What is it like dating as a woman who's below average in height (shorter than 5''4)?

[Anonymous]

6’2” guy here - I love short women. Just makes them even sexier somehow. Short women seem to give better hugs too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am in my late 20s and have never dated before but I am nervous because of my height. I am 5''2.

Is this some weird way to make you seem special/unique? 5'2 isn't at all abnormally short.

[Anonymous]

I'm 5/2. Married at 25.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need to look a this as a positive. The dating pool is wide open for you. You can date short people to very tall people. I am shorter than 5'2" and I've never had difficulty finding people to date. My husband is over 6' and sometimes he has to reach things for me, and I do have to ask him to slow down while he is walking, but other than that, it's the same as anyone else.

i'm 6'3 and wife is 5'1. She wishes she is 5'1. Every now and then I notice just how much shorter she is. It is what it is, doesn't really factor anywhere. We've been married 16 years and have 3 kids and have a good life. Actually, I get in trouble for having some things put up so high in places...

[Anonymous]

All my 5'2" friends are married and never had trouble getting dates. I like with men , short stature is t really a dating deal breaker for women.

[Anonymous]

As a relatively short guy, 5'7", I will say that the closer a girl is to your height, the better the mechanics work. While you may like taller dudes, sometimes being very close in height has some advantages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my experience as a tall woman (5’11”), tall men often end up with short — and even very short — women. Many relationships I know that involve a woman under 5’5” involve a man 6’0” and up.

Maybe it isn’t your height that is limiting your dates — how is your confidence?

Statistically speaking, in the US, women 5'4'-5'5" and men 5'9-5'10" is the norm.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is more than your height holding you back. Being petite is generally a good thing. I've never had a problem getting hit on or finding men. Figure out your self confidence issues.
5'0"

Not all short women are petite . Short and fat is common.

But so is tall and fat.

Tall women carry the weight better in old age. Short women turn into weebles when they get fat in old age.

Weebles wobble but they don't fall down That commercial is forever stuck in my head!

[Anonymous]

Hello, men love short/petite women because it makes them feel big/tall/masculine. Stop making up stuff to worry about.

[Anonymous]

6'2" guy here DW is 5'8" only dated one girl under 5'4 that was just the way it worked out. 20+ years with a taller woman I would still seek that but wouldn't have cared if she was short.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hello, men love short/petite women because it makes them feel big/tall/masculine. Stop making up stuff to worry about.

Though I will note that this means that a lot of men who are specifically into short women are deeply insecure. So I guess it can be a problem, just not the one you think.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hello, men love short/petite women because it makes them feel big/tall/masculine. Stop making up stuff to worry about.

Though I will note that this means that a lot of men who are specifically into short women are deeply insecure. So I guess it can be a problem, just not the one you think.

Why would they be insecure just because they like short women? My DH is 6'2; I'm 4'11. He is not insecure, and I have a very assertive pesonality. We make the same amount, and in some things, I'm smarter than he is.

[Anonymous]

All, OP didn't say she was worried about not getting a date. She said she was nervous. Maybe add some comments about date rape/assault, control/coercion, retaliation/revenge, etc. Things a small person has to worry about against a 5'6" man, but a women of 5'9" wouldn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All, OP didn't say she was worried about not getting a date. She said she was nervous. Maybe add some comments about date rape/assault, control/coercion, retaliation/revenge, etc. Things a small person has to worry about against a 5'6" man, but a women of 5'9" wouldn't.

Um, what? First, nervous and worried are synonyms. Second, you really think relative height has any bearing on the likelihood of assault, etc.? That sounds crazy to me, but if you think there should be comments about it, feel free to make them yourself.

[Anonymous]

I’m 5”3 and when I was cute and dating in my early twenties, I never had an issue. I mostly dated taller guys but had flexibility dating shorter guys too, without feeling insecure about towering over them.