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“I remember when I proposed to her, she asked me if I was sure I wanted to marry a tall girl ... has inspired other women who have rejected proposals from short men to try it.

emphasizing how a man deemed 'tall enough' for a shorter woman might not meet the height criteria for someone taller like ...

Plenty of celeb men are on the shorter side too ... seriously though I am nice and love tall women! Tall blondes are my kryptonite." "I guess it looks like I still have a chance," another bloke ...

"As a short man you can expect eight out of 10 women ... but over the years small men have made me feel less of a woman for being tall. I now know it was all about their own insecurities.

Short men are taught by society to accept what is ... Getty Images I hear about guys who are shorter who are really uncomfortable around tall women. I think tall women go through a similar experience.