Would you go out with a short man?

[Maverick2022]

Not the most PC question, but....

Would you go out with a relatively short man eg I'm just under 5'6" and he's the same.

I've never gone out with a man the same height as me before, the prospect feels a bit odd. He's also v lightly built, which seems to emphasise it.

I've read that men routi eyes lie anoit height on dating sites etc due to mNy women's feelings about this/preferences etc.

How do you feel about it?

I've always gone for quite short men, I'm 5ft4 & DP is 5ft7ish.
My celeb crushes are James McAvoy & Kelly Jones who are 5'7 & 5'6 so i guess it's a bit of a theme.

I’ve always been attracted to tall man, at least men taller than me (5’7). Not surprisingly my DH is 6’5. 🤣

My ex was my height 5'6 and really skinny and small boned. I just couldn't get past it. I think if he was buff and built like a tank I'd be okay with it but really I felt like hulk next to him (I'm big boned and carry extra weight).

So I can only do shorter if they are stacked (and not more than inch shorter). Else prefer someone at least a couple of inches taller than me.

I agree, I feel like a big giant next to short slim men. DP isn’t fat. He’s solid muscle and broad so I feel like we are more in proportion even though he’s only an inch taller than me.

Tbh small bird like men just don’t appeal at all.

Im 5ft 8 and want someone at least 4” taller. I feel like a clumping great heifer with small men. Especially small delicate men.

I was actually married to a short bloke for a while. Short but stocky. I was genuinely surprised by how heightist people are - particularly other men - it was always fair game for even very casual acquaintances to comment/tease him (like he wasn’t aware of it already). He was probably 5’ 7’ at most. Maybe 5’ 6”. Oddly enough it made me more conscious of his height over time, I started to find it embarrassing (I know, I’m not proud of that) and now I love being with my DH who is a very solid 5’ 11”. I honestly don’t think I’d go out with another short guy. His height wasn’t the reason we divorced by the way - I’m not THAT shallow 😉

My BF is roughly my height and quite lean. I was always attracted to taller guys. Just before I met him I went on a date with a guy and the minute I saw him it was a no, despite having really been attracted to him and his photos. He was the same height as my now BF. The thing is when I met my BF none of that mattered. We had been talking for quite a few months and due to covid hadn't met, but by then I was already falling for him.

Hmm, i have had a good few tall boyfriends, 6ft and over, my ex DH was 6ft4, i am 5ft 2. Honestly, my best fun/ sex and exciting boyfriends have all been 5'11ish and under. Just enough gap to have to tilt your neck up to look up-to them while snogging them in bare feet. Men are broader, more muscles, and more hairy . If they have that and you have to look up to snog them in bare feet, all good in my view! 🤷‍♀️. If they are slight in build it would probably put me off. I like my men to be physically stronger than me, kind of buff , not iron man, and wider, stronger, physically bigger tsot. Strong hairy muscular arms. Oh yes!

Yes- quite frankly providing the man wasn't an ogre I would. Having been treated poorly, a kind man who has empathy would be top of my list.

Having been with tall men before I'm now with someone the same height. Very good for kissing and generally a really nice feeling looking someone in the eyes, feeling equal. The idea of the tall man protecting you is nice as long as you get on, but when I broke up with my very tall exh, his height was quite intimidating - not that he ever got physical with me, just that he'd be towering over me angrily and I'd feel at a disadvantage.
Worth trying him out to see how you get on. He could be the one who changes your whole attitude to height.

There have been quite a few of these threads. Someone always says it's heightist to not want to date someone shorter than you.

I'm 5 foot 11 and don't want to date anyone shorter than me because I'm just not attracted to shorter men. It's just a dating preference. I recently saw a dating profile (of a man) that said he prefers women 5 foot 5 and shorter. It didn't offend me.

My ex partners have been 6 foot or over. I love going out with men that I don't tower over.

For me height is not as important as build. I don't find skinny, small boned men attractive no matter how tall they are. But I am 5'2" so almost all men are taller than I am anyway.

I think this is quite right and it applies just as much to all manner of preferences that get complained about a great deal. If it means someone finds hardly anyone attractive that's entirely their business.

Having read some horror stories of men on here, given the choice I’d much prefer an honest, kind, funny, loyal man regardless of his height. Good men are not easy to find.

That’s true but you can’t help what you find attractive and for me, short skinny men don’t do it for me

I’m 4’11 so I think everybody is tall. I’ve dated a few guys not much taller than me and honestly, no problem as long as they’re confident and happy with themselves. Can’t be bothered with guys of any height or build who have a chip on their shoulder about what nature gave them. My DP is average height but I’ve dated taller men too.

I wouldnt mind.

It's not so much them being short but they'll also have little hands and feet in relation to their height.

I have a sort of body mass theory. If his mass is significantly bigger than mine then all is good. So if he was shorter but broad and strong then It's fine. If he was thin and weedy so his mass was similar to mine then I'd feel awkward. When I see very tall slim women with short thick men it looks fine. If she was tall and big and he was short and thin it looks odd. In my very superficial and judgemental mind 🤪

I'm an inch or two shorter than my OH, but he's very slim and i'm several stone overweight.

Someone's height would be the last thing i would bother about.