Comments on: Tight Little White Lie

By: DickBob

DickBob — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:31:37 +0000

Ryan you hit it right on the head, at least in my opinion. This story just hit pretty close to home, with the height worries all you ladies always have. I’m only 5’3″ and have gotten crap about being short my entire life. Granted now I’m happily engaged (she is a good 4 inches taller than me) and have heard just about every short joke you could think of. Granted a lot of you think ‘short man’s complex’ is something the individual is doing just to ‘prove’ themselves. In my opinion it’s more then likely just their way of being tired of taking all the crap from people that they normally get. I admit, yes, I’m an a$$ sometimes, however I’m also a lot of fun and a really great and understanding guy. I’ve just been told, ‘you’d be hotter if you were taller’ one to many times and get annoyed by people telling me I’m short. Now this story in mind, the guy probably had something else wrong with him. His ‘Jersey shore’ thing he had going on was a little much. Also, him trying to split the bill kind of gets to me. In MY opinion at least the first date should be paid for by the guy. But hey, I don’t know everything and have been wrong on occasion…

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:04:10 +0000

I find it very fun how people have a name for their own generalizing prejudice on short people. I’m 5’7 and have a friend that’s 4’9, he is a very cool guy, and not in the bragging way but he’s happily married and his wife is taller than him by about half a foot I’d say. Don’t let such shallow appearances make your judgement.

By: Fry

Fry — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:49:03 +0000

Roxie: Hate yourself much?

By: Miss Penelope

Miss Penelope — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:38:51 +0000

J-date is not for me either- I’m agnostic most of them want the more traditional type.
As for height…i’m 5 -5, but a guy shorter than me? that’s a shrimp! I don’t care about height, my ex was only 5-8.
I can’t remember where i read it, some dumb novel, where this actress says never to marry a shorty, because they always have to prove themselves by putting on the dog. It’s so true! a lot of them feel like they have to be rude, loud and braggy to make up for it.

By: Roxie

Roxie — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:04:40 +0000

I am a Jewish Girl and I do not date Jewish Guys because they are usually too short and they tend to be too obsessed with materialism and money. The story posted here proves my point. I wouldn’t be caught dead on JDate. And I am 5’2″ but I like tall guys, especially because I often wear heels and do not want to be taller or the same height as someone I am dating. I know I am not the only girl that feels this way. My current guy is 5’11″, which is just perfect for me.

By: Napoleon

Napoleon — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:38:44 +0000

PolishKnight has got it right. Dogface, too. I don’t feel especially short until someone cares enough to remind me that it’s okay that I’M short, even though she and her friend have just been cutting up a dude for no reason other than his height. And 5’2″/5’6″ would be a great pair, if both sides were telling the truth, unless she wants to shelter in his armpit — in which case, yeah, 5’6″ is just too short.

By: gsl

gsl — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:51:05 +0000

I think this date describes most of my Jdate-ing experiences too!

By: PolishKnight

PolishKnight — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:16:28 +0000

“Short man’s syndrome” sounds like a case of reverse sour grapes. If you don’t want do date someone because they’re not good looking, it’s easy to rationalize it away by saying they’re a jerk anyway. I used to do this with fat, older girls. It was easy, quite frankly. They really were often miserable and angry with the world. Then I met one online who was genuinely warm, sweet, and friendly and I was nailed. I was shallow and didn’t want to see her again and I had no excuse. Hey, I’m shallow but so are most people. I just didn’t feel a need to try to project it onto others anymore.

By: dogface

dogface — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:54:25 +0000

I bet their parents made a huge-ass deal of them being short when they were kids. I was watching some thing on giving human growth hormones to kids who were kinda short (as in, they’ll at least be 5′ by adulthood, but will still be short) and it seemed like the shortness was only a big deal to the kids because their parents made them all paranoid about being hated by everyone and will never be able to get a job because OMG THEY’RE NOT AT LEAST 6 FEET TALL! AH! Anyway.

I’ve known a few short dudes in my time. Two immediately come to mind. Both of them weren’t much taller than I am (I’m 5′ 1″). One was a really cool guy and was probably one of the nicest humans I’ve ever met. The other was a self-centered, hateful douchebag and I’m pretty sure he was a sociopath. (And no, I’m not exaggerating. :/ ) Shortness is like anything else; it doesn’t matter unless the dude is poorly adjusted and a douchebag in other ways, making shortness (or whatever other trait) into a problem.

By: Simone Grant

Simone Grant — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:35:01 +0000

I second that UGH. I’m only 5′ but I won’t date guys shorter than 5’4″ because all of the really short ones seem to have some major personality defect related to being short. It’s a pity, too, because if they weren’t such assholes I’d date them in a heartbeat.