Would you date a man shorter than you?

[livingthesimplelife]

Just that really - was having a discussion around a dinner party tonight and the issue seemed v. contentious, so I said I would post on here to gauge other opinions!

No, I’m 5’6 and the shortest I’ve dated is 5’11, as a general rule for me it’s 6ft minimum

No I couldn’t. I might be shallow as a puddle, but not for me thanks.

No.

Yes, if i wanted to. And if I didn’t I wouldn’t 🤷🏼‍♀️

No. My husband is 6’5 and my two other significant exes are 6’4 and 6’2. I do like a tall man. I’m 5’8, so not short myself.

No, I’m 5ft 10 and just couldn’t…maybe if they were incredibly rich or had some unusual talent, but otherwise no.

To save you waiting for responses, just search the very many threads on this exact same subject on MN. It comes up every few weeks. Spoiler alert…some people will, some people won’t.

N0

Yes if he ticked all the boxes-attractive, good company, likeable person. I couldn’t write all that off because of his height.

No, I’m 5” so they would have to be very small and that’s not my taste.

No

Uhuh

I married one. It didn’t work out but our Dc together benefited from his very slight frame and my height so wasn’t without its benefits.

😂

yes. Height is irrelevant to me

From an evolutionary stand point, many species are sexually dimorphic, having one sex much bigger than the other. This is advantageous, because one large parent gives offspring a measure of physical protection, and one small parent means that parent requires fewer resources, so there is more available for said offspring.

It is not always the male that is bigger, in may species, including most birds of prey, the female is significantly larger. It doesn't matter which sex is bigger though, but having two different sized parents is advantageous.

Hence why it is instinctive to some extent, for human males to seek out smaller mates, and human females to seek out larger ones.

But people vary in how much they are influenced by instincts, and how much they want to be.

If he was rich....

Well I'm 5'2 so unlikely I guess, don't think it would put me off too much though

@Motheranddaughtertotwo

Same as me , they'd be super short .

Yes and I'm only 5'3.

I'm 5'10 so lots of men are shorter than me. I prefer tall men, but would date a man an inch shorter than me as long as he was confident enough to be comfortable with me in (not particularly high) heels. I wouldn't date a man shorter than 5'9 though as I wouldn't be comfortable with that. DH is 5'11 and loves me, heels and all.

If that makes me shallow, I'm fine with it.

@Eatentoomanyroses there’s a foot between mine, I got height from father and my mother’s build- she was about 7 stone…

No, I have never been attracted to a short man or a skinny man. I like tall, well-built men.

Most won’t, interestingly usually shorter women. I do wonder how they would feel if their son inherited their short genes - would they want women to consider dating them?

Of course it’s contentious!! People like who they fancy, there are some things people can change (don’t like a fat women, lose weight), there are things you can’t change (don’t like a short man, can’t do anything about that!). If you’re a short man and the general consensus is that women don’t want a man shorter than them then it’s going to sting!

Yep, you’re dealt a short hand (pardon the pun), but not a lot you can do about it. Same with some men preferring a younger woman - you can’t magically become younger.

Fuck no