Posted on 10/04/2014 9:13:59 PM PDT by goldstategop
For the prime of a short man's life - Napoleon is the model here again - his shortness is not thematised at all. On horseback in the paintings by David or the Baron Gros, or enthroned by Ingres, Napoleon may look moon-faced, and the little ringlet that dangles above his eye may seem dandyish, but the last thing he looks is short.
It is only later on Elba and St Helena that his diminutive stature becomes part of his self-knowledge. The true Napoleonic moment is when age and circumstances conspire to remind the short man of his stature. It was when the emperor had lost the last battle that the truth returned. I am no longer an emperor. I am merely a short man on a lonely island.
So, short men learn early this essential truth - that long odds make for good lives. A man's mate should exceed his height, not to mention his little grasp, or what's a heaven for?
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
OK, where’s the pic of the diminutive Dennis Kucinich & his 6’ 4” redheaded Amazon wife?
Wasn’t “Short People” written after the songwriter got into an argument with a height-challenged colleague?
A similar theory has been applied on the flip side:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh9ZZgDqzAg
Some women (and men) like a desperate mate always groveling to please. For me, I think something of a net equality of attributes works best.
It is just another physical attraction. Some men like redheads and some like blondes. I have always been attracted to dark haired, blue eyed, tall men. Partially because I am 5’9 I guess. Can’t explain the other 2. lol
You’re fine. Your feet reach the ground don’t they??? Then you’re tall enough.
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ewww. I can’t tolerate a man who grovels. I want a man among men. All man.
My wife likes me tall only because it comes in very handy for fetching things off the top shelves.
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