Ok, so how tall is your significant other? (attracted, daughter, interested)
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Do you believe that you are entitled to having a date ?
If so, that's why you have this attitude.
There is nothing wrong with a woman choosing not to date someone because she thinks he's too short. There's nothing wrong with a woman choosing not to date someone because he's Italian, or black, or white, or tall, or has too much arm hair, or has no beard, or wears glasses, or doesn't wear glasses, or has too high of a voice, or too low of a voice, or doesn't use enough big words, or didn't serve in the military, or is from Texas, or is from New England, or for any other reason whatsoever.
You are not entitled to be dated by any particular woman. She can choose not to date you for any reason whatsoever and she doesn't have to feel she's done anything wrong.
Just as you have the right to choose not to ask out any woman you don't want to ask out.
Where did you get anything related to entitlements and dating from my post?
Where did you get anything related to entitlements and dating from my post?
So then, you believe a woman has a right to reject you based on your height ?
I doubt this because when you call it "discrimination" and imply that those who "participate" in it are ashamed of it, you sound like you believe you should be entitled to a date. That when a woman chooses not to go out with you because she thinks you're too short, she shouldn't have done that, because that wasn't a "valid" reason for her to reject you.
This is another thing that pisses me off whenever a short guy is a ahole or dbag its because hes overcomepnsating for being short or because all short guys have napoleon complexes.. maybe hes just a jerk or has "bluster" because some people are just that way wheter theyre 5 feet or 7 feet
Could be. But not this guy. He was fine around women and short men. Around tall men, he became a raging jackass with something to prove.
So then, you believe a woman has a right to reject you based on your height ?
I doubt this because when you call it "discrimination" and imply that those who "participate" in it are ashamed of it, you sound like you believe you should be entitled to a date. That when a woman chooses not to go out with you because she thinks you're too short, she shouldn't have done that, because that wasn't a "valid" reason for her to reject you.
Read the third sentence of my post again. My beef is that there are those that are given a pass for being so vehement or nasty regarding height.
If it's 90% of women, how come so many short guys, MANY OF THEM SHORTER THAN YOU, are married or in LTR's? How come I've seen women flock around nearly every short (5'0 or less) guys I've known? Some of these guys don't even try to attract women (two were married), and they still have women surrounding them.
My guess is because they look at women as human beings and do not let themselves get intimidated. My favorite ex-boss and mentor is 5'5", has been happily married for many, many years, and has a ton of female friends. The man just likes women as people, so they like him.
And not for nothing, but some tall guys like to throw their height around to intimidate people. It's not that they pick fights or anything, but that they use their size to block people's way, tower over people too closely, or make someone feel penned in. A tall man can be threatening to a woman if he doesn't handle his height well. Quite a few women will say that they feel safer with a shorter man. And shorter men, well, let's just say that even if they don't dance well, it's not as noticeable or disastrous as when a tall man is out there flailing his limbs around, and a lot of women love to dance.
And not for nothing, but a smart short man, like any other smart man with some kind of "disadvantage," learns how to develop other parts of himself to appeal to women--his sense of humor, intelligence, conversational skills, and yes, dance moves.
My guess is because they look at women as human beings and do not let themselves get intimidated. My favorite ex-boss and mentor is 5'5", has been happily married for many, many years, and has a ton of female friends. The man just likes women as people, so they like him.
And not for nothing, but some tall guys like to throw their height around to intimidate people. It's not that they pick fights or anything, but that they use their size to block people's way, tower over people too closely, or make someone feel penned in. A tall man can be threatening to a woman if he doesn't handle his height well. Quite a few women will say that they feel safer with a shorter man. And shorter men, well, let's just say that even if they don't dance well, it's not as noticeable or disastrous as when a tall man is out there flailing his limbs around, and a lot of women love to dance.
And not for nothing, but a smart short man, like any other smart man with some kind of "disadvantage," learns how to develop other parts of himself to appeal to women--his sense of humor, intelligence, conversational skills, and yes, dance moves.
There is nothing wrong with a woman choosing not to date someone because she thinks he's too short. There's nothing wrong with a woman choosing not to date someone because he's Italian, or black, or white, or tall, or has too much arm hair, or has no beard, or wears glasses, or doesn't wear glasses, or has too high of a voice, or too low of a voice, or doesn't use enough big words, or didn't serve in the military, or is from Texas, or is from New England, or for any other reason whatsoever.
You are not entitled to be dated by any particular woman. She can choose not to date you for any reason whatsoever and she doesn't have to feel she's done anything wrong.
Just as you have the right to choose not to ask out any woman you don't want to ask out.
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Originally Posted by Davros
I think it's absurd for someone to be treated badly because of their height. Absurd and wrong. People should be treated with respect.
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