Dating: Does height difference matter?



With over 7 billion different faces on earth there are bound to be different preferences. Preferences differ among individuals in various issues. No matter how serious the issue, human beings have different preferences.



Nigerians had the opportunity on The Nation Facebook Fan Page to reel their preferences on the height issue when choosing a life partner. On the #ThoughtProvokingQuestion segment, a question was put forward to the men -‘can you marry a woman that is taller than you?’ To the women-can you marry a man you are taller than?

Majority of the men prefer to be taller than their wives, others do not see anything bad in marrying a woman taller than they are. While the women unequivocally prefer men that are taller.

For Oguns Clinton, he is of the opinion that a man should be taller than his wife. His words: ‘’I always feel the man should be taller than his wife. A short man in the hand of a giant woman is only looking for pure trouble. The taller among the two controls.’’ Also speaking in the same vein, Dave Probity and Nazeer Adam Abubakar write that they can’t marry a woman that is taller than they.

Concerned by the height of the children to be produced if she marries a short man, Sylvia Sue Darling states she cannot marry a man she is taller than. ‘’No, because I only stand 5 foot 4 inch tall that is too short and I want my children to be taller than me,‘’ she opines. Esosa Efosa also takes the position of Sylvia, she won’t marry a man she is taller than.

A new twist to the discussion on The Nation Facebook Fan Page erupted. The dominance of love over everything. Respondents say love is the major determinant in marriage not height. To them, once there is love, height does not matter at all. For Mclean Minima says there is no height difference in love.

Joshua Ayebaselegha Teknikio says: ‘’True love is all that counts because it has no consideration attached.” For Aka Onyewetelu Chigozie Npc, he says: ‘’Why not. I can marry either short or tall. What matters is the understanding you have and the love you have for each other.’’

Barnabas Inuwa is indifferent about the height: “Yes, I see nothing wrong in that. It is not the height that matters but the mental, societal, spiritual compatibility.’’

As at the time of compiling this report, a total of 233 respondents had a say on this #thought provokingquestion

(The Nation)
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  1. Love from the heart matters most,nothing wrong with it.

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  2. where two elephant fights, is the grass that will suffer it . It matters on the offsprings to be produced thereafter but it does count between the lovers

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  3. well, it matters a lot oh.

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  4. A short man should marry a tall lady to produce average and tall children, also, short ladies should marry tall guys. Is it a sin to be short? Abeg

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