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If you are attracted to persons of a different height or size, how much of this difference before its too much?

Asked by Yellowdog (12216points) March 9th, 2020

This is a sort of follow-up question to @lucillelucillelucille ‘s question, How much importance did/do you put on someone’s height?

Since Junior High, I have been attracted to girls who were shorter or smaller. This of course is not the only factor and isn’t relevant if there are other factors.

At six feet, I once had a close friendship that bordered on romantic with a girl in a wheelchair who was only 4’-3”. She passed away from complications with her kidneys that made her that small. But there are limits. When I was in high school, there was a girl who looked more like a four or five year old who had a similar condition. That just seems too much.

Women on this site have said that height doesn’t matter—but what if the guy is close to, or over, seven feet—or closer to four feet? Are there limits to what you could handle in a dating relationship?

Man or women, there are limits we all have. If we have a preference to someone shorter or taller, what are the limits? If you are attracted to relations with shorter people, how short is too short? Or if it is taller people, how tall is too much?

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lucillelucillelucille's avatar

I am attracted to a certain type of man.
Taller and stronger for sure but certain facial features are a wonderful thing, indeed.
Not everyone I dated was a clone of each other but most had a similar look, I suppose.
My friend calls it lunch-box head
:D

KNOWITALL's avatar

Being 5’5” myself, I probably would pass on someone closer to five foot. There are exceptions to every rule, of course. As far as too tall, I’d probably draw the line at 6’5”.

SEKA's avatar

As I said before, I dated the person and not the body. Now that I’m married, I won’t be dating anyone. Still to answer your Q, I could see me dating Brad Williams who is a dwarf standup comedian. No, I won’t call him a little person because that offends him and he’s very vocal about preferring to be called a dwarf. His body is under 4’ 8” and he married a woman of average height. I don’t remember how tall he said she is but he loves her because she can reach his cereal every morning

He might be shorter than average but his personality is huge. I believe that when you fall in love, it doesn’t matter the body type (short, fat, whaever) or if they’re uglier than sin, you’re going to see them as gorgeous

ucme's avatar

My wife is relatively tall at 5’10” but this played no part in my attraction to her.

Yellowdog's avatar

This question is about how tall is too tall, how short is too short. Not merely if height is a factor, which has already been asked.

This is intended more for those who prefer someone much taller or shorter than themselves—how much, then, is too much?

ucme's avatar

Bless them all
Bless them all
The long & the short & the tall…

SEKA's avatar

@Yellowdog Nobody is too short a well as nobody is too tall for me. I like them all, the long, the short, and the tall

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