Well, there is tallness on both sides of my family...my dad was the short guy at 5'10"...my brother was 6'7"...my mothers brother was 6'2"...my mom herself was 5'8"...all my male cousins on both my mom and my dads side were at least 6' tall...I am the short lady, being only 5'6"
So I was always used to being around tall men, and would not even date a guy shorter than 6'...luckily for me, my hubby is 6'2"....our older boy died after just turning 15, from leukemia, but by then he was already 5'11"...my younger boy is 6'5"
What I find unusual is my hubbys family...they are all from Sicily...I had always thought that Sicilian and Italian men were short, but not in my hubbys family...his dad, and all his uncles are over 6'...even the old grandfather was over 6' tall...
I like em tall...
I am very sorry to read about your son.
God bless you and your family.
I always find it amazing how different people can be. You're 5'6", and wouldn't date a guy under 6'. My wife is 6', and married 5'1" me. Her father who's 6'6" or 6'7" still suspects that I'm "ethnic".
Sorry for the loss of your son, can't imagine. I come from Norwegian stock, as do many of my friends, who almost to a man are above 6ft. Most of the people I meet, especially in the east, when I'm traveling for work, are surprised when I walk in for the first time.