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Was she coming into him

178 replies

ImAHastamaker · 04/05/2017 23:55

Friend was talking to guy at work who's really tall. She asked him his height (6'5) then jokingly moaned and said "im only 5'2"... they were pissed, both married, flirtatious?

OP posts:
Birdsgottaf1y · 05/05/2017 00:52

Just because you are married, it doesn't mean that you can't flirt.

It was average pissed banter/talking shite.

But seriously OP, leave people the fuck alone and stop looking for badness.

nixi86 · 05/05/2017 00:56

Well if this is flirting can I assume every man who's called me a short arse fancies me?

Winner am wanted by....
hang on am counting.....
FS lost count, but it's lots!! Grin

Seriously OP you,ve got nothing to worry about. Coming from a vertically challenged person like myself, this is definitely not flirting

GoingArseforTit · 05/05/2017 00:57

She's a smooth talking floozy her eh? Dirty stop out! Her poor husband must be at home looking after the kids while she's out telling people how tall she is.

Seriously OP how much have you have to drink? In answer to your question, no that's not flirtatious, in the slightest.

JustAnotherPoster00 · 05/05/2017 00:59

BeeThirtythree

He might be whipping it right out in front of them, all those poor unsuspecting victims, deceptive tallness right there in front of them all. Perhaps even log his deceptiveness with 101 in the morning and run for the hills! Grin

BadLad · 05/05/2017 01:05

I assume there's a drip feed coming up. Perhaps the conversation continued when she slipped her hand down the front of his trousers, and murmured "If only I had another seven inches".

haveacupoftea · 05/05/2017 01:07

My colleague and I measured each other's height at work one time - in your book OP we practically made a porno!

AGnu · 05/05/2017 01:09

I'm very tired right now & struggling to think logically about what needs to be done before bed. This thread is not helping!

BeeThirtythree · 05/05/2017 01:13

justanother The signs were all there...wearing mono coloured outfits, styling his hair in a way that gave an extra inch at least! Yes, 101 is a brilliant idea...save those innocently asking his height from this dirty deception!

OlennasWimple · 05/05/2017 01:19

No, OP - flirting is saying to a tall person "Is everything in proportion?" with a Wink

as someone did to my DH once even though I was stood right next to him

FeralBeryl · 05/05/2017 01:42

GinWine

kali110 · 05/05/2017 01:46

Wtf Confused

ScouseBird8364 · 05/05/2017 02:17

Do you like this guy OP? Do I sense a bit of jealousy? Hmm

MerryMarigold · 05/05/2017 02:23

Maybe op is the one who said it and hopes it wasn't taken the wrong way. Or is the tall one and hoping it was meant as a come on.

KreamyKoala · 05/05/2017 03:11

I'm also on the side of OP being the person who said it and wants to know if it was sufficiently flirty as she clearly fancies the very tall man

Justawaterformeplease · 05/05/2017 03:14

Oh! Or maybe OP is the tall man?

Bluntness100 · 05/05/2017 03:15

Gotta be a drip feed here. Why were they both pissed at work?. How is saying your height flirtatious and coming onto him? Is there some kinda code where telling a man your height means You wish to shag him? Weird thread.

BeachyKeen · 05/05/2017 03:22

How, seriously, how is that flirting?

MangosteenSoda · 05/05/2017 03:23

I must have missed the bit in the OP when some actual flirting occurred.

I had a part time job in a restaurant when I was a teenager and the restaurant manager was incredibly tall. I asked him his height and when he responded with 6'7", promptly replied that I wished he would give me a few inches because I desperately needed them (also just 5'2").

I wasn't flirting. I was just totally innocent and naive and wanted to be a bit taller. I can see how that comment could be misconstrued though. I was also totally mortified when the other staff finally managed to explain to me why they were prostrate with laughter Blush

daisychain01 · 05/05/2017 03:47

Is the OP the "friend" [ air quotes, arf arf ]

HicDraconis · 05/05/2017 04:04

Good grief - that's almost the exact conversation I had with a male colleague the other day, except we were both at work and completely sober.

I can assure you there was no flirting on either side!

My 3D spatial awareness isn't that great and I have a lot of difficulty working out heights, it's easier to ask people. I've often described people as tall who apparently aren't. Every time someone points out that they're over 6 foot I grumble (could be construed as a moan!) that I'm only 5'2" and where was I when the height genes were handed out!

KreamyKoala · 05/05/2017 04:40

To be fair to the OP, last time I mentioned a bloke's height, I was flirting with him. But then we were out on a date and I suppose the entire conversation was flirty.

Still think it was her. Still think OP fancies tall man

TaliDiNozzo · 05/05/2017 05:42

Wow. My office is very flirty and everyone hugs each other all the time. It's lovely - and it never crosses a line. I wouldn't even consider comparing heights to be flirting.

LedaP · 05/05/2017 05:46

I noted that my boss was taller than usual the other day. I then realised that had flats on and his shoes were slightly heeled.

I would be baffled if this was classed as flirting. Now wondering if i should confess this all to my husband.Hmm

MsJamieFraser · 05/05/2017 05:50

what, no I would call that a conversation, pointless conversation but still none the less.

VintagePerfumista · 05/05/2017 06:27

Threads like this restore my faith in MN.

It's not even drunken banter is it? It's just, like, talking to someone.

I'm really looking forward to the dripfeed though.

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