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I have posted on this topic before, months ago. I guess it would be good to reiterate. My wife of 32 years genuinely likes that I am short. She finds large men very intimidating and cannot stand being around them at all, even if they are kind and gentle. Her Dad was not tall either. I'm 5'4"-- her Dad was more like 5'6 or 7. It helps that I have a V-shaped build: small waist and big chest. She finds me very sexy and attractive. Guys-- it is unusual, but not unheard-of. We were made for each other. God brought us together. She likes my funny, witty, insightful personality, and that I'm a college VP and a professor and a church leader. And I make her laugh - a lot. She knows the height issue bothers me a lot, though I have refused to bring it up in years. So, she is kind and sensitive and has never said anything disparaging about my height. She never would. She truly sought me out because she did not want to spend her life in fear of some huge lout. Look for such women. They are rare, but they do exist.
Here's a re-posting of something I posted a few months back:
I'm only 5'4". Junior high school was the worst-- senior high a little better -- in terms of getting insulted and pushed around by my schoolmates who loved lording their size over me. So, I designed my adult life carefully. I am in a professional academic position in which size is totally irrelevant and never brought up. I found a woman who loves me as I am - she is very uneasy around large men - and finds me sexy. We've been happily married almost 32 years. I'm telling you this to encourage you to find better friends, find a woman (indeed-- they do exist) who doesn't mind or prefers having a smaller man for a mate. Find a job in which size is not a big deal. The only time I get insulted about my size now is about once every 3 years from a knucklehead relative or a total stranger. I now ask them why they are so insecure that they feel compelled to try to bully me. I ask them what makes them feel inferior. They have no answer, and they don't do it again.
Anyway-- keep up the conversation - we're all here to support each other. Women and tall men have NO idea what we go through. Only we do, so interact with us. You'll find it helpful.
I am SO glad you can have a positive outlook on it. I wish I could, but honestly I don't.
When i was in my teens, it dawned on me that all of my friends were suddenly morphing into real men, and that I would be stuck forever in the body of a kid. I was miserably disappointed with what God had intended for my life. To me, an entire adult life of being 5'4" was not worth living. I have lived (59 yrs old now) a very productive life and most people that know me would be bewildered to find out it bothers me. It still does, but other than this discussion, I never mention it to anyone anymore. I'll never be comfortable with it, or enjoy it. I just grit my teeth every day and work around it with God's grace.