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Five-Foot Mum Says She Receives Online Abuse For Dating 'Tall Boy'

Five-Foot Mum Says She Receives Online Abuse For Dating 'Tall Boy'

The couple have embraced their differences

Dominic Smithers

Dominic Smithers

A five-foot mum, whose boyfriend towers above her at 6ft 7in, says she has received online abuse from women who are jealous of her 'taking one of the tall boys'.

Sophie Hines, 28, has been dating partner Miles Lloyd for the past 18 months and the couple have a six-month-old son Remy together.

The mum-of-two from Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, said: "A lot of angry tall girls have said I should leave the tall boys alone. There are a lot of angry tall girls who say, 'My boyfriend is smaller than me, why have you taken a tall one?'

"But I can't help it, can I? It's such a silly comment. You can't help who you like. I'm not going to dismiss someone because they're tall and just go out with someone who is 5ft 5in.

"I 100 percent confront people when they make comments about him - I have to do it."

Sophie says she has received online abuse from jealous women.
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Miles has never had an issue though and says he loves the way they look together.

The 26-year-old said: "I like our height difference. I love being out with her and showing off. We look very good together.

"We never spoke about the height difference when we started going out. I like that she's small, I just like her.

"It's amazing though. I can't believe there are so many people interested in us. We just embrace it."

Incredibly, the happy couple actually first met almost 10 years ago, only realising when an old photo emerged of them together in a club - posing because of their huge height difference.

The couple had actually met 10 years ago and not realised.
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Sophie said: "We got a picture in a nightclub together, randomly, from when we were about 18. I think I just got the picture with him because he was so tall."

So when Sophie began dating the 'tall boy' - as she once knew him - she had some concerns about how things were going to work in the bedroom.

And she wasn't the only one; people regularly ask her about the 'logistics' of the relationship.

Sophie said: "Loads of people ask us how we kiss. He has to crouch and I go on tiptoes - there is no other way.

"We get so many comments about how we have sex. I actually said that to him before we get together - how do you do it?

The 28-year-old had doubts when they first started dating but says she wouldn't change anything now.
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"But he said it's only his legs that are long - his body is a normal size. It all works for us, anyway. I just can't believe that that's the first thing that people think of.

"I got a lot of looks when I was pregnant. All I heard from everyone was that I was going to have a big baby.

"As soon as they saw Miles they were saying, 'Oh my god, I feel sad for you.'"

Sophie even took to searching online for celebrities with large height differences to see how it worked.

"When we first got together it was when Kourtney Kardashian was going out with Younes Bendjima and they had a massive height difference too," she said.

"I was googling pictures of Kourtney with her boyfriend and was worrying we would look ridiculous, so I had to google to make sure I wasn't the only one.

Taking pictures together can sometimes be a struggle - Miles doesn't always make the cut.
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"I think people notice his height more because I'm so short. If I was 5ft 9in or something, I don't think they would really notice it as much. But there's such a contrast between us it makes it more noticeable."

But almost two years on since they got together, the pair say they wouldn't change anything about their relationship - or their measurements.

Sophie said: "Our height difference hasn't affected our relationship at all. I wouldn't have him any other way.

"I always say to him, 'Do you wish I was taller?' but he always says, 'No, I love it that you're small.' I've never met any other couple with the same height difference as us.

"When we go out we get so many looks. It was weird at first but we've definitely embraced it now. Miles is so oblivious to it."

Way to go, guys.

Featured Image Credit: Kennedy News

Topics: UK News, Sex and Relationships, Interesting