Would you date someone shorter?

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I'm going for a socially distanced walk next week with someone I met on tinder and have been chatting to for a short while, (yes it is allowed and he lives round the corner from me!). Problem is I think he might be shorter than me! I'm about 5ft8 so not small. I've always dated tall men. I'm not sure if it will bother me but I'm nervous it'll be awkward! I haven't asked how tall he is as don't want to turn it in to a thing but he looks short in his social media photos. Has anyone here ever been on a date with someone shorter? Am I incredibly shallow to worry about this?

No. But I’m short and rarely see a man shorter than me. I once dated someone who turned out to be too tall for me at 6’7. I saw him a few times but got a sore neck trying to talk to him while walking.

I wouldn't, just wouldn't find it attractive if a man was shorter than me is all.
I'm 5ft 10 and partner is 5 inches taller than me though.

I'm 5"2 if I stretch my spine
It was never really an issue when I was dating as very few men are my height or smaller, but I did have a massive crush on a guy my height in college.
He wasn't interested as he liked tall women and his now wife is quite tall.
My DH is quite short for a man and I think the all the same lying down isn't true for me. I've found it much better having less of a height difference.
Like a pp I used to attract quite tall men.

No, I'm a shortarse myself and have always dated men who are at least 5'10". I wouldn't say no to someone a little under that but I come from a family of shorter men (my dad is 5'7) and my son towers over him (has his dad's genes) so would feel a bit weird. I'm not planning on dating again though so all of this is hypothetical.

Nope probably not

Yes I would

I meant to add, don't think I would want to date anyone super tall either - my stepson is 6'5 (and built like a tank) and when he hugs me I feel like a child as he's more than a foot taller than me!

No I wouldn’t. I’m the same height as you, OP and I’ve only ever dated men 6ft and above. I don’t fancy short men.

I have and would do it again but it would depend on if he had insecurities about being short and how that would reflect in our relationship.

Would you date someone thinner than you?Or fatter. How about someone with a different skin colour?

Thinner, yes.
Fatter, depends on how they carry it and weight.
Different skin colour, equal opportunity here and my husband is.

I love a short man. Much more than a tall man. I'd never rule someone out based on height but taller than about 5ft10 I tend not to feel attracted to.

I'm 5ft3 so quite small and just don't like that feeling of someone being much taller than me. Also not so keen on muscly men - slim/lean every time!

But more than any of that personality/spark would matter most.

My DH is an inch taller than me but often slouches so we seem the same height/him shorter. If I'm honest I do sometimes think I'd like him to be taller BUT I'm so delighted in him as a husband, can't believe I get to share my life with him, that the height thing doesn't matter at all.

Basically - if he's an amazing guy then go for it.

no I wouldn't.

I'm 5'2" so have only rarely meet a man shorter than me. DH is below average height for an English man but above average for his country and taller than me. I have had lots of women tell me they'd never date a man as short and slim as him, more fool them.

No. I prefer them to be my height or taller. I once saw a couple where one of them was very tall and their partner was only up to their elbow. It looked like one was talking a child for a walk.

No
I'm only ever attracted to men who are taller than me - six foot plus
Fatter - absolutely no way
Thinner - I guess I go for similar body shape: neither over nor underweight
Skin colour - yes, I have

No, and the reason I'd feel masculine

I'm an average height woman and would probably not be attracted to someone shorter than me. If I was attracted to someone shorter, that would be an exceptional circumstance.

Im a few mm short of 5 8, dh was 5 6.5, i was so blinded by love/lust that I don’t think I noticed

I say was...i swear to god he is shrinking!

Honestly? It would probably depend on how short he was and how fat i am as i think there was less of an issue for me when i was slim

Never in a million years.
I'm only 5'4, and like tall men.

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I am 5'8' and was in a relationship for 2 years with a guy who was 5'1. He had the human equivalent of little dog syndrome and was a total asshole. Thought all women fancied him.

I've encountered a couple of men like that too. In one, it was definitely fake engineered confidence.

The other i was in a relationship with for 2 years until he cheated on me. Later found out from friends that he had been messing around with quite a few other women too. He was 5 feet 7. He had tiny little hands too and liked to pretend he was a bit fragile and sensitive. He was anything but.

Never. Going. There. Again.

I don't know, I'm only 5ft 4, I wouldn't mind dating someone the same height or a little taller, but the one short guy I dated had such an arrogant personality, he even wore tight tight leggings to the gym to show his package, used to tell me how every woman was looking at him in the gym. I was thinking I don't think it's for the reason you think...

But Paddy suicide isn't women's fault. It's not down to women to shag men unwillingly so that men don't kill themselves.
One woman's shorter guy will be another woman's average or taller guy as women come in different heights, too.

Not sure. I'm only 5'3, so he really would be quite short.

If everything else was great though, I'd probably look past it.

I’ve never fancied anyone shorter than me. I’m 5ft 4 which I think is around average for a woman, I’m just not attracted to shorter men. Nor squeaky voices

Dh is 5 feet 7, I am 6 feet tall. Doesn't bother either of us. Or other people. But I can see people have preferences, and what they see as attractive physical traits, aren't necessarily for everyone.
I couldn't date anyone with bad teeth or chewed fingernails.