Day 136: Want To Know A Secret? I Like Shorter Guys.

You are probably not going to believe this, but I am actually intimidated by tall people. What makes that so weird? Well, I am tall.

I have towered over everyone most of my life, including most of my family. So being around tall people is not really all that natural for me. At 5'11 barefoot, and about 6'1 with any regular shoe, I am a tall drink of water to say the least. And in Vancouver of all places I tower over many people, so I get noticed. And when I choose to go out and wear heels, I am about 6'3, so even more so.

Now normally, this is not a problem, as I am used to it. I have learned to embrace it, and now enjoy it. No more slouching to make myself look smaller, or lean against things to make myself the same size as everyone else. Even when I gain weight no one can tell because it has to s-t-r-e-t-c-h  a long long way. It works for me...except for buying clothes, that's a bugger.

No, that's not the problem at all. The problem is actually on the dating scene. Why? Because I like guys either my height or shorter...but not all shorter men like tall woman. It can be a bit of a challenge sometimes.

And then I got curious. There HAS to be more than just me who can appreciate the qualities of a shorter guy, so I Googled it. And guess what. There is a plethora of people like me; even Hollywood "A" listers like Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise. In fact, I found a GREAT article on it called "Why Do Tall Women Love Little Men". If you want to check it out, go to: http://bit.ly/lEn3Hg . I thought it was pretty great, and pretty bang on.

So there is hope for me yet!

 But maybe not this short....

...I don't exactly want a pocket dog.