One is short and petite, the other extraordinarily tall and pleasantly beamy.
The "saltbankers" that sailed out of the Maritime Provinces and Down-East ports half a century ago had to be capacious and beamy enough to hold their fish, yet fast enough to race.
Do you ever encourage your spouse to wear those pants that make him or her look beamy? These are all challenges that scummy-yummy couples must deal with to survive.