Dating a girl taller than you : Othor Games

» Tue May 17, 2011 7:46 am

I'd stay with her if you like her.

Besides your in a good position to be at eye level.....:thumbsup:

» Tue May 17, 2011 2:49 pm

Height doesn't have anything to do with it. It's become some sort of social rule that a guy must be taller than the girl he's dating. That's probably why it feels wierd. Anyway, I say [censored] that and enjoy your life anyway, and good luck with your gal.

» Tue May 17, 2011 10:24 am

For those of us who are uncultured yanks these are very obscure references.

I take it one of them is tall and the other is short?

Well yes, but I wouldn't call it uncultured if you had to read Heat magazine to gain that knowledge.

» Tue May 17, 2011 2:17 am

I've only seen one woman who was taller than me, and being 6'3" I tend to outsize most people I meet. I don't really have much of a problem with dating tall girls, though I have no experience in the dating department as of yet.

» Tue May 17, 2011 6:39 am

Well yes, but I wouldn't call it uncultured if you had to read Heat magazine to gain that knowledge.

Or just gaze at my avatar to get the important info. ^_^

» Tue May 17, 2011 2:37 pm

Damn those preferences for physical attributes! How dare they! Men! Ugh!

I know, RITE?

Veeno, it's not a silly question to ask yourself when you've been a repeat victim of sixual predation. Not a silly question at all.

» Tue May 17, 2011 9:01 am

Oh yeah, I did unfortunatley date a fellow who liked me because I was so small. The creep. I can definetly see why you would want to be cautious there.
Gotta admit, it bothered me to the point I began to wonder what was going through the minds of all the men I had been with.
Did they like me for me, or was it the potential closet pedo?
Ahh, to be a tall, willowy female ......

There's also the potential 'problem' of remembering to be respectful of the person as an advlt. But that's something which shouldn't last long, just a matter of keeping it in mind until one gets used to the size difference.

I suppose the same is true for people with noticeable disabilities.

Damn those preferences for physical attributes! How dare they! Men! Ugh!

I have to admit that's a rather silly and self-conflicting question. Your physical attributes are a part of what makes you "you", therefore if someone likes you because of your height or some other physical attribute of yours they don't like you any less for "you" than if they liked you because of some emotional/psychological attribute of yours.

Its a little different when a bloke has admitted that he's attracted to you because your small size makes you more childlike

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EDIT: Changed some wording for clarity.

» Tue May 17, 2011 2:19 pm

Its a little different when a bloke has admitted that he's attracted to you because your small size makes you more childlike

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I didn't know that part.

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:21 pm

Well I'm 6'2" so no problems there.My friend on the other hand is like 5'5" and refuses to go out with any girl taller than him.We bust his balls by saying "with an attitude like that you only be dateing Snooki soon".

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:54 pm

Height shouldn't matter in liking somebody.

» Tue May 17, 2011 3:27 pm

So I started dating this girl thats like maybe about 2 to 2 and 1/2 inches taller than me, and it just feels kinda weird. I mean, the relationship's great and I don't have any deal-breaking problems with it or anything, it just feels kind of wierd, and I can't really figure out why. Anyone else that has dated or is dating a girl taller than him feel the same way?

Yeah last year I dated a girl who was 3 years older than me (I was 15 she's 18), she was also quite tall. I'm 5'10" which isn't really considered short, so she was at least 6'0". It was very very awkward haha

» Tue May 17, 2011 9:10 am

I just whip out my stilts. Hello ladies.

» Tue May 17, 2011 11:11 am

I wonder why you'd find it weird to date a girl who is taller than you. Or, I wonder why you wouldnt find it weird to date a girl who is taller than you.

» Tue May 17, 2011 12:39 pm

I wonder why you'd find it weird to date a girl who is taller than you. Or, I wonder why you wouldnt find it weird to date a girl who is taller than you.

So... you're a generally confused person?

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:02 pm

i'm 6'5 never had that problem and never will :twirl:

Hell i dated girl that are 6 feet talls :/

its good to be me.
but if you are happy then who cares??? you can be 3 feet tall and she can be 7 feet tall and if the both of you are happy together then [censored] the world.

» Tue May 17, 2011 3:30 am

So I started dating this girl thats like maybe about 2 to 2 and 1/2 inches taller than me, and it just feels kinda weird. I mean, the relationship's great and I don't have any deal-breaking problems with it or anything, it just feels kind of wierd, and I can't really figure out why. Anyone else that has dated or is dating a girl taller than him feel the same way?

I always assumed it comes from the natural dominating personality characteristics in men, which I guess comes from testosterone.

» Tue May 17, 2011 12:11 am

I always assumed it comes from the natural dominating personality characteristics in men, which I guess comes from testosterone.

Also, height=person in charge.

» Tue May 17, 2011 10:53 am

Also, height=person in charge.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

best joke i heard all day.

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:46 am

I really don't see why people would be bothered by dating taller women. For me the opposite is true. It just seems creepy when the girl is really short. the taller the better in my opinion.

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:58 pm

Also, height=person in charge.

you mean like this?

http://siberianlight.net/russiaguide/files/2010/10/medvedev-height.jpg

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:39 pm

you mean like this?

http://siberianlight.net/russiaguide/files/2010/10/medvedev-height.jpg

:rofl:

Win

» Tue May 17, 2011 8:36 am

I'm 6'1'' so it's not really an issue for me. :shrug:

» Tue May 17, 2011 2:59 pm

:rofl:

» Tue May 17, 2011 7:16 am

I'm female and have the opposite problem. I'm very short (4' 11") but nonetheless I'm at least initially attracted largely to tall men. That is, 5' 11" or more. The only guy I dated that was shorter than 5' 11" was in highschool. My husband is a bit over 6' 1".

It's not that I don't/can't find average/shorter males attractive or that I wouldn't date them because of height alone but it does make me feel a bit odd if I don't have to look upwards a certain distance to their face. My perception of what = "tall" for a male seems to be badly skewed, especially considering I'm so short myself. It's strange.

So here's my thoughts on the "why" issues of height can make some feel a bit weird - it's a combo of both social conditioning/expectation from various media/marketing/social stuff we see & encounter from a very early age, but also likely a certain family influence/psychological factors (in my case, my father was over six feet and my brother is 6' 4.5" and since, as a young kid, I considered this normal + I never got tall myself to alter perspective, which for me = feeling odd around shorter men, maybe).

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:36 am

I hope you can get over it if you really like her. It svcks that something so insignificant is made into a talking point by other people. My mate is about 5'5 and dated a woman who was about 6ft (barefoot) for years - he had to put up with a lot of crap from idiots in pubs. Same thing happens with celebrities - I remember that being a talking point with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in tabloids and such. I believe Justin Beiber is pretty short, so he'll probably get crap when he starts dating tall, willowy supermodels, although I doubt he will care

My advice would be don't let social expectations of what a couple should look like get in the way of a great relationship.