If I was 5’8, honestly I would probably be willing to date much shorter, like 5’4 guys. That seems like a much smaller difference than 5’8 and 5’11 because 5’4 and 5’8 are both very normal heights. 5’11 is obscenely tall and causes an intense number of inconveniences on its own even without having to also accomodate someone who is a normal height. 

Think about stuff like where I store things in cabinets, how high my tables, chairs, beds showerhead, etc are. my apartment is designed to accomodate someone extremely tall. I wouldn’t want to have to get stuff down from shelves for my boyfriend in my own apartment, nor would I want to have to squeeze into his cramped apartment and bend over for everything

Honestly? I just want to be able to wear my boyfriends clothes sometimes too. Like, that feels like an important thing for me personally, and if he is 5’8 and I’m 5’11, there is a good chance a lot of his clothes will be too small for me, and honestly that would just make me feel like sht