Women are expected to be short as a requirement instead

I grew up with a guy who was pretty open about that. It was probably just like you'd expect: He talked about desperately wanting to find a girl shorter than him, get married, and have kids. He had a role in mind for this human prop in his life, and he'd already imagined a body for her too.

I never heard him say anything that suggested he wanted a partner - I guess he wanted a waifu. In retrospect, I never heard him talk about girls without sounding like he was talking about some awe-inspiring, half-sapient mythical creatures