What height do you consider short?
I'm a guy for reference.. I see a lot of women on dating apps saying they don't want a short guy and some specify they only date guys over 6 ft, but to me that seems pretty tall? So it makes me wonder what qualifies as short.....
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You're right on the money about 6' being pretty tall: according to the CDC, the average American man is only 5' 9", and the average woman is 5' 3.5". In fact, only about 15% of guys in the U.S. are 6' or taller.
If the average guy is 5' 9", "short" probably means 5' 6" or under. (And if you're under 18, you likely still haven't reached your max height—most guys keep growing until they hit adulthood.)
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If the average guy is 5' 9", "short" probably means 5' 6" or under. (And if you're under 18, you likely still haven't reached your max height—most guys keep growing until they hit adulthood.)
Some women will claim
to only date tall guys, but then they meet a short king in person, and he has a great personality, he’s sure of himself, and he's funny, and often she'll want to date him because she fell for him based on his personality, not his height. Height doesn't really matter when you're confident and have a good personality.
Keep in mind, once somebody's already committed to start dating you, height does not matter at all anymore because you've already passed all those tests. That's why they're dating you now, they're interested, they want to get to know you better. So height doesn't matter when it comes to dating someone if you're already dating the person.
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Keep in mind, once somebody's already committed to start dating you, height does not matter at all anymore because you've already passed all those tests. That's why they're dating you now, they're interested, they want to get to know you better. So height doesn't matter when it comes to dating someone if you're already dating the person.
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I'm also going to add as a woman that I have only met like 2 girls in my entire life who were so committed to dating tall guys, lol. Every single woman I know does not care
and I actually have a couple of girl friends who prefer shorter guys. It literally does not matter to most girls. Even if there is a slight preference for tall guys it is just so far down the list of priorities. If you see "tall guys only" on a girl's profile, take it as a dodged bullet. Loads of girls want short guys or just don't care.
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I'm adding that my previous boyfriend was taller than me and honestly I just hate that, of course I liked him so I stayed with him but being the shorter one, it made me scared he didn't wanna be with me because I wasn't as tall. I like people the same height, maybe shorter but honestly i don't even care
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I'm going to be so for real. When a girl says she wants a tall guy, she probably watches or reads too many romances. What I mean is that she wants tall guys because she has delusions of standing on her tiptoes to kiss him. I used to only want tall guys, but then I realized that it literally doesn't matter, nor do looks. If she is the one, she will look at personality. I hope this helps from a girls perspective, btw this may not be helpful to the older crowd, im not old yet ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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like 5 ft 8 is pretty tall already so her expectation is rediculous i think anyway when you fall in love it doesnt matter the height right?
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