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The "height thing" in dating
Wysiwyg Photography wrote: Outside of the generalizing part, my late old man was around 5'9". He never had that problem with women at all. The women loved him and he loved the women. Not all women want tall men and not all men want short women. A lot of it is in the attitude and how you present yourself. Look at "Prince" as an example. For several decades, women lusted after this guy. Going back to the late 70's, 80's 90's to present. This is a 54 yr old guy now and the women much younger still lust after him. Jun 09 12 12:11 pm Link I haven't read what anyone else said, but here's my thing about dating : I'm the type who likes to slightly lean over or whatever you want to call it, to kiss my girl, I want to be able to put my arm around her, not have her put her's around me. Plus I don't want to have to look up at someone who I'm dating. Jun 09 12 12:15 pm Link Anna Adrielle wrote: It would be cute - you could carry him around in a handbag like a little dog Jun 09 12 12:19 pm Link I've dated a range of heights' A few of my exs were my height or alittle taller. My current boy friend is 6' 4" and a whole foot taller then me. It works great though because it's always easy to find him at an Asian grocery store. Jun 09 12 12:30 pm Link i'm 6' and can never find a guy taller than me. of course i love my super tall heels, but most men have a problem with you being taller. it takes away their masculinity when they have to look up to you. poor things. most guys i can find are about 6ft but i want a really tall man. my ex is 6'4 and loved it when i wore heels. (he had a little fetish so it worked perfectly.) i have had a guy tell me if we got married i wasn't allowed to wear heels to my wedding! HA right. i prefer men 6'3 or over, but do you know how hard it is to find a DECENT guy that tall? Jun 09 12 01:42 pm Link Manda Zwierlein wrote: I dated a girl who is 5'11 and with her 4/5 inch heals she was taller than me, but she looks mad sexy with heals on so I loved it. And frankly no one should ever tell you to not wear footwear because they get butthurt about you being taller in them. Jun 09 12 01:44 pm Link To be honest, I never thought about it much. It annoys me when a GF hurts herself for the sake of appearance. If/when I love a woman, I tend to love her soul and not just how she looks, and all the brouhaha intended to change/improve her appearance is just lying. I'm about 6 feet tall. In my day, I dated two different woman who were 6'4". One was a bit ashamed about her height -- she wore flats, hunched herself over, and preferred to kiss me on the stairs, so that I could stand on a higher step; the other was proud of her height (as an alternate in the USA Olympic basketball team) and did nothing to hide her height. I liked the second one better. Jun 09 12 02:00 pm Link Wysiwyg Photography wrote: girls also say they want a nice guy Jun 09 12 02:04 pm Link Manda Zwierlein wrote: I'm 6'1 Jun 09 12 02:07 pm Link I like tall women, although my experience with tall women in groups has some odd observations by tall im' talking 5'7+ in 3-4inch heels. So I encounter 6'2, 6'3 looking girls a lot. So alot of girls like to people watch, but when a group of talls girls are people watching I definitely notice! They are probably the same as shorter girls, but I really don't notice short girls. Like my eyesight doesn't go below 5'7 unless there is something exceptional physically about a girl. As soon as the 5'4 girl wears 3" heels though, I'm thinking "wow who is that beauty" and turns out she's being working with me for the past year. Jun 09 12 02:11 pm Link Eh. I'm 5' 10", my wife's just slightly over six feet tall. She hates high heeled shoes. My first serious, long-term relationship was with a girl who was just barely 5'. She loved high heels. The common attributes that really stand out are "bombshell" proportions and really strong, complex personalities (translation: opinionated weirdos); height is incidental. Jun 09 12 02:13 pm Link I'm 5'8" and everyone I've been with has been shorter. Although I've several women taller than me who have flirted with me... Jun 09 12 02:15 pm Link Legacys 7 wrote: Using famous people is a bad example... just saying.. Jun 09 12 02:28 pm Link R A V E N D R I V E wrote: From my experience, "Nice" isn't really something I hear women say they want in a man... "Tall, Dark, and Hansom" is the general outline of what I hear a lot of girls say. Jun 09 12 02:31 pm Link Manda Zwierlein wrote: I don't prefer guys taller than 6'1. too tall. But I have no dating height requirements, some men just feel like their balls shrink when I wear heels near them. erh Jun 09 12 03:17 pm Link Manda Zwierlein wrote: Ever dated a shorter man? If you don't then I thin you might be limiting your options. Just saying Jun 09 12 03:17 pm Link Wysiwyg Photography wrote: Did you read the entire post before replying? Last that I'd checked, my father wasn't famous. He was the first person that I'd brought up in my post. He was famous with the women, but he wasn't famous aka celebrity. Look, it goes back to how you present yourself and what attracts that person. My old man never had any problems getting women. Both tall and short. Jun 09 12 03:42 pm Link Height isn't a major issue IMO, however I've always preferred guys just a little taller than me. Anywhere from 5"6 - 5"10 is great. My fiance doesn't mind when I wear heels either Jun 09 12 04:24 pm Link I'm 5 ft 1 and never have trouble dating women. Jun 09 12 04:28 pm Link Ha! I'm 5'7" and once dated a woman for five years who was 6' tall! We had fun with all the stares and whispers we got! And yes, when we went out she would occasionally wear heels (albeit 2-inch heels;-) Jun 09 12 04:37 pm Link Wysiwyg Photography wrote: so? you almost never hear a guy say they want a chubby girl. doesn't mean they won't date them if they're awesome enough! Jun 09 12 04:43 pm Link Anna Adrielle wrote: I want one Jun 09 12 04:46 pm Link Legacys 7 wrote: You are right.. I missed the part about your father. Jun 09 12 04:49 pm Link Anna Adrielle wrote: Touché. Jun 09 12 04:50 pm Link Wysiwyg Photography wrote: it's true . all of my previous boyfriend always dated slim girls before they met me... and if guys could choose between a girl with a killerbody and a slightly oveweight girl, they'd go for the first one. doesn't mean they can't fall head over heels in love with a chubby woman Jun 09 12 04:51 pm Link I'm 6'1" and have always preferred taller women. I've mostly dated taller women. Tallest I've dated was 5'10" and it was great. Tallest I've danced with was 6 foot and that was cool too. I guess I don't like bending over so much to carry on a conversation. Don't know, it's just personal preference. Shortest woman I've had a thing for was 5'2" by her own admission, but she was really cute. Jun 09 12 05:05 pm Link I'm the same height as your boyfriend, and most of the women that interest me are only interested in guys that are five or six inches taller than them. To most women I'm 'short'. No reading between the lines, please. lol I have no issues at all with women that are taller than me, with or without heels. Doesn't bother me a bit. Jun 09 12 05:17 pm Link Anna Adrielle wrote: I prefer chubby over skinny. Jun 09 12 05:31 pm Link Damon Banner wrote: Same here. It hurts to be rubbing bones against my bones. I need some cushion. Jun 09 12 05:36 pm Link Gryph wrote: That made me chuckle. I had an ex-bf tell me recently that I was too thin and that he really liked my body better when I was a size bigger. Mind you we dated 13 years ago and I was 125lbs, size 6... today I fluctuate between 120 to 126 and between size 2 and 4 (size/weight fluctuates based on whether or not I have more or less sugar/carb intake). Jun 09 12 05:44 pm Link Tilcia wrote: I think different men have different preferences, and one bodytype isn't better than the other. it's just different. I also think a lot of those preferences are not written in stone; like I said, it's not because a guy usually likes thin girls that he can't really like a bigger one. My current boyfriend has dated all sort of bodytypes, and although he thinks they are all beautiful... he also told me that to cuddle and hold and hug, it's nicer when the girl has a little bit of "fluff". Jun 09 12 05:47 pm Link Anna, I completely agree and understand. I've dated all sizes and weights. I've dated super fit athletes to a guy who was 6'5" and almost 400 lbs. The super fit, cut guys are nice to look at but at the end of the day, between the sheets, they're too hard to snuggle up to... I like some "fluff" to cuddle up to myself. my friends used to tease that I was a "chubby chaser" ... lol I actually prefer your regular average geeky/nerdy guys. Of course, the love of my life that I'm friends with I tease as being an assassin CPA.... he travels to take mercenary and martial art classes and boxes and would love to do some UFC type stuff. Jun 09 12 05:53 pm Link Tilcia wrote: hah, I've dated all sorts of guys as well . from a very skinny short guy to a superfit bodybuilder (insane body... like a greek statue, but bigger). but at the end of the day, the one I'm most pleased with is the bodytype of my boyfriend: broad, but with a little bit of meat to cuddle next to . and I LOVE rubbing his belly, it's got the perfect amount of softness. I would not be happy if he ever got a sixpack Jun 09 12 05:56 pm Link Anna Adrielle wrote: Does that mean I can stop working out now? Jun 09 12 05:59 pm Link Boyfriend is 5'7, I'm 5'6.....I prefer but I don't require taller Jun 09 12 06:10 pm Link I don't really have a height requirement for men I date. Jun 09 12 06:19 pm Link I was dating a woman well over 6 foot...and I'm well under.....a few years back. She always felt funny about wearing heels, I always said wear the damn things. We can just have too much fun with other schmucks. Jun 09 12 06:22 pm Link Cherrystone wrote: She's 6' and you're like....? Jun 09 12 06:27 pm Link I like girls I can eat out while I'm standing up straight Jun 09 12 06:28 pm Link i gots no problems if she wearing heels ... Jun 09 12 06:31 pm Link |