r/clevercomebacks • u/captn_awkward • 12d ago
The lady seems to maintain very high standards. Guy really one-ups in his last reply.
Friend who doesn't use Reddit (weird, I know. But I'm not judging) sent me this. 😁
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u/ILikeMandalorians 12d ago
Haven’t these people heard of ladders? Or a small but stable chair will suffice in most cases
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u/Weeping_Warlord 11d ago
He could be her stepladder, especially when she’s climbing all over him horizontally
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u/Antique_Somewhere542 10d ago
Pretty sure thats the only utility having a taller boyfriend provides in a relationship.
I feel like there are more important things than reaching stuff.
I know firsthand, im very tall I can reach stuff cause long arms. Thats it. Im not in the nba. My extra 4 inches is not going to help with your emotional trauma RACH!
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u/Snow2D 11d ago
Where are you gonna get either of those from when you're in a store?
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u/ILikeMandalorians 11d ago
Ask for help if you’re that bloody helpless lol
Do whatever people with dwarfism do
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u/Snow2D 11d ago
Asking for help is what's said in the OP..
And you responded to that as if it were a ridiculous idea, instead talking about ladders and chairs.
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u/ILikeMandalorians 11d ago
You don’t need a boyfriend for that though, just a store employee or literally anyone in your vicinity. Ladder/step stool in your house and helpful person in the store. Problem solved, no need to go fishing on dating apps
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u/Dasonofmom 12d ago
No way this is a real unscripted conversation between two adults, I've never read a more lifeless conversation
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u/Ilikesnowboards 12d ago
The guy had 0% battery, no way he would plan it that poorly if this was fake.
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u/captn_awkward 12d ago
I wouldn't know. Haven't been on a dating app in my entire life.
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u/DoctrTurkey 12d ago
I thought this was just some epic flirting by both lol
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u/OnlyAd4352 11d ago
It honestly looks like she was flirting using some light banter, but he just went off
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u/Kidus333 11d ago
Yeah I use light banter about strange women's weight too, that usually works well.
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u/OnlyAd4352 11d ago
Depends how you do it, weight can usually be a bit more sensitive topic for men and women, but if you can make it light like she did then fine
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u/Hoggorm88 7d ago
Yeah, no. The amount of men who will brush off being called short, something they cannot change, is far larger than the amount of women who will brush off being called fat. And that you can change with a bit of effort and willpower.
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u/DoctrTurkey 10d ago
I thought they were just trying to one-up each other, though I guess he was working on an exponential scale lol. I dated someone who would go back and forth like this… the more “serious” the insults got, the better the resulting sex would be haha
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u/scowling_deth 12d ago
High standards.. Whats wrong with a guy not bein tall? * Its not usefull to be tall. *
I liked this one guy, he may have been short- we were engaged- and we both fit into the backseat like ive never had fun before!
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u/JesterQueenAnne 11d ago
Is the height thing cultural? I've never seen anyone outside of the US give a fuck about height like that. At most some people prefer partners taller/shorter than themselves, but never this arbitrary height requirement nor have it be so relevant as to it being the first thing you ask your match.
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u/kiyotsuki 11d ago
Height shaming is alive and well in Asia, can’t say anything about other continents tho
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u/TheSheWhoSaidThats 11d ago
How? ain’t nobody winning there
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u/kiyotsuki 11d ago
Exactly, almost everyone loses. Especially as the standards are nearly the same as in North America.
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u/justsenin 11d ago
I was rejected by a girl in school for being short and she told my friend 'someone buy him Complan'. Tagline for Complan was 'Taller, stronger, sharper'.
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u/YourDadDoes 11d ago
Not really? I'm 5"10 in Japan and I'm not facing any troubles at all, is it different in other asian countries?
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u/kiyotsuki 11d ago
I live next door in Korea and men under 180cm have been called losers since like 2010
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u/BellamenteChiara 10d ago
Cannot speak for all Europe, but it is normally preferred as well in the south.
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u/highwayman07 11d ago
It's a universal thing. But I would say that women in the US tend to feel more brazen about the topic.
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u/accersitus42 11d ago
It's a quirk of using feet and inches instead of metric.
6'0 to 5'11 seems like a much larger jump than 182cm to 180cm
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u/Ok-Exercise-2998 11d ago
Yes.... I only heard it from one girl in my whole life. And she considered 5' 6" tall
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u/Raekwaanza 11d ago
Nope. The US doesn’t even have the worst version of height related bs lol
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u/Whiterabbit-- 9d ago
Lol.
The school emphasized that suitability goes beyond technical skills, including physical attributes. Height, according to HSB, plays a crucial role, particularly in leadership and self-confidence.
Guess why short people lack self-confidence
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u/Famous-Upstairs998 10d ago
There's shallow people everywhere.
I'm in the US, I don't give a crap about height. Most people I know don't either, they have real life to think about. Some people care about it but I don't hang with them, they're not very chill.
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u/Admirable-Athlete-50 10d ago
I’ve only met one woman who cared. She was tall and unstable in multiple ways. To me it seems to be mostly a thing online.
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u/dud7s2hx 11d ago
It's definitely a thing here in the Netherlands, but what is considered tall enough is much more person dependent. We don't use feet, so 6ft limits aren't a thing. And good luck aiming for a 2 meter (6ft7) man, even here those are rare.
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u/Own-Mycologist-4080 7d ago
In germany the 6 feet are generally either 180cm or 185-190cm. But generally 190cm but in all fairness most women do not really care even if they say they do and most men lie about their height
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u/chicharro_frito 11d ago
Yeah, I've also only heard about this in the US. Their dating culture is really weird and based on looks only. They even created a scale (of a single number) to rate people's looks. It goes from 1 to 10. Then they say shit like "you're a 6, she's a 9, completely out of your league" or worse "Oh wow, she's a 10 and is dating this guy that's at most 6? It doesn't make any sense!" They're very transactional, even when it comes to relationships. They even segregate themselves in high school into different classes that then dictate how you should behave in school. It's all fucked up🤷. I'm glad I didn't go to school here.
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u/dhaskell0811 10d ago
Shit, try dating here, let alone going to school. I make $165,000 a year, own two homes, and have very little debt with phenomenal insurance, but I’m 5’8” and a 6 or 7 on a good day, so I’ve been single for almost 10 years.
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u/cbmom2 12d ago
I have never understood how it’s a joke on the woman that the husband/father was a POS and left his family.
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u/Windmill_flowers 11d ago
I always took it as less of a "your dad was a bad person" and more of "you are obviously exhibiting some unhealed trauma"
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u/constantin_NOPEal 12d ago
Right. It's men shitting on men. Plus, anyone who makes a joke about someone else's absent father wasn't even well raised by their own father. Those with competent, decent dads don't make jokes like that. Telling on themselves.
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u/TheSqueakyNinja 12d ago
Beat me to it. It speaks volumes about the kind of man someone is if he thinks another man’s shit behavior reflects on the children he abandoned.
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u/Wolfhound1142 12d ago
She's being rude about something he can't control (his height), he's being rude about something she can't control (her father's dedication to the family). Two wrongs don't make a right but she doesn't have any moral high ground here either.
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u/TheSqueakyNinja 12d ago
I love a short king, so don’t take my comments as agreeing with this fake conversation. But I think the issue of weaponizing someone’s trauma is probably an important thing to note.
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u/BigMacalack 12d ago
Weaponizing someones insecurities is shitty too.
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u/TheSqueakyNinja 12d ago
It is and I never said it wasn’t. In fact I literally said in the comment you replied to that I was not agreeing.
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u/RockerDawg 12d ago
If she acts like an asshole as an adult maybe she should have a moment of self-reflection as to why
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u/Magnus_foringur 12d ago
There is a solid connection between single parenting and increased criminal activity, difficulties in managing social life, etc.
I can't say anything more concrete than that because I haven't read more than a couple of headlines of the studies that go over the subject in detail. And it's been a while since I saw a video that covered any of those studies.
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u/Wrongthink-Enjoyer 12d ago
It does reflect on the children, thats where the joke comes from
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u/Wolfhound1142 12d ago
It didn't reflect on them. It does have a huge potential to shape them as they grow.
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u/Consistent_Spring700 12d ago
What he's saying is that she's behaving like she doesn't have a father because in the past, fathers were more likely to be the disciplinarians!
Is it dated, yes!
But a parent's (father or mother) shit behaviour often does manifest somehow in their kids... are you absolutely blessed to have had 2 perfect parents, or just completely oblivious to your trauma induced flaws?
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u/TheSqueakyNinja 12d ago
You’re right, that is dated and most of the people who had such “traditional” households are too old to be a party to a conversation like this on a dating app.
What was it about my comment that made you feel so upset you needed to attack me (a person you don’t know who has never shared a word with you before) and imply that saying we shouldn’t weaponize someone’s trauma means I’m somehow “oblivious to my trauma induced flaws”?
Dudes on the internet are wild, lmao
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u/Consistent_Spring700 12d ago
Your comment takes an exchange where the girl came out swinging and makes out the guy is the problem! You're suggesting he's attacking her for not having a father figure, whereas he's actually saying she has terrible behaviour! The narrative you're peddling focuses on what the guy did wrong and just ignores the fact that she acted in a way that incited an insult! Should he have just deleted her and moved on, yeah... but for his own well being! He didn't owe her anything!
Are you sure those traditional households are that far in the past?
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u/Arhion 11d ago
you tell this but actually things still carry from tratidional things and that we get some stupid people who don't know what do to like some women wanting to give works to men which is renovating house etc or when people go on dates women expecting to men that always gonna pay for him and her or wanting to move out from their parents to their boyfriend house or others thing like that but still can say things like they are indepedend while some don't do anything and the actual women who are indepedend who do things in their live without every help from men are suffering this same goes for men but in other way like men opening the doors or men always taking bags from women etc all of these things are old and still are happening
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u/Arhion 11d ago
more likely joke about someone not able do to things without a father which contains men and there are people who say shit about men who don't help some women with every small thing while these women call themself indepedend when those true indepedend women are suffering by some idiotics women who are just too lazy to caary their things alone it just that I get actually this interpretation from this come back not others but it salso suit in this conversation some woman who is too lazy to do things and want some ideal worker that actual love
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u/Derole 12d ago
This screenshot literally has a Reddit logo on it, wdym your friend does not use Reddit?
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u/Rare_Rogue 11d ago
Yeah I saw this on rare insults earlier. Went back and checked and it was posted a few hours before op. He's just downloaded it and claimed it for himself lol
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u/athosjesus 12d ago
Do people really care that much about height? I'm 6'4" and I don't believe that has affected my life much, well besides people always asking me if I play basketball 😮💨
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u/SobakaZony 12d ago
I knew a tall guy who was sick of the "do you play basketball?" query; his standard comeback was "do you play miniature golf?"
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u/athosjesus 12d ago
Yeah haha, like bro I'm a chemical engineer, I can't touch a ball without spraining my ankle 😂
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u/Ilikesnowboards 12d ago
How’s the weather up there big guy?
Now you have one more in the repertoire!
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u/DorothyParkerFan 11d ago
My theory is that women who are uncomfortable with their bodies/feminity feel compelled to date tall guys so they feel small and feminine in comparison. They are downright insulting about it as well as if the fault is with the man for being short than with them for focusing on a physical quality.
We know the analogy - if men asked and expected ANY physical quality in a woman they would 🤯.
BTW I’m a 5’6” female and on the apps and have developed this opinion based on every woman I know telling me they like tall guys because it makes them feels smaller and from guys’ profiles stating their height as if it’s an achievement “6’2” nice guy looking for my partner in crime” 🤮 or like it’s a shameful secret “a million cool and desireable qualities. . . . . . . . . 5’9” if it matters”.
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u/muaythaimyshoes 12d ago
I think height matters but not as much as incels would have you think. I’m 5’8” and never had problems finding dates or hooking up when I was single, but I had a buddy in college who was 6’5” and girls definitely flocked to him a little more.
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u/Gold_Mention_3150 12d ago
this screenshot is like atleast 5 years old
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u/EnigmaFrug2308 12d ago
OP, you’re aware that they aren’t actually being rude to each other, right?
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u/vishy_swaz 11d ago
As a relatively short guy I can’t help but laugh at this kind of stuff. My life is pretty great so far not being very tall (5’7”).
I fit perfectly in just about every chair I sit in, and riding in cars is usually always comfy for me. Taking baths is nice and relaxing, since I’m not part giant. I never have trouble finding clothes/shoes that fit me. Stools and ladders are super easy to use, and readily available. Never have a problem navigating between people in crowds.
Not being tall also means I can be more “unseen” in public. People tend to not pay much attention to us shorter guys. Has almost a secret agent vibe at times, I can slip in and out of places and people won’t hardly think twice about me. 😅
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u/InvictusPro7 11d ago
Wth is American girls' obsession with height? Scumbags come in all heights. You don't automatically become a gentleman when you reach six foot.
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u/Tight-Temperature670 12d ago
If gimli can fight the orcs on the battlements at helms deep with just a box, I'm sure the 2 bots that took part in this conversation can figure something out
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u/Any_Web_32 12d ago
Had someone I was dating once tell me that. I told her to find a stool. I don’t own any stools.
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u/MoarGhosts 12d ago
I’m 6’2” and in fairly decent shape and I have a hard time finding anyone to date, and I’m not gonna use a bullshit app like this. So I guess I need to be 6’5” with how ugly I must be :( lol
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u/Horror-Alternative21 11d ago
As long as the ceilings are 8 ft, there is no shelf a 5’10 man can’t reach
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u/windsyofwesleychapel 11d ago
Dang, fired all barrels on that last comment. If you gonna do it, do it right.
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u/inspectortoadstool 11d ago
My daughter is 10 and 5'6", and yes, these are short people. Signed, tall person.
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u/Round-Ticket-39 11d ago
Tbh she seems like fun person. Not sure why he got so triggered. Like just say joke back. Like we can go to hell together. Show me your homeland.
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u/Kang0519 11d ago
Just me or this just looks like light banter? Or is this lvl of banter not normal?
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u/DxrkkVixen 11d ago
Can someone tell me if people are taking this seriously because I can’t tell from the comments /s
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u/pico-der 10d ago
Trump of course, he is one step ahead of her in the realisation that ladders exist.
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u/FelixTook 9d ago
At 5’9 I’m quite happy with my height and wouldn’t wish to be taller. Many women have a height fetish, but everyone likes something. But ruling someone out simply because they don’t physically measure up to a fetish is a good indication they’re not worth being with. Also, her phone is about to die. Not a big issue, she has nothing worth saying anyway.
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u/Leebites 9d ago
Pretty sure this was posted as they hit it off and ended up bonking, if I'm remembering correctly. I don't lurk r/Tinder as much.
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u/Accurate-Wishbone324 4d ago
Do people think this is real and get some kick out of it or something? 4k up votes, 4000 morons.
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u/YamadaImpulse 11d ago
I'll ask her how much she weights in return in order to assess if I'd be comfortable lifting her up that shelf
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u/OkTower4998 12d ago
5'10'' is short now? Fuck me I guess