Thinking that women would benefit if they were more open minded about height in a potential partner…

The only women I have ever met in my entire life who only date men above 6ft, are above 6ft themselves.. so its kinda understandable. But one of them is now actually married to a guy who is 5ft 9 so... even tho she initially said that she still fell for a shorter guy!
I just do not think it's true that women give that much of a shit about height.. I swear it's just something that is an issue between men themselves... like dick size or hair loss... shit women don't actually care too much about... but men harp on about. Coz they don't want to admit its their shitty personalities and behaviour that put women off rather than some physical attributes they can't change.
I myself have never once considered height in thinking about who I might want to date.

Exactly.

You see men all the time saying they won’t date less than an 8/10, or won’t date anyone who isn’t blonde, or he needs big boobs or a big backside or whatever - one guy in the pub said to his friend ‘if they aren’t massive I prefer fake big tits to be honest and they don’t have long hair I’ve not interested’

I had a guy want to date me but he only dates women 20 younger or upwards older and I found that weird like he had a mother complex or something and he said that was he only criteria and as long as they were over 20 years older he wanted a date 😱

Although I'm just under 5ft I still wouldn't date anyone under 5ft 5in because people might think we were following the yellow brick road.

As a lesbo who prefers tall women I can understand that for some women taller than them equals feeling safer/more feminine/less butch, etc. I never would have turned down a potential partner because of their height, though. Luckily my wife is 5'11 next to my 5'4 :)

This research is interesting. Every study I've read in the past showed women find taller men more attractive, and men find taller women less attractive and are more attracted to shorter women.

Interesting this seems to suggest taller women are also considered more attractive.

As a very short 5ft 1" women I've only ever dated men over 6ft. It's just my preference tbh and all the men I've dated have preferred short women. My DH's exes were under 5ft, which is tiny

I think this is fair OP.

I am a short arse and in the past in real life I have fancied 'shorter' men (maybe 5`6). But when I did OLD a couple of years ago I filtered out anyone shorter than 5'9. I met a lovely bloke but who might I have met if I'd been more open. I guess I just went with, well that's what I ideally want.

It's a marketplace unfortunately and there's a lot of wasting time as it is.

If there was less time wasting (ie are we going on a date or what) then maybe people would broaden horizons, both male and female.

Women aren’t fighting for men. On the contrary, more and more women are refraining from marriage and children. I’ve been a woman for over 40 years and I don’t believe I’ve met any other women who are fighting for a tall bloke.. we just like decent, honest blokes of which there is a genuine shortage. If you are a small man and not getting any interest it’s probably a ‘you’ problem.

I'm 5'3. DH is 6ft but he's who I fell in love with. Had no issues dating previous bfs between 5'7 and 5'11. Would go down to 5'3 or 4 if they were the one. I have male friends around my own height and I've never felt butch next to them and neither of them ever minded me wearing heels out with them. That said, I wouldn't want to date someone noticeably shorter than me. I don't find it attractive. And I use DHs height to make up for my short arsed-ness. He's useful for high shelves etc.

How rude.

I’m 5’4” and have dated men between 5’6” and 6’5”

I know more men who wouldn't date women the same height or taller than them than I do women who wouldn't date anyone under 6 foot 🤷🏻‍♀️

My husband is 5ft 6in and fab looking,not just my opinion,lots of women comment on his looks,I am taller than him if I have heels on,but so what.

It’s not about holding his height against him. It’s about what people find attractive.

Do you know any tall women who are actively dating?

It is a real thing coming from me a tall woman and lots of my not tall friends

You're absolutely correct op - it's the patriarchy screwing us all over once again

I have heard women talk about not wanting to go out with men shorter than them. It wouldn't bother me but I'm 5ft 1 so there aren't many men shorter than me. I did have one boyfriend who was 5ft but we were both 15 and he got taller in the end. This talk of only wanting to be with tall men makes me a bit sad for my ds3 who is on the short side. I hope he will find nice girls to go out with him who don't hold his height against him.

Oh believe me, on this point this is massive. Because women get judged by (even random) men on their appearance every day of their ducking lives.

I think your information is off. "Tall" is all relative, for example I would never want to date a man shorter than me, but at 5 foot I've never met any contender!
Husband is 5"8 and I suppose considered by some as short, but to me I can tuck in nicely under his chin 😀

I’m 5’10” and prefer men taller than me. Preferably 6’ and over and will not change my preference.

I am 5ft 9 as is husband. I am not attracted to taller men really. I think most women don't care tbh.

MrGonners was a couple of inches taller than me when we got together but has shrunk more than I have (plus I make a point of standing up straight so as not to turn into a hunched old lady) and is now slightly shorter than me. I should probably trade him in. Is there a dating app for such things?

What a sweeping generalization.

Specifically, just to check? That's dedication to the cause.