Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday November DEAR ANNIE: 1 would like to comment on the letter from “Not Tall in Danbury Conn" who said it was hard to date women because he was only 3 feet 4 inches tall I am a recently divorced father of two who has hit the dating Scene for the first time in 16 years I am attractive physically fit and have a high-payiexecutive job I'm outgoing with a great sense of humor and am a gentle- -' man in every aspect: However 1 am only 3 feet 2 inches tall I get rejected in every way possible I recent- ly put an ad in the personals of a local paper n which my description included my height I did not receive a single response I placed the same ad three weeks later except I indicated my V £:' v ue ALL Hftie IHfc'fcAB 60UMO IN OUR MINDS -BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF SAID you WANTED N"AlR“60UND MI6S PATTeeSONj- LET5 MAnfc AN01HES "AIR" SOUND WHAT SOUND DO WE GET IF WE ADD RJ'EAR? WORD "P" NO CIAAR DyLAN WHERE DOES 'EAR? 1H£“P CM)?- - ty DILBERT THESE ITEMS MUST ' BE WHAT S MOST URGENTLY IN NEED OF DISCARDATION V" dating a shorter man? —- Short in Connecticut :" It is such an unpleasant activity that we hardly' DEAR SHORT: We heard from a great many ' ever do it I wouldn't trade my husband for short men and the women who love them anyone but if he were 8 inches shorter I wouldn't be less attracted to him I suggest that “Not Tall” take dancing lessons and then find as many opportunities as possible to dance eye to eye and cheek to cheek with women close to his height I bet he'll sweep them off their feet : rwkt! mom THe'eeR' SOUND BECOMES" AlRj ue aco'w"T& As you pointed out as women get older appearance becomes less important Torrance Clif: My husband and 1 just celebrated our ninth anniversary He isswect attractive physically fit and oh yes he stands 3 feet 3 inches tall I am 3 feet 8 and have never had an issue about his height My husband is ii confident person with a lot of charisr ma There are attractive women who know a good thing when they see it Ohio: We have been married 24 years now and I always say the smartest thing I ever did was to marry him “In short” he is everything ' I could have wanted in a husband Tell that ' young man to quit focusing on his height' and ' work on his other qualities ' Hawaii: There are definitely women who like shorter men and I am one of them I mar: ried a wonderful man who is 5 feet 4 Women who refuse to date someone short are missing out It's great dancing with your head on his '! " i shoulder instead of his stomach Massachusetts I am barely 5 feet tall and have been married for 15 years to a wonderful y’ high-quali- 3 2003 — C5 FOR BETTER OR WORSE Staindl sltoirti amtil prow By Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Creators Syndicate Inc 1 VZJ B AUYfmuGi Blacker thmj a barbecue cover The ravages of getti ng older become less efficient we are forced to modify our physical activities and move more slowly GRIZZWELLS While 1 am not suggesting that age alone is 1 DEAR DR GOTT: playing a major role in your elderly husband's ' am writing about my hus-problem I am sure that iris a factor Frankly Rp vjheN Y BE I'm a hit surprised that he had a normal stress y band who was recently " test With his history'of exercise intolerancehe oLP EHrtifiW i rushed to the emergency ' "Tb fTART must have had difficulty Completing the exer- room because of chest 5HWVN6 hos-cise 1 pain: He was kept in portion of the test' And I am equally for his also was and exam three ultrasound Vl prised that pital days had numerous noirmal ' normal because I’d expect that theechocardii': tests including blood weakness of the v gram' would reveal ' ' ' cardiac muscle analysis a CT scan a 'stress test si PET scan and a cardiac ultra-)un- d Inasmuch as his diagnosis is far from clear 1: The doctors found recommend that he place himself under the nothing wrong but T ' Care of an internist! 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