Us tall girls don't have an easy time with shidduchim, simply because every guy suggested turns out to be a pygmy. Not that I object to a man shorter than me, just they get particularly nasty.
Then, it finally happened . . . I went to a wedding, and all the guys there, I mean practically every one, was tall. Six footah, as the Bobbies would say.
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| She looks a lot like mine. |
I felt like a kid in a candy store.
"Look! Can I have that one? Never mind, how about him, his head practically brushes the ceiling! Ooh, ooh, let's get him!"
I whirled about in childlike glee, ecstatic at the options available, noticing how I was getting speculative glances rather than murderous glares.
And then I bumped into her.
Since she hijacked me for quite some time and I was only staying for the chuppah, my shopping spree was cut short.
I sadly slunk through the door, knowing a sale like this doesn't happen often, woefully bidding a silent goodbye to all the merchandise.
Dang.
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The timing of this post is pretty funny. Just last night i was speaking with some family and realized that all of my moms sisters in law are around 6 feet tall! My uncles are quite tall, the shortest one is 6.3, so tall wives made perfect sense.
I don't know how tall you are but it looks cute when you see a short girl with a really tall guy. But then again, why couldn't they leave the tall guys for taller girls. There are plenty of short guys around. And there's nothing wrong with looking at a wedding. It's the best market.
Nooo! That is so so sad! I would have stayed longer just to scope out the tall selection.
Meanwhile when I'm at a wedding I usually do a quick scan of the crowd...If I can't see the top of their head- we are good to go... very rare occurrence as you may imagine.
That's when you contact the bride's family and the grooms family... they should all be in line for you to date!!!
Now, believe me, I don't get possessive of all the tall guys - it's ok if they marry shorter girls. Luke, who's pretty tall, married a gal of average height and my mother wanted to financially reimburse all the tall girls out of guilt.
As I said, there is more to marriage than, in my case, matching heights . . . but it was still fun to find myself in a sea of Paul Bunyans!
I don't have anything particular to say, but I just love your blog!
Thanks! I love yours too!
Am I the only one who was slightly, very slightly, bothered by the reference to men as being merchandise? Especially considering the multitudes of women who write and complain about men not treating them properly, etc. etc.
Cute post though :)
The post was meant to be humorous, mocking the situation. Considering how I will probably NOT end up with a NBA look-alike, this was meant to provide a chuckle.
Ha ha.
It did.
I'm sorry for asking an innocent question...
"Innocent"? Riiiiiight.
It was innocent in the sense that I was genuinely interested in hearing an answer. It seems like one of two things happened. 1) Women are "fighting back" against being treated like "property" and are therefore degrading men the same way they were once demeaned (in which case there's a bigger picture here than simply a one-time thing) or 2) Guys do it to you so girls do it back.
Or, option number 3 lol, is that it was completely and purely innocent. But if that is the case, the irony still exists imho.
It was option 3. There were no feminist undercurrents intended at all.
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