‘I didn’t have to shrink myself’: Thursday Dating Perth hosts new breed of events for tall singles only

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A new breed of singles events is taking off in Perth to help the tallest bachelors and bachelorettes find someone on their level.

For Perth’s tallest singles, finding someone on their level can sometimes feel like a stretch.

At six foot tall, 27-year-old Temelely Crawford is no stranger to standing out in a crowd, but she said it is not always an advantage when it comes to dating.

“Men either are just too intimidated because of the height or if they do approach, then it’s never a fun vibe.”

Ms Crawford said she could often sense a potential suitor’s interest disappear the moment they realised she might be taller than them.

“You can tell when someone’s interested, and then they realise you’re too tall and they make comments about your height,” she said.

“And then it’s like, ‘Oh, okay, so you were only interested when I didn’t make you look smaller or feel smaller as a person.’”

The pressure to fit a certain mould has followed Ms Crawford well beyond the dating scene, with traditional expectations of women being “petite and delicate” sometimes leaving her reluctant to embrace her height.

“From the moment I started going out, I always wore sneakers. I never really wore heels because I was always very embarrassed, and I felt shame,” she said.

“I was always wanting to try and be attractive to other people. So I always thought about that instead of just thinking about being comfortable in my own skin.”

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