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Does Size Matter??!
Christine and I got into this conversation topic a couple of times, and today it re-surfaced again. Before you assume the worst from the title, NO (!), it’s not about that! She was telling a co-worker of hers today about me and described what I look like. When it came to my height ( 5′ 4″ ), this friend of hers replied “Man, that’s short!”. In further conversation, she stated that her preferance in guys is around six feet tall, and she’s five-six. Now, this is a source of constant irritation among the vertically-challenged guys like me.
Why is it that half the people I meet (men and women) feel a great need to look at people like they’re shopping in a J.C. Penny catalog!?? Hey, I can notice a pretty face on someone well-put-together, but if I were single I wouldn’t make it the selling point for a possible girlfriend. Women, in general but not all of them, seem to want to date guys taller than them or that have a certain height or above. In all fairness, guys tend to be just as bad when it comes to superficiality; the girl needs to be a skinny-mini with huge tits, for example. Both of these kinds of requirements alienate roughly 75 to 85% of the total human population, for crying out loud!! As a man-boy growing up, I had my likes and dislikes, for sure, but I put those away when I was dating someone interesting and fun to be with. I didn’t bias so much on looks or body dimensions, because I realized early on that those characteristics didn’t tell you whether the girl was going to be great or a total b****h! Women should realize the same applies to men as well.
I just needed to vent about this… being the small guy throughout my life has had its share of frustrations (and bruises!). To all who read this, feel free to post a comment to me. I wanna know why most women make a big deal about height. This is something all short guys wonder about!
Well, you know I did not care about height! Most of the girls I knew growing up were short, so I did not realize I was short (5′1″) until I was a bit older. And my guy is the same height as you. Character mattered more to me. When I met Grandma and Grandpa Dresdow, who were married for 50+ years, and Grandma was taller than Grandpa – another verification that it did not matter. Character, integrity, faith, love, caring in the midst of adversity, that is what matters.