Anybody dating a very short guy...

LegacyUser

Just wondering if anybody is with a very sort guy.. say 5'2 tops. I'm only 5'0 so that I wouldn't be towering over someone. My long term ex was 5'6 and that was grand. Unusual for a guy to be so short but I'm not a shallow person & have lot more important criteria at this stage in my life than physical appearance before I consider going on a date with someone. Anyway, waiting to see a pic, funny thing we grew up in same village & know plenty of people in common & I can't place him...I may not find him anyway attractive anyway.

Just wondering are they many small men out there... Kieran Fallon is only 5'3... there must be more !

Karen_*

Well Keiran Fallon isn't the smallest man in the Guiness book of records so there's probably at least one other short man in the world! There MUST be others!!:eek:

What would be your issue with dating a short man? Is it how you'd look together?

LegacyUser

I don't know Karen... just wondering...my own little boy is to be checked for height issues by paediatrician so more out of interest... I guess probably wonder also how it would look, I know that is shallow, but I tend to have low self esteem myself at times.. am just curious. Anyway I don't even know what he looks like... but think its mad we came across each other online... he used to live across road from my granny.. and he went off to try to be a jockey when he was very young, and I went off to be a riding instructor...bet I'll know him when I see his photo... life's mad sometimes.. gas.

Balmed Out

Im 5 foot nine and a bit and find it amazing how many women think they are taller then me when in fact i can see clearly straight over their heads. I reckon most girls have a self image a good 5 or 6 inches taller then they actually are. Dont see why its important in who u find attractive. I wouldnt want to go out with a giant that id need to pull up a stool to kiss them or a tiny person id get a bad back from kissing but other then that who cares. Went out with a girl who was 5 foot 8 and constantly moaned about not being able to wear heels when we went out but to be honest i couldnt have given a rats arse and cant see why she should have either.

von Neumann

Ya I'm a shorty! . If he's two inches taller than you, I can't see the problem.
I've been out with a few girls around my height and never had any problems.

But your vertically challenged yourself? What is the issue?

LegacyUser

No issue really Moonboy... though I am a woman...I'm just sounding off thoughts. Like I said my own son may have issues, is to be checked out. Sounding off... that's what boards are for sunshine

littlebitdull

I am 5.2 ...DH is 5.6 and to be brutally honest I would love him to be taller, but love him too much for it to have become an issue. I dont think I could date a guy who was nearer my own height.

I would have always gone for me much taller than the man I did end up with, and cant say i have any regrets.

But my son is almost six foot and i am pleased he is tall. I dont have an issue with my won height - always looked on it as a plus - after all I could go out with short guys or talls guys.

but rightly or wrongly i feel more comfortable around people who are taller than me.

MagicMarker

I wouldn't worry so much about your son, even if he is 'vertically challenged' there's not a whole lot you can do about it so dragging him along to a doctor is pointless tbh, and will only shift your insecurities onto him.

My mother is about 5'5 and i'm 6'4''.

As for this guy, how would you feel if he was thinking like this about you?

ASIL1983

Im 5'0, my boyfriend is about 5'4. Its not a problem-we're cute together!

LegacyUser

I didn't drag my son to the doctor. He was having a paediatrician's appointment for another problem... she was the one who picked up on it, never occurred to us to worry so...

maybe you should think before you jump to conclusions & put your foot in your mouth..

Jack Sheehan

Well I'm about 5 6 or so (171 cm) and I'm just about below average. It's not something that people notice much though.

Zillah

EDIT: Crap, thought I was still in After Hours. Ignore me.

Jack B. Badd

Karen_* wrote: »

What would be your issue with dating a short man?

Short Man syndrome, maybe?

I really dislike people writing other people off on a basis like that.
I mean I know it is something I just don't get, but I think it is so unfair on shorter men.

Regardless of that opinion, I think the nicest feeling of physical fit together is with someone your own height.

deisemum

I was always led to believe it was a case of "small jockey, big whip"

Dudess

Unregistered wrote: »

I'm not a shallow person & have lot more important criteria at this stage in my life than physical appearance before I consider going on a date with someone.

Why are you seeking reassurance on an internet forum so? Why would you care about what height the guy you're dating is unless it's of concern to you what other people looking at the two of you together think?

Karen_*

Well its not shallow to not want to look odd with someone. But why not just meet him and see what happens? Whats it got to do with your sons height?