Is it shallow to not want to date a guy only an inch taller than me?

[Anonymous]

27F, I’m 5’7 and that isn’t that tall but I have bad luck with dating apps in the sense that I’ve gotten likes or matches with decent looking guys but when I find out they’re the same height as me or an inch taller I lose interest. In a perfect world I’d prefer 3+ inches taller and that’s the average height for a guy lol I’m not asking for runway models just someone relatively taller. I really don’t think I’m being unreasonable spare my feelings please

Yes

No

[bamesjond0069]

No its not shallow. Its normal for everyone, men and women, to prefer the man a bit taller.

That being said, you're dreaming that you're not tall. Im just under 5'11" and id personally find you too tall to be attractive to me. The average for women is about 5'4" and there are too many short girls available for me to even consider a taller girl. Just being straightforward.

This is what you will run into, you're going to exclude more than half of otherwise eligible men while simultaneously the taller men can and will date women of any size since essentially all women are shorter and they all meet their requirements. So for you its important and for them its not important. This puts you in a bad place in terms of numbers. You need a tall man far more than a tall man needs you.

That said, id suggest that a taller man is a reasonable standard to have still, however id tell you to consider not to be particular about how much taller he is.

Good luck

[HighValue]

Tall guys are desired MUCH more statistically. The thing is, tall guys often want short girls 5' 4" and under. I am 6' and I prefer short girls more too. So it is fine to want tall guys, but know that many of them will be more interested in shorter girls so it may take more time to get one if that is what you want.

5' 7" is still good, it just isn't the most desired height for a girl. Maybe if you are athletic and fit and are into sports, then being your height could be good and increase interest from guys that like doing physical sporty stuff. Personally, when a girl is tall I prefer her to be athletic, but a short girl can either be athletic, skinny, or normal and all of those would be fine for a shorter girl.

[letuswaltzforthedead]

It's not shallow exactly since you're allowed to have preferences but I dont think it's a fair reason for rejecting someone. 5'7 seems to be globally the average height for a guy so it's fine if you wouldn't want to date shorter than that.

[AliceTheNguyener]

Shallow to me means being too picky based on things like wealth or physical beauty. Wanting a 5'10 guy as a 5'7 girl is quite reasonable, so I wouldn't label that as shallow.

[fatcat700592]

Just to let you know 5'10 is not average. For males it's 5'6 and for females it's 5'2. So you're actually much taller than average and taller than an average male. But other than the false fact, yes it's shallow but it's not bad. Everyone has preferences even if they don't admit it. So do what you want.

[Anonymous]

Well to men it isn’t, it’s a choice but when men say they so t date a girl cause she’s got smalls tits or a flat ass it’s shallow. But no I don’t think it is. You like what you like. I don’t like ricotta cheese in my calzones so I don’t get it. Live your life.

[Anonymous]

It's not unreasonable. I find shorter women more attractive. You are the same height as me and I'd look to a shorter girl first. I don't know why people are so worried about what others think about their preferences. People can not want to date others for whatever reason they choose... just don't complain when you run out of options lol.

[Avicenna]

You can choose to date whomever you want, it's really no one else's business. But considering that there is a lot more to a guy than his height, I'd imagine you're missing out on some great guys by having that requirement.

[KatherineJ]

I won’t call it shallow. I mean everyone has preferences. But I would caution you to not be hard no on it. You might just miss out on someone really special.

[Pejtu]

Its not shallow its called PREFERANCE

Everybody has them

I prefair women that are 5 feet to 5'4 and im 6'2 myself

Nothing wrong with that

[Anonymous]

Yes, dating people for just their appearance is very shallow. At your age you should probably start being less picky before you hit the wall.

[pizzalovershouse]

That's your choice but you might find out you missed out on a fun nice guy

[Zolly99999]

Nope not at all. It's your preference and that's OK

[Twalli]

There are a lot of above average guys that are your height, an inch taller, or shorter.

[Anonymous]

Yes it's shallow, no its not wrong. But it is stupidity to artificially limit your dating pool.

[Opinion Owner]

Just remember this. If you have any hope of having kids or a family, by the time you're 30 90% of your eggs are gone. By the time you're 40, you might as well give up on kids. So letting an inch of height be the reason you don't accept someone, is just plain stupid.

[JesseJayNeak]

Very shallow