Are Height Differences Impacting Your Relationship?

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In summary, the conversation discusses the topic of height differences in relationships, particularly when the female is taller than the male. Overall, the participants in the conversation seem to have different opinions on the matter, with some not caring about height at all and others preferring a taller or shorter partner. The conversation also touches on the use of different measurement systems and the role of height in attraction.
  • #36
I already said were brothers a while ago. Dont you pay attention!??
 
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  • #37
cyrusabdollahi said:
I already said were brothers a while ago. Dont you pay attention!??

Hahahhaha :smile:
 
  • #38
cyrusabdollahi said:
I have to say, by and large the best looking girls I have seen are not tall, but average height. Most tall girls have flat chests and asses.

Personally, I think a nice face is better than a nice body because most people can work out and have a nice body, but you have to be born with an attractive face. A nice face is 1/million. I am not saying I would never go out with a tall girl, but if I had to take my pick I would go with the shorter one 9/10.

How tall is tall that you describe?
 
  • #39
Best height, 5'8"-5'10"

Anything lower than 5'8" is too short for me, because that's getting close to a foot height difference.

You are asking a lot of questions about relationships...you BETTER NOT start another "I need help dating" thread or I'm going to find where you live and throw your monitor out your window.

http://www.abc.net.au/newcastle/stories/Bang_m1181753.jpg
 
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  • #40
cyrusabdollahi said:
Best height, 5'8"-5'10"

Anything lower than 5'8" is too short for me, because that's getting close to a foot height difference.

Wow in NZ that would be counted as above avergae height most females here are about 5'6"
Umm I've never dated/kissed or even hugged a guy shorter than me theyve always been slightly or a lot taller (I tend to go for tall guys not sure why that is). But its not that difficult finding guys taller than you when you are about 5'4"
 
  • #41
cyrusabdollahi said:
You are asking a lot of questions about relationships...you BETTER NOT start another "I need help dating" thread or I'm going to find where you live and throw your monitor out your window.

:smile:

I admit it's addictive but that is how we are 'designed'.
 
  • #42
ILEW said:
I wonder what is the opinion of the female.

If a guy were a few inches/centimeters shorter than me, I really wouldn't care about the height difference.
 
  • #43
cyrusabdollahi said:
I have to say, by and large the best looking girls I have seen are not tall, but average height. Most tall girls have flat chests and asses.

Personally, I think a nice face is better than a nice body because most people can work out and have a nice body, but you have to be born with an attractive face. A nice face is 1/million.

Every guy knows this.

Anyways, I'm 5'11, so basically 5'3 to like 5'9 is good for me. I think I would pick the shorter girl everytime.
 
  • #44
ILEW said:
It seems like you are popular with females. It is because your interests are shared by many females?
She couldn't have known my interests when she approached me. I am not pushy or even gregarious, and I probably gave her a smile and a polite nod when I entered the room - at most. I guess I am non-threatening/approachable...it sure isn't because of my good looks. :smile:
 
  • #45
I am 26 and 184 tall. My wilfe is 17 and 186 so she will grow about 3 cm more...
 
  • #46
Your wife is 17?Where do you live?
 
  • #47
I am Greek and she is Australian.
 
  • #48
JasonRox said:
I'd probably only date girls that are shorter than I. Shorter girls are cute.

I second that.

Monique said:
If a guy were a few inches/centimeters shorter than me, I really wouldn't care about the height difference.

Would 10 centimeters qualify as "a few"? :-p
 
  • #49
newp175 said:
I am 26 and 184 tall. My wilfe is 17 and 186 so she will grow about 3 cm more...

The biggest problem with a large age difference is that conversations may be a bit awakard or at least not very constructive. Both parties may have a hard time understanding each other.
 
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  • #50
She is smarter and more mature than all the people I know combined.
 
  • #51
cyrusabdollahi said:
I have to say, by and large the best looking girls I have seen are not tall, but average height. Most tall girls have flat chests and asses.

Also what about the fact that taller girls tend to have a deeper voice as well, which is considered unattractive to the male.
 
  • #52
I don't know about that. I've seen some short girls with throaty voices and I don't like it. Theres one lady on the news who sounds like she lost her voice every time she talks. I can't stand to hear her voice.
 
  • #53
LONDON (Reuters) - A British man has met and married a 22-year-old woman after, by his own account, dreaming of her phone number and then sending her a text message.

David Brown, 24, says he woke up one morning after a night out with friends with a telephone number constantly running through his head. He decided to contact it, sending a message saying "Did I meet you last night?."

Random recipient Michelle Kitson was confused and wary at first but decided to reply and the two began exchanging messages. Eventually they met and fell in love.

. . . .

After a long courtship, the oddly matched couple -- he's six foot seven inches tall and she's five foot four -- . . .
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070409/od_nm/britain_text_dc
 
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  • #54
radou said:
Would 10 centimeters qualify as "a few"? :-p

Depends on how cute he is :-p
 
  • #55
Astronuc said:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070409/od_nm/britain_text_dc
well, british, go figure them out.
 
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  • #56
I haven't dated taller girls so far (not easy to find them ... I'm ~ 6'3"=189cm).
But every time I see a couple where girl is taller than guy,It looks cute and cool to me.
 
  • #57
loop quantum gravity said:
well, british, go figure them out.

Yeah, cos we're always sending random texts out and then hooking up with people as a result, only to find that there's a big height difference!
 
  • #58
Monique said:
Depends on how cute he is :-p

Could you give some sort of definition for cute here?
 
  • #59
Me. I am the definition.
 
  • #60
ILEW said:
Could you give some sort of definition for cute here?

I hope this isn't your attempt at flirting. :rolleyes:
 
  • #61
JasonRox said:
I hope this isn't your attempt at flirting. :rolleyes:

Could you give some sort of definition for flirting here?
 
  • #62
Attraction can be a subtle thing so I won't try to define it, but if given the choice between meeting two women that I'm already attracted to, one taller than me and the other shorter, I'd want to meet the taller one. There's something more exciting in that first face-to-face meeting with a taller woman. I don't know if it's that there's some unconscious perception that the taller woman is more of a challenge, or what. But there's definitely more spring in my step when approaching a tall woman for the first time.

I do think that tall women, generally speaking, are more elegant. And elegance happens to be very attractive to me.

Or maybe it's just the novelty of it.

Or maybe it's transference. Many years ago I fell for a woman who was about one inch taller than me. I can still remember being nose to nose with her for the first time and having to look UP into her eyes. Oh my, how divine is the dance of love!
 
  • #63
JasonRox said:
I hope this isn't your attempt at flirting. :rolleyes:

No just wanting to know the opinions of females.
 
  • #64
cyrusabdollahi said:
Could you give some sort of definition for flirting here?

I don't think one needs to give a definition of flirting more than one needs to give a definition of partner for example. But the word cute is different depending on the sex of the person.
 
  • #65
Type 7 said:
Attraction can be a subtle thing so I won't try to define it, but if given the choice between meeting two women that I'm already attracted to, one taller than me and the other shorter, I'd want to meet the taller one. There's something more exciting in that first face-to-face meeting with a taller woman. I don't know if it's that there's some unconscious perception that the taller woman is more of a challenge, or what. But there's definitely more spring in my step when approaching a tall woman for the first time.

I do think that tall women, generally speaking, are more elegant. And elegance happens to be very attractive to me.

Or maybe it's just the novelty of it.

Or maybe it's transference. Many years ago I fell for a woman who was about one inch taller than me. I can still remember being nose to nose with her for the first time and having to look UP into her eyes. Oh my, how divine is the dance of love!

But how does the woman feel?
 
  • #66
ILEW said:
But how does the woman feel?
If the woman is self-confident, mature, and honest with herself, it will not matter to her if her mate/companion is taller or shorter. Most of my GFs from HS to college were taller than me because I am a short guy (a little over 5'6" now and was about 5'4" when I hit college). My best buddy my freshman year was a lovely 5'10" lady and we were inseparable. It never turned into a flaming earth-scorching relationship, but it certainly was serious enough that we would hug and kiss whenever we met on campus and neither she or I ever allowed anybody of the opposite sex to hit on us when we were together. Guys in my dorm would say really off-the-wall stuff about why she might want to spend all her free time with me. I'd tell them the truth (we shared interests and were comfortable with one another and respectful and supportive of one another) and they would ignore all that and concentrate on "scoring" with the babes. Idiots.
 
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  • #67
ILEW said:
I don't think one needs to give a definition of flirting more than one needs to give a definition of partner for example. But the word cute is different depending on the sex of the person.

Cute is a very subjective word.
 
  • #68
Guys, I was being an ass. :wink:

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  • #69
ILEW said:
But how does the woman feel?

To be honest, I think my long-lost-love would have preferred a man taller than me, that is to say, taller than her, because her father was very tall. I'm 5'11" and she was (presumably still is) maybe a fraction over six feet. Her father was about 6'4" or 5".
 
  • #70
Type 7 said:
To be honest, I think my long-lost-love would have preferred a man taller than me, that is to say, taller than her, because her father was very tall. I'm 5'11" and she was (presumably still is) maybe a fraction over six feet. Her father was about 6'4" or 5".

Why was she your lost love? Did she leave you for a taller man?
 

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