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to think if that woman in the Volkswagon ad was so conscious about her height

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HollyMiamiFLA · 13/02/2014 12:36

She should have checked the height of her dates before hand. Rather than facing the disappointment of smaller dates.

Assuming they don't lie.

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keepthechangeufilthyanimal · 13/02/2014 12:47

I agree.

I also don't think that she should get in the car with him on the first date.

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HollyMiamiFLA · 13/02/2014 12:52

I thought that as well.

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PennyJennyPie · 13/02/2014 12:52

Ha! You haven't been online dating have you? They all add a couple of inches to their height in their profiles.

Except DP of course!

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Callani · 13/02/2014 12:53

Also, she's wearing heels! Not small little heels, quite large ones. Surely if you knew you were taller-than-average (and that bothered you), you'd wear flats, or just lower heels?

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badtime · 13/02/2014 12:57

They all lie. My 5'11" partner is significantly taller than all the 6'2" men I met online, and I once met a 5'9" guy who was the same height as me (5'4.75").

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ProfessorDent · 13/02/2014 14:33

The song, by the way, is Needle in a Haystack, sung by Fred Astaire in one of his 1930s films back in the day.

The woman reminds me of Sally Phillips.

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ViviPru · 13/02/2014 14:38

This advert confused me initially as I thought it was the same man she was meeting every time....

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squoosh · 13/02/2014 14:50

ALL men lie about their height.

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drudgewithagrudge · 13/02/2014 15:50

What worries me is that she has only just met Mr Right Height and the next thing she is sat in his car being driven off to heaven knows where.

I thought first dates had to be in public places and you made your own way there.

I may be paranoid.

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HollyMiamiFLA · 13/02/2014 15:52

But they're having a great time though. In his car. So that's alright Confused

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squoosh · 13/02/2014 15:57

Well yeah it is alright, because it's not real life.

Tiny little polar bears don't really live in the freezer either.

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DanceParty · 13/02/2014 16:11

It's an advert folks Grin

Adverts are not the real world, nor anything like it.

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MrsDavidBowie · 13/02/2014 16:14

I love the ad....as a six footer myself, I know what it's like!

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StanHouseMuir · 13/02/2014 16:49

squoosh 6'4" am I lying?

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DCexpat · 13/02/2014 16:51

I'm 6'1. I've never dated a guy who was taller than me. I find that guys don't mind dating taller girls, but many girls are resistant to dating shorter guys. Refusing to date guys shorter than me would be very limiting.

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squoosh · 13/02/2014 16:52

Possibly.

I should add that so many men have lied about their height for so long that they convince themselves their fictional height is actually correct.

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RegTheMonkey · 13/02/2014 16:56

It's not the Fred Astaire version in the ad though. Speaking of ads, I have an inappropriate crush on the guy in the Cadbury ad. The one who mimes to 'Yes Sir, I can boogie'. Can't find the name of the actor anywhere.

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CatAmongThePigeons · 13/02/2014 17:06

My husband was the height he said he was

I know the pain of having men lie about their height

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StanHouseMuir · 13/02/2014 17:06

6'4" and a little bit.

Whenever I see a tall female I'm reminded of when I had a tall waltz partner and we zipped around the dance floor at an amazing speed. Can't do that with DW though.

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TiggyCBE · 13/02/2014 17:54

I don't lie about my height. But then again I'm sensibly sized.

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StickEmUpBigStyle · 13/02/2014 18:04

I really want the car. I love the Up.

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NinjaCow · 13/02/2014 18:05

DP is 6ft4. I'm 5ft7, so am tiny in comparison to him Grin when I first chatted to him (online, although we had mutual friends we were set up via email originally) I thought he lied about his height. I got quite a shock when I realised he hadn't.

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pigsDOfly · 13/02/2014 18:18

Regthemonkey The actor you have a crush on is called Brendan Gibson. Hope that puts you out of your misery:)

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iklboo · 13/02/2014 18:46

It's the face she pulls when they're under the umbrella. You could carry it yourself love!

I'm only 5ft. To date a shorter bloke I'd have to give Warwick Davies or Peter Dinklage a bell.

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iklboo · 13/02/2014 18:46

Thanks Pigs! I like him too. He looks cheeky!

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