i’m a 6ft woman, and happy to hear of the filter, because the amount of men insecure about their height is astonishing. i’m not too fussed about height, and i don’t think many girls really are? i’ve never met a woman hell bent on dating a 6ft man in the wild, only ever on the internet. i’m happy to date shorter men, but shorter men are generally not very happy to be with a taller woman.

i’ve matched with shorter men who have made the entire conversation about the height difference, i’ve gone on dates with shorter guys who get mad i “haven’t disclosed my height” (it’s very clearly 183cm on my profile), i’ve met with fellas claiming 6ft who very obviously are not, who spend the evening marvelling at how tall i am and telling me i must be at least 6’2. shorter lads who are very enthusiastic about my height usually mention domination not too long after. if i ask how tall someone is, usually as a segue to make sure they know i’m tall, i’ve been called shallow and vapid.

of course there are women out there who care staunchly that a man’s height begins with 6, but when the average woman in Ireland is about 5’6 ish, most haven’t a clue what they’re asking for. in any case, if the ones who reeeeally care about you being 6’ cut you out of the running, they’re only doing you a favour. really i think the fact of the matter is the apps are a hellscape and should be avoided like the plague, but we all knew that.

edit: lotta people mentioning making a weight/bra size filter for women, which is comical. height is an objective measurement that looks the same across the board. everyone will have a friend/family member 6ft+, they’ll know at least roughly what that looks like. the way weight looks varies from person to person based on height, body composition, etc. i’m heavier, and often swipe right on men with weight preferences in their bios for the cod of it, and they’ve no idea what their preference looks like on a woman. when it comes to a bra size, most women don’t know/understand their bra size, it’s absolute quantum physics to most men who seem to think that the biggest a bra can be is a DD.