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David. Hi. Do you have a GoFundMe or Kickstarter page? I'd like to support your project.
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Just a thought that came to mind. What do you guys think? Would it help alleviate the prejudice against us? Would it change the culture in a way that gives more acceptance? Share your thoughts in the poll and the comment section. I'll be posting my thoughts later as I'm currently working on a research proposal. (Please keep in mind there are different definitions and connotations of feminism.)
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In theory perhaps but in practice NO. Feminists want tall men too. They will excuse it with comments such as "I don't believe in gender norms, but I can't help what I'm attracted to".
I think you should hug him however you want. If it's your first time dating a guy shorter than you, then I get why you're asking the question, but you two will figure out what works for you. Hug him like you care about him or want to display affection. Obviously since he is short he knows that he won't be able to hug you the way he does someone shorter than himself.
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Thought I'd throw in a woman's perspective. To play devil's advocate - everyone had a preference for what they're attracted to - sometimes you just can't help it.
But I'd have to say, in my opinion, it's usually their own self confidence. Women are trained to want to feel smaller, cuter, cuddled, taken care of etc...(despite all the feminist, you-go-girl stuff) so that usually means someone taller and heavier than they are.
A woman really has to have her own confidence to date someone shorter or skinnier than her. She has to be able to really not care what anyone else is thinking and have her own confidence in herself and her partner.
How easy is that for anyone?
First, welcome to the forum. It is nice to have a woman's perspective here.
On that note, your response is the typical blame shifting response I'd expect to hear from a lot of women regarding this issue. And there's that dreaded "C" word and the "sometimes you can't just help it". There was an article on this site which calls it the "damsel in distress" response. If women are truly independent and strong, then one wouldn't "need" to break from any societal "training". Behaviorisim has largely been discredited in explaining people's actions. You are the captain of your own ship.
There is no "confidence" required. If you are attracted to a short guy, then date him. If you aren't attracted to him, then don't. Anything less than this means that you're playing puppet and are not as independent as you think you are because you care about other people's opinions. It is a great example of the red pillers who claim that women are more concerned about a man's social status (height, money, job) than anything else and that anything less than the top 20% won't do.