I don't know man, I'm 5'5" on a good day, and I've dated girls both shorter and significantly taller than me. My girlfriend now is shorter by maybe two inches and honestly I like it so much more. Being with a taller girl was weird for me - not because society said so or because I felt emasculated... It was just physically less comfortable. Really simple stuff like holding hands became kind of awkward. And yeah sexual stuff too. Being with someone almost my height but a little shorter has opened up a lot of opportunities in that department. I agree that the social stigma is stupid. And I wouldn't dismiss a partner solely based on her height, but with that said I think I prefer shorter girls because for me that arrangement is more practical.
If you prefer women shorter than you because it's physically more comfortable/practical, shouldn't the inverse hold true as well (women preferring men shorter than themselves)? This is such an interesting topic, I wonder if there is any height preference info on homosexual relationships. I'm going to try and find some.
I found it odd that the article didn't at all mention how sexual dimorphism might play a role in people's preferences. To me, it doesn't seem like men preferring shorter women is solely a social construction. Although, I have read somewhere that short people tend to have fewer health problems than tall people and are generally stronger, pound-for-pound. I can't remember where I read either of those things, so I could be wrong. If I'm not wrong and general health is a factor of determining attractiveness, then I don't see why tall women wouldn't find short people to be attractive also, at least on some level.