This might be a tough read for all those short kings out there because a woman has taken it upon herself to measure a man's height on a night out. Modern dating can be really tough and everyone comes with their own idea of what their ideal partner looks like - which is completely fine. Some women prefer taller guys, and that's completely okay - but measuring people while out and about might be taking it a bit far. Don't worry lads under six feet, we're in this together. One video has sparked an outcry online, as a woman is seen diving into her bag to retrieve a tape measure and promptly letting it fall to the floor with its metallic end unfurling. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/NoCapFights/status/1713709724401799584]] To top it off, this is all happening while Darude's 'Sandstorm' is playing in the background so everything feels like a bit of a fever dream. It's obvious what has happened here isn't it - the guy has probably claimed that he is six foot or above but he didn't expect to be fact-checked on the dance floor. It's either that or the woman liked the look of him but wanted to make sure she wasn't being short-changed - literally. An argument in the comments was inevitable, and it appeared to be something of a divide between the genders as to whether this sort of behavior was okay. One man humbly <a href="https://twitter.com/dos14_/status/1713718610303090771" target="_blank" rel="noopener">questioned</a>: "Does height actually matter that much?" <img class="size-full wp-image-1263233281" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/10/GettyImages-116760426.jpg" alt="A romantic couple" width="2121" height="1414" />[[imagecaption|| Everyone has different ideas of what their perfect partner should be (stock photo). Credit: Cultura RM Exclusive/Spark Photographic/Getty]] Of course, there were the expected and misogynistic comments that men should start bringing scales or make-up wipes to bars, but one man appeared to want to take everything to a whole new level. He <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanderSmartBTC/status/1713890574602731930" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>: "At the club entrance, there shouldn't be bouncers. There should be tape measures, scales, credit checks, FBI background checks, Instagram checks, bank statements." Though one person <a href="https://twitter.com/reignofglitter/status/1713715130360299629" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>: "What must be done, must be done." The contentious practice of making men feel inadequate based on their height has sparked criticism from Sofi Papamarko, a prominent matchmaker, who voiced her concerns in an opinion piece for <a href="https://www.thestar.com/life/relationships/stop-turning-down-men-under-six-feet-tall-matchmaker-says/article_0e92c227-c859-5cad-896b-b057e5e93032.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Star</a>. "One of my biggest pet peeves as a matchmaker is when women tell me that they would never date anyone shorter than six feet tall, thus pre-emptively dismissing the vast majority of men, sight unseen," Papamarko asserted. "When I ask these women why they would discount all but a mere 10 to 15 percent of the human male population, they usually answer they're 'not attracted to guys shorter than six feet'." <img class="size-full wp-image-1263233283" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/10/GettyImages-696156631.jpg" alt="tape measure" width="2121" height="1414" />[[imagecaption|| The woman had a tape measure in her bag ready to go. Credit: Mint Images/Getty]] She went on to express her frustration, adding: "When pressed further, these women (of all heights, incidentally) reveal they 'like to wear heels' or want to 'feel like a girl', as if certain heights were more inherently masculine or feminine than others." Don't worry short kings, you deserve to be loved too. <h6>Featured image credit: Mint Images/Getty</h6>

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