I will only date girls that I consider “hot”, or have a score of 8.5 out of 10. They have to be pretty, and be built well. Probably not such a good thing, considering I might never meet some really great girls because I dont consider them so attractive.
!ceQueen, I’m just going to go ahead and label you a nut. Seriously, though. Astrology?
Well, just because someone drinks or parties hard doesnt mean they do all these things.
I mean, there is a big leap between “drinks and parties hard” and “steals money and is verbally abusive.”
Just because you get one doesn’t mean you’ll get the other.
BTW, i’m with ** Jerviose**. I tend to think you are a boring stick in the mud if I hear “I don’t drink”.
Sorry, Jesleigh, but as a 5’8" man, I’m disinclined to help you feel better about your particular brand of shallowness. You’ve got a problem with short men. You’re shallow.
I’ve never dated a guy who was shorter than me. Of course, as I’m five foot two, I’ve never met a guy shorter than me. What I would do if I were to meet one, I couldn’t say.
I do, however, have a streak of High Fidelity-style shallowness when it comes to taste in music. If I really liked a guy, his listening to Aerosmith probably wouldn’t break the deal, but he’d never control the radio, no matter whose car we were driving.
1- Don’t date drinkers. Ever. Same goes for “partiers.”
2- Don’t like hairy men. Sweater-looking men. Ug.
3- Men who exercise too much. Like, their pecs are bigger than my boobs. The Cody is a skinny, skinny white boy. Sweetie.
4- Tan people. Dunno why, but I don’t like people who are dark tan. Like, “Admire my tan, oooh. I am sexy.”
5- Um . . . must be above a 2 of 10. Not high standards, really, but I find a LOT of people to be hideous.
IS 5’8" considered short? I think my husband is 5’7" or 5’8". In my family, we’re generally pretty short…my sister is 4’9", I’m just above 5’, my parents are about 5’2". My brother is about the same height as my husband, and we joke that he must have been swapped at the hospital (couldn’t have happened, he was the premiest of premies). I always considered 5’7" or taller to be at least average for a male born and raised in the United States.
Well, if it helps to determine what is short for a man…
I’m exactly 6’
I cannot buy a suit without some serious alterations. Why? My tailor* told me that I’m right smack on the border of Regular and Tall. Different makes of suit have an impact, too, so this isn’t exactly scientific.
But, you can view it this way. (for suits, at least):
Above 6’ is tall. Below 6’ is not tall.
*yes, I have a tailor. She’s been in the business for over 25 yrs, is a friend of mine, and has even made wedding dresses and tuxes for special orders, so I think she may know a little bit about it. Suitwise, anyways. As to median or mean hieght in the USA, I’m sure someone here already has that info and will post soon.
GatorGrappler: I am pretty sure that my post offended you. I am not going to apologize because that’s what I want. You know, men can say that they want a physically attractive woman and it is ok but a woman is not supposed to look at the way a man looks? Yeah right! Men are dreaming if they think they can look anyway they want and still get an attractive woman (it happens but not as often as you think). Athletic men tend to be more confident (in most cases) and the one thing that can turn me off faster than anything is insecurity. I don’t like guys who are needy. It drives me crazy and drives me away. And I don’t care how cute a guy is, if he is a jerk, then there is no chance. Same with chemistry: no chemistry, no chance.
On Average Joe, I thought that witch was an idiot for not choosing Adam and I would take him. I thught he was great. So maybe I am changing just a little.
I think men should remain physically attractive. I can’t count how many times I have heard men tell the woman they are with that they had better not eat fill in the food because they will get fat. The guy of course has quite the little stomach pooch going on. I have always wanted to say “Hey Lardo, you might want to get your weight problem under control before you bug her about hers” (never had, I know it would do no good and probably make things worse for her)
I am 5’2", so short for a man for me would be 5’5"
Shallow? Hmmmm…
Furniture must be of good quality. Preferably high end stuff. And I’m ok if it’s cheapish, but it must look expensive. (I’m a designer so I get a discount!)
Clothes have to look chic, sharp, or elegant in some way. I’m not so much about the label, but about the quality and drape of the garment.
Books must be hardcover unless I’m going on a plane.
If someone is not well read or their grammar is painfully bad I have to say I do make some tiny, eeeny, weeny shallow judgments in my head about them. I know, it’s not nice.
Skin care has to be top of the line. I’m not putting Crisco on my face thank you. Plastic surgery makes me squeamish, so I figure if I’m going to look young when I’m older I had better use the best!
I give my dogs and kitties shi-shi, organic food. I love my babies…so sue me!
I don’t date women who screw around on computers or message boards.
I wont DATE fat asses. (although I might do one if drunk)
Oh and women with SMALL dogs are out!
*I think low of people who wear athletic gear on a regular basis
*I think “THUG!” whenever I see gold jewelry.
*People who like to wear clothes from places like Target or Walmart rubs me the wrong way, especially if they can afford better clothes.
*Not crazy about people who don’t like to party.
*I wouldn’t touch a guy with a 10-ft pole who doesn’t have a college education
*Not crazy about white guys who have a very fair complexion
*Not crazy about black guys who have a very dark complexion
*Rellllly conservative republicans…tsk tsk tsk.
*People who bitch about spelling and grammar. I have a learning disorder that affects both; it is very unfortunate that people judge my overall intellect because of a few spelling and grammar mistakes.
I am an actress. I have been an actress since I was 12. I will not date actors NO MATTER WHAT. This doesn’t count for a man who did some plays in high school, or a guy who does the occasional community theater play. I mean guys who want to make a career of it someday. NO ACTORS. EVER.
I also have no interest in men who spend a lot of time primping and preening. Guys who spend tons of time on their hair and clothing, guys who use tons of hair products and know what pomade is for don’t interest me at all. I like men to be men.
I’m about 5’9". I find this makes me taller than almost every woman I meet, but shorter than most men.
If I were on the market, I wouldn’t want to be with a woman who dislikes cats or animals generally. But I’d probably have an equally difficult time with a vegan, just because I don’t care to adopt that diet myself and it would just make things complicated as to what restaurants we could go to and so forth.
She has to be
a) my race (caucasian)
b) healthy
c) and have a sense of humor
Is the whole ‘race’ thing bad??? I’m not a racist or anything. . .never thought about it really. . .
You guys are trying to make me feel better about being 5’8", but 5’ 10" is average for a man and I can’t begin to tell you how many women put that in personal ads as the minimum height they would consider for a man they’d date. So I’m tempted to feel bitter about that from time to time. I imagine nearly everyone on this board can isolate on one personal attribute they bitterly imagine to be the reason the guys/girls aren’t falling all over themselvest to go out with them. Oh, well. I can deal. Continue with the shallow parade, please. Maybe I’m join in. Right now I’m sulking.
Pablito
I’ve heard similar stories. There are girls my height who won’t date anyone under six feet. On the other hand, I’m sure there are many tall girls who have just as hard a time getting dates, as loads of guys won’t date a girl taller than them. And there are also girls like me who greatly prefer a man they can talk to without neck strain. Despair not, o Pablito!
thanks for the vote of support, look!ninjas. Let me know if you move to the South.