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Anonymous
| You know, that's the "only" physical characteristic I really care about. A guy has to be taller than me. |
Anonymous
| I'm petite and never cared about height, dated a lot of tall guys (6 feet plus) but ended up marrying a short guy. Why? He's confident and his height doesn't matter to him and mine doesn't matter to me (or to him). I never liked the guys who were 'attracted' to me b/c I was shorter than they were. I also feel that the girls who made snarky comments about my petite self dating such tall guys was a reflection of how much their height bothered them. More important things to worry about. |
Anonymous
Yep, me too. |
Anonymous
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I know that a lot of women care about this, but I never did. My husband and I are allegedly both 5'7" but I think he's probably an inch or so shorter than me. I don't care.
A lesbian friend recently asked me why straight women care about this. She'd tried to set up an acquaintance with a slightly shorter man and was shocked that she rejected him out of hand. Our working theory is that if you need your man to be larger than you, that says something about how you view the male-female relationship. Consciously or unconsciously. If you're just talking about a partner, it doesn't matter. But if for some reason you think that men are supposed to be bigger than women, maybe that says something about what you expect men to do for women and vice versa. So I guess what I'm trying to say is...and it's taken years for me to come out and admit it: my husband and I are lesbians. |
Anonymous
Heh heh. I've always been attracted to tall men but my DH is my same height or an inch or so shorter (i'm 5'7'). I was more attracted to him than anyone else. So even though I did have a "type," true love spoke louder than habit. 
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Anonymous
Same here. I'm 5'10" and most of my shoes have a 2" heel. Not that all of my friends are tall - probably average height to tall, but I remember in college having two friends that were 5'3" or so and I felt like an Amazon when I would go out with them to parties. So when it came to dating - the guy had to be at least my height but taller was better. Dh is 6' (like PP) and that works for me. My huband's brother is maybe 5'7 and I sometimes think if not for a quirk of genetics, Dh and I may never have dated. |
Anonymous
I'm 5ft tall so any guy who is older than 18 is taller than me 
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Anonymous
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Yes, it was a factor. I had always dated tall men. However, at age 32, I fell in heart-pounding, mature, comfortable, hot and bothered love with a short man and married him.
I love being able to kiss him on the lips and cheeks whenever I damn well feel like it. He's wonderful. I have no regrets. And I don't avoid high heels so as not to tower over him. We are what we are and I could care less how we appear to others.
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Anonymous
| My DH is 6'3"...he picked me up at a bar in college so I didn't seek him out. Haven't dated since we met (18 years) but I generally find tall men more attractive. I think it's because that's what I'm used to more than an aversion to short guys. I'm 5'5" and DH sure comes in handy to reach stuff and change lightbulbs! |
Anonymous
| i always used to think that the man had to be taller in order for me to feel attracted to him. but the guy i ended up feeling most attracted to in life is shorter than me. that's who i married. and i still find him hotter than any other guy around. |
Anonymous
Yeah, that's me too. Actually I am 4'11 and a half, but round it up... |
Anonymous
Mid parental height. |
Anonymous
that half inch does matter! 
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Anonymous
| YES! My DH is 6' 2" I LOVE tall men. I am 5' 6" |
Anonymous
You know, genetics isn't a law of averages. Both my brother and I are shorter than our respective same-sex parent. |