On the other side, it never occurred to me that I’m short until I got on the original craigslist.org, back when it was Bay Area-only. The number 5’10" was absolutely ubiquitous. If I searched the w4m personals, it’d match about half of the postings. Searching for 6’ matched quite a few more.
Some of the dating sites back in the day allowed people to specify their requirements in a partner. I noticed that the taller the woman, the taller her height requirements, of course. But also, the shorter the woman, generally the taller she wanted. It seemed like the minima was a height requirement of about 5’8" for men. (This was the Midwestern U.S.; results may have varied elsewhere.)
On the other side, it never occurred to me that I’m short until I got on the original craigslist.org, back when it was Bay Area-only. The number 5’10" was absolutely ubiquitous. If I searched the w4m personals, it’d match about half of the postings. Searching for 6’ matched quite a few more.
Some of the dating sites back in the day allowed people to specify their requirements in a partner. I noticed that the taller the woman, the taller her height requirements, of course. But also, the shorter the woman, generally the taller she wanted. It seemed like the minima was a height requirement of about 5’8" for men. (This was the Midwestern U.S.; results may have varied elsewhere.)
Wow! Never saw it dialed in to the inch. Only ever experienced “6’ or GTFO”.