News that Tinder is testing a height filter has inspired conversations on social media about the ups and downs dating as a man when your height doesn't start with a "6." ...

Tinder is testing a new height filter feature - and the dating app's latest move has sparked a lot of reaction online. According to Tinder, this isn't a "hard filter," rather, it's for daters to ...

Most traditional rules no longer apply when it comes to modern dating – but if there's one that has remained a constant in heterosexual couples, it's that the man should be taller than the woman. So ...

But Tinder has sparked controversy this week following the launch of its latest feature. The dating app has quietly started testing a height filter.

But Beth McColl, 31, thinks the Tinder height filter may offer shorter men some reassurance. The London-based writer and podcaster says it could help people avoid "women who only want to date ...

Tinder’s height filter exists because user behaviour pointed to it – through swipes, drop-off rates and stated preferences. “It’s pragmatic,” a friend told me.

Meanwhile, another user concluded: “They put the Tinder height filter behind a paywall, short kings are safe. Pretty girls don’t pay for dating apps,” they joked.

I’m a 5ft man – this is what happens when I go online dating Tinder’s new height filter means men like me get ruled out before we’ve even said hello, but I’m not giving up just yet ...

"We’re always listening to what matters most to our Tinder users — and testing the paid height preference is a great example of how we’re building with urgency, clarity, and focus," Philip Price Fry, ...