to think lots of people are "heightist"?

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On the MiL from hell thread someone stated that the groom wasn't much of a catch because he was a short-arse. I'm shortish and my DH is v short for a bloke. Doesn't make us (automatic) mingers. Why do some tall people have a misplaced sense of superiority.

Not at all! Not at all! I'm not quite perfect but am pretty damn close! One more operation should do it!

I am 4ft 8.

I once dated a bloke who was 6ft 5.

We didn't do a lot of standing up

(Dh is 5ft 8, shortish for a bloke, perfect for me)

But I am far from petite- that brings someone slight to mind. i am merely short, with big boobs and massive hair.

I knew you were being ironic, Spuddy.

If it makes you feel any better, my lovely DH affectionately calls me 'little freak' and says things like "How can anyone be so small and still have room for all their internal organs?"

sorry Kickingking i confused your blush with a horrified shocked face and became paranoid someone may think i was actually a height mentler!

Raahh, I remember you from another short person thread. For some reason I imagine you as a little fiery redhead. Am I right?!

I promise I will never date another tall man.
I wouldn't be so rude as to steal him from the tall woman he obviously wants to be with when looking at me

if only we had some kind of mass database and everyone could be paired up by height, ahh utopia!

kickingking- nearly right, except the colour is courtesy of L'Oreal!

I read on here ther term 'small dog syndrome'- that made me laugh (quite apt, on occasion, too)!

I'm 4ft 10. Like other people I've only really encountered practical problems - it would be so nice to buy clothes without thinking how I can take them up.
My obese colleague told me today that I was looking particularly short, I resisted temptation to say the obvious.
I quite liked getting into the cinema to see Harry Potter for a child's ticket when I was 8 months pregnant. Some people just don't look at you at all.

AmazingBF - good luck for your op. When is it?

Firstly to any men reading this I am very very very sorry. I truly am. I don't know why this is or anything... but I have a really weird height thing with men... I just can't help it, I've tried to date shorter men and it just doesn't work.

I'm 5ft 5 and can't even contemplate dating anyone less than 5ft 10... even that is a bit meh. The taller the better for me.

I like heels but also to feel MUCH shorter than my date/bf/partner while wearing them... so seeing as some of my heels make me 5ft 10, it's 6ft + all the way for me.

If I'm eye level with a man (or him smaller) then it just brings out my maternal side rather than the 'attracted' one. Doesn't matter how good looking they might be it just really doesn't work.

Current chap I'm seeing is 6ft 7. Oh very yes please.

Oh I havent got one booked in. Still recovering from this one. Want next year to be operation free because DH is currently in hosp after heart surgery so we just want to relax. But it's always at the back of my mind to get it done.

I'm 5ft 2. I have never considered myself to be short TBH. I do feel tall and am always surprised when I stand next to DP (6ft) and he's way taller than me.

I have noticed that in my yoof (when I was dating) that instead of being considered mysterious and alluring I was always 'cute'...and I do think that initially some people don't take me seriously 'cos I'm pocket sized. After a while though they learn!!!

Raahh that was me. DH says I have 'small dog syndrome'

kickingking- it's fab! I have shamelessly stolen it!

@kicking, for the same reasons women are attracted to tall men???? if women like to feel small beside a man then I guess men like to feel big.

I'm 5ft nothing. I love being short. I'd like to be less fat though!

Dont mind about mens height- DP is 5'10. His previous 2 exes were taller than him though...

Most men (I find) love small women. Especially small bossy redheaded women

Something's gone wrong there then - at my height, I should have been beating men off with a stick!

Lots of small, loud, redheads on this thread then...I'm a (bottle) redhead too.

Go on. Hit Clarkson first.

I am 5ft 1 and three quaters and generaly feel like an extra from charlie and the chocolate factory but hey ho, i walk like a man in heals so have learned to live with it

I lie...I did attract a reasonable amount of attention in my youth. I didn't know what to do with it though!

My dsis didn't want to go out with a man, because at 5ft 6 she thought that he was too short. I convinced her to give it a try. She is now married to said man and they have four young children. Her dh adores her and she him. She nearly allowed her prejudice of short men to ruin her chances.
women who turn down men solely because they are short , are really stupid.

My dh is only 5'10" and feels very short. He is the shortest bloke in our circle of friends.

I am 5'7" and I think, deep down, he wishes I were a good bit shorter, or he was taller! And high heels are a no-no when I'm with him, not because he has said anything, but because I know he feels self conscious.