In my younger years, I was no doubt taken advantage of because I was your typical Short (5 foot 6) Scrawny Asian Kid. Growing up, I always felt like “the underdog,” that I always had something to prove. You could say I had the classic case of Napoleon Syndrome.
I’m sure that is why I wanted to date woman who were much taller than me– two inches taller, at least.
I went to as far as to title my goal/fantasy:
“David versus Goliath”
except my goliath was a woman, with curves…
But not only did woman have to be taller for me to date them, but they also had to be blond. For some strange reason, I woke up one day and felt this weird neurotic attraction towards blonds. The more I thought about it, the more enchanting they became to me…I’d imagine dating blonds sort of like the one you see below:

There was something about their platinum blond hair that memorized me…I even compared them to unicorns..

It’s scary now that I look back, I was like a moth to a flame. Blonds were so enchanting to me–I just got lost…
Ok, I know.
The whole thing is silly, shallow, pig-headed, absurd. I was blinded by my reality of what is beauty combined by my inexperience towards life. Thou’ I obviously don’t have the same outlook upon woman now as I did back then–Thank-God.
And for those of you who are wondering if I ever achieved my fantasy of David versus Goliath.
The answer is Yes. For awhile I dated woman who I consider not only attractive, but much taller than me in some cases, the tallest being 5 inches (5’11).
Here’s a little collage of a couple of blonds I’ve dated–Of course, I blurred their faces.

(Notice how that girl’s legs is practically the size of my body and head combined.. ha ha)
I thought back and fourth whether I should post pictures of girl’s I’ve dated or not. I felt that if I’m going to talk about the subject of tall woman who date shorter men, I should at least let you know undoubtedly that I do have some experience in this area.
On to a Very Intriguing Article:
So ABC did this article years ago titled: The Ugly Truth About Beauty. Here’s a passage from the Article:
To see if women would go for short guys who were successful, ABCNEWS’ Lynn Sherr created extraordinary résumés for the shorter men. She told the women that the shorter men included a doctor, a best-selling author, a champion skier, a venture capitalist who’d made millions by the age of 25.
Nothing worked. The women always chose the tall men. Sherr asked whether there’d be anything she could say that would make the shortest of the men, who was 5 feet, irresistible. One of the women replied, “Maybe the only thing you could say is that the other four are murderers.” Another backed her up, saying that had the taller men had a criminal record she might have been swayed to choose a shorter man. Another said she’d have considered the shorter men, if the taller men had been described as “child molesters.”
Child Molesters…. Wow! Is that a crazy thing to say?? Over-exaggerated even?
Being “short” myself, I found this article very interesting and related to it immediately.
Do Short Men have a fighting chance with taller woman? As you saw, yes. But let me tell you that the passage you have just read above holds true to every word with woman who aren’t used to dating shorter men.
For every tall girl I flirted with(at least 8 a night) when I went out, I ended up getting at least 6 of their contact information, went out on dates with 3 of them and ended up dating 1 of those 3.
Ok, guys who read this might think: wow, those odds aren’t bad. But you have to keep in mind that in my quest towards mingling with people all the time, anytime. I’ve mingled with over 4,000 people in less than four years. All day, every day. And eventually learnt from mistakes to finally become charismatic, charming, funny… not to mention I had to work on develop communication skills non-verbally–which makes up at least 60% of human communication.
I agree that short men have it very, very hard. The discrimination short men face is more unfair than the discrimination overweight women face since no one has any control over his/her height and being short, unlike being overweight, being short does not mean you are physically incapable of things.
Honestly, ladies…You can get your own dishes from the top shelf. You don’t really need to feel “protected” from the dangers of suburbia. And why in God’s name is it important to stand on your tiptoes to kiss a guy?–Evan Marc Katz
what are your thoughts?
I wanna know tha truth!
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I definitely can relate with this Article.
I’ve been living in Holland for two years now, the country where the tallest people live, and sometimes I do feel a bit small there, specially when I’m out in the clubs.
You and me both know too well how tall and gorgeous the woman of Holland are, John. Ay yay yay… even though the height issue isn’t a concern for me now as it was years ago.
Hope all is well
Nice Parker, but I wouldn’t consider 5’6” short. I would say this is normal, but not too short
It seems you have been following some of David DeAngelo’s advice here
What a short mean can do is he can turn the tables on her. In other words, if a guy liked a woman who is taller than him, he can say something like “too bad for you, you are too tall and I go with girls who’s tall is not skyscraper”
In other words, make it look that it is her fault that she is too tall and not your fault that is you are short. Of course, you would say that in a flirting way. Thanks for sharing
Hey Dia,
I’m familiar with David D. You’re right, one way to handle tall woman is to in a flirty way, turn the table around on her. But like everything in life, we have to ask ourselves “the why” of all cause and effects.
Most people just hear some great advice and go “gung-ho” with it, using it in every situation they can think of.
Turning the tables on someone in a flirty works, but not all the time. The reason why it works is because it makes you “stand out” from the rest.
But for someone who has heard “that line” before, they aren’t going to be impressed. They might even turn it around on you, making you look like a fool.
I can’t tell you how many times people in general try to be “funny,” but end up just coming off as a complete total jerk. Hence* cocky funny.
That’s why it doesn’t work, all the time. People are very uncalibrated.
When it comes down to it, the best path to truly attract people into your life is to exude confidence, which means to really know what makes you “unique” as an individual, and conveying that towards others.
Also, I have a rule: You should always appreciate others, and if they give you crap, call them out on it. This is the best path to take… trust me.
Cheers!
Blonds and tall! Reminds me of “Super Woman”. I got that feeling inside when a girl is natural taller than me. It sucks too that I’m not so short either. Especially here in Amsterdam!
ha ha Mel you are quite tall, but don’t worry. I’ll help teach you how to harness all that is Mel.
Wow, that kinda sucks!
I had a convo with this girl about why she wouldn’t go out with a
short guy. no clear answer but she still prefers tall guys.
Confusing.
Luckily in 6 feet tall
Hey Musa,
It depends on who you ask, obviously, our early 20s is all about finding ourselves. Don’t be surprised if you get a lot of unanswered questions if you’re asking people who are in a stage in their life where they are still searching for answers themselves.
But that’s where you come in! Because people love to be taught, you do this by giving people very solid arguments. Do this, and you will stand out that much more*
Attracting people into your life !
hello parker,
how are you?
the post although serious, it was laced with a bit of humour. i wasnt really tall in my younger days but all of a sudden i had this growth spurt lol!!
i think it’s all about build/boosting your self confidence and proper communiqcation enhances this.
take care and enjoy the rest of the day
Hi Ayo,
I’m good buddy, you’re right. It definitely is all bout building and boosting self confidence
i like how you connected all pieces of the puzzle together and managed to grow
nice one parker
Thank you Farouk,
Thanks for reading my story!
Hey Parker,
Cool article man, no idea you were as good with girls as you seem to be. If you’re ever in Cape Town, lemme know and we’ll go out and pickup some hotties together:)
I can imagine it must be hard being short, but then again if you have confidence it doesnt matter at all. Rock-solid confidence and a great sense of humor are all you need to get girls
Cheers
Diggy
Hey Diggy!
Ha ha.. thanks for the compliment, oh lordiee… actually, I’m scheduled for Cape Town summer of next year.
I’ll meet and mingle some peeps to have a grande party @ your place, where we’ll all have an after party complimented with your fine cooking
ha ha.. wise words Diggy, wise words!
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