To ask if height matters to you?

[Bananafritter]

Just that really!

A friend was taking a picture of DP and I at a NY party and told me to “bend my knees a bit” as we looked the same height!

He is only about an inch taller than me (he’s about average height, I’m quite tall) which doesn’t bother me at all but I was just wondering if any women still cared much about their DP’s being taller than them?

I think it’s a funny thing to bother about really but everyone has their preferences I suppose

Yesss you're so right about 5ft7 being a nothing height lol

im 5ft 9 but have long leg with a 35 inch leg so i look bigger than i am(s ive been told)

i grew quick i started year1 of comp this size(size 11 shoe DD bust to)and never grew anymore

ive only liked/gone out with guys smaller than me,only 2 boyfriends really as ive been with my oh since i was 18 him 17 in 1999 so teenage relationships(nothing sexual though)

its a preference really as i like small cute/pretty guys and if they could sing was a bonus,boy bands/handsome singers are my thing

i put it down to my obsession/being in love with stephen gately(boyzone) since i was 12(still am at 38)

my oh was 5ft 5 when we got together,he had a growth spurt at 20/21 and is now 5ft 7

my boys are big, 14 y old is 6ft1, 8 y old is 5ft
the way they are going they are going to be very big men,for their sake Im hoping too tall isnt going to be a issue for them

DH is 5’6 and I’m 5’4 (actually we both have an extra half inch but I round down and he rounds up). So he’s somewhat short for a bloke, but not unusually so, and I tend to register us in my mind as the same height. We could drive our previous shared car on the same settings, which was convenient - new one has automatic seat settings that show up just how pernickety we actually are, but in terms of ‘can I reach the pedals and see in the rear view mirror?’ we were fine before. I’m taller than him in serious heels, which is fun on the disappearingly rare occasions I wear them, and him being able to reach something I can’t is a special novelty rather than par for the course!

Only slight issue is that I’m beginning to think our DD may have topped out at 5’3. Perfectly fine height, but I feel a bit sorry for her if she’s never going to be able to look me straight in the eye until I shrink to her height in couple of decades. Plus she’s got dinky feet so I’m not inheriting any nice outgrown shoes.

It doesn't bother me in the least, though it used to bother me massively. This was in the period of time when I suffered from anorexia and hated the thought of being in any way bigger or heavier than any man I dated. Now that I'm mentally healthy and confident it's in no way a concern to me to date a man shorter than me.

My fiancé's 6' and I'm 5'10" with a fondness for wearing heels, so I definitely appear taller than him a lot of the time.

I feel I should add that I don't think only being attracted to men taller than oneself is a sign of poor body confidence!

Not quite the point of OP but I can't stand when someone tells me 'oh that makes you look taller' meaning it as a compliment but is actually saying that my normal 5ft frame is somehow a bad thing.

Oooh I love a tall man... DH is 6 foot and I'm only 5 ft 5 but I always wear heels so dont notice it day to day unless I'm barefoot or he meets me after work or the gym when I'm in ballet pumps or trainers.

I don’t really care as a very wee women ( 5 ft 1inch) with a very very tall husband who is 6 ft 4 . It often been commented on actythat very tall men end up with little women .
However growing up my best friend by p7 was 6 ft 1 and she hated it .
I do think whatever sex small or big you just have to ignore the negativity.
People just love to comment !

I’m average height at 5”6 and love a guy that is a fair bit taller. All the guys I’ve dated have been at least 6ft

I'm 5'3" and boyfriends in the past were always 6 foot plus (tallest was 6'5"!). I would say that being tall was the primary physical characteristic I looked for in a prospective partner back in my late teens/early 20's, mainly I think because in spite of being short myself, I was very overweight (18.5 stone at my heaviest) and having tall boyfriends gave me the illusion of feeling if not 'dainty', then certainly slightly more petite than I actually was!

DH is 5'8"ish I'd hazard, but we were sitting down when we met (so I had no idea how tall he was, but he was very slim) and by the end of the evening, he'd won me over with his charm and pun-tastic humour, so I wouldn't have cared how tall or short he was.

I've lost a lot of weight now and am around 9 stone, so trying to fool my insecurities into feeling petite by having a very tall man by my side is no longer necessary - anyway, DH has filled out over the last 15 years and is now a very broad and 'solid' which makes me feel very safe and protected.

I feel quite shallow now, looking back, that I could have/might actually have discounted a potential boyfriend as being 'too short', as it's something that you can't do anything about. I guess it's sort of having a 'type' though - and there were certainly plenty of men who weren't interested in me back then as I wasn't their type!

I’m 5’2” and I wasn’t fussed when I was dating, but I once went on a date with a nice guy who was actually a fraction smaller than me. That was odd!

I’m also 5’7.5 and agree that it’s an annoying in-between height, although most people consider me tall as I have long legs and am skinny.

Anyway, I digress. My husband is half an inch shorter than me. I’ve only dated one legitimately tall man. I’m attracted to sporty physiques more than height, so like a good pair of broad shoulders and biceps. I also find that tall men tend to have skinny legs, which reminds me too much of my lanky dad.

I wouldn't date someone shorter than me, just personal preference

Height doesn't matter when you're lying down.

I'm 5'10 & I wouldn't want to date someone shorter than me. Around the same height is fine, DH is 5'11, but I've never been attracted to short men.

It depends. I am only 5.3 most of my previous partners were fine at 5.8.
DP is 6.1. He is my first tall guy.
My SIL is 5.8 same as my bro she wears heels it does not bother them at all.

Probably going to sound really rude here and honestly don't mean to offend but when I personally see shorter men with taller or same height women I think it looks odd / masculinises the women slightly.
I am one of "those" who prefers men to be a good few inches taller than me, most likely an insecurity thing because I've always felt chunky next to a smaller guy

Tropicana1, I’m a size 8. My husband has legs like Roberto Carlos. I don’t think there’s any danger of people assuming I’m the “masculine” one 😆

Any women here wish they were taller?“

Yes if it was a choice 5ft7 please.

I love a tall man

It matters to me yes.

The BF is the same height as me (5’6). It’s very convenient in loads of ways.

I’ve never really cared much. Retrospectively I’d say that I tend to go for shorter guys rather than tall ones. But it’s not because if their height; most of my boyfriends have just happened to be quite short.

I prefer the man to be taller in my own relationships. No idea why.

I’m 5ft7 and hate it, I feel so masculine and people constantly say I’m so tall or get me to reach things from the shelf.
I know that might not even sound that tall to some but in my town people seem to slightly shorter than average.
I am not shallow, but deep down I know I’d prefer to date someone taller (at least 5ft9) but that’s due to my insecurities with my height not that short men can’t be attractive

Yeah. I’m not convinced that standing next to my same height BF masculinises me, @Tropicana1. Even if he weren’t all broad shoulders and muscles, I think it’d be very obvious that I’m a woman.

I’m just not attracted to men who are shorter than me nor those who are of slighter build. I’m fairly tall and broad, all my friends growing up were tiny, petit little things and I always felt like a hefalump beside them and still do when we are out in a group. Don’t want to feel that way with a partner. Shallow but there we go that’s how I feel for me but I don’t notice it with other couples. If it doesn’t bother you and that’s all that counts.