Hey, everybody — welcome to the first post-shoulder-surgery Struggle Session. Typing is still a bit of a challenge, which is why this Struggle Session is going up so late in the day. And my comments will be brief. This week I’m mostly here to listen.
Regarding the caller on this week’s Lovecast who didn’t want to date short men but didn’t want to hurt the feelings of guys who didn’t meet her minimum height requirements…
It’s considerate of this Height Queen to want to protect the fragile male egos of us shorties. (I’m 5 foot 8.) And I appreciate that you talked her through her sensitivity and advised her to be straightforward. But I think you came up short. When you told her to bring up the height issue in a “courteous” way, I believe that’s the wrong advice. Because she’s a sensitive person, reluctant to offend anyone, and afraid of appearing shallow, I fear that she’ll wait until late in...