Voices: ‘It’s typically men who make it an issue’: Readers weigh in on the height obsession in modern dating

‘It’s usually men who make it an issue’: Readers on height in dating - (Getty Images for SiriusX)

As height filters creep into dating apps and the age-old “tall, dark and handsome” ideal refuses to die, Independent readers have been sharing their painfully honest reflections on how our romantic preferences might be doing us – and each other – a disservice.

Our community were quick to weigh in on Helen Coffey’s provocative article, “Women who won’t date men based on height deserve to be single.” Coffey’s argument, that heightism is a socially accepted double standard often upheld by women, struck a nerve with those tired of seeing romantic preferences reduced to feet and inches.