Friday Faves: Why You Should…Date a Short Guy

October 15, 2010 11:00 am     Posted in Uncategorized  Candy -- NYU g+ page


By Candy

It’s a stereotype that’s been pounded into our brains since we were old enough to spend our entire weekends watching Disney movies – your Prince Charming is going to be tall, dark, and handsome.  Sounds pretty good, right?  Sure…except for all those guys who don’t fit into that category.  Why not give a short guy a chance?  Here’s some reasons why you should date a short dude:


Clothes Swapping - Quality jeans are hard to come by and if your short dude has a sweet pair, then borrow those suckers!  The boyfriend jean look is totally in and if he wears a tighter, more tailored style then all the better for you!  Shirts, hats, scarves, etc.  You will be an adorable hipster couple with no awkward walk-of-shame incidents (because you can just borrow his clothes and make a fabulous outfit for your early-morning jog home!).

Portability - In case you were wondering, this doesn’t mean you can put your short dude in your purse and carry him around like a Designer Dog.  This means that because he’s probably around your height, he can go all the places you can go…and you can squeeze yourselves into compromising positions in places that a tall dude could never go (small closets, behind bushes, under the stairs, etc.).

Cuteness Factor – Short dudes are adorable. Period.  Also, what is cuter than being able to look eye-to-eye and kiss without straining your neck/back/legs to reach his lips?  Nothing, my friend.  Nothing.

The Green Option – Apparently, short people are more environmentally friendly because they are smaller (mostly) and require less resources.  Imagine if you two were living together and your house was solar powered and you recycled literally everything; you would have the most environmentally friendly relationship ever! Go green!  Date a short dude!

Long Term – Short guys live longer on average because they are smaller and have less cells to duplicate.  That means more time with your man!  Very good news if you feel like pulling a Beyonce and puttin’ a ring on it.  Of course, you still need to be healthy and exercise no matter your height; shouldn’t be too hard to find some ways to burn calories with your short dude, though!

These are only a few of the myriad of reasons to be with a short dude (the most important of which would be if you click or not).  The rest you’ll find out once you start dating them!

[This story was originally posted by Katie - Michigan State University]

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21 Comments on "Friday Faves: Why You Should…Date a Short Guy"

  1. K says:
    Fri, 15th Oct 20106:36 am 

    This is ridiculous.

  2. AJ says:
    Fri, 15th Oct 20109:14 am 

    I love my short guy, but I'm with K. It's kind of dumb.

  3. AUjah says:
    Fri, 15th Oct 201011:29 am 

    I have my handsome short man but, yeah, this article is pretty lame.

  4. melissa says:
    Fri, 15th Oct 20102:13 pm 

    Short men creep me out.

  5. OldFashioned says:
    Sat, 16th Oct 20105:55 am 

    you're kind of making fun of shorter men….

  6. Tess says:
    Sun, 17th Oct 20109:25 am 

    I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the article writer probably didn't mean to be even remotely serious. Which is okay. This site is kind of meant to be silly and frivolous.

    Date someone outside of your "type", both in personality and looks. You'd be surprised. :)

  7. Ashleigh says:
    Mon, 18th Oct 20103:03 pm 

    Dated a short guy. Felt like an amazon in heels. He had the classic little-dog syndrome though; liked to overcompensate both in personality (look at me! look at me!) and toughness (started fights a lot).

    Sex standing up was a lot easier though. ;)

  8. Bennie says:
    Tue, 19th Oct 20108:40 am 

    I think the writer of this article is dating a shot guy – or at least contemplating it- and is tryign to rationalize her decision .. I agree with everyone else, LAME!

  9. Been there says:
    Tue, 19th Oct 20109:19 am 

    Take a chill pill ppl… it's meant to be funny! i laughed :)

  10. Ash says:
    Tue, 19th Oct 20106:19 pm 

    Lol "Short guys take up less resources"

  11. em says:
    Tue, 19th Oct 20106:42 pm 

    Hahaha "Go green; date a short guy!" Hehe that's funny. I'm 5'7 and I usually end up dating or talking to guys within the 5'7-5'9 range.

  12. Jolie says:
    Wed, 20th Oct 20106:24 am 

    This seems like an article written by someone who showed up late to the meeting where they were handing out assignments and got stuck with the leftovers. It's not serious enough to be a persuasive argument and not funny enough to be a humor article.

    I date a man shorter than I am who is handsome (not "adorable") and masculine. He also eats burritos all day so the "green option"/"long-term" bits are out, too. xD

  13. Janell says:
    Thu, 21st Oct 20106:04 pm 

    Ah, my last boyfriend was short. For some reason he had the hardest time hugging since we were the same height and he was awkward. I'm only 5'3, and I thought I'd be the cute girlfriend who was small, but since we were the same height, it made it hard sometimes. I definitely cannot wait to cuddle, hug and kiss a taller guy.

  14. Scott says:
    Thu, 21st Oct 20109:25 pm 

    How come you didn't mention our general sexual superiority?

  15. Sarah says:
    Fri, 22nd Oct 20101:57 am 

    So maybe the article is a little lame, but who cares?

    My boyfriend's short and very, very sweet (boom-tish)!

    We share sweaters all the time and, yeah, sex standing up is a lot easier :) He gets made fun of all the time and hates when anyone mentions anything about his height but he definitely doesn't have Napoleon syndrome or whatever it's called. I wouldn't have him any other way!

  16. lil' says:
    Sun, 24th Oct 20104:24 pm 

    i'm 5'7 and my boyfriend is around the same height but he says he is growing (still), but yes it is nice…. he doesn't have to lean down, i don't have to reach up!

  17. Kamme says:
    Tue, 31st Jan 201212:50 pm 

    I'm not sure I exactly agree with every point this person made, but I do agree that there is nothing wrong with dating a shorter guy… My boyfriend is 5ft 2", and I am 5 ft 11", and he is perfect just the way he is… I always thought I wanted a tall guy because I am so tall… But now that I think on it, I love the fact that my boyfriend is shorter than me… I love not having to lean up all the time to kiss him… Actually him looking up to kiss me, is a little sexier because it's more romantic, knowing he comes up to me, to reach my lips, shows me he actually wants to kiss me… I see girls who's boyfriends are taller than them, and when they kiss, the guy just tilts his head down only because the girl is leaning up to give him a kiss.. And most of the time it just looks emotionless, and passionless.. I love knowing my boyfriend actually wants to kiss me… I do agree my guy is adorable, but it's not because he's shorter.. haha It's his personality, which surpasses his height by a mile! Just because a guy is shorter doesn't mean he's any less of a man.. My boyfriend is strong, masculine, sexy, everything every other man is.. Notice I said man, not guy… Another plus to my guy being shorter than me… When he wraps his arm around me, he usually wraps his arm around my hips, or slightly above.. Which I like because it makes me feel more secure than having a taller guy have his arm wrapped around my shoulders or something making me feel suffocated… With my guy being shorter than me, I don't have to constantly look up to see him when he's talking to me… All I have to do is look over at him most of the time… There are many reasons, some which I'm too shy to mention here, of why it's nicer, sexier and better to having a shorter guy… But I'm not sure I agree with all those listed in the article… I'm not saying anything against taller guys, but I wouldn't trade my shorter guy, for anything or anyone in the world!

  18. jhon says:
    Thu, 16th Feb 20125:26 am 

    Nice article its always good to date a short guy to know more just visit the mention link http://enzag.com/personal/love-personal/date-shor…

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