Nichole Fratangelo. For some, relationships are based on love, trust, and the ability to mutually decide on what to order for dinner. For others, it seem like it's all about height. Men, as we know all too well, often demand an "ideal" body type from women — long and lean — but women, too, often expect a specific standard from men: TALL. Luckily, not everyone is so focused on arbitrary numbers. In fact, an overwhelming number of tall women choose to date men who are shorter than them, but as expected, it comes with a lot of judgement , stares, and unwarranted questions. Here are just a few examples of things tall girls with short boyfriends are sick of hearing:.

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Celebrities getting hastily engaged is neither new nor particularly exciting, but this pairing offered some fun new twists: an age difference, a tangential relationship to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry , and the perceived height difference between the two. But the Jonas-Chopra height debate reenergized me, so I decided to email a few of my friends on both ends of the height spectrum to see how being tall or not has affected their love lives or not. When asked how they navigate dating apps as a tall person, most of the single women I talked to said that they lay it all out upfront.
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But many shorter gents feel like women only like taller men, so they don't stand a chance especially with a taller woman. There's some truth to this. Many women prefer men who are taller than them. Or at least they say they do. When it comes down to it, most women value non-physical traits way more than anything as superficial as height. But this post isn't about attraction.
Guys who were a lot taller were always the most exciting, since I rarely had the opportunity to feel short before. But, sometimes people do. In fact, some short guys just assume they have no chance with a taller girl, even if all of their interests align. Some people may even view a taller woman or a shorter man as a red flag. That is, until now. A particular question thread on Reddit managed to intrigue a lot of people, because it revealed that minds are changing in regards to height and dating. It asked whether or not men had an issue dating a taller woman, and if women had any issue with dating shorter men. And, well, short men and tall women should celebrate. So many of the responses were positive and uplifting. Here are just some of the best.