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Short Men Tall Order: Tips For Dating Taller Women
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  1. Jimmy says —

    There is some very good advice in this article. I, myself am 5'4" and have been with my girlfriend for 3 years now who is 5'10". Many short guys like to dwell on the fact that they're short, but honestly no one really cares….its all in our heads.

  2. Jeff says —

    I'm 5'7 and I have been dating my girlfriend for over a year and she 6'1. She is taller than a lot of men. She used to model and can be dating any tall guy she wants and pick me. So you don't have to be tall to date an atractive women.

  3. Tori says —

    so I'm 5'9 and my boyfriend is 5'6 or so, which isn't much of a difference, but it's noticable.

  4. Jose says —

    It really doesn't matter.Its what you feel for each other that makes relationships work.You may have a tall or short man who disrespects you will it matter then if he's tall or short.Tall men have been dating short women for ages and its 'Ok'.If a short man dates a tall woman its not?Thats just b.s.Am 5'7 and my girlfriend is 5'10 and you know what,she says all her life shes never met someone who treats her good like i do.and i know i respect her for who she is and we are both happy…so being superficial never helps and it actually kils relationships whether you think of tall,short,fat,skinny…hey just be happy coz deep down our hearts its what matters

  5. Tim says —

    My girlfriend is 2 inches taller than me but we are just crazy about eachother. =) So it's not always that taller women don't like shorter men. Actually quite many taller women than me have been interested in me, I don't know why. So in the end it's just a problem for many others outside of our relationship but that's not a problem for us. =)

  6. Steve says —

    I have actually dated a girl who was 6'1" (I'm 5'9".) It was fine and I never got negative feedback and most people thought it was cool. I'm going for a 6'3" volleyball player soon, she's goregeous but I'm going for it like it's nothing. A lot of taller women seem to be ignored as men are intimidated by their height.

  7. Kelso says —

    I have always had a hard time dating taller women. Being 5'7" is tough. I have asked out boatloads of women my height and taller and have never been able to date someone taller or my height. Its very discouraging.

  8. Pritam2210 says —

    My girlfriend is taller than me by 2 inches.Initially i felt awkward but now its ok cz our love for each other matters at the end of the day.she sacrificed wearing heels just in sake of me.

  9. c says —

    "When it comes down to choosing a mate, height isn't one of the most important factors. Many women choose to date men that are shorter than them."

    I'm sorry, while it's nice to hear about the exceptions, this is statement, is quite catagorically incorrect.

    I recently joined a large and respected internet dating site, not because I'm short (although at 5'6" I could be classified as such) but because I work from home and simply don't get meet enough people.

    It wasn't until I'd filled in my details and conducted a search that I had the issue of my height thrust in my face: In expressing their preferences, the women on this site almost without exception, didn't care about hair colour, eye colour, salary or ethnic origin. What had they bothered to express a preference for? That their date should be 5'8" or taller. This in their most basic critera, a fact that means my profile will not even show up when they search for suitable matches. The statistical evidence is in this case quite undeniable.

    Of course most people advise that women are more interested in personallity that looks in the long run, and giving the benefit of the doubt, I'll accept that, but the "long run" rarely even happens if a womens initial filtering critera have ruled one out as possibility before you've effectively even met.

    And finally, my experience on this dating site matches my experience of real life. A friend, thinking I lacked the confidence or social skills to introduce myself to a woman in a bar or at a party tried to help by saying 'catch their eye first, smile, move in to intriduce yourself'. He just didn't get that was exactly what I was already doing, but the opportunities he found whenever he went out rarely presented themselves to me because that glance, smile or move was invariably met by an obvious getsure of disinterest - turning away, choosing that moment to strike up a conversation with someone else etc. The reality is that we as a species, not just women, really are that superficial and cliched in the first instance.

  10. Niteshhh says —

    The advice is great and surely encouraging…

    I used to date a girl who was 4 inches taller than me, all was fine until she would regularly take the piss out of my height infront of my mates.

    If she was having a drink at a bar, she would used my head to keep her glass (like she was putting it on a table),if I said anything - she would rest her chin on top of my head…

    But after reading the above - I feel encouraged to re-start dating tall women again….

  11. runt says —

    i am 5'5 my wife is 6'4. no problems. guesswho the boss is?


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