A Tall Tale

[zhangfei]

http://www.eastwestmagazine.com/content/view/189/70/


I once went on a date with a man who was 5'7”. I wore 4-inch platform wedges to dinner and was a whole 8 inches taller. He didn't realize how tall I was when he asked me out. During the date, though, I could sense he was acutely uncomfortable. As we stood up to leave the restaurant, he couldn't bring himself to walk next to me. So he walked behind me. I try not to date shorter men now. It's embarrassing. Plus, it's bad for my posture.

So yes, being tall has its bad days. There are things I hate about my height, like not being able to find shoes, pants and eligible men. A lot of times I long to be ordinary or at least shorter. When I'm in public, people crane their heads and stare, and I just want to slouch down and be like everybody else. Then my less-tall friends remind me not everyone is blessed with supermodel genes. And I remember, the air is better up here.

Would you go out with a woman who is taller than you?

[theme]

I'm kinda retarded but I didn't associate 'height' with masculinity or dominance or anything like that when I was younger so I would have crushes on girls who were several inches taller than me all the time. The petite women never really did it for me for some reason.

Even at my former work place there was this 6'1" Danish girl that I had a crush on and though I never made a move on her, it wasn't her height that kept me from doing it. It wasn't until I was in my early twenties when I realized people actually looked down on guys who was the shorter one in the relationship.

It's still weird but I still have crushes on taller women all the time probably because I still feel more masculine with my personality even if my height doesn't show that.

[Vahz]

Crap! I'm 5'7"

It's funny that you posted this article because there is a new girl at our office that is about 6'1" and she's stunningly beautiful. All the guys were extremely jealous and wanted me to sneak them into our conversation. Since I was showing her around, we totally hit it off but I doubt anything will come out of it.

Eh, I'm more interested in Asian girls now anyway and she doesn't happen to fit that profile.

Interestingly enough, she asked me why Asian guys dislike white women when we were talking about future relationships (she came from a town with a 40% Asian population). I just replied that it's no offense to white women but rather Asian men want to keep their culture alive which is why they prefer Asian women. I also told her that it could also be her height which she sadly replied, "I get that feeling from all guys that are afraid a tall girl might beat them up."


In regards to dating taller women, as long as the woman doesn't have a problem with it, I won't either but I do have to cut the line somewhere. With heels, I'm obviously not going to date a girl that's 3 inches taller than I am.

Also, if she's so tall, why is she so intent on wearing heels?

[Ike]

The girl who wrote the article is tall for a woman of ANY race. At least half of the white males I know are sub-6'. I'm sure she meets plenty of white guys who are shorter than her and just doesn't take notice.

[Candide]

I have no problem with dating a taller girl, although it seems like this girl has a superiority complex about her height, from the overall tone of the article. I also don't get the point of her ranting about short guys. So she rejects the short Asian guys and goes with a short white guy (based on the photo at the top)?

What does she mean by nobody dancing in Asian clubs? I'm right into the dance scene in Melbourne and Asian guys participate in great numbers, and within certain styles (like Street Latin and Ballroom Latin) we're even the majority. In my last Street Latin class, white guys were the minority. I've been told that it's the same in the States. The situation is reversed with Asian girls though. There are very few of them in my dance classes.

[elliott20]

I personally love tall women. don't know why, but always had a preference.

[kwak76]

I dated taller women. It really comes down to the women attitude. I accepted the fact that I'm not tall and have no problem with it. If a women have a problem with my height I see it as more of an issue with her.
The article I sense she seems insecure with her height.

[Anansasem]

Height is probably my secondary physical preference, that girl is perfect for me. I'd hit her up in an instant. I wonder if she has a 'racial' preference?

I've never met a girl taller than me, though I think it would be a very alternating experience. Though, I'm fairly sure a man with a significantly taller women is going to raise eyebrows in any country. I don't think it's likely to change, just something to work through and accept.