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If you have a partner/DH, what’s the height difference?

185 replies

stoppedinmytrax · 08/09/2026 18:57

I’m (cautiously) dipping my toe into OLD and as a bit of a titch (5:1), I am definitely attracted to ‘the taller the better’. I did once date someone who was 6:4 which presented a few logistical challenges but overall I loved it.

If you have a DP/DH, what’s your height difference? Does height matter to you?

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Wolfpa · 08/09/2026 20:11

We are both 6 ft, it works out really well being the same height as we never have to adjust the car seat for driving

TGT · 08/09/2026 20:12

1 foot 7. (He is taller)

doesn’t matter.

Catsandcwtches · 08/09/2026 20:13

Mathsbabe · 08/09/2026 20:06

I'm 5ft 1. DH is 6ft 2.

Think your gap is the biggest so far!

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mohammedchungus · 08/09/2026 20:13

I’m 5’1 and DH is 5’9. I’ve never really thought about height as everyone tends to be bigger than me anyway but I have noticed that nowadays when I rarely/never wear heels that a particularly tall guy is not for me. Feels weird walking alongside tall colleagues, I don’t like feeling almost childlike beside them when they’re over a foot taller than me.

CatherinedeBourgh · 08/09/2026 20:14

I'm 5'4 and he's 6 foot.

I couldn't care less about height, although he's the shortest man I ever dated. Handy for passing things off the high shelves before we had dc, who are now both a fair bit taller than him.

TGT · 08/09/2026 20:14

Catsandcwtches · 08/09/2026 20:13

Think your gap is the biggest so far!

I’m 4ft11 he’s 6’6”

2kidswelshmum · 08/09/2026 20:14

stoppedinmytrax · 08/09/2026 18:57

I’m (cautiously) dipping my toe into OLD and as a bit of a titch (5:1), I am definitely attracted to ‘the taller the better’. I did once date someone who was 6:4 which presented a few logistical challenges but overall I loved it.

If you have a DP/DH, what’s your height difference? Does height matter to you?

5ft9, my husband is 6ft.

As a taller woman I couldn’t date a shorter man. It’s nice to have my husband taller.

Daisywhatsyouranswer · 08/09/2026 20:15

Love this thread, where all the men are over 6ft. When in reality only 3 percent of men are, 😂

DemBonesDemBones · 08/09/2026 20:16

I’m 5’5 my Husband is 6’3. I like big men. Tall, muscly, sturdy, just big 🤷‍♀️😆

LittleJustice · 08/09/2026 20:16

I'm 5 7, he's 6 foot so 5 inches. It's perfect for me.

DemBonesDemBones · 08/09/2026 20:17

@Daisywhatsyouranswer where do you live?! Most men I know are 6 foot plus!

parkezvous · 08/09/2026 20:17

Me and DH are same height! 5ft 10..

dancehysterical22 · 08/09/2026 20:17

5’2 and 5’10

Stableunicorns · 08/09/2026 20:18

2 inches between us. I’m glad he doesn’t tower over me.

330ml · 08/09/2026 20:18

Ten inches difference. The car seats adjust themselves automatically to suit.

DH is 6’4”, despite the scepticism @Daisywhatsyouranswer

TGT · 08/09/2026 20:19

330ml · 08/09/2026 20:18

Ten inches difference. The car seats adjust themselves automatically to suit.

DH is 6’4”, despite the scepticism @Daisywhatsyouranswer

We don’t share cars. He has his big car and I drive a teeny car. He looks ridiculous in my car 🤣🤣🤣

winklepickle · 08/09/2026 20:19

Daisywhatsyouranswer · 08/09/2026 20:15

Love this thread, where all the men are over 6ft. When in reality only 3 percent of men are, 😂

Reminds me of a woman I used to work with who constantly wittered on about how her son was 6ft.

He was not. 🤣🤣🤣

momtoboys · 08/09/2026 20:19

I'm 5'4", DH is 6'3"

5682Jhd · 08/09/2026 20:21

I’m 5’7 he is 5’11. It shouldn’t matter but I’ve always been attracted to men that are taller than me.

Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride · 08/09/2026 20:21

A foot when we were younger, probably slightly more now osteoporosis has set in. He's still 6'2". Always liked tall men.

dollyblue01 · 08/09/2026 20:22

I’m 5’2 partner 6 foot

PaperPanama · 08/09/2026 20:22

7”

I’m tall, so he is very tall!

I’ve gone out with average height men and with men my own height. Even when they were lovely I never felt any physical attraction to them. Every man I have ever been attracted to was taller than me.

weegiemum · 08/09/2026 20:23

I’m 5’8” and Dh is 5’10”. I once went out with a guy who was 6’4” and it was too tall for me. I like the close height, we fit together well!

FeelingALittleWoozyHere · 08/09/2026 20:23

5'6 and 6'4 which is perfect for me. My two exes were also 6'4. Seems to be my preferred height!

Ronaldos · 08/09/2026 20:23

I'm 5'7 he's also 5'7"