My College Girlfriend Was Much Taller Than Me!
By julito
@antonbunot (11093)
Calgary, Alberta
November 9, 2015 5:30pm CST
When I was a 4th year college student, I had a girlfriend who was much taller than me. She's 5'8”; I am just 5'3”We were classmates. She was a member of varsity volleyball team; while I was not a member of any sports. I was a member of our college debate team. And I knew she got attracted to me for being cute and good in class. When I was in college, I was attracted to tall, athletic girls. What an odd couple we were!
You know when the girlfriend is much taller than the boyfriend, everything is hilariously reversed. When we kissed, she had to bend while I stretched up my body and neck. One time she even lifted me up when kissing. I was like a toddler being lifted by big momma!
One afternoon when we were on our way home, a group of guys yelled: "Honey, keep an eye on your baby boy, he might get lost!" She giggled while I pouted a bit. "Nah, just ignore them!", she said.
Eventually, the heat of our love got cold. She found her size and I found mine. She is now divorced, while I am not. But I could never forget the fun we had. And sometimes I wonder what would be our life if she became my wife?!
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
11 Nov 15
@antonbunot Both my husband and I are not Swiss, we were born in Italy. Swiss Italians are not tall, Swiss German are taller, but Federer is half Swiss and half South African, his mother is from South Africa, Dutch origins.
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
Well, I don't know . . I cant hold myself reminisce those wonderful days I had with my past "loves"! Maybe because I am now old, a junior senior . . 
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
@LadyDuck, I thought Swiss guys, like my favorite tennis player - Roger Federer, are 6-footers! 
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
10 Nov 15
Quite an interesting post. The picture you uploaded is awesome.
I think, had she been your wife, the fun and enjoyment would have continued through out your life, the way you were enjoying while in college.
Anyway, there is a saying -Man purposes and God disposes and it came out true in your case. God had other plans for you and you got married to a different woman and she with another guy. It is good to hear that you are living a happy married life and I believe that there is nothing wrong in remembering your past sweet moments with your tall girl friend.
I think, had she been your wife, the fun and enjoyment would have continued through out your life, the way you were enjoying while in college.
Anyway, there is a saying -Man purposes and God disposes and it came out true in your case. God had other plans for you and you got married to a different woman and she with another guy. It is good to hear that you are living a happy married life and I believe that there is nothing wrong in remembering your past sweet moments with your tall girl friend. 3 people like this
@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
@dpk262006, wow! Reading your comment, I have the feeling that you are either a professor or marriage/relationship counselor. There is wisdom in your comment! Thanks!
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
10 Nov 15
My boyfriend is taller then me so it's the opposite for us. I'm always going to be the shortest as I'm only 4'11''. Sometimes I don't mind though but other times it can be a pain.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
10 Nov 15
@Blondie2222 Girls are usually less taller than their boy friends, but in the case of dear @antonbunot it was unusual case, therefore, their combination becomes all the more interesting.
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
@dpk262006 LOL . . My only consolation, @dpk262006, I was short but muscular . . but if I were reed-thin, I would have looked more like a baby than a toddler when we were hugging each other!
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
You don't look petite in your profile photo . . And I see a beautiful lady,
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
10 Nov 15
That is a lovely picture of you two. Yes we always wonder what might have been. Hang on to the good memories you have of her. Sweet.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
10 Nov 15
@antonbunot Welcome and I was once with someone shorter than myself too. It was fun.
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
10 Nov 15
I hate to see it when a girl is higher than the boy. It doesn't seem correct lol
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
10 Nov 15
@antonbunot Yes, love is blind. But for other people around it isn't lool
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
@fufurinha LOL . . and my late father was one of those people who think it is not "cool" if the woman is taller than the man!
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
LOL . . I agree with you! But they say that love sees no bounds! But my late father kept bugging me to find my size!
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@babaraimc (1310)
• Pakistan
10 Nov 15
I believe girlfriend shoulf not be taller than male partner
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
10 Nov 15
Any specific reason for your belief?
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
@babaraimc Why do you think a girlfriend should not be taller than her boyfriend? Kindly expound what you believe . . it is interesting!
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@celticeagle (166915)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Nov 15
Sounds like she didn't have a problem with the size difference, you did. I suspect that things wouldn't have lasted too long.
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
Well, What happened was she found a job in the big city while I worked in our town. They say that "absence makes love go fonder". . maybe . . but absence gives us time and opportunity to meet someone with sweeter smile!
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
lol . . But here in Canada, size does not matter at all. There are a lot of couples - - the man is shorter than his wife. Our third son is just 5'7 . . but his wife, an Italian-Canadian, is 5'11!
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@LeaPea2417 (37353)
• Toccoa, Georgia
2 Apr 16
The "what ifs" are always thought of. If you two had gotten married, you may have ended up divorced. All things work out for the best.
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
2 Apr 16
@LeaPeda2417 Most likely! May be not! Her ex-husband was taller than her but they parted.
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
10 Nov 15
I know the fun you had, my boyfriend is an inch shorter than me, so basically it is not much of a difference.....but since you are happy now with your wife, why dig up the past?
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
You know . . I was really attracted to her physically. She got long legs, beautiful body, athletic, pretty, and sexy!
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
10 Nov 15
@antonbunot haha...well, sometimes the love of the past is a treat to think of.
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
23 Nov 15
We met recently . . we both aged, but she seemed to have aged physically more than me. Most likely because she is tall and I am short. Anyway, the flame is gone. We are now just good friends.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
10 Nov 15
Should it really matter how tall someone is?
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
I don't think it matters in the WEST; but in the EAST (especially, the Philippines), people usually get nosy and make fun of the size difference.
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
23 Nov 15
@ElizabethWallace That was 25 years ago . . I guess things have changed since then. I don't live in the Philippines now; I live in Canada for the last 25 years.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
10 Nov 15
@antonbunot Another cultural difference uncovered.
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@GopherDanny (814)
• Philippines
10 Nov 15
Kudos~ Still a better love story than twilight. LOL. Anyway, love knows no bounds my friend. I watched a cartoon when I was young about such a case that started with them as friends that argue a lot, until eventually they fall in love with each other. Love is a feeling that is developed regardless of personal appearance and the like. And if it does not work out in the end, that must only mean there's someone out there that is better for you. Thanks for sharing your story! It was fun to read, for me, I don't know why but I am kind of attracted to women older than me by at most 5 years... Weird... maybe it's because they have more experience and more fun to talk with deeply. Ha ha, Kudos~!
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
Hahaha! We have a thing in common, my friend. My wife is 3 years and a half older than me!
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@GopherDanny (814)
• Philippines
10 Nov 15
@antonbunot Whoa, that's nice.. xD, well, love is in the air and it knows no bounds. Regards~ :)
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
@GopherDanny But she is taller than me by one inch! . . but as folks in our town used to say - - "Nothing is long and short when the light is off!" I agree! LOL
But she is taller than me by one inch! . . but as folks in our town used to say - - "Nothing is long and short when the light is off!" I agree! LOL2 people like this
@Kazemononoke (248)
• United States
10 Nov 15
I have never dated someone smaller than me, mostly because I am so short. Ha ha ha. I don't know why society thinks it is only acceptable
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
9 Dec 15
@antonbunot Im 5 ft 2 so it was great that myhusband was much taller so he co uld get things down off tall shelves withyut a stepladder lol I once used a chair on top of an endtabler to hang curtains lol I ended up in ER fell, bruised my hip broke my ankle so then I had to use the step ladder or let my hubby hang the curtains.
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
You mean you are shorter than my 5'4 height! If you are 5'2 or 5'1 it is till a normal height for a girl.
@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
9 Dec 15
@Hatley We are almost of the same height, my friend . . I am mere 5'4 . . too short for comfort!
@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
@salonga Yeah, I don't think it matters, too. We were not just meant for each other. But I feel sad to learn she is divorced when she was in her 40s. She got no kids. 
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
10 Nov 15
we often wonder about old loves like that. i think you was such a cute couple anyway. such things don't matter in love
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
You are right! Our third son married a 5'11 Italian-Canadian girl. He is 5'7. And they gave us 2 lovely grandkids!
@thiyagu_rtr (82)
• Chennai, India
11 Nov 15
i havent dated a girl yet... hufff !! -_-
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
2 Feb 20
Sorry for replying so,so late. I am sure you are dating a girl now!
@djgarner86 (289)
• Exeter, England
10 Nov 15
I try not to focus on the past and what could of been, only what is in the here and now - what is happening right now is a gift, that is why it is called the present.
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
10 Nov 15
Well, sometimes I could not help myself imagining or reminiscing the past - - especially my past loves. They make me smile and sigh . . I love listening to Julio Iglesias' love song - "To all the girls I've loved -- - "
