Who is married to a shorter guy (5'8" or under)

[anna7602]

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.

[rootbeerfloat]

H is 5'6". I remember thinking when we first met that he was really short (and not in a good way). I got over it.

ETA: I'm 5'4" so not tall either.

[Deleted]

This thread makes me happy b/c my sons are both going to be pretty short apparently.

[Deleted]

I think SO is 5'8". it's never bothered me - I am 5'3.5" so he's still quite a bit taller than I am.

[satama]

I am 5'8" and DH is a couple of inches shorter than me. I never dated anyone under 6' before him actually. He has many other awesome qualities.

[takeonyou]

I think dh is 5'8"-9". I am only 5' tall though.

[UMaineTeach]

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.

[Pilsy]

Tacom, at first, I read your height as 3'5", and I was thinking, "Wow! How has this not come up before?" ;D

[Susie]

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.

[MarmeeNoir]

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.

[crazycakes]

DH is about 5'7. I'm 5'3. We look good together.

I dated a guy that was 6'4 for over a year and, looking back, we looked weird together.

[smiley]

DH and I are both around 5'2" ... I have always dated taller men, DH is the first shorty! LOL

[lanyac]

Aug 21, 2012 17:03:48 GMT -5 UMaineTeach said:

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.

Wow, ditto! Same heights, same pant size.

[luvmagoldn]

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.

But yea, I had always dated taller guys before H.

[karinothing]

I am 5'4 and DH says he is 5'6 but I think we are the same heights (I actually think I am taller).

My mom was like 5'11 and my dad was 5'5 ( i think he is like 5'0 now!)

[sweetnsour]

I am 5'8 and my DH is 5'7. Doesn't bother me.

[bliss]

I won't go on a date with someone unless they are 5'11 or taller. I realize this probably makes me a snob. LOL.

I'm 5'5 but frequently wear heels and surpass 5'8.

Giant is 6'5, Firefighter is 6'1, Goldielocks is 6'2.

[savannah11]

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.

[SusanBAnthony]

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.

[MixedBerryJam]

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.

[MixedBerryJam]

I won't go on a date with someone unless they are 5'11 or taller. I realize this probably makes me an asshole. LOL.

I'm 5'5 but frequently wear heels and surpass 5'8.

Giant is 6'5, Firefighter is 6'1, Goldielocks is 6'2.


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Hey, Bliss. I fixed this for you.

[mskitkat]

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.

[sporklemotion]

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.

[LoveTrains]

My H is probably 5'9" but he seems really tall to me. I am only 5'0"!

[ckinla]

I'm 5'-3", he's 5'-6

[mskitkat]

Am I the only tall girl married to a short guy? :-(

[Kore]

Aug 21, 2012 18:09:58 GMT -5 mskitkat said:

Am I the only tall girl married to a short guy?

I'm 6'2" & my H is 5'10" He's not exactly short; I'm just crazy tall.

[AHappierHour]

I'm 5'9 and FI is 5'8. it doesn't bother me one bit that he is shorter. I wear heels too and it doesn't bother him one bit.

[carfar]

Hubs is bearly 5'6. I'm only 5'1. No problem for me.

[Deleted]

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".