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!

My ex was 5’ 5” my DH is 6’ 2”, so height doesn’t really bother me, it’s about the person.

Yes. I am 5'9 and my DH is 5'8.

Would never date a man who is slimmer than me though. I like muscles and broad shoulders.

I’ve been married to my 3” shorter husband for 20 years so yes!

Like a pp, I’m very short myself - my 12 year old is taller than me and my 11 year old daughter is almost too! So if I dated shorter, I think it would have to be someone who was child sized. Which is just unlikely. I think if I was taller I’d have a different view on it.

Yes. I'm 5'8. I find it quite sexy actually!

Are you in the UK? If so, aren't you really limiting your options?

Poor Phil will be sad you turned him down

This is why I’m not keen on overly tall men. They’re often very skinny or look like Stephen Merchant. I prefer a well built 5’10

Yes, I am currently - I'm about 5'8" and he's an inch or two shorter. More if I'm wearing platform trainers 😂(closest I get to heels!) So he's used to being fairly short for a man. I like the idea I'm saying fuck you to the patriarchy and heteronormativity 😂but no seriously, we've just got a lot of chemistry and his height isn't an issue at all. He's well built though, way stronger than me - I wouldn't like to feel like I could win in a wrestling match, so that's where my "I want a proper man" stereotype line is 😁

Married to my wondrous shorter DH for aeons.

Msgrieves, I do believe he has a couple of inches on me!!

And I'm only interested in 1980s Phil with the balding mullet. I'm not an animal!

@Montague22 lucky you! I must admit I’m living vicariously through my dc having such nice builds. Always been a bit chubby and awkward myself.

Definitely not. I'm only 4 ft 10", they would be no use when shopping and the items are on a really high shelf.

No, but I'm 5"2. My husband is 6 ft and my ex husband was 5"6 and he felt too short although obviously not why we split up!

@Cuppasoupmonster have noticed the same, usually shorter women with stronger preferences for tall men.

Have posted before that in 5'11-6 with a shorter DH. I'm used to men being shorter than me. Plus if I waited for only men taller than me, chances are I'd die alone.

I really don't notice, feel self-conscious or less feminine. Would only be a deal breaker if short + (no body/facial hair, slimmer than me...)

Yes I would and do. My boyfriend is two inches shorter than me. As have been my previous two. It's real shame it's such a deal breaker for so many but of course I understand its perfectly OK to have preferences.

Luckily blessed at 6”3 here (M) but I do wonder why height is such an issue for some.
If men openly shunned potential partners carrying a few extra pounds there’d be an organised lynching!

No but I’m short and very rarely meet any man shorter. DH is 9 inches taller than me. I once dated a man who was much too tall for me, I got a sore neck talking to him standing up. He married an extremely tall woman.

Yes. My lovely DP is 2 - 3 inches shorter. He makes the best little spoon in the world!

Absolutely not.

But then I’d also never date a blond man.

Nowt wrong with preferences.

My sister is married to a man who is quite petite. They wear the same shoe size.

No but then I'm only 5 foot and a fart anyway so don't get many people shorter than me, especially men!
DH is 6'1", exes have all been over 6' so I think we can safely say I have a type, and that's not a short man! 😁

Yes. I tend to fall for the person so don't really have a physical type. I have had crushes on some men who are short!

I completely agree.

Each to their own but I couldn't feel comfortable with a man whose clothes would be too small for me.

My friend is 5'3 and a size sixteen and is always saying how feminine her slim 6' husband makes her feel by virtue of his height. Good for her I suppose but it would make me feel like a heifer knowing that I couldn't get in to my husbands' jeans 🤣

I'm a small framed woman and my husband is short but well built and well muscled and that makes me feel more feminine than a lanky man ever could.

We're all different and thats a good thing isn't it?

Thing is, I get that tall men are attractive. But there are some women who will turn down a charming shirt/average man for a tall man with the personality of a tissue. Just because he's taller.

So, very normal but sone people's preference is so strong I find it difficult to understand

I'd like to say yes, especially if he can make me laugh. But I never have and don't know if in reality I would.