I'm not into men that are too much taller than me. Anything over 6'4"ish is too much. But apart from that height doesn't metter. I've dated guys shorter than me and around the same height as me.

IMHO I don't think I could ever date someone that was shorter than me. They usually need to be at least 5'10 or so, preferably 6 ft But that's just me.

i dated a guy who was 3" shorter than me & i don't think i'll do it again unless i'm REEEALLY into the guy. it just made me feel like a giant & less girly. i know that sounds bad...

I am six feet tall, and don't have a strict height requirement when it comes to boyfriends. If the love of my life happens to be a few inches shorter than me, I'd be silly to let him go for a trivial thing like height. Having said that, if I had my way entirely, I'd pick a six-foot-two guy over a short one...but only if they were the same personality-wise! I've noticed though that the very tall, well-built guys seem to prefer petite girls.

I guess height is going to be as odd as you make it look. Nicole Kidman was a lot taller than Tom Cruise...but they were Hollywood's golden couple for a very long time, and she's such arm candy! If you look like a couple that belongs to each other, nobody is going to make an issue of height except maybe for the first few glances.

I don't think I could be with a guy shorter than me, then again, maybe that is because I am 5'3" - I mean who would be shorter besides 5th grade boys and mini-me.

But even though I would look fine with someone 5'5-5'8 I'm unconsciously attracted to taller guys for some reason.

I am 5'2" and I prefer tall guys because almost all of them are taller than me. I think dating a shorter wouldn't be an issue if I were taller.

I don't date guys shorter than me but it's not an issue with me since I'm only 4'11.

I'm 5'8" and my husband is 6'1"... perfect. My Dad is 6'6" so I could never fathom being with a guy shorter than me. No attraction what-so-ever.

not that i would suggest letting the love of ur life go cuz of height...but honestly its such a TURN OFF. like zabrow said i'd feel like a giant or a man even :S
but i would suggest flats
im sooo very thankful that my husband is taller than me, even with my highest stilettos on. i dun think i'd be as attracted to him if he was shorter than my 5 7.

My boyfriend is 2.5'' inches shorter than I am and I don't really pay any attention to it. Granted I went to a high school/college where 90% of the guys were shorter than I am. Weird, as I am not a giant, only 5'11''. Any way, I got used to guys being shorter and don't even notice height all that much. Sure, my preference would be a guy taller but I love my boyfriend even though he is shorter and never even notice it that much.

I prefer guys who are taller than me, but at 5'8" it doesn't always work. Attitude makes up for a lot - if a guy is confident and makes me feel beautiful, his height isn't an issue.

Yea like Sun_Sun said...I feel like the man! The stronger one!
I jsut don't kow...I did date a guy who was a tad shorter then me in high school and didn't like it.

I couldn't wear heels!

flyingchange ~ I agree. Height could only make you feel manly if you don't feel like 'the girl' in the couple anymore. If your guy is shorter but confident and masculine-looking, and you're tall but still pretty, dainty and cute, it makes up for a lot.

I'm about 5'10" and every guy I've dated but one has been much taller than me. The guy I just recently dated was an inch taller than me and I must say I felt really weird about it. I think it's because I'm used to much taller men and it never mattered if I wore heels, but we went out on a date one night and I had heels on and was taller and felt odd. Not to mention our hands were the same size! UGH, I felt like gigantor...I'm tall, but I'm not HUGE, which is how I felt the whole time.

For some reason, I have NEVER dated a guy under 6' feet tall! and I'm only 5'4 Perhaps it's cause my Dad is 6'4"? Probably!

My current BF is 6'5" and I love it! Sometimes we will catch a glimpse of ourselves in a store window or something as we are walking together and its like "OMG we look so silly" haha. I love that my heads smooshes on his chest when we hug.

My ex wasn't shorter then me but he was around the same height...it didn't bother me too much. My current bf is 6'3 and I am 5'7. I love his height..especially when we hug

Meggy I totally know how you feel.... excpet its the way my head is on his shoulder when we cuddle and hug aw ok enough mush from me!

I always said I'd never date anyone shroter than me and when I met my boyfriend I was completely put off by him being about an inch shorter than me when I was in heels. Glad I decided to give him a second chance though - it doesn't bother me too much anymore and I ever wear smaller heels now to make me feel more confortable (something I vowed I would never in a million years change for a guy!). I don't think it really bothers him at all!

I prefer guys to be taller than me (I'm 5'7".) I usually like guys that are a minimumm of 5'9" to a max of 6'4".

I just don't like being the tall one in a relationship; I have issues with that. I would like to wear my heels and still be short (or equal of height) with him.

I'm only five feet tall (even). Never had a height issue.

I've never dated according to height. Mr. Mouse is on the taller side of things, I s'pose. At six foot one, he easily outstretches me. When we hug, my head nestles right against his chest. Perfect!

(Were I pressured to determine a preference in height, I'd say taller -- but I can happily be involved with men of all shapes and sizes. It isn't an issue for me.)

I would prefer a guy taller than me. I just wouldn't be attracted to someone shorter, it would make me feel self conscious of my own body and unfeminine.
I do wish my current bf were a bit taller. He's an inch or two taller than me (i'm 5'6) but I wish he were more like 6'0 so that I could wear heels without feeling uncomfortable and awkward!

There have been studies done that claim the height of a man is a big issue for women in general.

I remember seeing something a while back that not only did the women who where polled prefer taller men, when combined with the mans salary it took a short man making $500k/yr before he was considered as attractive as a taller man making under $100k.

Don't shoot the messanger, I'm just saying....

I prefer guys who are taller than me. Im only 5'4 though so, thats not too hard to do.

I'm 5'8 and they have to be taller than me, otherwise it's a no go. I'm simply not attracted to men shorter than me.

I'm 6 ft tall and although the guys I've dated have been about 5' 11" or 6', I would still prefer someone taller. I like to wear heels and I'm definitely not dainty. I actually joined my local Tall Club (yes there is a real thing) to try and meet people. We recently had a dance and even though most the guys are at least 10 years older than I am, it was great to dance with guys who were taller than I was (and I was wearing heels).

I'm 5' and I've never actually met a guy who was shorter than me and over the age of 14.

People really like pairing short girls off we really tall guys though. I dated someone who was 6'2" and everyone thought we looked sooooo cute together. And I had a friend who is 6'7" and everyone thought we would make such a cute couple. I mean, I didn't disagree, I just find it funny.
He jokingly said to me once, "Marry me!" and I said, "Our kids would be of normal height!"

my current bf is... like 5'7"? 5'9" eh, who knows, but it works out pretty well.

Most men are taller then I am, so its never been an issue for me.

I'm have always preferred guys to be taller since I'm pretty tall myself, like said above shorter guys make me feel like a giant as well.

I love it when I wear heels around my fiance who is almost 6' and when I wear them I see eye to eye and it freaks him out

I'm about 5'5 and my ex was the most perfect height ever, lol. He was a few inches taller than me, so my head fit perfectly on his shoulder/chest. Perfect for snuggling, lol. I dated a guy once that was about the same height as me, and I worried about it sometimes, about not wearing heels etc. So I don't like dating shorter guys, like some people have already said, it makes me feel like the man and huge and gross, lol.
Oh and if guys are too tall it's weird too, b/c then I feel like they tower over me and you can't even reach them to kiss them very good, lol, and giving hugs is like hugging just their stomach, hahahah, which is yucky, ha.

I don't consider myself a shallow person, but I totally am when it comes to height. I don't think I could ever date someone shorter than me, or maybe even shorter than like 5'10". It's weird because I'll describe a guy as being "really short, shorter than me" and then I'll find out later he's 5'8" and actually taller than me. My memory will distort him because I think of him as short.

lol after reading everyone's posts (mine included) I feel bad for the short guys of the world!

I am 6'1" - so yeah I am a very tall young woman at 24. I have to say that I Do like a guy that is at least an inch or two taller than me - but as long as the guy is smart, funny and fun - height ain't got a thang to do with it! Hehe - in the long run there are other things like personality that matter more.

P.S. My boyfriend now used to be a close friend and we are now together and just happens to be only two inches taller than I. Love him so much!

I know size shouldn't matter if I love someone, but I would need the guy to be at least taller and heavier than me or else I wouldn't feel "womanly." I mean if you like that your man is smaller than you, then good for you! But I would feel insecure and enormous compared to him if he was shorter and/or skinnier.

By the way, I'm surprised by how many guys are short and skinny in the Bay Area. I'm barely 5'6" and I have found a lot of guys who are the same height or a little shorter than me. I guess it makes sense since they are a lot of Asians in the area (sorry but its a true stereotype 90 percent of the time) although some (cute) white guys I went to high school with were also my height. Maybe it's something in the water?

My husband is only 2-3 inches taller than me so when I wear tall heels I'm bigger than him. We joke about it but I don't think it truly bothers either of us.

i generally date guys who are the same height as me.
but i do think dating a guy who's shorter is a bit weird.
it'd make me feel dominant, and i'm not

i'm 5'8" and not much of a fussbudget when it comes to height, but one thing that REALLY annoys me is when short men think i wear heels so i can be taller than them!! as if my shoe choice is all about them. no, i wear heels because, guess what? I LIKE WEARING HEELS.

many moons ago, i was engaged at 21 to a controlling trust-fund bohemian brat who spoiled me rotten. he didn't like me wearing heels so i didn't when i was around him. but when i took computer science as a second major and he said to me, "can't you just be a hairdresser?"...that was the last straw. i have friends who are damn good hairdressers, but it was his "can't you just (be something less than me)" tone of voice that woke me up. i broke up with him, went shoe shopping, and today i am a software engineer in heels!

some of these comments are really interesting! what part of your feminine identity has to do with (relative) size or conforming to size ideals?

californiagirlx7, not all white guys come from the same stock. people need to get away from the idea that all caucasians are supposed to be tall. NOT TRUE!!

not all asian guys come from the same stock. i think diet affects height, too, not just genes.

i have seen what you describe though, i live in the bay area, too!

my father is french, italian, english, german, and swiss. he is 6'2".

my mother is shanghainese, from the old country. she is 5'5".

my mother's parents are TALLER than my father's parents.

it is so strange and funny how relative size ideals have changed over the centuries and across cultures!

dameneko - Yeah, I know that not all white guys are the same. I guess it's just the guys in this area...I'm glad you noticed it too.

I'm 5'8 and height definitely matters to me... I love my heels too much! Luckily, my boyfriend is 6'3 - its perfect!

Well, given that I'm 5"0, it would be hard to find a guy shorter than me and if he was, it would definitely be too short. I"M too short! LOL.

I'm on the shortish side for a girl (5'3"), so not too many guys are shorter than me. The shortest guy I've dated was maybe 5'5", so I was taller than him when I wore heels, but every other guy I've dated has been at least 6' or close to it. As much as I don't want to buy into stereotypes, I do feel girlier when the guy's taller than I am.

My boyfriend is shorter than me (only by 1/2 inch, but still), and I have absolutely no problem with that. I love him as he is. I torture him sometimes by wearing some 4 inch heels I have. Then he feels really little and I get to laugh at him.

At 5'2" I never had a problem with men shorter than me. My husband is 6' and that is tall enough.

three years of having a friend/roommate that was a foot shorter than me kinda gave me a complex about my height (5'9") that i've started to snap out of. i don't think height would be a deal breaker by any means (my sister-in-law is 6'4" & my brother is around my height), but i tend to be drawn to the over six-footers.

I'm sorry, I'm 4'11", and I really don't think you can get much shorter than that if you're a guy. Anything above 5'5" for guys is okay for me.

I'm 4'10", 4'11" ish and I want tall children so I don't think I could date someone shorter than me. I also don't want them to be so much taller than me. However, if the love of my life, my soulmate, is shorter or extremely taller than me then I will totally forget about height. I go for personality first anyway.

My husband is 5"6 and I'm 5"4.5 so he's taller than me. He doesn't mind if I wear heels either. He also dated a girl who was 5"11 with an affinity for heels. So height difference doesn't bother him nor does it bother me.

I really prefer someone taller. Maybe it's just me, but if I dated someone shorter than me, I'd feel so huge and less.. "girly" I guess. I dunno haha. Luckily for me, my boyfriend is 6'3'' ish.