I asked 20 women if they'd date a short guy — and they were brutally honest
Their answers might surprise you.
Melissa Stanger
x @melissahstanger
Mar 28, 2016 06:28 PM
#SexandDating
I'm a 5'2" heterosexual woman and have no problem dating short men.
That said, I don't know if I could date a guy shorter than me (but it would probably be pretty difficult to find a guy who was shorter than 5'2" anyway).
But I wanted to know how other people — namely, female-identifying people who date men — felt about the matter, so I polled the Revelist team, Twitter, and Facebook.
Opinions were pretty split, which surprised me. Take a look for yourself and read what they had to say.
"So I met this guy on Tinder [who] said, 'Just to let you know, I'm a little on the short side — I'm 5'4".' I'm 5'3" so I thought, hmm he is pretty short but at least he's *slightly* taller than me so I'll give it a shot. We met up for our date and he definitely lied about his height — he was probably more like 5'2"... When we were sitting at a table everything was normal, but walking next to each other definitely felt weird. I'm also quite athletic/muscular and this guy was definitely not..." — Elysse Stanger, social media professional
"I've never done it. And probably won't." — Evette Dionne, Revelist senior news and identity editor
"I use the 'genetic superiority' excuse. I'm not one to date casually, so I figure that if my 5' self dates a short guy, and I were to have a son from said relationship, the poor child wouldn't have a chance. But in all honesty short guys tend to have over-the-top personalities. The Napoleon Complex is real." — Massiel Ortiz Espinal
"I would never date a guy shorter than me. I'm a taller than the average girl (5'8") so it kinda sucked because it lessened my options, but height was a big thing for me and I never settled. Then I married a giant 6'7" man!" — Lindsay Korsan, LasikPlus surgical technician
"I won't lie — I much prefer to date guys taller than me. My current boyfriend is rather tall, but I've dated guys several inches shorter than me too, and I found if they were comfortable with it, it didn't bother me either. But if they were intimidated or poked fun when I wore heels, for example, it became a problem. I think it's totally in the attitude. In my mind, it's a turn-on when a guy is tall. But it's not a turn-off is he's short, if that makes sense." — Christina Sterbenz, Business Insider weekend editor
"I’m a tall lady so I’m fine with dating dudes my height and shorter. THAT SAID, MANY shorter dudes have had a SEEEEEEEEERIOUS problem with my height. So as usual, the problem is men." — Alle Connell, Revelist senior lifestyle editor
"My boyfriend is just shy of 5' 4"; I'm just a tad taller than him. I sometimes feel uncomfortable wearing heels with him because the norm depicts women as having to be smaller than men. He loves when I wear heels and doesn't have any problem being shorter. I guess it boils down to the same for both tall and short men: Being genuinely confident is attractive." — Joy Liu, Burns Group account executive
"Honestly I just want to have to stand on my tip-toes when I kiss a guy. Just once. The ultimate shallow fantasy." — Emily Shugerman, Revelist news and identity intern
"Dated quite the Napoleon Complex-esque guy once. No thank you. As long as someone was at least the same height as me, I was okay (5'6"). It's not that shorter guys were less attractive to me, but more that I felt less feminine when I was the taller one. It made me feel awkwardly self-conscious." — Kelli Silvestri, St. Francis Xavier School music teacher
"I don't know if you’ve ever noticed this but my generation [Gen Z] is a lot shorter than yours. My personal theory is the chemicals in food and pesticides and unneeded prescription meds — but anyway, we’re all kinda short. But the widespread opinion among college girls (that I’ve found) is that as long as a guy is tall
Archive here: https://archive.ph/2uDZj
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Their answers might surprise you.
Melissa Stanger
x @melissahstanger
Mar 28, 2016 06:28 PM
#SexandDating
I'm a 5'2" heterosexual woman and have no problem dating short men.
That said, I don't know if I could date a guy shorter than me (but it would probably be pretty difficult to find a guy who was shorter than 5'2" anyway).
But I wanted to know how other people — namely, female-identifying people who date men — felt about the matter, so I polled the Revelist team, Twitter, and Facebook.
Opinions were pretty split, which surprised me. Take a look for yourself and read what they had to say.
"So I met this guy on Tinder [who] said, 'Just to let you know, I'm a little on the short side — I'm 5'4".' I'm 5'3" so I thought, hmm he is pretty short but at least he's *slightly* taller than me so I'll give it a shot. We met up for our date and he definitely lied about his height — he was probably more like 5'2"... When we were sitting at a table everything was normal, but walking next to each other definitely felt weird. I'm also quite athletic/muscular and this guy was definitely not..." — Elysse Stanger, social media professional
"I've never done it. And probably won't." — Evette Dionne, Revelist senior news and identity editor
"I use the 'genetic superiority' excuse. I'm not one to date casually, so I figure that if my 5' self dates a short guy, and I were to have a son from said relationship, the poor child wouldn't have a chance. But in all honesty short guys tend to have over-the-top personalities. The Napoleon Complex is real." — Massiel Ortiz Espinal
"I would never date a guy shorter than me. I'm a taller than the average girl (5'8") so it kinda sucked because it lessened my options, but height was a big thing for me and I never settled. Then I married a giant 6'7" man!" — Lindsay Korsan, LasikPlus surgical technician
"I won't lie — I much prefer to date guys taller than me. My current boyfriend is rather tall, but I've dated guys several inches shorter than me too, and I found if they were comfortable with it, it didn't bother me either. But if they were intimidated or poked fun when I wore heels, for example, it became a problem. I think it's totally in the attitude. In my mind, it's a turn-on when a guy is tall. But it's not a turn-off is he's short, if that makes sense." — Christina Sterbenz, Business Insider weekend editor
"I’m a tall lady so I’m fine with dating dudes my height and shorter. THAT SAID, MANY shorter dudes have had a SEEEEEEEEERIOUS problem with my height. So as usual, the problem is men." — Alle Connell, Revelist senior lifestyle editor
"My boyfriend is just shy of 5' 4"; I'm just a tad taller than him. I sometimes feel uncomfortable wearing heels with him because the norm depicts women as having to be smaller than men. He loves when I wear heels and doesn't have any problem being shorter. I guess it boils down to the same for both tall and short men: Being genuinely confident is attractive." — Joy Liu, Burns Group account executive
"Honestly I just want to have to stand on my tip-toes when I kiss a guy. Just once. The ultimate shallow fantasy." — Emily Shugerman, Revelist news and identity intern
"Dated quite the Napoleon Complex-esque guy once. No thank you. As long as someone was at least the same height as me, I was okay (5'6"). It's not that shorter guys were less attractive to me, but more that I felt less feminine when I was the taller one. It made me feel awkwardly self-conscious." — Kelli Silvestri, St. Francis Xavier School music teacher
"I don't know if you’ve ever noticed this but my generation [Gen Z] is a lot shorter than yours. My personal theory is the chemicals in food and pesticides and unneeded prescription meds — but anyway, we’re all kinda short. But the widespread opinion among college girls (that I’ve found) is that as long as a guy is tall
Archive here: https://archive.ph/2uDZj
(Unfortunately there like 5 comments)
@Pillow City Rev
