DH is 5'7. I'm only 5'4, so it has never been a big deal to me. I don't think I've ever dated anyone super tall. I've generally gone for the skinny, adolescent poet look.
I was pretty pissed, though, when I learned from my MIL that DH was 10 lbs. at birth and that she required a hell of an episiotomy to deliver him.
Post by UMaineTeach on Aug 21, 2012 17:03:48 GMT -5
He's shorter in both ways this title can be taken. Shorter than me and shorter for a guy. He's 5'6" and I am 5'7" He also had short legs - he needs his 30" inseam pants (shortest they sell on the shelf) hemmed about an inch. It's something I never considered in looking for a mate.
Not me. I dated a lot of short guys (probably because I'm 5'2"?) but Calvin's 6'2".
I kind of wish he were shorter. 12" is a big difference. I prefer for him to stand a step down from me when he hugs me so my face doesn't get mashed into his chest.
Post by MarmeeNoir on Aug 21, 2012 17:13:47 GMT -5
My Dh is 5'8" and I'm 5'5". He is the shortest I've dated, and it does bother me and I feel huge when I'm wearing heels. So I usually don't. I think if I was thinner, it wouldn't bother me.
He's shorter in both ways this title can be taken. Shorter than me and shorter for a guy. He's 5'6" and I am 5'7" He also had short legs - he needs his 30" inseam pants (shortest they sell on the shelf) hemmed about an inch. It's something I never considered in looking for a mate.
Post by luvmagoldn on Aug 21, 2012 17:37:59 GMT -5
I am 5'4" and H is maaaaaby 5'6". H had so many of the qualities I was looking for that I decided I wasn't willing to roll the dice on finding someone taller with all those same attributes. That just seemed ridiculous.
Post by savannah11 on Aug 21, 2012 17:45:35 GMT -5
DH tells everyone he's 5'10" but there is no way he's taller than 5'8". I'm 5"6'. It doesn't bother me at all. I have always been more attracted to shorter guys.
Post by SusanBAnthony on Aug 21, 2012 17:46:46 GMT -5
DH and I both are 5'8". He has stubby legs though- 29 inch inseam, lol. I almost never wear heels, but I never really did anyway, so that doesn't bother me.
Post by MixedBerryJam on Aug 21, 2012 17:54:30 GMT -5
I am 5'4" and my husband was 5'5". I loved being nearly the same height, and when I miss him I wear his clothes. Which is kind of sweet, but kind of pathetic, too, I know. Most of both of our families are not very tall, but I have one brother who is 6' and my older son, 15 and 5'9", seems to have inherited this generation's single tall gene. This height is hardly unusual for most of the world, but the information was holiday-newsletter-worthy for us.
DH is 5'5" or 5'6". I forget. I'm 5'9". It doesn't bother either of us, although there were lots of jokes when we got married that the caketopper was wrong. It is even worse because due to a bad back, I can't wear flats. I need a kitten heel at minimum.
Post by sporklemotion on Aug 21, 2012 18:03:31 GMT -5
I'm 5'4" and my husband claims 5'7" (I think he's rounding way up, though). He's taller than I am if we're both wearing similar shoes, but not by much, and even low heels bring us even or make me taller. I've always dated smaller guys, though he is the shortest by far. It's fine for me, except that I weigh more than he does now and that's was a little tough for me to deal with at first. I've made my peace with it, though. I'm actually relatively tall for my family, so he fits in just fine.
Me. MH is only 5'4" and I'm 5'6". His hair is kinda spiky, so we look about the same height when I wear flats. I never in a million years thought I would date or marry someone shorter than me, but I wouldn't trade him in for the world. I've always been the midget of my family - my dad is 6'5".