Height is a very touchy subject in the world of heterosexual dating. Dating apps have exacerbated what was once perhaps a less frequently spoken preference for tall men. Tall men are considered conventionally attractive in western culture for the most part, despite that many beautiful and wonderful fellas come in smaller sizes.
If you spend time swiping through Tinder, you’re going to see a lot of women stating that six feet is still their minimum, and a lot of dudes resentfully posting how tall they are “because apparently it matters.”
A woman named Lizz Adams recently posted about her husband on Twitter, writing, “Happily married to my 5’5” king for 8 years.
That is a very harsh assessment of tall men…but is it unfair? Yes, of course it is. Being good or bad is not height conditional. Lots of people complained about Adams’ generalization:
I’m an actress not a scientist
— Lizz Adams (@Lizz) December 14, 2019
That’s terrible you should rob him
— Lizz Adams (@Lizz) December 14, 2019
Eat them
— Lizz Adams (@Lizz) December 13, 2019
Yes and you shall address him properly as the king under the mountain thank you
— Lizz Adams (@Lizz) December 14, 2019
But the privileges of being tall are still apparent in society and in the dating world for guys, which does make it seem harder to find an available/single tall guy. Are shorter men necessarily good? No, but they are overlooked. No pun intended.
People started replying with pictures of their own short kings, which are definitely very cute:
Ain’t nobody hotter than my 5’3” husband pic.twitter.com/ei46pRQ4ob
— Whitney ✌🏼 (@whitalynn_xo) December 14, 2019
🙏🏽 this! I’m 5’6 and had a height requirement forever. My husband is 5’8, a brilliant IT in the Coast Guard, and so hawt (Michael Ealy/Sexy Criminal/Jesse Williams type). So glad I got over myself and found forever love with all 5 ft 8 inches of him pic.twitter.com/ocgcv07jde
— MissCandyKiss (@MissCandyKiss) December 14, 2019
24 years together, 3 kids and a dog. 5’10 vs 5’6 and still so in love 😍 pic.twitter.com/a4qWuoQNX5
— Mafedelori (@Mafedelori) December 14, 2019
Relatable! He’s about 5 inches shorter and we recently got married. I never thought I’d be married to a shorter guy, but here we are, killin it 🤷🏻♀️ pic.twitter.com/slHuIRiFFO
— Emmalee ✌🏼 (@EmmaleeAlese) December 14, 2019
im 6’ and my boyfriend is 5’10” and he treats me like a fuckn QUEEN. here’s us at halloween pic.twitter.com/d54VnYDp1N
— moonshine marinara (@monetmignon) December 14, 2019
My mom is 5’6″ and my dad is 4’11” married for 35 years pic.twitter.com/u1U3jsIwht
— The Ghost of Christmas Jeremy Bearimy (@thedealwithalex) December 14, 2019
My smol boy is my favorite. The first complement I ever gave him was that he was the least disappointing man I’d ever met, but I can definitely say that he’s the best as well 💜 pic.twitter.com/cfJGbvmvFh
— Torrio 🌨️ [Commissions Open] (@tory_scribbles) December 14, 2019
My husband is standing on his tip toes in this picture! pic.twitter.com/dwwykSrO6i
— Alison More (@AllieMore) December 14, 2019
— Rose 🥀 (@relatedpain) December 15, 2019
Look, as long as you’re happy, who cares how tall your lover is? And you definitely shouldn’t care how tall someone ELSE’S lover is. Especially not Lizz Adams, because she will come for you:
Frodo saved middle earth what have you done
— Lizz Adams (@Lizz) December 14, 2019
A queen defends her king.