• shawn1122@sh.itjust.works
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    Most people don’t really know what they want until they’ve had their perspective is broadened.

    Filtering people out based on specific physical attributes is wild in my opinion. So glad I found my partner before that became ‘normal’.

    That being said I’m speaking for full fledged adults. We have research now that suggests adolesence extends to age 32. I wouldn’t be suprised if people in their 20s were overly focussed on the concept of a perfect physical match in their search for a partner, just from my memory of living through that age.

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    The last girl I dated was 5’10", and I’m 6’1", for comparison, but when we sat down next to each other, she was a good 2", taller than me, because my legs are much longer than hers, but my torso is shorter.

    If she had my legs, she would have been 6’3", and if I had hers, I would have been 5’8"

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    Slight tangent: maybe this is just an online thing since I hardly ever hear it in real life, but I do not understand the mean comments towards short men (especially from women who are still shorter than them). You get all the benefits of man™ in compact form. What’s not to like??

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      I don’t get it either. I’m 5’4", my first boyfriend was 5’1", and it was fine? It lasted less than a year in highschool, but I remember it fondly.

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      I’m 5’3 and my last girlfriend was 5’10. That relationship was pretty good and she seemed happy for like a year but she did tell me once that she wished I was taller though and also ended up cheating on me so who knows…

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        Damn, I’m sorry 🫂 that is a flaw with her character and not your height though.