# Women: would you date a short guy? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 25, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227 "2014-02-25T14:49:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/41 "2014-02-26T00:28:48Z")
I’m short - 5’3" so I prefer someone closer to my height. Better for kissin’! ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/42 "2014-02-26T00:33:29Z")
Sorry. No. I am 5’9" and prefer a minimum of about 6 feet. I realize it’s shallow, so I am shallow when it comes to height. I like to wear TALL heels sometimes when I am out, and the few times I have been out with a shorter guy, other men will ignore them and try to hit on you. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/43 "2014-02-26T00:43:29Z")
> [@Dogzilla](#): > > I am 5’ 2" and I have a height limit wrt dating men: I don’t date anyone over 6’ tall. It’s awkward and can be physically uncomfortable. I have a friend who is 6’ 5". We went out a couple times. He wanted to hold my hand as we walked into the movies, but I already felt like I was a little girl being taken to the movies by Daddy, so I declined. The height disparity was just too much. > > So yeah, send all the short guys to me. Not a woman, but . . . My partner is 6’10", and he says that before we met, he suffered a lot of rejection for being “too tall”. He’s exactly a foot taller than I am, but I’d love him just as much if he were a foot shorter than I am. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/44 "2014-02-26T01:07:39Z")
I’m 5’1" and have dated guys anywhere from 5’4"-ish to 6’2". Any guy who is shorter than me is pretty damn short! I’d guess the guys I’ve dated have averaged somewhere around 5’9" or 5’10". And yes, the one thing that pissed me off in relation to height about blind dates were guys who lied about theirs. Lying is a huge turnoff. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/45 "2014-02-26T01:09:26Z")
I just realized Dustin Hoffman may be my ideal male. (Isn’t he kinda short?) And he has a big nose. I like big noses. His smile is a giveaway to his humorous heart. And he wore glasses in Papilion. (sp) Bonus points for that. Of course, I’d leave my husband right now for John Candy if he wasn’t dead. So, a humorous heart. Yeah. That’s what I like, whatever size it comes in. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/46 "2014-02-26T01:34:58Z")
If I have a type, it’s short to medium height (and stocky, generally). Most of the men I’ve been attracted to have been 5’8" and below. (Strangely, the two men I’ve married have been taller than that. 6’2" and 5’10".) ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/47 "2014-02-26T02:54:03Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Geez, Im just glad Im not in NYC. My gf is 5’11" and Im about 4 feet tall (on account of the chair and whatnot). 😃 Ahh…another woman who appreciates a man who has to look up to kiss her. 🆒 I tend to prefer men under 5’8" and stocky. I’m 5’6". ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/48 "2014-02-26T03:15:04Z")
I wouldn’t date someone under 5’9" at this point in my life. Of course, I wouldn’t date someone over 5’9" at this point, either. **DoctorJ** gets shirty about that sort of thing. At 5’5", you’d think he’d be all about giving the other short guys a shot, but noooooooo. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/49 "2014-02-26T03:19:27Z")
Yes, without a doubt, and have done. Now, I will confess that if a man is going to “turn my head” meaning catch my interest just by walking past, then he’s probably going to be taller than I am (5’ 9.5"). But if you seat me across from a tall good-looking guy who is intellectually lazy or just of lower intelligence, and also a guy who is short (even VERY short) but intelligent and well-read; tall guy hasn’t a prayer of keeping my attention beyond the third sentence. So, is height an advantage? Yes it is; but only in the first round. That said, I totally get that the first round is by far the hardest, so any advantage there is powerful, especially for short introverts. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/50 "2014-02-26T04:22:17Z")
I would prefer to date short people than tall people. ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/51 "2014-02-26T04:25:26Z")
I’m 5’3" or so, I have dated guys from 5’3" to 6’ 7" and enjoyed them all. ---
**Author:** ![Inna\_Minnit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/52 "2014-02-26T04:53:33Z")
5’ 7" is my minimum, but realistically, under 6’ is just not that interesting to me. I don’t see it as being shallow. It’s what I am attracted to. I realize there are great men who are short. But I don’t find them sexually attractive. Re: lying about height in a dating profile? Stupid. Unless you are playing games and never intend to meet. I went on a date with a guy who was maaaaaaaybe 5’ 7" his profile said he was 5’ 9". Then he had the nerve to say I must be taller than I stated. That among other reasons is why there was no second date. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/53 "2014-02-26T06:59:21Z")
[Obligatory video link](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFmv22ghzQw) ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/54 "2014-02-26T07:47:19Z")
If I’m on a dating site and there are eleventy billion men and I can list criteria to narrow down those I’d prefer to met, I’m going to say I’d rather meet men living within a fairly close radius of where I live, tall, (politically) left leaning, atheist, gamer, geek types preferred. My actual dating history includes exceptions to all of those preferences. In short (ha!), I don’t think dating site preferences indicate what you absolutely will only accept in a partner, but the filters are there and people use them to indicate their ideal partner. In reality, attraction and chemistry trump all. ---
**Author:** ![Wednesday\_Evening](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Wednesday\_Evening](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wednesday_Evening)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/55 "2014-02-26T20:11:31Z")
I’m 5’-9" and my husband is 5’-6". So yes, I would definitely date a short guy. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/56 "2014-02-26T23:04:43Z")
I’m 5’7" and hubby is 5’6". So yes. Also, I love wearing heels and he doesn’t mind. (I’m thinking because it puts his face that much closer to the goods.) And I’ve always outweighed him, by anywhere from 20 to 80 pounds or so. Can’t keep his hands off me no matter my weight. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/57 "2014-02-26T23:51:49Z")
I was helping out a friend one day She was entering reasons for 'why the date we sent you on didn’t work" for a exclusive and expensive matchmaker. I had always though men were more shallow than woman. But the stats proved me wrong. Appearance, especially height & weightwas the #1 dealbreaker for women, followed by income, then such things as bad manners, breath, etc. Strangely "No sense of humor’ “Bad conversationalist” etc were almost NEVER mentioned in the top 3. Men listed them far more often. Hmmm. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/58 "2014-02-27T00:52:25Z")
I don’t see bad manner, or bad breath, as particularly shallow. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/59 "2014-02-27T02:07:02Z")
> [@j666](#): > > I don’t see bad manner, or bad breath, as particularly shallow. True, but those were lower, not as high as the others. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227/60 "2014-02-27T13:13:18Z")
> [@Eliahna](#): > > If I’m on a dating site and there are eleventy billion men and I can list criteria to narrow down those I’d prefer to met, I’m going to say I’d rather meet men living within a fairly close radius of where I live, tall, (politically) left leaning, atheist, gamer, geek types preferred. My actual dating history includes exceptions to all of those preferences. In short (ha!), I don’t think dating site preferences indicate what you absolutely will only accept in a partner, but the filters are there and people use them to indicate their ideal partner. In reality, attraction and chemistry trump all. True enough. Lots of exceptions in my dating history too. I’m sure I’ve been someone’s exception. One of the tells for a female scam profile is when the height range is ridiculous. Preferred height:3’10" - 8’00". [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-would-you-date-a-short-guy/682227.md?page=4)