Shorter Man

[Dontknow12]

Can it ever work if the man is shorter? It feels wrong....

I'm 5'5" and DP is shorter than me. I call him my pocket rocket and he's just lovely. never been out with a shorter guy before, just sort of by circumstance.

it really isn't an issue. really.

I'm short but then so is my wife, she's an inch or so taller than me but it's never been a problem. Even when she wears heels and stands next to me nobody comments.

I wonder how well received it would be if a short man stared a thread asking if dating a taller woman could ever work

You can't force attraction, so if it is a turn off for you it's fair enough.

Seems crazy though. I'm tall, so I've never been put off by men being a bit shorter. If I was, I'd have found it hard to meet anyone! I've never had a relationship with someone taller than me. My partner is 2 inches shorter.

Of course it can work.

But if physical attributes like that are what is important to you, then it won't work for you.

There's nothing wrong with personal preferences - I prefer dark hair to blond on men. It's the notion that it is embarrassing or somehow wrong for a woman to be with a man who is shorter than her that makes someone shallow.

I don't think it's shallow at all, it's just like any other preference...brown hair, blonde hair etc etc

My ex was shorter than me and it bothered him more than it did me. He definitely had short man syndrome. I wouldn't date anyone shorted than me again, just like I wouldn't date anyone with horrible teeth. It's whatever floats your boat OP.

It's a matter of personal taste. I was never attracted to men shorter than me and had a rough minimum rough height requirement.

Everyone is different though and I have friends with husbands who are shorter than them and those guys are wonderful, supportive and kind stand up men.

It's horses for courses.

Some won't date a man who is thinner than them.

When 'just looking' I am attracted to tall, solid men. I've been out/lived with men who are not overly tall or quite slim because I've been attracted to them. I'm definitely not attracted to men shorter than me though - but I barely reach 5ft, so it's not ever really been a problem 😁

I don't find men shorter than me attractive, I'm 5ft9, but that's down to my issues. I'm also a size 18 and hate the attention lardy me and a shorter bloke would get.

I know men haven't found me attractive because I'm an 18 - that's their issue not mine. You can't help who you fancy

DH is 6ft3 though, and thankfully likes my padding!

I'm tall (5'11") but I would very happily date a shorter guy. I'm currently in the grip of a very teenaged crush on a man who is 5'4".

What does make me wary is the fact that when I've dated shorter guys in the past, they have been extremely insecure about it. I've been told not to wear heels, to stay sitting down etc etc. It doesn't make for a fun date. One time I went to a wedding with this guy and he refused to dance with me all night.

To sum up - short guys, yes, insecure short guys, no.

I must be very shallow I find tall men the most attractive. Short men seem boyish or jockeys!

I'm shallow!!!

Sorry I hate it, why do I want to feel like a man in drag when I'm going out

I'm 5"6 and a half and my absolute minimum is 5"10

I have had two partners who were 6"3 and 6"5 and I loved it.

If it's bothering you now it will bother you later so move on

It's really interesting to hear all these viewpoints.

I felt just as feminine with my short guy as I do with my very tall one. In fact, I possibly felt more feminine with short guy as our lives together were all about good times and dressing up and going out. Life is a lot duller without him

I can find it a bit scary to be in a crowd surrounded by very, very tall people (I'm just over 5ft 10" myself) because I am not used to feeling like that, unlike short people who are always being towered over.

We can only be attracted to what we're attracted to, however. By all means try and keep an open mind, but if there is no attraction there you just can't help that. There are plenty fish in the sea for both of you.

It's not at all shallow, it's about attraction. There are many things that are a turn off & turn on, for both men & woman. Height is just one of those things. A form of instant attraction is a must for me.

Fancying men who are taller than you is not shallow - it is a preference.

Seeing another woman with a man who is shorter than her and thinking, omg how can she go out with him! - that's shallow.

Normally you don't project your own preferences (for physical characteristics) onto other couples, but men being shorter than women seems to be something that some people seem to struggle with. I find that shallow.

Of course my dps shorter than me first guy I've been with that's shorter than me never been so much in love

I'm 6ft 0.5in, my DH is 5ft 11

To begin with it did play on my mind, but I fancied everything else about him more than anyone I'd ever met.

We've now been married 5 years and I can honestly say I never think about it. I would NEVER have believed anyone who said that when we first got together because it seemed like such a big thing. It helps that he couldn't care less... It only gets mentioned when I get a gentle ribbing about taking my heels off for photos of us both.

It depends on the height difference. It it were 6 inches I'm not sure i could have put it aside. But it can be 'got over'.