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Eharmony.com only matches women with taller men

Dr. Warren revealed this factoid in a Los Angeles Times article dated 26 April 2004:

… People often start out with inherent biases that some services have incorporated into their formulas, because after all, it is a business that aims to satisfy its customers. For example, Eharmony.com only matches women with taller men – because so many women complain if they’re set up with shorter men, says Warren. And 25% of men older than 50 say they only want to be set up with “fertile” women – that is, younger women in their 20s and 30s, Warren says….

eHarmony Blog can attest that this is true. This means tall women get far fewer matches.

See also: Match Flexibility

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Comments 9

  1. BittenChick wrote:

    Interesting quip by Dr. W, but definitely not the case any longer. I’m 6′ tall and usually get matched with men *shorter* than myself. Tonight I changed my settings to be “very important” from “somewhat important” where match height is concerned, to see if I would start receiving taller matches. To be honest though, I’m happy to date a guy a few inches shorter than me if the attraction is there — especially when most *tall* guys I know prefer very petite women. Where are the long legs lovers out there? Dang! ;-)

    Posted 03 Oct 2007 at 11:02 pm
  2. Luthe wrote:

    Haha this is very true, every guy I see on my matches list is like 6′ or above. I mean… I am 5’3″ barely and it is a little awkward to kiss someone who is over a foot taller than you. I say let’s trade the tall girls for some of the shorter guys!

    Posted 29 May 2008 at 11:57 pm
  3. pryoslice wrote:

    Haven’t seen that, I’ve gotten about the same ratio of taller/shorter women I’d expect to see.

    Posted 18 Aug 2008 at 3:51 pm
  4. Mark wrote:

    Hmm…in reply to BittenChick, I think long-legged ladies are lovely, and I don’t know why other tall guys would think otherwise! I’m about 6’1.

    I’m guessing that guys who only like girls that are significantly shorter than them have some kind of confidence issue.

    I think it’s good if you can find someone relatively close to the same height (whether shorter or taller), because then it’s literally easier to see “eye to eye”. I mean, something as simple as how tall you are can really effect your worldview is subtle unconscious ways.

    So if a girl is significantly shorter than me to the point where I notice it, that’s a bit of a turn-off. On the other hand, personality can usually make up for height difference, and I find that when the girl has a “larger than life” personality, I tend not to even realize that she’s shorter. To me that’s a good thing, because it makes the relationship feel more equal.

    Posted 20 Dec 2008 at 1:29 am
  5. Sally wrote:

    This isn’t true. I’m 5’10″ and listed the height of my matches as very important. 99% of my matches are shorter than me, many over 4 inches shorter!

    Posted 11 Nov 2009 at 10:00 am
  6. Tiffany wrote:

    This doesn’t really apply to me! I am a 5′ft 3 female and I specified I want a guy to be at least 6ft. I am interested in taller guys and that is what I go for!. now I’m not saying if he’s 5’8 or 5’9 I would say no way, but my preference is really 6ft preferably 6’2 :)

    Posted 14 Nov 2009 at 1:13 am
  7. Scottk wrote:

    Tiffany,
    Which of course, is really broken.

    Its rediculous that you are rejecting short guys, when you are a shortie yourself.

    I assume then that you think its okay for any overweight or fat guy to Close out any Match that has an ounce of fat on her, because the fact is, 99% of all guys simply aren’t interested in the fatties, even if the guy is overweight/fat himself?

    Posted 14 Nov 2009 at 5:32 pm
  8. SingleGuyInNC wrote:

    Well, I used to say give the height difference issue a chance but I can see where it can be important. What I don’t get, though why so many short women want men nearly 1 foot taller than them. Wouldn’t you prefer to be a little closer to eye level? Even with 3″ heels, you are still significantly shorter than them. Perhaps Tiffany can explain this phenomenon.

    Posted 14 Nov 2009 at 10:50 pm
  9. annoyed user wrote:

    There is no way that this is true. I closed a dozen matches yesterday because of non-interest, but looking at their height, the guys were all between 5’4″ and 5’7″.

    I’m 5’9″ and I would prefer to date a guy who is 6′ and taller. I can’t stand wearing boots or heels and having a guy come up to my shoulder. I’m the shortest person in my immediate family at my height and so I feel like David vs. Goliath when I have a guy who is 5’5″ hit on me at a bar, or want to match with me on eHarmony. Closed my account today, and I’m quite relieved that I did.

    Posted 22 Feb 2010 at 9:10 am

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