would you date someone significantly shorter than you?

Height on a woman does not bother me.
They are usually shorter anyway.
For you tho.....

Just don't take him to Chuck E Cheese......:flowerforyou:

I'd say give him a shot. I know it feels shallow to even think of that, but a major part of a relationship is physical/sexual attraction. Honestly I couldn't be in a relationship with someone with whom I got along great but towards whom I had little to no sexual attraction. It's not shallow to think that sex is not important in a relationship. Physical/sexual attraction can definitely increase or decrease the more you get to know a person, so as you start to see him in a more romantic light, so to speak, you may end up finding him hot as hell regardless of the height thing, or you might find that you just can't get past it, in which case you need to move on.

To his credit, if he's brave enough to ask out such a tall lady, my guess is that he has very few qualms about his height. I once dated a guy who is the same height as I am, and he was sooooo insecure about it, to the point where if I even looked at a taller man in the most innocent way (e.g., looking at a waiter while I was ordering food), he would insist that I was checking him out. He even accused me of checking out his brother when he was getting ready to take a girl out and asked me if his outfit looked ok. Clearly he had no idea that I am an extremely loyal person, and, as you can imagine, that relationship soured quickly!

If it matters, I'm 5'7", and my husband is 5'9", maybe 5'10". In heels, I am often as tall as or taller than he is. It's never been an issue. I did date a guy (actually, right before I started dating my now-husband) who was 6'4" and made me feel oh-so-tiny when he had his arms around me, but we just didn't have the right chemistry to make it last more than a couple of months. I have so much more with my husband, and there are a million things I find sexy about him.

You sound a lot like me. I've always been a little insecure about my height and even standing next to a short man makes me feel gigantic and unfeminine . Really, it's not about him at all it's my own insecurities. You shouldn't feel bad about how you feel and if you know you won't have any chemistry then don't go out with him. You don't have to offer any explanation other than, "you're my friend and that's all I see in you".

I'm 5ft 10 and have dated several shorter men... Dont let height be a deciding factor, you could be missing out on a very special person...

If your only hesitation is about his height - then you should go. You might be missing out on having a great time with a lovely guy for no good reason.

In fact, why not go anyway. Treat it as a fun night out, not as a "make or break, is he Mr Perfect?" event.

You'll either enjoy his company or you won't, but unless you go, you'll never know.

I agree with these statements completely. Height should not make a difference if you like the person. Personality is what does it for me.

I've never cared much about the height thing. 3 of my long term relationships were with men shorter than me. I generally don't care *as long as they don't*. My only caution would be to explore how real their 'I don't care about being shorter' position really is. 2 of the 3 men I've been seriously involved with genuinely didn't care, and I wore my heels and towered with happy abandon. The other one started to get really mean about it. And ultimately, it became clear he had a bit of a Napoleon complex. Make sure you're not getting that type, and you'll be absolutely fine. Short or tall, what you want is a person who is comfortable in his / her own skin.

I am taller than most women. That helps my dating prospects.

With that said, I'm less likely to go for taller women. Women have the expectation for the man to be taller. So I am more likely to be wasting my time with women the same height or taller, since they would want someone taller than I am.

A guy that has been crushing on me for three years has finally mustered up the courage to ask me out, the only thing is he's not really my type and is significantly shorter than me. I'm 5'9 and he's about 5'4-5'6. He's really nice but I don't know if I can get over the height difference, and I feel pretty bad about it. I'm not generally picky, my only requirement is height but I have this rule that if I'm single I never turn down a date and I've been pretty good with it, (yet I've never been asked out by someone that short before) So what would you do if you were me? And if you were going to how would you 'let that person down gently'?

if he's not your 'type' then whats his height got to do with it?

I genuinely don't care if a woman is taller than me, (they have long legs, what's not to like?), but I do care if they have a thing about shorter men. It makes them superficial in my opinion. (I'm 5'10" so below average height).