a man with some size to his body... wow, that sounds really bad, lol! }( }(

Cheers,
Marie
 
yes I did and i wasnt expecting that, actually that was like 2 years ago, it was a blind date, and he told me he was 5"6... thing is when I met him at the disco I was looking for him, I am 5 feet and a guy shorter than me aproached me and it was HIM!!!!!! I looked down all the time and I felt sorry for him for lying to me about his height, I was nice to him the rest of the evening and we talked over the phone a few times but that was it, I wasnt atracted to him after the big fat lie.
Norma
 
Norma, that was so decent of you. You know, most men would bail the first chance they got if a girl had done the same to them but with some other aspect of their appearance.


Marla
 
I was once set up on a blind date(UGH! I know!lol) with a guy who was my height with a smaller build/thinner than me. Between being taller than him because I was wearing a heel that night AND have a bigger body, I felt like a cow next to him! I just couldn't bring myself to go out on a second date with the guy! He would have destroyed my self-esteem just by standing next to me! x( He was really nice too...oh well!

Wendy

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It's hard not to feel kind of sorry for short men. It's impossible for them to overcome and no matter how great the guy's personality is most women can't get past the height thing, including me.... I'm 5'8" and have dated a few guys that were shorter than me but nothing ever got serious. The physical aspect of the relationship felt flat (not necessarily sex but even just kissing and embracing). There's such a wonderful safe feeling of being enfolded in the arms of a bigger man. There was one guy though who came into my life during a tough time, he was the brother of a good friend and we had a very nice flirtation going, he was 5'6" and very attractive. He made it clear that he was interested in me but I wasn't ready. I was watching some old family videos the other day and there he was, it made me smile and wonder what if.......:)

Take Care
Laurie
 
I beg to differ. I feel just as safe and secure in the arms of my husband who is 5'7 and I'm 5'8. (5'10 with heels.) I think that it's a general perception that the man is supposed to be taller than the woman but once you start to understand it's not what about people say, but your own happiness, you get over the petty stuff. My hubby is the sweetest man I've ever met. I would hate to ever lose him.
 
My sisters (4 of them) all married guys that were shorter than them. They all went down the aisle in bare feet or just their nylons! They are all fairly tall though from 5'8" to 6'. I'm not sure what happened to me but I'm only 5'2" and my husband is 9" taller than I. I'm not sure why they did the bare feet thing - I always thought if I were tall, I'd wear it proud! In fact I had some pretty high platform boots and I loved the feeling of power and felt I commanded alot more respect and attention in them!:)

Trish
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I have to agree with Christi completely.

My husband may be only 5' 4" but he sure looks after me. I'm the one always hitting the panic button when bad stuff comes along and he always helps me deal with it calmly and rationally. He is pretty unflappable, reasoned, a problem-solving kind of guy and the tenderest man since having children. As a father, he's one of a kind. These qualities mean a hell of a lot more to me than the fact that he doesn't tower over me when we hug.

When you love eachother you do not need inches, arms of steel and massive brawn.

My husband would absolutely not want you to feel "sorry for him". Please! That's pretty condescending.

Clare
 
>I beg to differ. I feel just as safe and secure in the arms
>of my husband who is 5'7 and I'm 5'8. (5'10 with heels.)

Christi,

You are so right! My DH is 5'6" and I am 5'7", and like you I wear heels that make me even taller. He's a prince. He's the love of my life, and he is the strongest, most protective man I know. Don't you hate to think what you would have missed if you'd passed on your DH because he's a little bit shorter than you?

I'm tellin' ya ladies, don't judge by a man's height. You could be making the mistake of your life! :eek:
 
Christi, Clare, JeanneMarie and anyone else to follow, I'll take my 20 lashes with a wet noodle:) No offense or condescension intended and all apologies that it sounded that way. I guess my brain needs the caffeine to kick in before I post early a.m. You and anyone lucky enough are truly blessed to have loving and lasting relationships and I would never minimize that.

Take Care
Laurie:)
 
Marla, that is sooooo true! I did the online dating thing for a while, and many of the men I met talked about how "disappointing" most of the women they met were, because they exaggerated height or weight or age or looks or whatever. And I'd be sitting there thinking, "Isn't this like the pot calling the kettle black???" :)


Cheers,
Marie
 
laurie:

OK, boxing gloves are off! Thanks for rethinking your position on this one, you're fine with me,

Clare
 
Thanks Clare. Like I said you're all truly blessed. It's lovely to hear women speak so warmly and lovingly of their spouses.

Take Care
Laurie:)
 
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