Tbf I think this is an american thing. I have never asked someone for their hight, nor ever seen anyone ask this. American women are obsessed with men hight.
if you’re over 6 feet or so, all sorts of people will ask what your height is… but i have seen weird height minimums on dating apps… usually with “i want to be able to wear heels”
I don’t get it. Is there a rotating 1kW laser mounted on my head that may decapitate a woman slightly taller then me I didn’t recognize all my life?!
People treat dating apps as a filter, and think that they’ll only get people that match what they entered. So it becomes a wishlist for them. If they met a really great guy who happened to be short, sure they’d date him. But all other things being equal, would they prefer a tall guy to a short guy? Yes. All things aren’t equal of course, but other stuff is harder to quantify. There’s no “not an asshole” filter, for example.
So what “If you’re not 6 feet tall, don’t bother” really means is “Hit me up anyway, we might click.”
No, it means ‘I’m a vapid person and you’re dodging a bullet by swiping left on me’.
Seriously, those people are a godsend. Thank you for telling me to stay far away lol I’d never want to be dating someone like that.
The “dodged a bullet” idiom is well-meaning, but after a while, you feel like a soldier who survived storming the beach at Normandy, what with all of the bullets you dodged.
I also put “I have a small dick” and no women want to reply to me.
1kW is too low
it’s sort of a toxic masculinity thing… they want to be shorter than the person they’re with…. male roles of protection, reaching high things and carrying heavy things they can’t carry….
my 5’10” ex dated a shorter man once, she said his obsession with her height was one thing that ruined it….
he hated tall guys, wanted to sleep on top of her like a human bed… just weird dumb stuff….
she also mentioned she liked that she could wear heels with me and not be taller than me… and we never got dressed up like that… she just needed the option or something.
but hey, i’ve never even met a woman as tall as me… it’s not such a big deal.wanted to sleep on top of her like a human bed
What.
Did he love the fact that she was taller than him or hate it?
Yeah, that’s pretty weird. Like even if I weirdly wanted to sleep, like actually sleep, on top of another person, I’m fairly spectating I couldn’t. It would just be uncomfortable.
he loved it… i guess she let him take a nap on her once as a joke, but then he wanted to do it all the time….
I love my height, would love to be even a couple inches taller, but the legit short guys I’ve been with did make me feel insecure because they were sort of fetishists, only one in a way I felt ok about; they NEEDED a woman taller than them the same way women do to guys.
What someone pointed out to me once though, was that maybe I was implementing my own bias and didn’t want to be with a guy so much taller than me because I’m not used to feeling short and it isn’t a good feeling to me. So even though my conscious mind thinks I’m irritated by tall men’s obsession with short women, and my daughters think I kind of robbed them of their potential height, it probably is an affirmative preference not just a default result.
such a weird world… i say, like what you like… don’t obsess or fetishize it…
i’ve dated some extra short women, they did marvel at my height but it was more of a novelty… standing on things to kiss kinda thing…. it is weird being someone’s “type” because of a couple key physical attributes.
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but almost all women seem really short to me… i usually don’t really notice at first.
yeah It makes no sense.
usually with “i want to be able to wear heels”
That’s fine. I might wear them too.
i would, but i can’t find any dates tall enough for me to wear them
I get it but maybethey should try to meet the person first It could be very little to no difference or the person could be so awesome that it doesn’t mater.
i just think it’s not that important if a girl is taller than a guy (or anyone) they’re dating….
it’s a weird world i don’t know why people make such a big deal about these things….
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i guess i have been told by women that they feel surprisingly safe walking next to me on the street, and that it’s a big relief….
maybe it all comes down to instinctual security?
Haha yeah perhaps if you live in a country where that’s rare.
You have to be ~2 meters here to get comments, and even that isn’t really rare. 210 would probably start turning heads a bit.
As someone who’s well over 2 meters tall, I can tell you that no matter where I travel, people always ask. Just depending on the country, they just stop me walking in public, or only after some small talk.
But that has nothing to do with the dating thing where a lot of girls won’t consider men under a given height, no exceptions.
Okay, now it’s my turn to be surprised, people actually do that? (Mind you, I got married before online dating was even a thing, so I’m probably a ‘bit’ out of touch)
Well over 2 meters… wow, that must be inconvenient. I’m just over 6 foot and everything feels like it was built for people way shorter than me. Showers, kitchen counters, airline seats, etc.
Overall I like it, I’m a pretty introverted person and tend to stay in the background by nature, but being this tall means that I get noticed no matter what.
That being said, I’m writing this from the back of an Uber and i can’t put my head straight up here. And the only way to fly is in an emergency exit seat.
I can only buy clothes in specialised shops, but these days most have web shops, so that has become a lot easier.
I appreciate you staying in the background for us shorties to be able to sit in the foreground and see anything 🙏
Things like that are generally built to the “average” height to be comfortable for the greatest number of people, which in the past 80 years or so has been 5’ 8".
I would imagine it would be more uncomfortable for shorter people than for us tall people.
How’s the weather up there? Do you play basketball?
Heard them all by now I think. But if you want to try and kick my ass, you’d better bring a step ladder 🤣
I don’t believe people do that! must be crazy because this is crazy for me
I’ve never made height a thing in dating. But! I’m the shortest living member of my family (and by a large margin) so I appreciate when I have a partner who can reach all the things I can’t reach at the store or wherever.
Why do we even have shelves so high off the ground???
For storage. Like, putting things on them.
Step stools exist.
Remember Beast’s library in Beauty and the Beast? You really think he could reach the top shelves, standing on the floor?
It’s not just the US, unreasonable focus on height is a thing in a number of countries, even non-western ones.
Though, where I live, it would be weird to ask this on a date.
As a tall person, who has been married to the same noticeably shorter woman for 36 years, height has never been questioned between us. I can’t remember any woman I had ever dated, going back to high school, ever asking me my height. 'Twas pretty obvious I’m a whole lot taller than they were.
Although, now that I think about it, When I was a teenager I did originally want to marry a woman who was like 6’ or taller. Just my luck, the woman I’ve been married to for 36 years is only 5’ 3" tall.
It wouldn’t be noticed by you, it’s noticed by the shorter folks. I’m tall enough to “pass” for tall, but no one says “you’re tall” to me. My short friends have all had to deal with this phenomenon.
You’re “normal,” so nobody would mention it. Try it the other way around, marrying a noticeably taller woman. (Do it for science!) The couples I’ve met with this atypical height difference sure do get comments.
It is not a US thing I can assure you. You get bios from some women’s in dating apps stating “what do you call a man under 6’0”? A friend."
As if that’s going to stop me from swiping right!
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You don’t see how actually using feet as the measurement already signifies just how American it is?
Most people in my country don’t even have an idea on how much 6ft is.
The average height here is ~180, which translates as 5"11’.
I have literally never in my life known a person who had 182cm as an arbitrary height limit for guys. Actually, I’ve not seen any type of height limits basically, aside from a few girls having the criteria of “I would prefer to date someone at least as tall as me.”
Americans are a nation of short kings, lol.
Where I live, we only use metric for height, pizza size and dick size lol.
I have literally never in my life known a person who had 182cm as an arbitrary height limit for guys.
You are lucky to not be surrounded by shallow people, I suppose.
No no, a lot of them are extremely shallow.
Just not about height.
Like I’m sure no-one around you considers someone showing their ankle or elbow to be indecent, but you know a lot of people used to. Or I mean I don’t know where you live, you might live in a country where that still applies, but I don’t think it’s likely.
Back then ankles and elbows were inherently sexy because of the taboo. For some reason height is sexy for Americans, but people just don’t focus as much on it in some cultures I guess
Canada exists.
I need to move
It is a weird American thing, but I’m not sure where it comes from. My husband and I are the same height, he might be an inch or so taller than me. I love him, and height isn’t something I really care about.
However, I’ve had some “friends” who decided to voice their opinion on my partner and say stupid shit like “he’d be more handsome if he was taller” or “I could never be with a short guy.”
I guess it’s a good thing he’s not married to you then isn’t it? I’m not friends with those women anymore for obvious reasons. They were 30 something year old mean girls.
I don’t have time for that shit.
I’m 5’3 and used to date a girl that was 5’10 she got comments like that from some of her friends all the time when we were together. They’d even say shit in front of me and then act like I was an asshole for not wanting to associate with them. I’m not insecure about my height at all but I’m also not going to be disrespected over something I can’t control.
That’s just straight up rude. People need to remember what being a decent person means. Sorry you had to deal with that. I hope you find someone who appreciates you and doesn’t tolerate rude ass comments being made about you(if you havent already that is!)
What a bunch of assholes. Glad you don’t have to deal with that anymore
exactly! From all the things I think about when thinking of a partner Hight is not one of them at all. If a women cares about it its a red flag
American women ads be like:
"Hay guys, I’m a divorced, unemployed, BBW (obese) woman, looking for a fit. Good looking, wealthy, muscular guy over 6’ to take care of me and my 5 kids. Must be at least 6’ to ride this curvy (obese) gal "
Haha casual sexism
American men ads be like:
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Ugh. So you can’t make jokes about a person if they’re a woman now? Only making fun of men is allowed? Grow some a skin
the fact that you used obese twice shows me you are as trash as the women you are trying to mimic
I offended an obese one
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I’m old enough that I probably fucked your mum.
I assume you were planning on riding her?
Make sure you do it safely, with a lap restraint.
don’t forget the latex helmet
And overhead bars.
Keep your hands inside the ride at all times
This is the real punchline 🤣
5’ 7"
How much do you weigh?
Slightly uncomfortable? Wondering what that has to do with anything? Then why did you ask for my height?
Sir, this is a
Wendy’sphysician’s office. You’re here for your annual checkup. I am just taking down some basic information before the doctor arrives. Please unclench your fists so I can take your pulse/Ox.Ain’t doing shit 'til I get that prostate exam.
Highly recommend doing shit prior to that.
Instructions unclear. Chores are done, but doctor is angry at me.
Somebody made an awful mess…
Leave my Ox alone, you cattle thief.
When his height starts with 5
When her weight starts with 200
Wtf why are you fat shaming me?
Why are you height shaming me? You could always lose some weight, but I can’t grow another six inches
Weight can be altered with behavioural changes. You can lose weight through hard work. Height can’t be significantly altered without surgery (or hurting yourself, I guess).
Maybe something like “what’s your cup size” may be closer but even that’s variable based on diet and exercise.
It’s really no surprise so many people on here complain they can’t get a girlfriend. Imagine being so butthurt over a simple question.
My comment was intended as a joke.
Responding like that in reality would be slightly unhinged, much like the response in the comic.
I guarantee a large portion of the people upvoting you fantasize about this happening, so they can come back with their “witty” remark.
I’ve seen this exact thing all over here/reddit and trust me, it’s rarely a joke.
Little dude is taking no shit.
Hobbit Smash!
I get more people saying to me “wow you’re very tall” to which I respond with “yes and you are very observant” which I feel is funny in the moment but is just condescending enough to make them realize it later on.
What sometimes bothers me is constantly getting asked to reach for something high because I’m tall. My Wife has always been good at that despite all the step stools we have around the house for her.
I reached a point where I now ask her to pick things up off the floor because she’s shorter than me, (she’s 5’3" I’m 6’4"). Making her closer to the ground.
Honestly, I am unoffended by that dynamic in my house. Our difference isn’t as great - my 5’5" to his 6’2" - but I just laugh and tell him to move when he tries to scrunch down to get things, and I sigh loudly and stare at him while stretching my arm up if I don’t want to climb for high things. We’re goofy like that, though, neither of us take it seriously and he teases me right back.
Got any more tips? I just kind of laugh it off and say yeah…guess so. Or nope too clumsy for basketball lol.
How’s the weather up there is most annoying and I never know what to respond for that. Think I just glare lol
Sunny with a zero percent chance of an original joke.
You could always fart and say “a lot better than it’s about to be down there”
A funnier response for more social occasions that I bust out is “thanks, I practice everyday”. Usually gets a laugh
I respond “no im not. are you okay?”
whatever happened to the old standards; ‘can you nail a 6 inch spike through a board with your penis?’
One of the best movies ever.
Have you been playing with yourself, Kent?
Kent was some great writing and acting. That whole talking to God scene, he crushed it and it still makes me laugh.
Unexpected Real Genius
“Gotta have standards.”
“How tall are you?”
“Do your eyes not function?”
* place my hand on my head *
“this tall”
“how much do you weigh?”
It’s completely different! You can actually change your weight but not your height
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I don’t understand why you’d ask when the person is right there with you. You can see how tall they are. I’m the average height of men where I live, and for whatever reason the tall guys here 95% of the time seem to date short women (which looks really weird to me but I’m the product of a union just like that - mom 5’4" dad 6’4", so maybe it’s nature trying not to breed us into giants). I have really mostly only dated guys within an inch or two of my height, in both directions. Husband is almost exactly my height. Which all makes sense since such a large chunk of the guys here are close to my height.
Anyway - I don’t ask, but have been asked, quite accusingly sometimes, as though I am being tall to make a guy feel short and they are offended.
Could be nature trying to enforce the mean. Too short and too tall means you get somewhere in the middle? I’m outside the norm since I’m taller than my father anyway.
Idk if getting on the table is a good response to being asked your height…
I don’t think anything in cyanideandhappiness can be described as reasonable. The fact that there’s no butt stuff here makes it pretty tame already.
My friend doesn’t get it, can someone help, please?
“you must be this tall to ride”
Oh. Thank you
an emotional roller coaster
Short King getting on the table to present as bigger to deter predators.
am I the only one who doesn’t get the joke, or
Roller coasters famously have “you must be this tall to ride” signs where anyone shorter is not allowed supposedly for safety reasons
Height doesn’t matter except when queuing up for a roller coaster.
So someone who cares about height in other circumstances is superficial.
The only place you might get asked your height is at roller-coasters
Also some parts of historical sites. Some of the local ones have hallways that are only 5’6" max and maybe 1’6" wide if you’re very lucky.
9 inches.
Oh sorry that’s not the question you asked.
