THEY say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but for some couples, it can take a little longer to find the attraction.
And one woman has come clean about not giving her friend a chance all because of his height.
Ellie, from the US, took to social media to out herself on why she didn’t want to date her now boyfriend Lucas.
In the clip, she admitted to not wanting to date someone smaller than her.
“Me ignoring the rumours that my best friend is in love with me because I couldn’t get over our height difference,” she wrote.
Ellie would soon find out this was going to be a problem standing 6’2″ tall when the average of a man in the US is 5’9″.
But Lucas was even smaller at 5’6″.
Despite her initial concerns, Ellie decided to give Lucas a chance and is now ‘happier than ever’ after dating for over a year.
In the clip, she showed multiple images of the pair together showing just how much Ellie towered over her boyfriend.
While the couple have gotten over their eight-inch height difference, they say it isn’t the case for others.
Ellie revealed that people assume she isn’t attracted to Lucas and brand her a ‘gold digger’, while others joke that she’s his mother in another video.
Lucas also claimed that people make fun of him, saying he must love climbing trees.
The initial video was posted to their TikTok account @ellie_and_lucast and went viral with over 6 million views and 800k likes.
People were quick to take to the comments to share their thoughts, cruel trolls claimed they could never date a shorter man while others were happy Ellie and Lucas found each other.
One person wrote: “Could NEVER be me but that’s why I’m alone with nobody who loves me.”
Another commented: “I would rather stay single tbh.”
Celebrity couples with height differences
- Zendaya (5’10”) and Tom Holland (5’8″)
- Cameron Diaz (5’9″) and Benji Madden (5’6″)
- Eniko Parrish (5’7″) and Kevin Hart (5’4″)
- Gwendoline Christie (6’3″) and Giles Deacon (6′)
- Tina Fey (5’5″) and Jeff Richmond (5’2″)
- Nicole Kidman (5’11”) and Keith Urban (5’10”)
- Helen Lasichanh (5’11”) and Pharrell Williams (5’9″)
- Erin Darke (5’7″) and Daniel Radcliffe (5’5″)
“I could never,” penned a third.
Meanwhile many praised the couple for getting over it, a fourth said: “And you guys are ADORABLE.”
“You know what hell yeah,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “Really doesn’t matter when you love each other.”
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Relationships in numbers: The most common way to meet someone
YouGov looked into how Brits find love, and your best bet is at work or through friends according to the data.
- Through work – 18%
- Through friends – 18%
- While out and about – 15%
- Other – 11%
- Online dating platform – 7%
- University or higher education – 6%
- Dating app – 6%
- School – 5%
- Shared hobby – 5%
- Family – 3%
- Face to face at an event – 0%
