bruce potterHow do jockeys get dates? (2)
July 7th 2009 14:32
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I played basketball for twenty years and so asked for all the torment I suffered as a result-
The Angry Ant; The Grumpy Dwarf; Webster; Mini-me; Spud; Elmer and my favourite – the Oompah Loompah – these were all nick-names I wore on various basketball teams and in some work environments. I had no trouble with this, because being called a nickname is far better than having one that is only used behind your back.
But I took great exception when this kind of heightism impacted on my success, or lack thereof, in my online dating adventures. I was rejected many times without explanation, and it seemed that it was primarily because I wasn’t checking the woman’s height requirements. I tried only approaching girls that had no height restrictions, or were happy with 174cm of man, and I started to have some success. This led to some interesting dates, some hysterically so, but that’s a story for another day.
My point is that it seems that women value many virtues in a man, many more so than the average man does, and that’s fine. But why does he have to be taller than her?
It surely can’t be a case of those many virtues only existing in men six foot or taller.
I’ve known and know tall men, and I’ve known short men, and whilst I’ll never deal with them one-on-one in an emotional sense, the taller guys don’t necessarily stand out as being far more virtuous and therefore desirable for women. But to an almost absolute degree the tall men have more success than their shorter counterparts in attracting women.
It therefore follows that the slimiest men I’ve known, the ones you wouldn’t class as virtuous, are invariably taller than average. Maybe the issue isn’t with women’s standards, maybe it’s more about reflecting society in general. Maybe we all view bigger as better. . .
I’ve been rejected to my face because I wasn’t tall enough a few times, and that’s the last time I’ll ever ask Lauren Jackson out.
The curious thing is that it should be men who have the issues with height as we are generally much more superficial than women. As in, surely we would have a much greater issue with being seen with a woman who was taller than us? But I had two relatively successful relationships with girls that were taller than me, and I can’t ever remember thinking I wish she was shorter.
I know some guys have issues with only dating shorter women, but most guys seem to be okay with the woman being taller.
Tom Cruise is 5-8; Sylvester Stallone is 5-9; Mel Gibson is 5-9; Dustin Hoffman is 5-4; and Paul Newman was 5-7, so it seems that shortness is not necessarily a barrier to success on-screen.
But what about the jockeys?
I played basketball for twenty years and so asked for all the torment I suffered as a result-
The Angry Ant; The Grumpy Dwarf; Webster; Mini-me; Spud; Elmer and my favourite – the Oompah Loompah – these were all nick-names I wore on various basketball teams and in some work environments. I had no trouble with this, because being called a nickname is far better than having one that is only used behind your back.
But I took great exception when this kind of heightism impacted on my success, or lack thereof, in my online dating adventures. I was rejected many times without explanation, and it seemed that it was primarily because I wasn’t checking the woman’s height requirements. I tried only approaching girls that had no height restrictions, or were happy with 174cm of man, and I started to have some success. This led to some interesting dates, some hysterically so, but that’s a story for another day.
My point is that it seems that women value many virtues in a man, many more so than the average man does, and that’s fine. But why does he have to be taller than her?
It surely can’t be a case of those many virtues only existing in men six foot or taller.
I’ve known and know tall men, and I’ve known short men, and whilst I’ll never deal with them one-on-one in an emotional sense, the taller guys don’t necessarily stand out as being far more virtuous and therefore desirable for women. But to an almost absolute degree the tall men have more success than their shorter counterparts in attracting women.
It therefore follows that the slimiest men I’ve known, the ones you wouldn’t class as virtuous, are invariably taller than average. Maybe the issue isn’t with women’s standards, maybe it’s more about reflecting society in general. Maybe we all view bigger as better. . .
I’ve been rejected to my face because I wasn’t tall enough a few times, and that’s the last time I’ll ever ask Lauren Jackson out.
The curious thing is that it should be men who have the issues with height as we are generally much more superficial than women. As in, surely we would have a much greater issue with being seen with a woman who was taller than us? But I had two relatively successful relationships with girls that were taller than me, and I can’t ever remember thinking I wish she was shorter.
I know some guys have issues with only dating shorter women, but most guys seem to be okay with the woman being taller.
Tom Cruise is 5-8; Sylvester Stallone is 5-9; Mel Gibson is 5-9; Dustin Hoffman is 5-4; and Paul Newman was 5-7, so it seems that shortness is not necessarily a barrier to success on-screen.
But what about the jockeys?
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