Short Women to be Fined for Dating Tall Men….

by Amazona on May 15, 2009

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…if only!!

Firstly apologies to all those tall girls who thought all their Christmases had come at once reading that title. If I were Prime Minister, it’d be the first law I’d pass.

Now, I know I’m not the only tall woman to think there is a problem… What’s the deal with you half-grown, fairy-sized women taking all the big boys??   Why do you see so many tall men (I’m classifying this as 6ft3 and over for my purposes) dating short women?

Today I saw the latest pictures of Christina Ricci with her comedian fiance, Owen Benjamin, who, at 6ft6, saying he towers over her is a tad of an understatement.  Obviously, they are madly in love and well done them for finding each other in this cynical, transient world. However, it does also leave me furiously wracking my brains wondering why so often the phenomenon of massive–him/mini-her.

If you see almost any picture of a US NBA star with their wife (such as Kevin Garnett or Kobe Bryant, pictured here), they always seem to tower metres above.  Even our English rugby stars are the same – just take a look at Simon Shaw!

Kevin Garnett & Wife

Kevin Garnett & Wife

As a tall woman you notice the same everyday in the street. Why is this? What is it that makes many very tall men date women so much shorter than themselves?  Aidan and Carrie – yes, it may be TV fiction but it’s everyday reality for us amazonian girls.

Kobe Bryant & Wife

Kobe Bryant & Wife

Do petite women somehow make men feel more masculine?

Is is that us tall girls emasculate men? Or Intimidate them? If you’re a tall woman you will be told on an almost daily basis that you are ‘scary’ or ‘intimidating’ by some (usually male) stranger.  Quite why people feel this way, and also feel bold enough to tell me, confounds me.  Surely a very tall man is not intimidated by a tall woman? It’s not as though we are taller than them! (Generally!)

Well,  if this is the reason then you tall girls have to be thankful that you are not stuck with these way too metro-sexual, insecure boys. Quite frankly, any man who feels less masculine in my presence can remove himself from the vicinity and take some therapy.  I like my men to be secure in their themselves and their masculinity.

Maybe it’s simply that smaller women are easier to throw around the bedroom?

At 6ft2, I admit that there are not many men who have managed to throw me around the room in a moment of passion (some, but not many ) and considering I have often dated professional sportsmen, that’s saying something. However,  one of my male friends (6ft3) is adamant that tall men and very short women do not, ergonomically.. er… work either.

Is it some kind of subconcious, genetic correction in the mind of these short women that makes them pursue tall men?

Perhaps some short women, either conciously or subconciously, actively seek out and pursue these hero-sized men in a basic biological attempt to ‘improve’ their offspring ? (What man really resists when it comes to a woman being single-minded enough to get them?) With tall people being perceived as more successful, intelligent and earning more than their shorter colleagues, wouldn’t you want to increase your children’s potential by ..er.. marrying up?

On this point, I think a strong factor could be the determination of many a shorter-than-average woman. Many girls I meet who are more ‘shortie’ than ‘supermodel’ in their proportions are polished in the skills used to get what they want in many areas of life. Therefore maybe they are just using their feminine whiles to get those big boys.

Or could it be that tall women draw attention away from tall men?

Personally, this would be the reason I probably agree with most. Think about it. If you’re a very tall man or woman, then everywhere you go you attract attention. People are drawn to look at you. Now, if you have a very tall man and very tall woman together, I reckon the very tall woman would gain more attention since it is further from the ‘norm’.  Therefore, if a tall man dates a tall woman, he has to relinquish some of the attention that he is used to getting.

Whatever the reason, I wish some politician would pass a law stopping these altitudious, alpha men being snapped up by all those diminutive divas. Otherwise I’m going to have to admit defeat, marry a short man and have wedding photo’s that will look just plain ridiculous!

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1

Leann 05.18.09 at 7:06 am

hehe, gal you just throw an interesting topic. as per the tall-man-with-short-woman match, I guess Eva Longoria is another example.
but don’t get bothered by the judging from others especially strangers, you live ur life, responsible for yourself. i don’t think Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise is a bad couple.

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TallGirl 05.18.09 at 10:35 pm

Great post! I wish I knew why this happens. There are times I think it is somehow related to genetics. I married someone who is exactly my height… which kind of negates that theory. :-)

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mily 05.19.09 at 4:24 pm

I agree with you too, it’s not fair that tall women don’t have as much chance to meet and date tall men, because tall men already got a short girlfriend….
I wish there would be more tall men out there.

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amy 05.19.09 at 6:45 pm

Nice pictures and thanks for the article

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Marko 06.04.09 at 11:17 pm

Hi! I think you made an interesting statement here.

My view might disappoint you but let me take this to another perspective.

I think that both tall men and short woman (and vice versa) have a “layer” of subconsciosnes that dictates them to choose partners like this. I think it is because they (all of us in some way) have it genetically hard-coded because otherwise you would have tall man having kids only with tall women and short man with short woman thus creating two “races” of tall and short people.

Evolution has it’s way of “removing” the extremes.

I don’t like that fact either but I think that there might be something to it.

Interesting blog definitely.

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Gil 06.10.09 at 2:08 am

I would survey tall male friends and petite female friends for the answer

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MisterSil 06.11.09 at 7:44 am

Good post (and good blog) my compliments.
Let me say stereotypes are always very strong and they do their dirty job. I mean on both sides, male a female. A couple with a muche taller man is an image we have in our subconscious. I know a lot of men who like tall women, but they would never date a taller woman. It would be too frustrating for them walking on the street or enter a restaurant with a 6′5 lady.

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Jheri 06.15.09 at 1:52 pm

I’m just under 6′3 and gave up using height as a criteria for dating. Every really tall guy (say over 6′5) I’ve been with has had some strange set of issues. I don’t know if it is common among these guys, but I’ve certainly found them.

What I really care about is smart, funny, secure and kind. Those characteristics are hard enough to find.

The best guy I’ve been with was about 5′10 and was a bit intimidated by my height at first, but that quickly went away after we got to know each other better.

The really tall guys I’ve met - they can have the short women.

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gropo 06.21.09 at 12:56 am

As a 6′2″ man who recently ended a long-term relationship with a 5′1″ woman I felt compelled to chime in.. I think the ‘i’m with a tender little girl’ fetishism is often prevalent in these choices from the male perspective. Incidentally I’ve come to believe that a proper fitting spooning in the morning is what matters above all else. I hope to finally experience it soon with my new love interest, a lofty 5′11″ with a mere inch less inseam.

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babyd0ll 07.08.09 at 11:42 pm

I agree with you. Growing up, I was told I was intimidating by MANY a man and I was merely 5′8. Now I’m 6′ and I don’t think it has changed any, they feel less of a man with the height factor. Then again all my “fun size” friends have these “6 feet and up” requirements, good enough to satiate the men.

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FlowingGeisha 08.01.09 at 1:02 pm

Quit bitching and complaining that tall woman can’t get any tall men as a tall woman. I’m a short woman and I love six foot a few inches taller men. There are plenty of tall men for you. At least I know plenty of tall men through communicating. I’ll do my own survey with the tall men. Is height the biggest deal of dating a guy? Don’t be jealous and all the six foot tall men and over are all in my bed together.

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FlowingGeisha 08.01.09 at 1:22 pm

Have you been living in seclusion and not researched all the tall men who exist on this earth?

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Amazona 08.05.09 at 12:56 pm

Some of us have lives to live instead of hunting down all the eligible tall men onthe planet Flowing Geisha.. ;)

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Amazona 08.05.09 at 12:59 pm

Oh now now Flowing Geisha, careful or the tall girls reading this blog might mistake you for a Poison Dwarf… lmao… ;)

You can all those men you say are in your bed .. I’ll still be only dating the tall, dynamic, professional sportsmen… ;p

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MisterSil 08.06.09 at 9:18 am

@FlowingGeisha, looks like there is a peak hour in your bed :-)

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SheWolf 08.11.09 at 10:56 pm

I’m 5′2, and my boyfriend is 6′5. However, all my previous boyfriends were 5′9. Which is kinda weird, but hey.
I guess I can see where you’re coming from, I was having a debate with a guy who’s 5′4 the other day and he was bitching, all the tall bastards get the short women. There seems to be a serious obsession with size in society. Like, why should the guy have to be taller than the girl?
Have you noticed the massive pairing of opposites? Short girls and tall guys? Fat girls and skinny guys? That one I never understood… but hey, whatever tickles your pickle.
I think on some part, a larger male kind of speaks to being more of a success, dominating personality and short women do tend to take on either the submissive role OR the polar opposite with the ol’ Jack Russell syndrome.
Which, either way you look at it means they’re looking for someone who is more dominant than themselves because they couldn’t respect a small submissive man, or wouldn’t be getting what they wanted from him.
I can’t really say I get it, or how you feel about it cause, I’m a short ass but it’s an interesting topic.

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Venla Tuominen 08.17.09 at 4:09 am

At 5′ 2″ and 100 pounds I’m one of the “evil” shorties. When I was in high school I always dated guys that were at least 6′ 0″, while my 5′ 8″ and 5′ 10″ average-sized best friends had to stoop to kiss their 5′ 5″ boyfriends. I think tall guys are attracted to short girls like me, though, for two reasons: if the guy is sweet and nice, the masculine head-of-the-family-wage-earner-protection syndrome kicks in, and a small, delicate woman is seen as being in need of protection more than an average-sized one. Also, you can literally physically protect her. I once read a book where a tiny, petite main character had to run away from a dangerous situation and did so by hiding behind a huge, 6′ 5″ guy while his hotel room was searched for her. On the other hand, if the guy is power-hungry and domineering he probably goes after small girls because he feels like he can control them easier than a taller one.

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MalK T 08.26.09 at 9:09 am

I think the problem is with tall women. They secretly prefer short men but they dont want to date them.

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Richard 09.06.09 at 6:51 am

From my point of view, Tall women are the product of a machist world and are also a product of been given the power to lead by most people. Plus on top of this most of them have a contradiction.

So they are given the power to lead from a very young age, because people literally look up to them. So people tend to follow them and expect them to know more throughout their lives but at the same time they are also a product of a machist world. Because they are thought form a very young age that a girl has to be smaller than a guy or tastily said inferior than him, so that she can look more feminine. So tall girls do as society tells them (in most cases) and they look for a taller guy than them. The thing is that when they do find a guy taller. They also do as they always have done in their lives and try to take the lead of the relationship. After all tall girl are formatted that way by society also.

The contradiction within them comes here from point of view. Sense we live in a machist society (generally speaking) guys are given the power to lead even more rightly so than tall girls. And if this is true for most guys in general, it is even truer for tall guys. So you could say that tall guys are the most machist of all guys, because they are used to having things done there way; and that is true even between the guys.
So having said that; you cannot have TWO” deciders” in a relationship, like that Bushisms nicely expresses. Tall girl are too similar to tall guys to get along, they both want to be the” decider” at the same time. That is the contradiction. That is the reason why tall girl generally end up marring shorter guys. Because of this, shorter guys tend to be easier going than tall guys and more willing to give tall girl the lead if they wanted to have it. So it is not so much that tall girls did not find a taller guy because they were too tall. This is not that true, because there are always more tall guys than tall girls. It is more likely that they did find a taller guy (in most cases) but most of the taller guys were not compatible with them. Because of the way they were formatted by society and that general contradiction within them. That’s probably why; most tall guys say that tall girls are not bubbly, like short girls. Probably tall girls do not take it kindly when someone tries to boss them around; this in comparison with short girls.

After saying that, I am willing to bet that if the girls would have been the taller of both sexes we would be living in a feministic-society. So in that sense is not cool to call a tall guys machist because the whole society is the machist one and probably that could be determine by the fact that guys are the taller sex and not by the guys choice only. . Plus in some cases the girls are is the most machist of both sexes.

You know; Because of this is that I find so ridicules the typical stereotype of the guy been always the taller one in a relationship. It like saying that a girl can never be more than guy–Because supposedly this looks ridicules– What looks ridicules upon further analysis is a girl wanting to be less than the guy she is with because she does not know any better.

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Italian Mama 09.13.09 at 3:49 am

Sadly, putting down smaller woman will not make one more attractive to taller men.

Instead of outlining how small woman belong with small men, lets look at the attraction factors, WHY, if tall men are attractive to tall woman why are shorter woman not allowed to also find them attractive?
Do you really think it’s just a few inches standing over a woman that make men attractive? NO, tall men are attractive, It has nothing to do with a man being taller by a couple inches or so over a female. It’s the factor that they are a tall man. A man who is 5′6″ is not anymore attractive to a 5′ 3″ woman then he is to a 6′ 0″ woman because of height alone, if he is cute, funny or what have you, those will be other things to be attracted to, but there is 0 attraction due to height.

As counting shortness in men as unappealing to taller woman, it is also a unappealing factor to shorter woman.

It seems a sad and superficial & obvious hang up for some of the tall woman here, that they sadly narrow their own dating pool over one aspect to a man and a exterior frivolous one at that.

I suggest, that getting over this foolish bitterness will in fact make you more delightful and more attractive in the long run that you will feel sooo good you will be able to date ANYONE and feel totally secure & sexy!!!
Good Luck and best wishes to all of u.

21

Amazona 09.15.09 at 10:05 am

It’s amazing how no-one seems to understand humour and irony these days… Take yourself a little less seriously I think! x

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Erin Freeman 09.26.09 at 1:52 am

I feel sorry for you! I’m a shorty who is engaged to a man 6′5 and get this girls I’m 4′11! We connected in everyway from day 1 and I never noticed his height UNTIL some jealous tall girl had to be negative and bring it to my attention!!! I love my man… I am the way I am and I’m madly in love! Life is too short to worry about what you can’t change! You’ll find love - maybe a tall man isn’t what is meant for you OR maybe you haven’t found the one yet! BUT like I’ve always been told, misery loves company! Again, don’t bring down everyone who is happy because you’re not! :(

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Tammy B 09.27.09 at 5:47 pm

Shallow, Shallow, Shallow!

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Daniela 10.04.09 at 10:40 pm

haha
this is pretty funny

Im one foot shorter than my boyfriend, plus Im very skinny and hes muscular with broad shoulders so I look like his little sister

but I understand this view,
its like if your a black women you complain that white women are taking your men, if you are a white women you complain that asian women are taking you men

anyway
funny posting :)

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Amazona 10.08.09 at 9:19 pm

Thanks Tammy :) (At least you understood it was just a bit of fun! ;) )…. So true what you say - everyone is complaining about someone else! xx

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Dating resource 10.10.09 at 10:38 am

Its a nice blog about Dating resource.
Thanks.

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Thumbelina 11.07.09 at 10:55 pm

My dad is 6′3″ and my mom is 4′11″. My sister is 5′10″. I’m 5′0″. Guys approach me more than my sister. My sister had a bf who was 6′2″, they had been dating for a few months. That was before she introduced him to me. Now I’m dating him and I love him, he’s the hottest thing alive. I’m sorry for my sister, but it’s something I can’t help.

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mycoleptodiscus 11.08.09 at 5:07 am

At 6′6″ w/o shoes and 180 lbs. I find that I tend to be attracted to either short, petite women or tall, thin women, two extremes. To loosely quote an Afghan Pashtun being interviewed about arranged marriages, “You want a woman close to you in height. Everything just lines up better.” :) On another note, I have never in my life been approached by a tall woman (over 5′10″), only short women(less than 5′6″).

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sarah 12.01.09 at 11:36 pm

Because most chicks are materialistically driven, raised in their families to go for bigger, taller and for more. It all falls down on persons character and their values. The same happened to me, just because i am 6′0 tall, brown eyes, brown hair i am being ignored, excluded and pushed away. But a similar dude with blue eyes, blond hair and 6′0 or taller would be accepted. Totally racist and unfair!

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Amazona 12.03.09 at 8:45 am

Sarah - !?!? Am confused - you talk like you’re a man but call yourself Sarah? I don’t really understand your point.. Are you saying you’re ignored because you’re not blonde? If so, that’s ridiculous.. everyone has a preference regarding physical appearance - mine, for instance is definitely not blonde men.. have never dated one..

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Jonathan 12.08.09 at 12:39 am

I’m a tall man and I think tall women are smoking hot if the proportions are right. However in my day to day life I usually dominate the skyline and very rarely see anyone close to my height, male or female.

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CeeCee 12.14.09 at 11:07 am

Wow, why have so many short women commented on this post? Are they all subscribing to a tall woman’s blog?
Why? What benefit could they possibly be getting from reading this blog?
Hmmmm

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Gatita 12.29.09 at 3:52 am

You cracked me up! “Quite why people feel this way, and also feel bold enough to tell me, confounds me”

I am constantly confounded by why ppl feel bold enough to say de most ridiculous things when most parents seem to condition us to be sensitive and courteous. Who is raising all the rude un-smooth people? While I must say I havent had the pleasure of being called intimidating, I’ve dealt with my share of stupid comments like: Is dat your real hair? Are you wearing a wig? Do you eat? I would never be bold enough to point out someone’s weight if they were thicker than normal!
As for your question, I would stick to de genetics idea. Havent humans gotten taller over time? that can only happen if people mix right? But I laughed hard at “Maybe it’s simply that smaller women are easier to throw around the bedroom”
I think if de guy is famous he doesnt want to be upstaged by a pretty tall girl. She might take de spotlight from him.

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eliza malin 01.02.10 at 1:53 am

I have to say that personality is what attracts me most to people. If I like who they are; I start to really appreciate the body that they occupy. I am only slightly above average in height (5′5″), and I’ve had boyfriends who were shorter than me, but most of them have been only about 4 or 5 inches taller. There was this one boy that I met in high school who was a whole foot taller than me (6′6″ actually). I just recently hooked up with him again after not seeing him for several years. I don’t know why but his hight really turns me on, among other things of course. Oh, and about the sex thing; It works just fine. In fact he gets me off much more than any other guy I’ve had. (this has nothing to do with height) When we are lying next to eachother the difference goes away, and when we cuddle or “spoon” in the morning; everyting lines up. if you know what I mean. Well I guess I’m just in love with him, and I love his body because of it. I don’t know if this helps at all. Just love who you want to. I wish you the best and hope that you find a guy who loves you for who you are, not just what you look like. It is a wonderful feeling.

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eliza malin 01.02.10 at 2:01 am

CeeCee, I don’t subscribe to blogs. ha ha. I was looking for photos of tall men with thier wives and this showed up. I hope this answers your question. lol Plus, why so shallow? geeze it’s only a body, enjoy it while it’s yours because someday it will be worm food.

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gigglebox 01.07.10 at 4:45 pm

My husband is 6′9″ and I am 5′3″. I DID NOT pursue him. He says tall people scare him. Men and women alike. He is the only tall person in his family and the tallest out of all his friends. I am actually the tallest girl he ever dated.
I was not about to say sorry you are too tall for a short person you need to be with a 6′ girl.

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A very Short Guy 01.24.10 at 8:35 pm

ROFLOL. Some of You guys are just soooo hilarious. As a very short man who (obviously) has been short my entire life it has never failed to amaze and astound me just how very insecure many tall people are. Your insecurity is evident in your obsession with height. Height has never been an issue with me. I was always one of the best athletes in my class and school, I was alway THE best artist in my class …always. I was always one of the more popular people AND I always had very attractive women who were attracted to me.

It hasn’t changed now that I’m an adult. As a single man I was always FAR more successful at attracting and getting than most tall guys …and they knew it. Now I am ecstatically married to a drop dead beautiful woman who is 20 years younger than I and about 2 inches shorter. My last girlfriend before her was the niece of a very famous actor/comedian and MANY of his rich/some famous/ and tall friends tried to get her but had no chance since she was so madly in love with me.

I think that many tall people (both male and female) just like many short people (both male and female) just don’t have what it takes and they blame their height for it when there is so much more going on.

Oh… and by the way. The tallest woman I ever dated was about 6′01″ and the tallest actual girlfriend I ever had was 5′10″ (I didn’t care if she wore heels or not and sometimes she did). Me? I am just 5′3″ …and lovin life. (You people crack me up.) LOL.

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Penny 02.01.10 at 10:39 pm

I am only 5’6”, yet in much of Asian, or Asian-American, society I might as well be 6’6” and wear army boots. From my teen-years until today I have been told more times than I can count “you will never get a husband”, etc. In 10+ years of dating, I have had exactly two dates with men of Chinese ancestry. And one of those was “arranged” by his mother!

And I have only made this worse – I love heels! I wear heels everywhere. I even wear narrow-heeled boots in the snow. I’d probably wear them in the shower if I could. 

Fortunately for me, most ‘white’ American males don’t see 5’6” (5’8” in heels) as a problem. But if one more Asian male asks “why you date white men?” I swear I’m going to step on him; and with my heels, he will learn the meaning of pain.

Penny

BTW, in much of east-Asian society, a woman with more education is also a threat to potential marriage partners. Want to reduce your potential dating pool by a factor of 10? Get a master’s degree. By a factor of 100? Get a doctoral degree. Just another reason why you see so many ethnic-Chinese women dating “white guys”.

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