Does size matter?

Otis Driftwood

Height wise I mean.

Im 5ft 9in tall and have never dated a girl taller than me and dont know if I ever will.Thats not to say I dont find taller women attractive,I know a couple of very beautiful women that are 2,3,4 inches taller than me but Ive always had somewhat of a mental block when it comes to taller women.Most of my ex's would be between 5ft 2 and 5ft 5,give or take.I feel more manly if my OH is smaller in stature,for example if its cold outside I can open my jacket and wrap it around her to keep her warm.

So the question is for the the gents,

have/are/would you date someone taller than you?

and for the ladies

have/are/would you date someone shorter than you?

I know some will likely say,its personality that counts and all that which is true but for me personally,I would feel awkward if I had to stand on a kerb to kiss my OH for example.

Royale with Cheese

No, don't think I could date somebody smaller than me. It's the one physical attribute I would have a problem with, that and girls with short hair. Though I'm 5'11 so it's not really a problem.

Fajitas!

I quite like tall women, not sure of taller than me though. But tbh, I haven't met too many ladies taller than me - I know quite a few around the 5'1"1 -> 6'2" mark.

Am 6'4 myself

Homicidal_jesus

nedtheshed wrote: »

never dated a girl taller than me and dont know if I ever will.example if its cold outside I can open my jacket and wrap it around her to keep her warm.

have/are/would you date someone taller than you?

im the exact same ive never dated someone taller then me!..infact ive never actually meet a girl taller then me(6ft 3) and around my age..but i dont think id ever go out with someone taller then me..same height yes but not taller..im not really sure why

Height just isn't an issue for me.
My last boyfriend was a considerably slighter build than me. He was a long distance runner and a few women friends did mention that they could never date someone who made them appear/feel fat.

I'm not attracted to people often, and I'm would hate to miss out on that because of some sense of ego.

I am impressed when men acknowledge their actual height though, most seem to think they are several inches taller than they are.

Fajitas!

Moonbaby wrote: »

I am impressed when men acknowledge their actual height though, most seem to think they are several inches taller than they are.

That's not just height.

Teferi

I'm a bit over 6ft and my girlfriend is 5'11, when she wears heels on a night out she gets a bit taller then me and tbh I don't like it very much. All power to those that do though.

Dr Galen

nedtheshed wrote: »

Height wise I mean.

Im 5ft 9in tall and have never dated a girl taller than me and dont know if I ever will.Thats not to say I dont find taller women attractive,I know a couple of very beautiful women that are 2,3,4 inches taller than me but Ive always had somewhat of a mental block when it comes to taller women.Most of my ex's would be between 5ft 2 and 5ft 5,give or take.I feel more manly if my OH is smaller in stature,for example if its cold outside I can open my jacket and wrap it around her to keep her warm.

So the question is for the the gents,

have/are/would you date someone taller than you?

and for the ladies

have/are/would you date someone shorter than you?

I know some will likely say,its personality that counts and all that which is true but for me personally,I would feel awkward if I had to stand on a kerb to kiss my OH for example.

i'm a similar height and when I was younger I used to be bothered by it. now I'm not at all.

when i was about 11 or so, I had the one and only proper growth spurt of my life, and I've been this height since then. For a few years I was a fair bit taller than most, but then I kinda stayed put and others kept going.

my wife is quite a bit smaller than me, never been an issue.

as for not dating/snogging/etc:p a taller lady, well all i can say is that I was always an equal opportunities kinda bloke. Who am I to prevent some poor girl from enjoying the monkey love just because genetics have made her legs longer.

Wibbs

Nope wouldn't bother me TBH. I've gone out with women before who were taller than me in heels.

Otis Driftwood

I would view heels as somewhat of a grey area.1 or 2 past partners would have been around my own height so in average heels they would have been taller but Im more talking about regular day to day footwear or barefooted.Like if a girl was 2 or 3 inches taller in her bare feet I dont think I could do it.
All my female friends feel the same,they wouldnt go for a bloke thats shorter than them and heels is one of the most oft quoted reasons.

This topic has me wondering what you fella's would say, about being attracted to a woman who is "smarter".

wmMagner

we're all the same when we're horizontal.

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Wibbs wrote: »

I've gone out with women before who were taller than me in heels.

Do you wear heels often?

StopNotWorking

I'm 6' spot on and I wouldn't like to go out with a woman taller than me. Dunno why though. My mate(Who is 5.7') went out with a girl who was 6.1' before. It just looked weird..

I don't think height is a big deal(I wouldnt pick someone over someone else if they were taller) but I do like being able to reach the cookie jar:cool:

Red Sleeping Beauty

Height doesn't bother me but heels do. Hate the feckin things.

Otis Driftwood

Moonbaby wrote: »

This topic has me wondering what you fella's would say, about being attracted to a woman who is "smarter".

Wouldnt bother me at all.But then again,I am a genius.


Seriously though,when it comes to smarts its a non issue unless she is dumb as a shoe box.I find very intelligent/bordering on nerdy women,very attractive.

Wibbs

Avah Warm Candlestick wrote: »

Do you wear heels often?

:D Bastids. And yes, yes I do I look quite fetching in them.

Emme

I can't believe that you're asking this question! I'm 5'5" and have dated guys smaller than me 5'4" and 5'3". I met both of them online and they had said on their profiles that they were 5'7" and 5'6" respectively! The tallest guy I dated was a 6'5" Dutchman and he had big hair so that made him look even taller . I didn't meet him online.

The reason women wear heels is that we think they make us look skinnier, and ye fellas like that

Otis Driftwood

Emme wrote: »

The reason women wear heels is that we think they make us look skinnier, and ye fellas like that

Im sorry but no woman I have ever dated or seen has looked skinnier in heels.

Tar.Aldarion

Height would not bother me, I just prefer people who are shorter than me, because tehy are cuter.

Moonbaby wrote: »

I am impressed when men acknowledge their actual height though, most seem to think they are several inches taller than they are.

Did I pass the test or am I several inches shorter than I thought?

Moonbaby wrote: »

This topic has me wondering what you fella's would say, about being attracted to a woman who is "smarter".

Haven't met one hehe.
Would love it, intelligence is quite attractive. I want somebody better than me in every way. :-p

Homicidal_jesus

nedtheshed wrote: »

Im sorry but no woman I have ever dated or seen has looked skinnier in heels.

+1 how can shoes possibly make you look slimmer...



also for the intelligence one!its a turn on really much easier to talk to them if you no there gonna understand the topic properly

Teferi

Moonbaby wrote: »

This topic has me wondering what you fella's would say, about being attracted to a woman who is "smarter".

Can we keep this conversation in the realms of truth and reality please?




:pac:

Teferi

Teferi wrote: »

I'm a bit over 6ft and my girlfriend is 5'11, when she wears heels on a night out she gets a bit taller then me and tbh I don't like it very much. All power to those that do though.

I'd like to qualify that my gf has a crackin' pair of legs and when she wears heels they look even better so it's lose/lose

Red Hand

Homicidal_jesus wrote: »

+1 how can shoes possibly make you look slimmer...

The increase in height from heels offsets the width (which doesn't change). I dunno.

On topic, it might have made me uncomfortable in the past but not now. You can always wrap an arm around her and go "More for me!"

ChewChew

Well I'm 5ft2 and tbh, have never met a male, older then me, who is shorted then me so anyone I've ever dated has been taller so height is not an issue for me.

I actually love a guy who is taller then me, gives me a real sense of security.

nedtheshed wrote: »

Im sorry but no woman I have ever dated or seen has looked skinnier in heels.

I totally agree. Heels do not make you look skinnier. For me, they make me feel a helluva lot sexier! That there being the reason I wear heels!

CDfm

I'm 5' 9'' and my girlfriend is around the same and when we are out often wears heels which can elevate her to as high as 6' 2".

Its a great life and she is smart too.

ChewChew

CDfm wrote: »

I'm 5' 9'' and my girlfriend is around the same and when we are out often wears heels which can elevate her to as high as 6' 2".

Its a great life and she is smart too.

I bet if you asked her though she'd tell you that she wears heels cause the make her feel good!

Stheno

ChewChew wrote: »

Well I'm 5ft2 and tbh, have never met a male, older then me, who is shorted then me

My 30 yo brother is four foot ten and single

For me, they make me feel a helluva lot sexier! That there being the reason I wear heels!

+1 apparently though, they elongate the calf and shift your pelvic muscles in a way that makes the booty more prominent

ChewChew

nouggatti wrote: »

My 30 yo brother is four foot ten and single




+1 apparently though, they elongate the calf and shift your pelvic muscles in a way that makes the booty more prominent

Ha really? :P

Yeah, I got a beautiful pair of black platform shoes from my sister and wore them to a party a few weeks ago with skinny jeans. They were amazingly comfortable! the guy who the party was for was none too impressed because I ended up being the exact same height as him and he was freaked out! lol.

CDfm

ChewChew wrote: »

They were amazingly comfortable! the guy who the party was for was none too impressed because I ended up being the exact same height as him and he was freaked out! lol.

I on the other hand have no shame

Stheno

ChewChew wrote: »

Ha really? :P

Ya, he can be a right grumpy ****e though

He's a growth defect, and out of the ten of us, no one else is shorter than five six.

Yeah, I got a beautiful pair of black platform shoes from my sister and wore them to a party a few weeks ago with skinny jeans. They were amazingly comfortable! the guy who the party was for was none too impressed because I ended up being the exact same height as him and he was freaked out! lol.

Platforms ftw, I've six inch platforms that are more comfy than some flats I have, great invention they are

Otis Driftwood

ChewChew wrote: »

I actually love a guy who is taller then me, gives me a real sense of security.

Thats exactly how I feel about more petite women,I feel more masculine when Im bigger than them.

ChewChew wrote: »

I totally agree. Heels do not make you look skinnier. For me, they make me feel a helluva lot sexier! That there being the reason I wear heels!

Heels can equate to confidence and confidence equates to sexiness,so

Heels FTW!

ChewChew

nedtheshed wrote: »

Thats exactly how I feel about more petite women,I feel more masculine when Im bigger than them.

See, look at how much consideration we have for ye!

nedtheshed wrote: »

Heels can equate to confidence and confidence equates to sexiness,so

Heels FTW!

Thats what it is! When a guy looks at your legs, and then notices the shoes and continues looking at your legs/shoes then we know we've picked the right pair:pac:

SV

I'm pretty short tbh..
so I'd much prefer the girl to be smaller than me..don't need more complexs!

Khannie

nedtheshed wrote: »

have/are/would you date someone taller than you?

I have done. Liked it a lot. Long legs ftw. My wife's the exact same height as me. Taller if she's in heels.

nedtheshed wrote: »

I would feel awkward if I had to stand on a kerb to kiss my OH for example.

That doesn't happen. How often have the women who are smaller than you had to stand on a kerb to kiss you?

CDfm

Khannie wrote: »

I have done. Liked it a lot. Long legs ftw. My wife's the exact same height as me. Taller if she's in heels.

+1

I despair when I hear people question the wisdom of Rod Stweart and Bernie Ecclesstone:)

Otis Driftwood

ChewChew wrote: »

See, look at how much consideration we have for ye!

Sure yer only brilliant!

Khannie wrote: »

That doesn't happen. How often have the women who are smaller than you had to stand on a kerb to kiss you?

Ah ya but what I was getting at is that I just think it looks weird to see the woman leaning over to kiss the man,hence the need for the kerb.

shellyboo

I've dated guts the same height as me in bare feet, but never someone shorter... It's kind of a mental block for me! Even with the same-height guys, I didn't like wearing heels when we went out. I'm 5'6 so it's not like I'm narrowing my dating field considerably!

Will second that some guys appear to be delusional about their height though. Have met a few guys who reckoned they were "5'8", but were barely my height.

CDfm

shellyboo wrote: »

I've dated guts the same height as me in bare feet, but never someone shorter... It's kind of a mental block for me! Even with the same-height guys, I didn't like wearing heels when we went out. I'm 5'6 so it's not like I'm narrowing my dating field considerably!

Shellyboo how on gods earth do you expect to be objectified if you dont date short guys and wear high heels. Its what they are for.:D

FruitLover

ChewChew wrote: »

Thats what it is! When a guy looks at your legs, and then notices the shoes and continues looking at your legs/shoes then we know we've picked the right pair:pac:

Either that or he's gay.

"What fabulous heels you have on today!" *droopy hand wave*

shellyboo

CDfm wrote: »

Shellyboo how on gods earth do you expect to be objectified if you dont date short guys and wear high heels. Its what they are for.:D

Oh I *do* wear heels, I just spent half an hour organising my vast array of them, actually... I just don't like it when they make me taller than my beau. And as for being objectified... Everyone's the same height lying down. Even if I keep the heels on

Otis Driftwood

Thats not strictly true.I know a guy,he's only a little fella and he pulled a girl that was substantially taller than him one night.Anyway,they were doing the business and he told me he had to pull out if he wanted to kiss her as he couldnt reach.You couldnt make that up.:D

Will

A woman being taller (or smarter) than me doesn't bother me, haven't gone out with a taller lady before though. Find short women very cute though.

I'm 6' 2", I know moonbaby doesn't believe me, think I seen her say that somewhere before, not sure haha. Will measure myself tomorrow and find out for sure

On the smarts thing, nothing more attractive than a woman with brains.

shellyboo

nedtheshed wrote: »

Thats not strictly true.I know a guy,he's only a little fella and he pulled a girl that was substantially taller than him one night.Anyway,they were doing the business and he told me he had to pull out if he wanted to kiss her as he couldnt reach.You couldnt make that up.:D

Teehee, that's hilstious and awful. It's only a figure of speech though! Maybe we should change it to, "everyone's the same height in reverse cowgirl"??

Will, 6'2 seems about right to me! You're quite tall

shellyboo

hilstious? Hilarious. Stupid iPod keyboard

Snowie

I'm 6.1 it wouldnt bother me if she was taller then me actually shes have long legs :D how I love longggggggggggg legggs *dribbels*

pikachucheeks

I like guys to be taller than me, although, that's not hard when you're 5'4

Nothing against smaller guys though - If I like a person, it's for deeper reasons than their height!

I just think there's something comforting about having a taller boyfriend / partner who look like they're able to protect you.

Dord

I've never dated someone taller than me, but it wouldn't bother me if the opportunity did arise. The only problem with being pretty tall and dating women smaller is the inevitible sore neck.... although staircases and steps are handy. :pac:

I once dated someone over a foot shorter than me, that was awkward to say the least.

Red Sleeping Beauty

shellyboo wrote: »

I've dated guts the same height as me in bare feet, but never someone shorter... It's kind of a mental block for me! Even with the same-height guys, I didn't like wearing heels when we went out. I'm 5'6 so it's not like I'm narrowing my dating field considerably!

Will second that some guys appear to be delusional about their height though. Have met a few guys who reckoned they were "5'8", but were barely my height.

Must get messy dating guts.


What the hell is this "dating" nonsense about anyway ? Since when do Irish people "date". You're not american!

shellyboo

Alan Rouge wrote: »

Must get messy dating guts.


What the hell is this "dating" nonsense about anyway ? Since when do Irish people "date". You're not american!

How do you know I'm not American? And what else am I doing with them when I go on dates with them if not dating? Please educate me with your superior wordpower.

i71jskz5xu42pb

shellyboo wrote: »

How do you know I'm not American? And what else am I doing with them when I go on dates with them if not dating? Please educate me with your superior wordpower.

• Courting
• Doing a line
• Stepping out

All perfectly twee alternatives to that vulgar Americanism ;-)