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[–] EfreetSK 279 points 8 months ago (9 children)

193 cm and 157 cm for the rest of us

[–] FlyingSquid 28 points 8 months ago (4 children)

What is that in blue whales?

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot 57 points 8 months ago

Zero. Rounded.

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[–] Tobin 8 points 8 months ago

And 10.84^)^ 8.84^)^ in bananas

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[–] girltwink 145 points 8 months ago (4 children)

It's crazy how much height subconsciously influences our opinions of each other. I'm tall enough that most men don't look down at me, and I'm widely respected professionally. Men listen when i talk in meetings, and it's very easy to sell my ideas to people. My shorter coworkers who are more talented than i am struggle to gain respect.

My ex is 5'2" and i have very strong feelings of cute aggression towards her, and have to consciously remind myself to consider her opinions sometimes. It doesn't help that she acted like a child a lot during our relationship 😒

[–] [email protected] 81 points 8 months ago (6 children)

There have been studies showing that bosses tend to be larger (both height and weight) than average, with the trend increasing as you go up the ladder.

US Presidents are typically tall too.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago

Why does Ross, the largest friend, not simply eat the other five?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

The weight part has me concerned about 2024...

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[–] EatYouWell 35 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, it does suck. I get the same benefits as you, and my wife of the same height gets ignored to the point where I have to go to Dr's appointments with her so they actually listen to her.

I also have to keep a close check on being upset about anything, because I'm intimidating just by existing, let alone upset.

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[–] Bunnylux 81 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Awh, the little gerbil is angy

[–] EatYouWell 23 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Insert Shaq + gf/hamster meme.

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[–] RBWells 47 points 8 months ago (12 children)

Tall asshole. But what I want to know (as a taller woman) is why do tall guys go for tiny ladies? I am NOT judging, I like guys around my height and they like me, and I'm tallish because of my mom and dad's height difference. You like what you like. Is it nature trying to breed us back to average height or something?

[–] FauxPseudo 71 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Guys aren't that picky about size. We are picky about picking women that will pick us back. Size is very low on the priority list. I'm 6'2". Only one girlfriend was taller than 5'4". They all chose me.

[–] Zana 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

6'3" guy here hoping one day one will pick me back. I'll take any size at all.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I’m 1’3”. I think you’re very handsome

[–] MataVatnik 10 points 8 months ago

Are you trying to LARP a fleshlight?

[–] [email protected] 54 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Women are the ones who put height requirements on their Tinder profiles, not men. I've never come across a single profile where the woman is looking for someone shorter. So your question seems very alien to me.

Case in point: my girlfriend says she would not have started dating me if I was shorter than her. As a guy I am conditioned to avoid such superficial thinking because it leads to toxic behavior. Imagine if I would tell her that I wouldn't date her if her boobs were a different size.

[–] Makeitstop 22 points 8 months ago

I don't understand people who are only interested in a very specific type. As long as a woman is generally attractive to me,^1^ I can be interested regardless of her height. Sexy little hobbit or death by snu snu, it's all good. Same goes for skin color, hair color, and most healthy body types.


^1^ Obviously, finding them attractive in the first place is kind of the point. But I think we can also understand the difference between "would be attractive if not for [insert turn off here]" and "is not at all attractive."

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There is the theory that sexual attraction is towards characteristics that are on the opposite side of the normal curve from yourself, specifically so that your kids are nearer the average of your species and thus more fit for their environment. I'm tall and had a huge underbite (until it was corrected surgically) and I go for tiny women with overbites. Also, smart women with money and style.

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[–] Subverb 20 points 8 months ago (5 children)

I'm 6'3" and my wife is 5'4", she's told me many times that my height is super important to her and that she wouldn't have dated me if I were shorter than at least 6'.

Why do most (in my experience) women insist on tall men?

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[–] Kentronix 18 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I'm 6'5" and I've had many short girls hit on me. Tall girls almost never do.

[–] duffman 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

A short girl once told me she needed to marry a tall guy so their kids wouldn't be short.

To balance it out essentially.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm 5'7 and my gf is 5'10, she wants to step on me pls send help

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

Afaik not many guys go out of their way for really short girls. Tall guys rarely meet a woman as tall as them.

If you're a tall guy nearly all ladies are tiny to you. Whether or not they're a bit shorter than average is kinda immaterial.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

I rarely ever see tall women. I'd prefer someone closer to my height (6'6'') but women aren't commonly that tall, and it's not something I care that much about.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Because girls are shorter than me. It's not a thing I "go for" it's just my reality.

[–] RBWells 7 points 8 months ago

I don't mean shorter, I mean short. I'm shorter than any tall guy, but usually see guys I'd consider quite tall (6'4" and up) with women under 5'4" and it always struck me as odd. I do understand it would be too hard to find a woman over 6' in the US, there aren't enough. I mean I don't see the six and a half foot guys with the 5'9"- 5'10" ladies. So I figured it was a preference.

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[–] MrJameGumb 36 points 8 months ago

This made me laugh much more than it should have lol

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago

I'm dying... I'm dead now.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 40 points 8 months ago

"Your argument is invalid, because you look like this from up here."

I guess, he needed to show off that his mental grandeur does not match his physique...

[–] Etterra 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Wait... Is that why some girls take weird high angle selfies? Huh.

[–] EatYouWell 49 points 8 months ago (2 children)

No, it's just a more flattering angle for most people.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

That angle hides that they are overweight.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

Isn’t this what they wanted?

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[–] Rakonat 11 points 8 months ago

Can't really talk to the disrespect but an ex was about 6 inches shorter than me, and she commented how she loved how much taller I was and having me around made her feel safe and protected, and while I hadn't thought about it at first it was nice to be appreciated for our differences.

Didn't really have many fights and when we did argue it was usually sitting down on the couch so the height difference was moot (though in hindsight she would often hop up to her knees when trying to make a point so maybe subconsciously going for the height advantage?)

I don't actively seek out shorter girls but most women interested in me certainly seem to be shorter than myself by a few inches, only girl my height I dated was very short lived since we quickly found out we didn't have compatible interests or personalities.

[–] Chev 6 points 8 months ago

12cm is the perfect difference for me after testing it many years. Tall enough to be more or less at the same height but short enough so she can cuddle perfectly into me.

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