“If he would lie about something so obvious, what else would he lie about?”
“That stated, he can’t help the height and it’s probably a sensitive topic for him. He might even get pretty defensive about it. If he confronts you – stress it is the lie, not the height that upset you.”
“There is a social stigma around men’s height…”
“You’re nicer than I am, I went on a date from a dating app I’m a 5’3 fuller-figured curvy woman. His profile said 5’10 he was in fact 4’11 and I looked like a mom taking their kid out to eat.”
“I said I could do drinks but something came up so I couldn’t do dinner.”
“I deleted him from the app and was happy I stuck to my rule of not giving my number out before the first date.”
“If it was because he was shorter than you, I’d probably say you were a bit shallow – but not wanting to date someone who lied to you, and then doubled down on the lie when confronted is a sensible, intelligent move.”
“Might be unpopular, but it was your first date, a lot of people would say you should be able to end it for whatever reason.”