I miss being on Twitter, loafing around & generally being up to no good.
I miss updating on the blog ad hoc, but with my own self-imposed internet restriction and general paranoia, I dare not log into my blogs, tweet, or even read my blog emails.
That being said, when I come home from work, I am mentally exhausted, and thankful for all of the scheduled posts that are going up in the meantime.
Hope things are going well for everyone!
—————————————————————————–
Just had this conversation with BF the other day, and it made me laugh until my stomach hurt.
Me: *reading email* Friend broke up with her current BF. Said he was too short for her.
BF: How tall were they?
Me: He was 5’9″ and she’s 4’2″. She wanted someone 6′ or taller. Preferably 6’5″, I think.
BF: OK that’s just silly.
Why do we want tall mates? I don’t get this. It’s like a rule for you women — “must mate with someone super tall”.
In fact, I think the rule is you should all get a crooked neck because you have to look up at your super tall mate.
I mean, look at your friend. She’s what, 4′ nothing, and she has it on her “list” to find someone at LEAST 6′ tall. Why?
What’s the point? At least go for something like personality.
Note: BF is 6′. So he is simply waxing poetic sympathy for all the short men out there.
Me: For one reason, I for one like to wear some sort of heel. So if someone is not at least my height plus 2 inches, I’d feel awkward “towering” over him.
More importantly, I think it’s biological. You know, a throwback from when they had to chase away the dinosaur from you and the kids, or spear it for food.
You wanted a noticeably tall guy who could distract a dinosaur and lead it away, while you grabbed the kids and ran the opposite direction.
Or to spear the dinosaur for food.
BF: Wait wait, for modern times, let’s say a chicken. Dinosaurs are gone now and chickens have ancestral roots in dinosaurs.
Me: Fine, a chicken.
So imagine this poor guy has to either psych out this chicken, or chase and spear it to feed their family.
All other things equal, you want a tall guy, because they run faster & take longer strides.
BF: The change today of course, would be if he was rich.
Because money can spear a chicken.
You can just pay someone to spear the chicken for you today.
Unless of course, you lived in my home when I was growing up, because my dad was so cheap that he wouldn’t have spent any money on spears in the first place, and would have tried to make us catch them with our hands to save money.
Me: It’s probably why you’re so tall. Biologically, you had to take into account for how cheap your father was.
—————————————————————————
Just a girl trying to find a balance between being a Shopaholic and a Saver.
I cleared $60,000 in 18 months earning $65,000 gross/year.
Now I am self-employed, and you can read more about 
Definitely like a taller guy here. But not too tall either. I don't like the fact that I am towering over a guy. I'm one of the taller girls in my group of friends and I don't like the feeling of towering over them let alone a guy! Anyways, I suppose it's the personality that counts… but it would have to be superb personality for me to overlook the height factor!
"It’s probably why you’re so tall. Biologically, you had to take into account for how cheap your father was."
I took a sip of water shortly before reading that line and it nearly came out of my nose!
I'm torn on this one – I like the idea of a tall man but I'm fully aware that with my family genes, me + tall man = amazonian daughters.
Toughie
HAHA š I was laughing so hard, I could barely get the words out at that point.
I think this one sucks. I am 5' 7", which is by no means short. However, I am not what you would call tall.
I recently read that women are naturally attracted to tall guys with well defined jaw lines because those are signs of high testosterone. That means protection and good kid making apparently.
I, however, hope that girls can see beyond my lack of height and focus on my potential to be rich. I can't do anything about height, but I do have two finance degrees. That has to count for something?
Oh yeah, and I'm super awesome, and girls seem to like that too.
Personally, I think personality wins out over everything else. It's the only trait that really lasts. (Includes kindness, intelligence, wit, etc).
I know a friend who married her sweetheart, even though he was exactly her height if she wore flats. She wore heels anyway.
Hmm.. I am guilty of this, as well.
Although I stand at a mealy 5'3", I prefer to have my guy taller than me – at least a few inches when I am wearing 3 inches. Ideally, this leaves the minimum height to be 5'9"
BF is standing a very tall 6'2" (omg… I swear he doesn't look a foot taller than me in picture!).
For me, I think it's the dinosaur theory. Even though I can take care of myself, I feel a tall (enough) man can protect me and scare away the dinosaur. š
I once dated someone who was 6'4" I felt like a midget, and I am 5'4"!
Ha! The guy I'm seeing is about 2 inches taller than me which means (assuming this works out) I *NEVER* have to wear heels ever again! Its liberating š
Hahahaha, I love banter like this. It's great hearing bits and pieces of your dialogue with BF, I think it reveals a bit more of your characters. I like the – "because money can spear a chicken" š
That one killed me. "Money can spear a chicken".
I lost it at that point…
I'll try and keep in mind all of our funny conversations — we have quite a few. I just forget to blog about them sometimes š
Haha cute conversation!
I like taller guys too. BF is only a few inches taller than me. If I wore REALLY high heels we would be close to the same height (I think).
My dad is shorter than my mom. By several inches! I actually beat my dad when I was in Grade 7. Just easier to dance with a guy that is taller, and it looks nicer in pictures š
If I wear 4" heels, I come up to BF's height. Or at least, I feel like I do (I end up being 5'8" and he's 6').
My husband was the first guy that I ever dated that was taller than me — and he's only taller by about a half inch. We round up/down to the same height. I'm often the "tall one" when we go out since I do like wearing heels and even a small heel makes me taller. I love four inch heels when I can get away with them, too. It doesn't bother me when I am taller than him and it certainly doesn't bother him (he likes tall, strong women).
However, I can understand how there might be some problems for some people. The guy I dated before him was nearly four inches shorter than me BEFORE I put shoes on. It was a bit awkward, especially when posing for photos. It didn't change my feelings for him, though.
On the other hand, I remember a dance back when I was in middle school. My friends tried to hook me up with someone and he was SIGNIFICANTLY shorter than I was because he hadn't even had so much as a middle/high school growth spurt (not that it did him a lot of good later). I, on the other hand, was already quite tall. We went to dance and it was just too awkward for us both. We apologized to each other and agreed it wasn't going to work. I don't think we were all that interested in each other to begin with, though.
I think people can totally make it work with different heights, but it has to be two-ways.
Personality trumps all, for me.
I second the idea that women want someone taller to distract dinosaurs. I’m 5’1 and I won’t date someone under 5’5 partly because I want a noticeable height difference if I wear heels and mainly because, if he’s bigger, I feel more protected. I’m not saying I can’t or won’t defend myself but having someone who seems like he can save me from dinos and sabretooth tigers makes me feel safe. And this feels warm and fuzzy, like a cuddle.
Yeah š Like when they wrap their arms around you and rest their chin on your head. Feels better than his face being squished into your back.
Then again, I'm not super tall. I think I'm average at 5'4", so generally speaking, all of my BFs have been taller.
As a tall girl, I always got mad at the short girls who dated tall guys. That left fewer tall boys for me! My tall girl friends and I thought there should be some sort of rule about how tall a guy you can date depending on how tall you were. Under our system your friend would never be allowed to get close to a guy even as tall as the guy she dumped! LOL.
Also – very funny conversation. LOVE how it ended.
LOL!!!!!
I like the system. I do feel bad for very tall girls, but I do think that they're in demand — it's not often I see a tall lass. What I don't like, is when they hunch to try and make themselves look shorter, when they should be striding tall š
Yeah, it usually ends up being tied back to money in all of our conversations.