Would you ever marry a guy the same height as you

[Sergio4]

I wanted to know if most women would ever consider this. What is the minimum you would settle for? How many inches taller does he have to be?

5’ 8 here. First ex was 5’6, second ex 6’3 my fiancé is 5’ 9. However height is irrelevant to me. If my fiancé had been 5’4 for example I would still be with him because he is amazing!

I have to be physically attracted to my partner - short men I’m not physically attracted to it's pretty much that simple and I wouldn’t settle for less than what I’m physically atttracted to .

Just like I wouldn’t be attracted to very pale skinned blonde hair man
I like tall dark hair men , short men don’t do it for me either .

But then I would prefer a overweight guy to a really skinny bony guy.

I think most of us have preferences. If you showed me a line up of 100 men and asked me to rate them purely on looks then I'm sure you'd be able to work out my "type." But someone's personality, the way they treat you, and also their physical presence and the way they speak etc all plays a part in attractiveness too, which is why I think restricting yourself to just a certain look or height means you miss out on so many potentially great people.

I might particularly like say tall, blonde, athletic, clean-cut blokes . So a short, blonde, athletic, clean-cut bloke? Totally. Short, dark haired, athletic, clean-cut bloke? Yeh, why not. But I'm probably less likely in this scenario to go for a short, fat, dark haired scruffy looking bloke.

IRL, none of my preferred characteristics outweighs the others. However, I guess for some people one particular characteristic really does it for them though, so they might love tall blokes and not be fussed about build, hair colour, taste in clothing etc. They will consider anyone tall more attractive than anyone short.

This is a mind numbingly stupid thread.
Imagine the male equivalent........

Would you date anyone smaller than a 36DD?
Would you date anyone bigger than a size 10?
Would you date any with brown hair?

Or, Spandex, would you date a black guy?

It's OK to have preferences I guess (if you want to cut down your chances of finding a decent man). What's not OK is to say things like "short men are not attractive" or "all short men are angry" or other shit like that. It's just as horrible as body shaming a person for their weight. Worse maybe as there is absolutely no way to change your height. Horrible

My DH is exactly the same height as me (5"6) and yes I still wear high heels, he jokes that he knows how Tom Cruise felt standing next to Nicole Kidman which he means as a compliment.

Height/looks didn’t come into it when I met my husband. We just get on so damn well!! A good basis for relationship as we now raise a family well, live well and enjoy life.

Too many people hung up on superficial crap these days. Really it’s irrelevant

I'm 5'4 and wouldn't find men my height attractive. The men I've dated have been 5'8 to 6'2.

I am also not attracted to skinny men.

These are just my preferences, everyone has some.

Why on earth would height matter? Me and DH are exactly the same height - 5ft 7ins. The boyfriend I lived with before was an inch shorter than me.

Some of my boyfriends were taller than me some not.

Tom cruise isn’t (or wasn’t in is heyday) considered physically attractive because he’s short?

I don’t see why Brad Pitt at 5’4 would be any less attractive than at 5’10.

Most celebs that are hailed for their attractiveness we actually have no idea how tall or short they are.

Tom Hardy that so many women lust after is 5’9. Same height as Cruise. Would anybody seriously turn him down for being too short?

Prince was short but had charisma. I'd have married him.

My point was, accept you are short. Work on other attributes, like prince did. He had talent and no shortage of admirers. Don't be pissed off because some women may not want to date you because you are shorter than them. Getting hung up on other people's choices and preferences is not going to benefit you.

Some men prefer green eyes. I don't have green eyes. I could get very upset about that and the unfairness of it all or I could just find a man that prefers blue ones. Life is unfair and dating is unfair. Deal with it.

Why would it matter? Well it matters when most people the same height as you happen to be 11 year old boys.
Most 14 year olds are taller than me.
I'd rather be with someone a bit taller. It doesn't mean it's the only thing I look for in a person. It's just a bonus.

There are few men shorter than me. I wouldn’t base any decision on height.

It would be very inconvenient if no one could reach the top shelves.

I typically like big, beefy guys.

My last partner of 5 years was only an inch taller than me, and although in good shape, his jeans for example were smaller on the leg than mine. I thought it wouldn't matter and it didn't. He was a person. The fact that he was mardy was what kiboshed the relationship, not his height.

Having split up with him and now seeing a HUGE rugby player who is 5'10, I can see the height and size matter at play again. No matter how much weight I put on, I will always be tiny next to him and I do like it. He is so strong and manly and has two full sleeve tattoos.

Really

Tom Cruise was definitely considered attractive. I worked for a company that sold posters of him by the truck load.

If he's a good guy, then why would I care how tall he is?

I have to be physically attracted to my partner - short men I’m not physically attracted to it's pretty much that simple and I wouldn’t settle for less than what I’m physically atttracted to .

Just like I wouldn’t be attracted to very pale skinned blonde hair man
I like tall dark hair men , short men don’t do it for me either

This .

It's hardlly "shallow as fuck" to have a physical sexual turn-on preference. Just because for some people height doesn't matter sexually/erotically doesn't mean it doesn't matter for everyone.

As Magpiemagpie says, it's about physical attraction.

If you are someone for whom sexually height, a physical feeling of being protected or physically overpowered by someone taller or stronger or anything related to body size matters, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that being a deal breaking preference.

Any more than it is to be attracted only to men or to women or repulsed by other physical characteristics - extreme thinness, or extreme fatness or hairyness or blondeness or gingerness.

It's just a normal part of human sexuality which involves physical attraction. To describe physical sexual preferences as shallow is crazy.

I think there are other things more important than looks and specific aspects of looks, although it is still important. It just depends on whether you fancy them.
If a short guy is a real turn off and you really like big tall guys, that's not shallow.
It would only be shallow if everything was there, the attraction, the personality was as it should be but you were worried to be seen with a short guy or worried what others would think. That would be shallow.

There is enough to worry about in choosing your life partner, height is a non issue.
Marrying for anything less than love is doomed.
Considering height is just as shallow as men who go for big boobs

Tom Cruise was definitely considered attractive. I worked for a company that sold posters of him by the truck load.

I had a massive crush on him back in the 80s, I'm also quite a bit taller than him. His height doesn't put me off, the fact he's batshit crazy does though!

Marrying for anything less than love is doomed.
Considering height is just as shallow as men who go for big boobs

That's ridiculous. Marrying someone who you find sexually unattractive is equally doomed.

It's is not shallow to abide by any deal breaking sexual preferences you have if for you that is an essential part of sexual attraction.

An important part of a romantic relationship is the sexual side. It is that that distinguishes it from a friendship.

I don't consider myself having a type of man that I go for. But looking back, they've all had dark hair and been almost exactly the same height as me. So maybe I do have a type. But I'd like to think I fell in love with their silly sense of humour and kindness, which they all had apart from one who was a complete douche bag.

Considering height is just as shallow as men who go for big boobs
Neither of these things are shallow.
It's perfectly fine to have a preference for a certain body type, height or shape.
It becomes shallow of you start to discount everything else that person is because of a single physical attributes.
People like what they like and being physically attracted to the person you're in a relationships with is vital imo.