The very first girl I ever admitted to having a crush on told me that she doesn't want to ever date anyone shorter than herself. That was almost 20 years ago at this point, so I wouldn't say it's especially new (anecdotally). It's just that once upon a time, people sort of only had the pick of people they met in person and so raw numbers meant less and well, you weren't competing with every guy within a 30 mile or so radius.

I purposefully left out my height (5'4") on a Tinder profile and ran with it for a while, got some matches, talked to some people, had conversations end shortly after they ask "How tall are you?" and all that jazz. Then, I closed the account and remade it with the same information, but also the fact that I'm short in the profile. The barren wastes. Had a couple of people match and literally ask "How short is short?" then poof when answered. Lol.

Whatever the reasoning, it's the reality now. Much like the height itself, there isn't anything that can be done to change the climate, so there isn't much sense really whining about it. Shrug

I met the tallest woman that I've dated in person. She is 5'10" and loves heels. People would ask her if she felt weird with me (my fuck people were constantly up her shit about being taller than me), but she blew them off and seemed to pay it no mind. That said, the tallest person I've ever slept with, also met in person, likes to post things on Facebook about how they never date a short guy. K.

Point is, that it seems to be overlooked a lot more in person than behind a computer screen, where all you are is numbers and a face. It probably also doesn't hurt to be seen as fully fine, functional, and confident in the real world. Or something.