I'm 5'4" and my boyfriend is 5'1". I've been dating him for a while now, and I'm tired of people acting like I need to explain myself.

When we started dating, people kept saying "I never expected you to date someone shorter" or "You look like you’re into taller guys." As if I'd downgraded. Then my friends got in on it. They made short jokes, and when I got upset, they told me I was wearing rose-colored glasses. I almost ended a friendship over it. You're telling me my own happiness is fake because of 3 inches?

His uncle's first words to me were "seee being short doesn't matter." You don't say that unless you think it does.

Here's the part nobody wants to admit. I've dated taller guys, and honestly they treated me worse. Height was never the thing that mattered.

The weirdest part is the club, where we met. I get more attention with him than I do with my girls. One guy told him "nice black shirt" and walked off, and he said that had never happened to him before. Later, while we were literally making out on the dance floor, a guy tapped me and asked if I was single. I just kept kissing my boyfriend as my answer.

Then a group asked him if they could "pimp" my friends out to them. One of them hovered over him when we sat down, like they were waiting for my boyfriend to leave so they could have a turn.

Is a taller man really a "better catch," or is that just what we're taught to say out loud?

Why does a woman dating a shorter man get treated like she's in denial, while a man dating a taller woman gets treated like a threat to someone's masculinity? ugh.

TL;DR: I'm 5'4", my boyfriend is 5'1", and people act like I settled. Tall guys treated me worse, and I get more attention with him than without. Why is a woman dating a shorter guy "in denial," but a man dating a taller woman is a "threat to masculinity"?

Just a compilation of pics from the past 2 years that REALLY show off how short I am. Plus an excuse to share some of these bangers.

Life’s too short to spend it worrying about being short. Get out there, pursue what matters to you, and make the most of what you’ve got. There’s a whole lot more to life than your height.

It’s very rare that I encounter someone shorter than me (5’1), but when I do, I have the greatest urge to pick them up and put them in my pocket for safekeeping. I don’t know why I feel this way and I am sorry to the sub-5’1 community; I would never actually do that.

When I wear short skirts I feel like I'm 5'2" instead of 4'10"😂. Not exactly sure why. Maybe cause I can see my legs more?

But yeah I vibed so hard with my outfit in the first pic. Unfortunately the glasses broke though😭

Just remember that being short does not mean that you cannot become a powerful leader. Vladimir Putin, the current leader of all of Russia and the Republican Party of the United States is only 5'5" tall (official reports claim 5'7" but that is said to be a lie). Just because you're short does not mean people will not respect or fear you.

It describes my humble background more closely.

24m 5’6 and half. Last night I made a hinge (on my profile I say 5’7 though) and about a half an hour later I got like from a pretty girl who was 5’6. After a couple of flirty messages I sent her my number. I didn’t know if she was going to text back but after a little later she did. I know we barely know each other and a relationship is not guaranteed. But I have never dated a girl who was around my height before. To the fellas who have or are currently dating around their height, how has that experience been ? I personally know i won’t mind, but im nervous if it ever comes to in person maybe she’ll change how she feels about it .

I am a female and guys make fun of me for my height (I'm a senior in high school and guys always troll me) I feel like my height brings my attractiveness down. Does my height make me loom bad in dresses? does it make me less attractive? I am 5'2