tall person, please.

I think I should realize by now that I'm only writing on this sorry excuse of a blog just for myself. I don't really care who reads it, if there's anybody reading this at all. Anyway, it's been a while, yadda yadda yadda, you can thank that damn chicken pox (... or not) for making me want to write again.

Sooo, here I am, just eating lunch and waiting for any instruction whatsoever from the office because I'm a workaholic and need to work even during my days off... when I logged in on Facebook and tah-dah, first post I see: my junior getting married, clutching her marriage certificate with her new husband. All is well, except one thing, and I'm not going to feel bad about saying this: he is just... very short, compared to her. I KNOW, I shouldn't hate on short people, in fact I think they're about the cutest thing since sliced bread and love doesn't care about your height, etc etc. But is it just me, or have the men become shorter these days? Women, instead, seem to become taller and broader, if it makes sense.

For me personally, I never cared about someone's looks, because surely you can't fall for someone solely based on their looks, right? But every time I get introduced to someone, I realize there's one thing I think is very important: their height. It's kind of a deal-breaker: before I get to know anyone, that person ultimately just has to be taller than me. This probably doesn't sound very feminist of me, but in relationships, I need somebody I can lean on - literally and figuratively. Yep, momma needs that broad shoulder. SUE ME for not being an independent, have-it-all-together kinda girl. It wouldn't be pleasant to have to go down and lean on a shorter guy's chest or shoulder. Case in point: when Emma Watson as Hermione had to lean on Dan Radcliffe as Harry in that Godric's Hollow scene in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. You know, that part when she says "Merry Christmas, Harry" and tries to put her head on his shoulder? Yikes. Awkward.

What is the point of this post, you ask? Well, just me pondering the fact that men have indeed become shorter in this past decade (this is apparently the truth, because I remember reading somewhere that Hollywood stars of the Golden Age such as Clark Gable are much, much taller compared to today's stars... such as Tom Cruise, sigh) and just generally thankful that while he's not perfect, at least my partner is much taller than I am. Score.

(Yes, pointless post is pointless. I'm bored.)

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