DEAR ABBY: I have a good friend who is extremely handsome and well-built. "Kal" is friendly, outgoing and lights up a room when he walks in. Everyone likes him -- guys and gals. He makes friends easily and is quite engaging. Girls talk to him and flirt with him, but they don't want to date him.
Kal is 5-foot-7 and everyone says things like, "He's hot!" or, "He's so cute -- but he's short." Abby, this man has a great job, makes more than $80,000 a year, owns his own home and drives a nice car. He surfs, snowboards and loves to enjoy life.
I don't get it. If I wasn't already married to a wonderful man, I'd date Kal in a hot minute. I have seen girls swoon over his physique on the beach or at the gym. Is he too short to be considered eligible? -- LOST IN THE LAND OF ALOHA
DEAR LOST: No -- he's too eligible to be considered short on anything. The true measure of a man isn't from top to bottom -- it's from the eyebrows up. I wish you had sent me Kal's phone number. I know I'll be inundated with letters from interested people.
P.S. Readers, I'd be interested in your thoughts. Does height really matter?