New study suggests that height of a potential partner doesn't matter that much to women - or does it?

More often than not, when a woman describes her perfect man, "tall" is pretty much one of the key descriptors used among other things like dark, intelligent or handsome.

This point was proven earlier this month by Twitter user @aluve_ngoo whose thread about a date she had with a short guy sparked conversation on social media. 

READ MORE: ‘His weight really bothers me – how do I tell him?’

Read the thread below:

And of course, Twitter came to every short guy's defense. 

READ MORE: ‘My boyfriend used to tease me before we dated – how do I get over it?’

While many people didn't agree with how she went about "describing" her distaste for short men, other girls on the app shared her sentiments. 

That is until I came across a Men's Health article about a study, which implies that woman actually don't consider a man's height as much as we assumed.

According to the article, in a study conducted by dating site, Dating.com, they used the findings of a survey conducted on 5000 women and 5000 men between the ages of 21 and 50, to determine the preference of most men and women, and it reared some interesting results.

A whopping 68% percent of women preferred "shorter" men, while 81% said that they would date a guy that was the same height as them.

Personally, I prefer dating guys that are taller than me and I don't necessarily go out of my way to date tall guys, so this study isn't all that unbelievable to me.

I spoke to a few other women, and this is what they had to say:

"There are a lot of factors to consider"

"Short men are a big no for me"

What do you think? Would you date a short guy because "love trumps everything" or are long legs just as important as brains, pockets, and the sweetness of the heart?

Sign up to W24’s newsletters so you don't miss out on any of our hot stories and giveaways.