# Short men/tall women- What's the deal? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 20, 1999, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-men-tall-women-whats-the-deal/8224 "1999-09-20T04:09:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Boris\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@Boris\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boris_B)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 1999, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-men-tall-women-whats-the-deal/8224/21 "1999-09-22T05:01:00Z")
I’m 6’2". I once had a girlfriend who was 6’1". She expressed relief that, since I was the first boyfriend she had who was taller than her, we wouldn’t get any more funny looks. Happy to oblige, thought I. The thing is, she had a sister who was 6’3". An absolute freak! I used to stand up real straight to see if she was taller than me, and she was. It kind of freaks me out when anyone is taller than me, since it’s so rare. Plus, I rely on my height to dominate other humans and twist them to my nefarious ways. So once I commented to my girlfriend on her sister’s new husband, who was 5’6" or so. I guess I kind of made fun of them. _teeny sting of guilt_. My girlfriend replied that I had a “stilted attitude”, and I don’t think she was trying to make a pun. ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 1999, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-men-tall-women-whats-the-deal/8224/22 "1999-09-21T18:17:00Z")
Celebrity couples don’t count. Height has nothing to do with them. Remember, money is more attractive than height. Every short male celebrity married/dating a tall woman is richer than dirt. Like Billy Joel would have a chance with Brinkley if he was a fisherman. Pssht. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 1999, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-men-tall-women-whats-the-deal/8224/23 "1999-09-21T23:25:00Z")
Does anyone remember the Our Gang short “Dogs Is Dogs”? with Stymie, Wheezer, Dorothy DeBorba, Sherwood Bailey, Pete the Pup, and Billy Gilbert. Sherwood’s mother was played by Blanche Payson–an ex-policewoman who was six foot three! At the end Wheezer’s aunt comes for him, Dorothy, Pete, and Stymie–and as a coup de grace kicks Sherwood’s mother in her great big keister!!! 😉 * * * “If you drive an automobile, please drive carefully–because I walk in my sleep.”–Victor Borge ---
**Author:** ![curious\_george](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b487fb/32.png) [@curious\_george](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious_george)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 1999, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-men-tall-women-whats-the-deal/8224/24 "1999-09-22T20:36:00Z")
Alphagene, interesting point about celebs and the short man being rich. However, the expression is “poorer than dirt”, not richer than dirt. These short celeb men are richer than…their weight in gold. Also, I think these women (Brinkley, Brooke Shields, Cher…) could have found rich, tall celebs to marry, but they chose short, rich men. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 1999, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-men-tall-women-whats-the-deal/8224/25 "1999-09-22T21:43:00Z")
George, I’m curious whether these women found _loving_ men. I sure hope they did… 🙂 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 1999, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-men-tall-women-whats-the-deal/8224/26 "1999-09-22T23:26:00Z")
I’m nearly 6 feet tall in my boots. I love being that tall. But I try not to date men who are much shorter than I am. I’m just not attracted to them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-men-tall-women-whats-the-deal/8224.md?page=1)