Thanks, y'all--that helps. I was just having trouble because, lacking the experience of spending much time around people more than 6-7 inches taller than me, it's hard to picture things like where I'd come to on their bodies, just how much taller someone needs to be before you don't clear their shoulders, etc.

Couples of widely divergent height have a tendency to minimize the comparison around people. They stand farther apart, avoid slow dancing around strangers, etc. Just my $.02

GUS!

(dance dance dance dance)

(above parenthetical descriptive, not a command)

GUS!

Deborah!

You've got to peek at Natter occasionaly, dear heart. Missed you! {{smoochies}}

Jo told me she broke up with Antawn because she got tired of dancing with his belt buckle.

fwiw

I could use a beta for a story too, if anyone would like to volunteer. I have no idea if it works. It's one of my favorite ideas I've ever come up with, but the first writing didn't flow right, so I've just rewritten it. Now I'm lost in "was it even worth it?" land.

ETA: I'm 5'7", Nick's dad was about 6'5". My head went right into the hollow of his shoulder. Kissing was better if we were both laying down or sitting. I had a crick in my neck a lot.

(I'm so happy to see a gus post!)

Gus has been in Firefly too. We were bogarting the Gus.

Deena, me?

And Susan, don't forget that taller people are also bigger proportionately. I remember someone talking about having met Andre the Giant, and being just amazed at having his hand swallowed in a handshake, how big around the collar of his shirt was, etc. Comparisons of this sort might help get the size differential across, more than just height.

Also, just a quick thing. I was watching the "date" thing on TLC tonight, and the body language person mentioned a tell to look for.

A visually-oriented person, when asked a question, or trying to talk and think their way through an idea, will glance upward. An audially-oriented person will glance sideways, toward their ears. And a kinesthetically-oriented person will glance downward. I thought these were wonderful character clues to imbed offhand in a story someday.

GusGusGusGus!

(flinging mad post-Angel smoochies at Gus while glaring at the bogarters)

Mart, she told me she broke up with Antawn because he was a bit of a mama's boy.

I think I may have figured out how to fix part of the pacing problem in Lucy. Unfortunately, it involves starting it around what is currently page 50, and covering the pertinent material from the earlier chapters in dialogue and flashback.

IOW, work.