taller girl

LegacyUser

Hello there,

Just a quick question for all the guys out there, do you guys care if your girlfriend is taller than you???

Wibbs

No.

Pherekydes

Two women asked me "Do you think I'm too small/tall for you?" One was 4'10", the other 6'1". "Nope, you're just perfect" was/is always the answer I'll give.

Wurly

Pherekydes wrote: »

Two women asked me "Do you think I'm too small/tall for you?" One was 4'10", the other 6'1". "Nope, you're just perfect" was/is always the answer I'll give.

Awww.:D

How tall is your girlfriend OP?

entropi

It really shouldn't matter, you have a girl that likes you, you like her and thats what DOES matter...

RedXIV

i've only once seen a woman about the same height as me and she was a stunning girl. so in my experience, no it wouldn't bother me

challengemaster

tall wimmins ftw

Talliesin

Meh. Why care about that?

Reku

As long as neither person is getting a sore neck as a result height difference shouldn't matter. Can't say it'd bother me in the slightest.

The Hill Billy

Mrs Billy is taller than me. In my younger days I dated a girl who was 6' - I'm only 5'8. Height has never been a problem for me. No one ever took the mickey. Quite the opposite in fact.

Beruthiel

new tread wrote: »

Hello there,

Just a quick question for all the guys out there, do you guys care if your girlfriend is taller than you???

Is this a personal for you?

miles teg

Hill Billy wrote: »

Mrs Billy is taller than me. In my younger days I dated a girl who was 6' - I'm only 5'8. Height has never been a problem for me. No one ever took the mickey. Quite the opposite in fact.

Someone gave you the mickey?
...

OP, don't be bothered about your height or you'll end up like Bono or Tom Cruise... the shoes those guys wear:rolleyes:

jon1981

to be honest i have been with girls slightly taller, maybe and inch or two. I would say it did kinda bother me. maybe thats my own insecurity though

dreamr

I'm a 5"10 and i have dated a majority of smaller guys. It wasn't a problem for them. I say do it!

Dudess

new tread wrote: »

Hello there,

Just a quick question for all the guys out there, do you guys care if your girlfriend is taller than you???

Sad :rolleyes:

Amazotheamazing

Dudess wrote: »

Sad :rolleyes:

Helpful.

OP, of course it doesn't matter.

jon1981

Dudess wrote: »

Sad :rolleyes:

ah i wouldnt say its sad, some guys are just insecure about it. you can't help that.

Dudess

Amazotheamazing wrote: »

Helpful.

I think it is helpful to make the OP aware of just how 11-year-old-ish his/her question is...

easyontheeye

Dudess wrote: »

I think it is helpful to make the OP aware of just how 11-year-old-ish his question is...

must be great to have no issues...:rolleyes:

Amazotheamazing

Dudess wrote: »

I think it is helpful to make the OP aware of just how 11-year-old-ish his question is...

What makes you sure it's a guy posting? Could be a tall girl bothered about her height (or I could have missed something very obvious in the OP's post)?

Dudess

easyontheeye wrote: »

must be great to have no issues...:rolleyes:

You call this silly trivial crap an issue?

Amazotheamazing wrote: »

What makes you sure it's a guy posting? Could be a tall girl bothered about her height (or I could have missed something very obvious in the OP's post)?

Sorry yeah, that's true. Post fixed.

easyontheeye

Dudess wrote: »

You call this silly trivial crap an issue?

it could be an issue to him/her...does that make it crap just because you dont see it as an issue?

Amazotheamazing

I dunno, being short is a big issue for guys, I'm 6 4 and often get grief off short guys who feel they've something to prove. Just because you can't appreciate why it would bother guy doesn't mean it isn't a real issue for a guy.

Similarly, my female cousins who are 6 foot or thereabouts, do have an issue with being taller than the average girl, so again, it could be a legitimate worry, even if, being rational, we know it shouldn't be.

Dudess

OP, if you're insecure about your height/the height of the girl you're seeing, get over it. If you fancy and want to be with a person who's smaller/taller than you and you'd consider their height an "obstacle" (ostensibly because of what other people think) then work on your insecurities and maybe stop thinking about what other people think - because they really don't give that much of a **** about you.

Ultimately there's nothing you can do about it anyway... What is the point in getting bothered by something you can't change?

Wibbs

Dudess wrote: »

You call this silly trivial crap an issue?

Dudess, maybe someone does so tone the "sad" remarks and judgement of trivial down. One persons sad could be anothers real issue. That's one of the points about this forum

Wibbs

OK back on topic folks.

WilmaRidesAgain

Hey OP,

Ive dated a fella who was slightly smaller/shorter than me and I know two couples who are married where the woman is taller than the man.

It really depends on how you feel about the person, if you are mad about them/very interested in them, then the height is not an issue.

But if you are lukewarm about the person you will soon know because it will start to feel like an "issue".....

There will always be the politically correct "must be natural, looks dont matter" fascists :rolleyes: and on the other hand there will be the realists who know that the truth is sometimes it matters and sometimes it doesnt....

Out of curiousity what is the height difference.....

Lone Stone

Im 5'8 and i dont go for taller girls :eek:

Dudess

WilmaRidesAgain wrote: »

There will always be the politically correct "must be natural, looks dont matter" fascists :rolleyes:

If a person is mad about someone and would love to be with them but allow their height to be an obstacle, then they clearly worry about what other people are thinking... and that's being *tries to think of a word that won't offend* silly.

thebaldsoprano

I thought it was a problem until I started wearing stilettos to catch up...
Now I've got real problems

One ex was about a foot shorter and my gf now is about 3 inches taller, never any probs though...

dr.bollocko

I know a lot of girls who wouldn't go out with a short guy.
I know a lot of guys who wouldn't go out with very tall girls.
Personally I couldn't care less, but I know a lot of people who do.
I guess it's because physical attraction is often the beginning of any relationship and hey, if someone only wants to dade albino Korean little people, then let them away in my opinion.


And they aren't 11 years old either Dudess.

Amazotheamazing

Dudess wrote: »

If a person is mad about someone and would love to be with them but allow their height to be an obstacle, then they clearly worry about what other people are thinking... and that's being *tries to think of a word that won't offend* silly.

Perhaps, but calling the OP "sad" is hardly going to help matters is it?

Like I said, just cause it's not an issue for you doesn't mean you should be so judgmental to assume it's not an issue for someone. It might be silly to you, that's great.

Anyhow, I don't see there's much anyone can say unless the OP replies.

Beruthiel

WilmaRidesAgain wrote: »

There will always be the politically correct "must be natural, looks dont matter" fascists.

So. When did someone who thinks like that turn into a fascist?
I missed the memo on that one. :rolleyes:

Dudess

dr.bollocko wrote: »

I know a lot of girls who wouldn't go out with a short guy.
I know a lot of guys who wouldn't go out with very tall girls.
Personally I couldn't care less, but I know a lot of people who do.
I guess it's because physical attraction is often the beginning of any relationship and hey, if someone only wants to dade albino Korean little people, then let them away in my opinion.


And they aren't 11 years old either Dudess.

Amazotheamazing wrote: »

Perhaps, but calling the OP "sad" is hardly going to help matters is it?

Like I said, just cause it's not an issue for you doesn't mean you should be so judgmental to assume it's not an issue for someone. It might be silly to you, that's great.

What I'm referring to is when a person is mad about someone and would love to be with them but views their height as an obstacle due to what others will think - not because it's actually putting them off them. That's what I read into the OP's post. There isn't a whole lot to go on.
If the OP was really attracted to someone in lots of ways but they were overweight and the OP was afraid of what their mates thought, there'd be uproar here. I think it's even worse to be like that about height because unlike weight, nothing can be done to change it.

WilmaRidesAgain

Beruthiel wrote: »

So. When did someone who thinks like that turn into a fascist?
I missed the memo on that one. :rolleyes:

Ah, you know the type, ones who take it to the extreme zero tolerance level, not just anyone who thinks that way obviously.

I am very live and let live, I respect anyones right to think that way, good for them, but some people just become zealots about it and its boring.

MJOR

my BF is the same height as me....

af_thefragile

Nope.
But then again i'm just 5'5" so majority of women are taller than me...

Its usually the other way around i notice. Women don't tend to go for men shorter than them...

kraggy

Dudess wrote: »

Sad :rolleyes:

Dudess, I'm surprised with your reaction to this. Thought you were a bit more ratoinal than that.

OP, if I was going out with someone taller than me, I wouldn't have any problem with that at all. Even if it was a good 6 inches.

In fact, I'd be more worried that she would be embarassed/have a problem with my shortness.

LegacyUser

Tri wrote: »

Awww.:D

How tall is your girlfriend OP?

I am a girl.... just wondering, if i am an inch taller (when I'm on a high hills) than a guy I like would he till be interested in me as his girlfriend

Wibbs

Speaking as a bloke I would say yes. 1 inch 2 inches whatever. If she was happy in her skin and I liked and fancied her, her head could be scrapin the ceiling and I'd be happy enough.

Dudess

new tread wrote: »

I am a girl.... just wondering, if i am an inch taller (when I'm on a high hills) than a guy I like would he till be interested in me as his girlfriend

How would we know? We don't know him. Maybe he would, maybe he wouldn't. But we don't know a single thing about him. If he wouldn't he's a dick because an inch is barely noticeable.

Why would you even pay heed to something like that anyway? You should work on your self esteem...

af_thefragile

new tread wrote: »

I am a girl.... just wondering, if i am an inch taller (when I'm on a high hills) than a guy I like would he till be interested in me as his girlfriend

I wouldn't have the slightest of problem. Infact my ex was an inch taller than me and we found it sorta cool that way...

but then guys can have different tastes so dunno bout your bloke. In all fairness only he can answer your question!

couerdelion

Dudess wrote: »

How would we know? We don't know him. Maybe he would, maybe he wouldn't. But we don't know a single thing about him. If he wouldn't he's a dick because an inch is barely noticeable.

Why would you even pay heed to something like that anyway? You should work on your self esteem...

If I had a Euro for every time I've heard that comment...;)

I wouldn't mind if a girl was taller than me or not. If I was attracted to her anyway, it would be her personality that would be most important.

Special K

couerdelion wrote: »

........it would be her personality that would be most important.

Isn't it always

couerdelion

Special K wrote: »

Isn't it always

Of course

and I did say if I was attracted to them too

Special K

couerdelion wrote: »

Of course

and I did say if I was attracted to them too

Plus I think when you like someone's personality, you become attracted to them physically as well! [Least that's what I'm telling myself :P ]

couerdelion

Special K wrote: »

Plus I think when you like someone's personality, you become attracted to them physically as well! [Least that's what I'm telling myself :P ]

You're right. But I thinks it's something you do as you get older (me anyway). You stop looking for the super model to hang off the arm, as unfortunately most of them are as dull as dishwater and you become more interested in the conversation and the social interaction. Intelligence and humour do it for me.

Special K

I actually ain't that bad lookin either. I am very hard on myself but I'm not an ogre or anything I just need a slap to stop me worrying and being paranoid about it. And learn not to care

couerdelion

Special K wrote: »

I actually ain't that bad lookin either. I am very hard on myself but I'm not an ogre or anything I just need a slap to stop me worrying and being paranoid about it. And learn not to care

So if you know that you aren't an ogre then don't worry about it. It's all about falling off, remembering it won't hurt and jumping straight back on again . As for slaps... it's no way to treat a lady :eek:

LegacyUser

Look guys, I'm not a super tall freak. I'm just 5'6 and I have no problem with my self esteem, I think ( without being big headed) I am good looking, funny, sexy and good personality too, so do guys tell me anyway. Its just I have never went out with a guy who is shorter than me and I personally dont have a problem with who is taller or shorter. All I wanted to know is how guys in general feel about it. By the sounds they dont give a damn, so I think I am in a chance and thats great

Bottle_of_Smoke

Dudess wrote: »

If a person is mad about someone and would love to be with them but allow their height to be an obstacle, then they clearly worry about what other people are thinking... and that's being *tries to think of a word that won't offend* silly.

I'd agree with the above but it's really not neccesarily the issue for this thread

OP wrote:

Just a quick question for all the guys out there, do you guys care if your girlfriend is taller than you???

Given the lack of detail I'd say its actually more likely this guy is considering a potential relationship, so I think that makes the issue more valid.

I'm around 5'7/5'8 & my favorite height in a girlfriend is very slightly taller than me. I think I'd feel awkward if she was more than an inch or two taller. I'd be conscious that she'd be aware of others noticing and that obviously causes undue pressure. If it were a strong attraction I woudln't care but I doubt I'd actively court(cant think of a better word) a girl a good bit taller than me without that, even if she was otherwise very attractive.