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I would agree. I will say most of the 'pressure' I get is more related to dating. I'm however of the opinion that like me or don't, I'm not going to get that worked up about it (otherwise I'd go insane)...there are billions of women out there, odds are good some aren't going to like me. I work out to be fit and healthy,…

I wouldn't say that, I just think it's the easiest to quantify in a discussion.

Yeah, most girls I've talked to say a woman wants to have a man that they feel small...like they feel like the man if they're taller or something along those lines.

I don't really care about their height. I have dated taller (5'11") and I was very attracted to her and generally, I have no problem with tall.

But what about your internet cred? :smile:

Well I appreciate the honest answer :)

That's a very good question and I'd say yes and no. In some ways it's worse (your photos might be your best foot forward), but in others it's not. For instance, on my profile I'm 5'9"...in real life I'm closer to 5'9.5" and if a girl has a 5'10" requirement, she's probably giving me a shot in RL, but not online because I…

Do you give the 5'7" guy a shot?

I would think the opposite, and I was married for 15 years and single for the last 2.5 For instance, I'm 5'9" roughly and if any woman is 5'7" or taller I'm almost automatically not an option. I wish I was exaggerating, but I'm really not. I can't grow any taller. In a world where dating starts with a profile pic, the…

As a 35 year old single male who's out in the dating world, this one really resonates. I get a lot of females who will really trash talk guys because "He just sent me a message on Match that said, 'Hi'...what is that? Have some confidence and be interesting". And of course they do not think they should ever send the first…

This

I've seen guys like that and I honestly think in most cases it is definitely a form of abuse. I can't even fathom it being healthy to control everything in your SOs life like that.

Gotcha...now I see where you're going with that.

Not disagreeing with what you're saying, per se...but I'm failing to understand to what you're arguing for or against and how that relates to the article

Not every day you see a Titian reference on a MFP forum :smile: I personally think there's SOMETHING to it, but the author kind of implies that it's equal which I don't necessarily believe. Or should I say the standard may be equally impossible, but the pressure to obtain it isn't the same. Women can be shamed if they…

I swear a girl in fitness gear gets me WAY more than most lingerie...Makes me ***swoon*** big time :blush:

So much this. Just have confidence in yourself. I didn't really find that until much later in life.

Wow, thats amazing! Welcome to your new life :)

Any time :smile:

You're definitely not meant to be fat forever. EVERYBODY starts somewhere and the most amazing success stories start with someone who could barely do any exercise (in my opinion). Not that mine even compares to some of the incredible stories on here, but when I started I could barely run .25 miles without stopping. This…

Thread is supposed to be lies :smile: Above...drinks captain and coke out of a glass replica of Matthew McConaughey's head.

Once para-sailed off the Eiffel Tower

Definitely date if not take home :smile: @Badger_Girl99

I'm very sorry that happened to you....my face after reading (not at you...the guy):

Yep :smile: Match (at least where I'm from): Girl with no pic....50 messages the first day (granted, 3/4 are perverted or creepy) Guy w/ decent looks and a pic...1 message, maybe A cute girl I dated a while from Match (who was actually pretty cool, but didn't want to be exclusive after a few weeks so I ended it)...she set…

What is the problem? He's just providing references, duh LOL :) Guys are pretty dumb sometimes...what on earth would make a guy think, "I'll just tell I totally bang all my exes still and she'll **swoon** for sure".

I suppose. But even if you tell a girl who's 5'9" that I don't mind if you're taller, where the ____ out of those heels they're still a deal breaker for a lot of women. Honestly, I wouldn't care if she's short or tall :smile:

Oh yeah...in my experience girls are pretty obsessed with height (though I'm 5'10"). Most need a guy to be 3" taller than them so they can wear heals. I've always been curious why that's not as shallow as what a lot of guys say.

A very relevant article: http://thoughtcatalog.com/joe-elvin/2014/11/why-online-dating-is-ruining-romance/

Hahahaha! I love it. "Help me do some chores before we go out". Classic :) Who said romance is dead?