Have you ever dated a man significantly shorter than you?

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The reason I ask is that I recently dated a man who was a lot shorter than me - think by a foot.

It didn't bother me as otherwise I wouldn't of gone out with him but I think it bothered him as he was very insecure, jealous, controlling, egotistical. He didn't like it if I wore high heels or looked 'too nice' if we went out. I think he had a real Napolean complex I think.

I had previously dated someone who was only a tiny bit shorter than me (by maybe a cm) and again he had a real issue with it. I remember him once making us standing heel to head, backs up against each other with a book on our heads because someone had suggested that I was taller than him.

Is height a really big deal for men generally? I think it was for these two. I don't mind a man being shorter than me but I think I might be prejudiced against them now that I have dated a couple with such issues.

I'm 5'11" and I went out with a man who was 5'8". I hated it, I felt really silly walking next to him and used to walk in the gutter to try to even things out!

Dp is about 5 inches shorter than me at 5.3".

It doesn't bother me however it makes me wish I was thinner, it's the difference in body shape that bothers me rather than height as I feel like a mountain of a woman next to him!

My dad and brother think it's hilarious which gets on my tits, I think it's pathetic but they have mocked most aspects of my life for the last 20 years since my brother learned to talk so pfft.

I love him and I don't notice it much I just wish I was thinner! or he could put weight on

I dated a man who was just about my height (or possibly an inch or so shorter).

He had no problem with me wearing heels, or his height/my height. And, weirdly, I always felt kind of 'protected' when I was with him.

And the sex was awesome

I agree that around the same height is great. My dp is about 8" taller than me and I get fed up with high shelves/car uncomfortably big to drive/just generally finding he can do more stuff than me just cos he's bigger. I often tell him if I had my way we'd live in a nice little house like I used to have when I was single!

DH is 3 - 4" shorter than me and I'm so used to it I don't think about it until I read something like this. He doesn't mind me wearing heels and doesn't have any issue with the difference in heights. He is a quietly confident man who doesn't have anything to prove. He is pretty fab generally.

If i was dating (though after reading the dating threads on here and all the angst people go through i dont think id bother tbh besides which im married.) a mans height wouldnt bother me at all. I would happily date someone shorter. I wouldnt find it a problem. I would find it a problem if he showed some of the attitudes previous posters have mentioned.

My exH was considerably shorter than me. I have lovely petite DDs. He was an arse, but I don't think it was because of his height.

I'm 5'8 and have dated slightly taller, slightly shorter, and about the same. The shortest was a knob and did have an issue in retrospect.

Currently dating a 6+ footer which actually seems weirder than someone slightly shorter as I have to look up

However none of if matters whatsover on the horizontal, does it

Had an xh and 2 xp's who were 6ft 4. Current dp is just under 6 ft and that's a lot more comfortable on the cuddling and holding hands front.
Never dated anyone shorter though, or been attracted to a shorter guy, although that hasn't been a conscious thing.

I've been out with a few chaps a little shorter than me (I'm 5'6"). I have a bit of a thing about dinky little men, they are less imposing and lumpy than big ones! E.g. tiny Jon Snow is gorgeous. They make me feel tall and willowy, like Jerry and Mick :) I am quite small built and can feel a bit squashed by a big man. I'm not sure how I ended up with a 6'3" DH come to think of it??? :)

I'm 5'10" so lots of men are shorter than me. DH is about an inch taller than I am & he loves it when I wear heels and am taller than him

I'm 5'10" and DH is 5'6". Never bothered me and DH is completely fine with it as well, even if I'm pushing 6'2" in heels. It's not something we even think about most of the time.

Reader, I married one. Didn't bother me at the time but now I realise what a prar i looked with my knee bent in wedding pics. Or why he was standing on a rock.
Since then I've only dated guys taller than me (I'm 5'11") and that's my main prerequisite (plus a pulse

Bring 5ft 11, it was tricky sometimes as a teenager to find taller men to date, but I didn't actively seek them out. Been happily married for 15 years and DH is one cm shorter than me. He's awesome and it's never been an issue at all. Some men just can't hack it though, like it's some assault on their masculinity, and I'd give them a very wide berth.

Ive just started dating a man taller shorter than me so it's early days but Ive just set out some ground rules. He doesn't like girls being taller than him. Tough! I love my heels so I wear them. He has started to ask where they are if I don't wear them.
I used to date a man years ago who was taller than me but was continually trying to change things about me. I think men who are arses come in all shapes and sizes, it's just wading through the shite until you find the one who likes you for you no matter how tall, short, fat, thin, or whatever their body hang up is.

I'm fairly tall and usually would go for taller than me but have dated a couple of men the same height as me. Neither of them gave a shit! One loved high heels, I liked that about him.