XOJane contributers take on heightism and her relationship

XO Jane article (Trigger Warning)

Amanda Richards, contributor to women's magazine XOJane, discusses the effect heightism has on her relationship with her shorter boyfriend. It's a wonderfully written article but sad as it painfully illustrates the stress caused by heightism and, other body prejudices, on an otherwise perfectly normal and happy relationship. Upliftingly Ms. Richards is able to overcome her battle against this prejudice and remains in her relationship and I'm very grateful that she is doing her part to challenge heightism and the prejudice against the shorter male/taller female relationship.

I found this passage from her article particularly sad. 

Our size difference is so noticeable, in fact, that when a mutual friend introduced us, even she couldn’t get behind the idea that we’d somehow form a relationship.

 

“You’re going to love Dan,” she said. “He’s really smart and funny and wonderful.”

 

When she noticed the hopeful gleam of the lonely horndog in my eye, though, she quickly followed with “But not for dating, just for friends. He’s too damn little.”

 How sad that a wonderful man was dismissed so quickly by others because of his height.