The creepier thing is when you are going along with your conscious tastes in a mate, and then one day you see someone and something deep in your lizard brain goes "yes, that is a pleasing shape of skull. My children should have that shape of skull, too."
Sometimes with women the reverse can happen when someone stands up. "OH! you're taller than I realized.. can you pick me up? Ok, now try carrying me a short distance... hmm, I like this. Now throw me on that bed over there."
Most of my best and worst memories involve people, sadly I think there are more bad memories than good, so I also tend to keep my distance from them. Every once in a while an extrovert adopts me, and I somehow end up in crowed places again. I make five good memories and ten bad ones, then it's back to avoiding people again. The circle of life.
"Neutral Milk Hotel" is such an absurd name for a band that I assumed it was a joke about Aubrey Plaza's character in Parks and Recreation being into weird things whenever April would mention them.
It shows vulnerability which means trust, which means a lot on the first or second date. Doesn't mean anything if you've been dating for a while and the trust is already established.
I don't know. Been with my partner 8 years and I have seen this work to ignite something primal moods still. I also enjoy how tall he suddenly is. No complaints.
The girl version is guys go up and casually open a jar that they are struggling with. Women have the immediate *cavewoman voice* “He strong like ox, he fight many men to protect me and I be safe from predators”
A big part of constructive masculinity is being able to provide for, care for, and protect your partner and children. It doesn't mean being an abusive, violent person. It just means caring for and taking responsibility for your family.
I'm 5' tall. Some guy said "omg you're so tiny!" When I was wearing 2 inch heels. I took off my boot and did exactly this, and he fell in love. Not gonna lie, his reaction to it made me feel adorable.
I don't think this would work on me... but if she said "the car dealership recommendeds premium air, should i get it?" Then i would totally go caveman and protecc
As a short fella myself, I have encountered many situations were my height is a factor. I know there are plenty of people out there who do truly don't care, but In my experience it seems pretty rare to find a woman who truly doesn't "care" about your height. Confidence may go along way, but in terms of being approached, I have never had a woman taller than me hit on me. Height preferences seems to be one of those primal things many humans still have.
Height is not part of my selection criteria. Smart, funny, and shared kinks are all way more important…then again I am old and have a divorce under my belt.
If a woman ever did that to me, I'd fall in love with her straight away. Not because caveman "ohh she smaller than me think", but because it will be the first time in a very long time a woman has made a move on me.
As a guy closer to 7ft than 6ft I'm wondering if this has ever worked on me - or if I'd even notice. Seems to be the opposite of the "women like tall guys" theory - which I can tell you seems to be somewhat true, but mostly with much shorter women (I cannot tell you how many >5'4" women have hit on me...and I am not a handsome man).
I doubt it would work on those of us close to 7ft since everyone is equally short from are prospective and i dont see a 3 inch change of height changing that
There's stats from the 50s or thereabouts that there's a positive correlation between how tall a man is and how likely he is to be married and a negative one for women. Society might've changed since then but people haven't changed much.
I work at a bar as a bouncer and the super tall dudes ALWAYS have a specific type of girls going after them. Then again, I'm 5'11, and 210 lbs, and I get the girls that like wider guys as opposed to taller to "shrug".
My girlfriend even said "I have heels and platforms that can make me taller taller you but I like being shorter than you...you my big, muscle man" there's really is something about being larger than your partner I guess
I feel like it'd be the opposite for me. if a girl is taller than me, gets in close and goes "snu snu time" I wouldn't even hesitate. she can carry ME to the bedroom for all I care
Man. I consider myself pretty levelheaded person that enjoys talks more than caveman bullshit and it annoys me how much i can feel this would work on me
Didn't she insist on the change in height, not the height? I feel it's more something like: "wow, she was playing a game where she wore heels, and now she shows me what she really is". I would feel like she's opening to me, coming true to me, which is very pleasant and confidence boosting.
The three pillars of human attraction are Youth, Health, and Kink (if you’re into it, you’re into it). And she has two of the three on lockdown. It’s not surprising that when she stumbles upon a power kink, the trifecta seems like mind control. It is mind control. Evolution made sure of that.
I know for a fact that this works on me. It's not a requirement by any means, but the shorter she is the stronger the effect. Didn't even know it was a thing till I met my exGF years ago, who is 4'11" (by comparison I'm 6'1'). I tend to wonder if I'm a creepy weirdo for feeling it, but I can't make it go away. Primal is a very accurate word here.
Yeah but what if it were physically possible for a woman to do the opposite, where she suddenly gets taller taking off shoes and now she's towering you? Many would still have similar reponses.
Yeah I'm a very even keeled dude but pretty sure my exact series of thoughts when she dropped was "Oh damn ..... Wait that worked on me? I don't like that it worked on me! Why did it work?"
Never forget that all the rational/objective shit that you think of as *you* exists in a new layer of your brain that's about as thick as a good hamburger, and this burger of consciousness sits *on top* of the large and ancient meatball that actually runs things.
The burger of consciousness can be overridden by the ancient meatball in many individuals. I blame the cheese slice of toxic fats and the absence of a good salad.
The modern world has evolved faster than our primitive brains can keep up. These are hunter-gatherer instincts, they are so deep within us that the modern, rational, thinking parts can't override them. We are, basically, animals, we just have a bigger vocabulary than most.
I prefer women in flats cos it looks more natural to me and not like they might break an ankle at any moment or step on my foot in stilettos, which has happened to me.
Plus, heels are fuckin' uncomfortable. It's an inclined plane, steers your weight onto not just the ball of the foot but *part* of it, so it's never quite right, and your toes are always kinda mashed... you're in pain. So you're cranky. Flats, or better yet, sneakers? Good support, walk-all-day kinda shoe? Real mood elevator.
Picked up a 6 foot tall woman and deposited her into the bathroom when she was drunk and she still talks about how no one has ever carried her around before.
Love this. Top notch. I know this probably wasn’t you doing the subtitles but he says Kirtland not curling. It’s an air force base. Pj’s are parajumper. Kinda like the special forces of the Air Force. I used to see them doing base runs in just their tiny little shorts and all of a sudden I see how my mom thought basket ball players were hot when they wore those short shorts to play in in the 80’s. Because hot damn. Give me muscled man thigh all day.
Yeah when they have to practice their skills they do it with simulations. They get airmen on their off day, give you a card, make you look all bloody and matching your card with special effects makeup. Called moulage. Then they come in and act like this was a real mass casualty and they’re graded on their triaging, the infield treatments before they can get medivacced out…it’s really fun to be the mass cas ‘victims.’ One made it look like I was missing my eyeball. Kinda scared the guy at first.
this. like i absolutely have a thing for tall women, yet this would absolutely work on me, so like. i guess just, *women hot, surprise height change also hot*? so i suppose: https://youtu.be/Y2Y5KVtU810?si=x4OLa-f1FOOPVtru applies
pseudokojo
The creepier thing is when you are going along with your conscious tastes in a mate, and then one day you see someone and something deep in your lizard brain goes "yes, that is a pleasing shape of skull. My children should have that shape of skull, too."
DoctorDudeBruh
Oh shit... that does work.
LaronX
we are back to having gender stereotypes and sexism be comedy... truely a 90s come back time.
Metallica93
Lies. Where's that .gif of Tormund asking if Brienne was still there? Tall, please. Tall + heels?
Whitewolf30
KWJester49
My girlfriend is just under 6'1", and refuses to wear heels, makes me sad.
StewedTomaters
Buy some for her. Worth a shot.
DropDrop
Sometimes with women the reverse can happen when someone stands up. "OH! you're taller than I realized.. can you pick me up? Ok, now try carrying me a short distance... hmm, I like this. Now throw me on that bed over there."
HuskyPirate
Like a deer in the headlights.
UnspokenX
I hope one day to receive this reaction. (But that would involve me leaving the house, and there are.... *shudders* .... people out there.)
DropDrop
Most of my best and worst memories involve people, sadly I think there are more bad memories than good, so I also tend to keep my distance from them. Every once in a while an extrovert adopts me, and I somehow end up in crowed places again. I make five good memories and ten bad ones, then it's back to avoiding people again. The circle of life.
DrankTooMuchMead
What's her name?
StewedTomaters
Chloe Radcliffe
snotrocketscience
shiftingbits
I'm a foot taller than my wife, if she stands flat footed in front of me, I cannot see her.
AnythingMuchShorter
Or if she stands very still, tall men's vision is based on movement.
UnspokenX
Can confirm. I actually had a --- wait, where did you go?
finnwin
You and me baby ain't nothing but mammals
Zokalwe
Well, some of us cannibals, who cut other people open like cantaloupes...
acidlemon
so let's do it like they do it on discovery channel
delecti
"Neutral Milk Hotel" is such an absurd name for a band that I assumed it was a joke about Aubrey Plaza's character in Parks and Recreation being into weird things whenever April would mention them.
StewedTomaters
It is a band name, after all. I've never bothered to look up why "Toad the Wet Sprocket" named themselves that either.
Like2Fox
It shows vulnerability which means trust, which means a lot on the first or second date. Doesn't mean anything if you've been dating for a while and the trust is already established.
ArtsFartsFab
I don't know. Been with my partner 8 years and I have seen this work to ignite something primal moods still. I also enjoy how tall he suddenly is. No complaints.
BurntMaggie
Chloe Radcliffe
ArcanisTheOmnipotent
The girl version is guys go up and casually open a jar that they are struggling with. Women have the immediate *cavewoman voice* “He strong like ox, he fight many men to protect me and I be safe from predators”
AllTheGoodOnesAreTaken68
sunniblu03
He looks so angry about it and I get it cause that’s may face anytime I need something from a top shelf
dragonsluvtacos
Same. And at 5’6” I’m considered tall for a girl. 🤔
MenloPart
I was waiting for pupusas at the friendly neighborhood Salvadoran restaurant and laughed each time the employee who was clearly shorter than
MenloPart
me while I was sitting walked by. Unfortunately, that got old as we waited exactly 60 minutes for an order they said would be out in 25.
Marukina
Hey i know this must be super annoying, but as a public service announcement, you can write up to 500 characters per comment now!
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MenloPart
Sometimes. Now, for example.
m6514309
An hour for pupusas? How many did you order?
MenloPart
Fifteen.
m6514309
Jesus wept...
SomeDetroitGuy
A big part of constructive masculinity is being able to provide for, care for, and protect your partner and children. It doesn't mean being an abusive, violent person. It just means caring for and taking responsibility for your family.
Fayen
I'm 5' tall. Some guy said "omg you're so tiny!" When I was wearing 2 inch heels. I took off my boot and did exactly this, and he fell in love. Not gonna lie, his reaction to it made me feel adorable.
SploogeMcDuck316
I don't think this would work on me... but if she said "the car dealership recommendeds premium air, should i get it?" Then i would totally go caveman and protecc
Kangadilla
As a short fella myself, I have encountered many situations were my height is a factor. I know there are plenty of people out there who do truly don't care, but In my experience it seems pretty rare to find a woman who truly doesn't "care" about your height. Confidence may go along way, but in terms of being approached, I have never had a woman taller than me hit on me. Height preferences seems to be one of those primal things many humans still have.
DurendaI
I suppose I am an outlier, once again.
jonReremy9669
Winchester427
DurendaI
bill4935
echonite
por que no las dos?
DurendaI
I'm sorry friend, I prefer taller women.
OkButWhyWereTheyFilming
I listen to NPR and have distinct memories of girlfriends doing this and how much I loved it
XorKaya
Poor Kevin Hart.
g7xn56scjp11
Height is not part of my selection criteria. Smart, funny, and shared kinks are all way more important…then again I am old and have a divorce under my belt.
evolution4407
[Note to self: Look up "Neutral Milk Hotel."]
zzxcvb
Whelp. That did it. I feel old.
SomeDetroitGuy
I haven't heard of them but... uhh... that's totally the kind of music I love.
ahhjeezrick
nimeton0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_Milk_Hotel
mindolluin
You won't regret it!
kaitco1984
Eldibs
So, my takeaway is that if a girl does this to me, she likes me enough to try to make me want her.
Gorgrim
If a woman ever did that to me, I'd fall in love with her straight away. Not because caveman "ohh she smaller than me think", but because it will be the first time in a very long time a woman has made a move on me.
Spoonland
Https://i.imgur.com/PcFeBly.gif
Ih8thisSoMuch
As a guy closer to 7ft than 6ft I'm wondering if this has ever worked on me - or if I'd even notice. Seems to be the opposite of the "women like tall guys" theory - which I can tell you seems to be somewhat true, but mostly with much shorter women (I cannot tell you how many >5'4" women have hit on me...and I am not a handsome man).
spartanliam115
I doubt it would work on those of us close to 7ft since everyone is equally short from are prospective and i dont see a 3 inch change of height changing that
mthrndr01
The alligator eats the larger number.
Ih8thisSoMuch
I don't often make typos, but when I do they're categorically stupid. Also it happens a lot.
SoftKleenex
Flaunt it if you got it
spankeyfish
There's stats from the 50s or thereabouts that there's a positive correlation between how tall a man is and how likely he is to be married and a negative one for women. Society might've changed since then but people haven't changed much.
UnspokenX
size difference kink go brrrrrr?
Beezlebubble
I work at a bar as a bouncer and the super tall dudes ALWAYS have a specific type of girls going after them. Then again, I'm 5'11, and 210 lbs, and I get the girls that like wider guys as opposed to taller to "shrug".
My girlfriend even said "I have heels and platforms that can make me taller taller you but I like being shorter than you...you my big, muscle man" there's really is something about being larger than your partner I guess
squirreltactics
I'm over 6', I find I am usually attracted to the taller ladies.
Daggaroth
As a 6ft3 woman,... hi :)
squirreltactics
Daggaroth
raftus
Im 5'10. My wife is 6'. I am one of these braves
admiralawesome4213
I feel like it'd be the opposite for me. if a girl is taller than me, gets in close and goes "snu snu time" I wouldn't even hesitate. she can carry ME to the bedroom for all I care
jonReremy9669
GuitarBobMonterey
Yeah, she's flat wrong.
admiralawesome4213
mercbrit
I am very fussy with my women. I have strict criteria. 1: they must be female. That’s it really.
GuysJustWannaFish
That's difficult to define these days
raftus
You removed 1 of my strict criteria. They must also be alive. Brave
Mithi
More of a recommendation than a really strict criteria ...
FlatPlutoSociety
Check your privilege, dude. Not all of us are handsome enough to score a breathing chick.
daemogorgon
What about not being related by blood? Is that not one of your strict criteria?
raftus
I was adopted.
CoinedWatcher
What species?
raftus
Species? You care about that sort of thing?
NotACanadian
Hey guys, did you know that in terms of...
Mohareb
Man. I consider myself pretty levelheaded person that enjoys talks more than caveman bullshit and it annoys me how much i can feel this would work on me
StewedTomaters
Especially THAT woman. Ay chihuahua.
LeCroqueMonsieurDejeunerSandwich
Ooga booga together strong
Bunnies007
The great love of my life was tiny. I fell for her the first time I saw her without her shoes on (all of 4'11").
buttcreambandit
The lizard brain is ingrained. It doesn’t matter what your conscious says. The same thing happens with threats.
AltruisticMoron
It's almost like we're just animals with anxiety and iPhones.
Memaleph
Didn't she insist on the change in height, not the height? I feel it's more something like: "wow, she was playing a game where she wore heels, and now she shows me what she really is". I would feel like she's opening to me, coming true to me, which is very pleasant and confidence boosting.
AltruisticMoron
Too much word. Too much brain. Woman deceptively small. Want.
BigDaddysMeatWagon
Right? I was like "damn. She actually has a point. That would definitely work on me and it's kinda insulting."
igetit41
The three pillars of human attraction are Youth, Health, and Kink (if you’re into it, you’re into it). And she has two of the three on lockdown. It’s not surprising that when she stumbles upon a power kink, the trifecta seems like mind control. It is mind control. Evolution made sure of that.
madjo
I must be wired wrong or something. That drop literally did nothing different for me. She's cute, but not once did my brain go "hmmm must have her"
fartharder
Right??
trayal
I know for a fact that this works on me. It's not a requirement by any means, but the shorter she is the stronger the effect. Didn't even know it was a thing till I met my exGF years ago, who is 4'11" (by comparison I'm 6'1'). I tend to wonder if I'm a creepy weirdo for feeling it, but I can't make it go away. Primal is a very accurate word here.
SoraHjort
Yeah but what if it were physically possible for a woman to do the opposite, where she suddenly gets taller taking off shoes and now she's towering you? Many would still have similar reponses.
GWJYonder
Brain: "Wow, woman is very height. Don't worry, I know what to do"
AnythingMuchShorter
I listen to NPR and drive a prius, and this would work on me. My wife would be mad though, unless it worked on her too I guess.
Narwhilian
Yeah I'm a very even keeled dude but pretty sure my exact series of thoughts when she dropped was "Oh damn ..... Wait that worked on me? I don't like that it worked on me! Why did it work?"
travishawkins2199
I was watching without sound and she said "wear shoes" and I was like... hey... valid point
JohnWickdidnothingwrong
Never forget that all the rational/objective shit that you think of as *you* exists in a new layer of your brain that's about as thick as a good hamburger, and this burger of consciousness sits *on top* of the large and ancient meatball that actually runs things.
Weblord
The burger of consciousness can be overridden by the ancient meatball in many individuals. I blame the cheese slice of toxic fats and the absence of a good salad.
tupacshomie
Definitely. She did that little pretend step down and I was like…🤔🤔🤔
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
I, too, said "lesbian lesbian lesbian"
suffyr
Good... I'm not the only one
pianostacatto
I already began thinking about how much easier it would be to princess-carry her out of a building. Gosh, I'd be 2% faster and easily 33% more cooler.
AttilaTheHungover
The modern world has evolved faster than our primitive brains can keep up. These are hunter-gatherer instincts, they are so deep within us that the modern, rational, thinking parts can't override them. We are, basically, animals, we just have a bigger vocabulary than most.
dreammer243
Similarly, humans who are tall are more likely to become leaders.
AltruisticMoron
Not basically, we ARE, specifically in the homo sapian genus
throwawaythosepoints
biology is a mother fucker. it can't be ignored.
FelixTheAnimator
I feel it's better to acknowledge that we do have some instincts so that we can be better than just being ruled by them.
xizar
If a woman did caveman talk on me, I'd be down for her throwing me over her shoulder and being carried off to the jungle.
Idsertian
Time for snu snu.
VictusVonGuyver
InfocalypseRising
Same. I had a coworker that usually wore heels and one day she had flats on and when I noticed I'm like "hey now." Shit is primal.
spankeyfish
I prefer women in flats cos it looks more natural to me and not like they might break an ankle at any moment or step on my foot in stilettos, which has happened to me.
ArdentSlacker
Plus, heels are fuckin' uncomfortable. It's an inclined plane, steers your weight onto not just the ball of the foot but *part* of it, so it's never quite right, and your toes are always kinda mashed... you're in pain. So you're cranky. Flats, or better yet, sneakers? Good support, walk-all-day kinda shoe? Real mood elevator.
DefinitelyaHumanNotanAlien
Some people pay good money for that kind of treatment.
spankeyfish
It hurts through boots. 0/10 would not get stepped on again.
SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem
Heels are dumb af. I'm always happy to see them not be worn. Seems kinda like modern day foot binding to me.
BiologyIsInevitable
It 100% works in reverse when you literally *sweep a woman off her feet*. Fireman strength is attractive for a reason.
Axianamos
Picked up a 6 foot tall woman and deposited her into the bathroom when she was drunk and she still talks about how no one has ever carried her around before.
Subtilico
Works on men too.
ObiWanKenobitch
Love this. Top notch. I know this probably wasn’t you doing the subtitles but he says Kirtland not curling. It’s an air force base. Pj’s are parajumper. Kinda like the special forces of the Air Force. I used to see them doing base runs in just their tiny little shorts and all of a sudden I see how my mom thought basket ball players were hot when they wore those short shorts to play in in the 80’s. Because hot damn. Give me muscled man thigh all day.
midcirclenine
I have wondered what the hell kinda curling he was talking about since the first time I saw this months ago, thank you
IAmFaucetFailure
lol same!!!
ObiWanKenobitch
Yeah when they have to practice their skills they do it with simulations. They get airmen on their off day, give you a card, make you look all bloody and matching your card with special effects makeup. Called moulage. Then they come in and act like this was a real mass casualty and they’re graded on their triaging, the infield treatments before they can get medivacced out…it’s really fun to be the mass cas ‘victims.’ One made it look like I was missing my eyeball. Kinda scared the guy at first.
LeroyShabazAli
I don't know. I feel like if a woman was sitting down and then stood up and was wayyy taller than I expected I would feel some kinda way.
fartharder
I'd get weak in the knees
DocBenny
smaller woman = can protect better, can carry out of fire
larger woman = our children would be huge. great warriors, slayers of kings
BikeKnight
So it turns out, men just like women. Got it.
fartharder
Win Win
ThomasThundersword
this. like i absolutely have a thing for tall women, yet this would absolutely work on me, so like. i guess just, *women hot, surprise height change also hot*? so i suppose: https://youtu.be/Y2Y5KVtU810?si=x4OLa-f1FOOPVtru applies
DocBenny
somehow i knew what video that was going to be before clicking on it
TacoPuncher
See tormund up here got into poetry
vegivamp
So what you really want is a small woman the size of a large woman?
Circosys
fartharder
Is that too much to ask?