Women Taller Than Men

[beatitude]

I don't know. I'm in formation with a secular institute, which I suppose technically makes me engaged to Jesus. If I'd been thinking about these issues properly I would have whipped out a tape measure at the slab of the anointing and the tomb when I was last in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, just to get some rough idea, but for some reason it didn't occur to me at the time.

As a woman who is 5"10, I have dated one man shorter than me and one only slightly taller. It wasn't a problem. I don't see why it should be.

[emmaberry]

My own parents have a significant height difference-my mom is average and my dad is 6'3 or so, so I grew up thinking this difference in height was the norm. Then I went to college. Specifically, I went to a college where a lot of home-schooled (read: very nice and somewhat short) boys went.

It would be a little strange to date a guy noticeably shorter than you, but an inch or two should not make or break your perception of them. You can definitely have a personal preference though, and request that God cater to that.

For all those who say height is not a deal-breaker: would you tell her she'd have to date a midget if he was a devout Catholic and fit all her other qualifications?

[quote name='beatitude' timestamp='1346807727' post='2478514']
I don't know. I'm in formation with a secular institute, which I suppose technically makes me engaged to Jesus. If I'd been thinking about these issues properly I would have whipped out a tape measure at the slab of the anointing and the tomb when I was last in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, just to get some rough idea, but for some reason it didn't occur to me at the time.
[/quote]

Ha! I'll prop this tomorrow when my props are refreshed.








..or will I?

Edit: Researchers of The Shroud say Christ was 5'9..highly unlikely for a Semite man of that time, but it's taller than me, so I'll run with it!

Edited September 5, 2012 by emmaberry

[PhuturePriest]

[quote name='Light and Truth' timestamp='1346743191' post='2478209']
Women-would you date someone shorter? How much shorter if yes?

Men-would you date someone taller? How much taller if yes?
[/quote]

Well, I'm currently 5'4 so the odds are already against me. If I do not grow I would not have much of a choice unless I moved to Japan or something. I would prefer to be taller or at least eye-to-eye, but I wouldn't mind if she was taller, I would just prefer if she wasn't seven inches or a foot taller than me or anything. 5'8 or somewhere around there would be fine. Then again, this is all speculation since I am about to be sixteen and I hope that is an indication that I will be growing more. But in theory, yes, I would marry someone taller.

[Vincent Vega]

[quote name='FuturePriest387' timestamp='1346823976' post='2478661']
Well, I'm currently 5'4 so the odds are already against me. If I do not grow
[/quote]
You're 15. You'll probably keep growing, considering that you've only just started into your adolescence and have a good 5 years or so before you're actually grown.

[Jesus_lol]

[url="http://www.reddit.com/r/tall"]http://www.reddit.com/r/tall[/url]

http://www.reddit.com/r/short


there.

Edited September 5, 2012 by Jesus_lol

[i<3franciscans]

I'm five nine and a (swing) dancer... if it is only an inch or two I would mind dating a guy shorter than me. I never liked wearing heels anyway.

edited because I can't spell.

Edited September 5, 2012 by i<3franciscans

[emmaberry]

Just thought I'd add that a couple teaching at my former school have a significant height difference (among others). She is well past 6 feet, maybe 6'5, and he is barely past 5 feet. She is a pale blonde blue eyed giant, and he is a short filipino.

The thing is, I forgot about this couple when I saw this thread, because they just couldn't care less, so no one else cares about it. They are completely confident and at ease with their differences-it is very razzle dazzle to see actually.

Edited September 5, 2012 by emmaberry

[dUSt]

I would not date a shorter man than me, or a taller man for that matter. I would not date a taller woman either, or a shorter woman for that matter.

[Vincent Vega]

[quote name='dUSt' timestamp='1346879951' post='2478971']
I would not date a shorter man than me, or a taller man for that matter. I would not date a taller woman either, or a shorter woman for that matter.
[/quote]
Prude.

[franciscanheart]

[quote name='USAirwaysIHS' timestamp='1346845725' post='2478687']
You're 15. You'll probably keep growing, considering that you've only just started into your adolescence and have a good 5 years or so before you're actually grown.
[/quote]
I was done growing at 14.

[Vincent Vega]

[quote name='franciscanheart' timestamp='1346883414' post='2479065']
I was done growing at 14.
[/quote]
Oh yeah, I always forget you're a dude.

[franciscanheart]

[quote name='USAirwaysIHS' timestamp='1346883595' post='2479070']
Oh yeah, I always forget you're a dude.
[/quote]
I wasn't saying you were wrong about his continued growth, more like being self-centered. Not all women quit growing at 14. THIS IS MY PITY PARTY -- my 5'2", size-10-shoe pity party.

[Vincent Vega]

[quote name='franciscanheart' timestamp='1346883825' post='2479074']I'm a dude.
[/quote]
I GET IT. HUSH.

[rachael]

[quote name='Jesus_lol' timestamp='1346873204' post='2478861']
[url="http://www.reddit.com/r/tall"]http://www.reddit.com/r/tall[/url]

[url="http://www.reddit.com/r/short"]http://www.reddit.com/r/short[/url]


there.
[/quote]it's like you were looking at my computer history

[CatherineM]

[quote name='dUSt' timestamp='1346879951' post='2478971']
I would not date a shorter man than me, or a taller man for that matter. I would not date a taller woman either, or a shorter woman for that matter.
[/quote]
That's because you are afraid of your wife.