A Short Man Encounter

So New Years Eve (NYE) I went out with 3 of my girls. It just so happened everyone left me do to too much spirits and or relationship drama! LOL! So, I ended up hanging out with this Black girl who was cool and I am glad I had someone to kick it with because I could not find anyone in my crew, who, I later found out they all left me (how rude!). We all went to TAO and it was NYE on the Las Vegas Strip so maybe it was expected? However, this “short” dude came and talked to me and he was extremely nice. Knowing at this point my girls had left me (oh yeah that was messed up) me and this dude walked to the Planet Hollywood(which was not too far from where we were). We sat at the casino bar and talked for a minute while I drank water. We talked about a lot of things. He told he me he graduated college, which was cool. A couple of hours later, he walked me to the cab area so I could go home, and saw me off. I got home safe and sound. The next day he text me, mind you, I have always dated MAD tall guys. My ex is 6”6”, ex-ex is 6”4”, ex-ex-ex is “6’8”, ex-ex-ex-ex is 6”6”. And this dude was mad short, like .5 inches shorter than me (give or take). However, I didn’t want to be superficial, so I thought, “Ok, Crystal, he is nice, has a college degree, and give him the benefit of the doubt, just meet up with him.” So when I met up with him I thought there would be other people with him and it was more of a social outing versus a “date?” Then, I met him and it was just us! Mind you he was nice, had a suit on and was very “grown.” So I went along with it. However, I believe I was taller than him by a little bit and it bothered me! SO were walking in this casino but he was mad cool and confident so I try to overlook the “short” factor. Then we make it to this “hood” place where there are a lot of minority peeps. OK, so I feel kinda awkward because I am wearing my Chanel beige sports coat so when we walk in this spot all the Black girls were looking at me like “oh your man is ballin.” Yes, so we walk in and it looks that way because he goes straight to the bar and buys me a drink (like a man should) while all the Black girls were looking at me (I believe due to my jacket) and all the Black men were looking at me like “you are with this dude? But it must because he is ballin.” Yes this dude is shorter than me and it is awkward! Even more so because everyone was looking at us, lol. So, we sit down and all night this dude was walking by our table and kept looking at me and it felt awkward because to me it was NOT a date but a mere social outing. So we finally leave and go to a bar inside the casino. So were there, and the dude tries to put his arm around me and is trying to hold my hand. I am SO not feelin’ it! I avoid his attempt to put his arm around me by sitting straight up (lol) and am holding my own hands in front of my lap. I am thinking he is nice. He is polite. He is a gentleman. Why not give him a chance since he has a college degree and let me be open-minded. THEN he tells me he DOES not have a vehicle. Ugh, I lose all sense of open-mindedness. My thought was “deuces!” However, I remain calm. All the while he has been telling me that I am reserved, rude, standoff-ish, mean, etc…Bottom line is I TRIED to be cool and be open-minded to kick it with a dude who was slightly shorter than me but it did not work. No physical attraction, nothing! He is an extremely nice person but I couldn’t do it. Can we just be friends? Call me vain to want to date a male who is taller than me but I do! Anyways, an example of one of my so-called male encounters recently LOL.