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It's not important at all, only conservative people think that's a very important thing.
It's cultural conditioning. The "protection" thing is complete horseshit. Ed Coan was probably one of the strongest men alive, and he was 5'6. Louis Cyr was the strongest man in history, and he was 5'9. Paul Anderson was only 5'10 when he squatted 1,200 lbs. Hell, Lamar Gant was 5'2 and 135 lbs when he deadlifted 688 lbs in training.
I'm 5'7, and I very rarely see other men lifting more than me at my university gym.
How do you explain the fact that we notice this preference for larger males in other apes?
Are you suggesting there is absolutely positively no correlation whatsoever between the size of an organism and its physical strength?
There is a correlation between size (weight) and strength, not necessarily height and strength.
@Bluemax its mostly about strength, not height or even weight. If the male could prove that he is powerful and can fight off other males (even larger ones) the male is then considered the alpha male of the pack
Well, there is a correlation between weight an strength. Men of greater lean body mass tend to be stronger. Although, obviously, this is not always the case.
yeah, look at bruce lee, the guy was only like 130 pounds and he totally kicked ass
I know of two powerlifters whom are similiar in that matter: Richard Hawthorne and Lamar Gant. Both were around 130-140 lbs or 55-60 kg and could deadlift about 700 lbs or 330 kg.
yep, tells you, you don't have to be big to be strong
For me it makes me feel secure, knowing that my partner is taller. If I wear footwear that is high I expect the guy to be taller than me still. As I'm 5.6" and wear minimum height of shoes of 2". As well as this I find men who are tall attractive anyway.
so if a guy was smart, strong, and you may find him attractive, you would still pass on him because he is not tall. Shame on you!!!
So you're saying it's fear of peer pressure and harassment that you are going against the norm
Everyone has a preference, I'm just saying mine is that a guy has to be taller than me. I'm not saying that I even if the guy is short he's not attractive. I have dated a guy who was the same height as me but that didn't work out. Everyone finds their match eventually whether they are tall, short, slim or big etc
its a stupid preference, by having a height requirement you eliminate many good guys out there who you could even be attracted too. Stop caring what society thinks, i understand that women are scared of being ridiculed by their girlfriends for not choosing a tall guy, but in the end you need to stop worrying about that and not pass on a guy that could be wonderful because he wasn't a certain height.
as you get older and become more mature, i guess you will understand that being hung up on things like that is not right
well, i am a regular sized guy at 5'11'' and i personally know guys much shorter than me who can kick my ass real bad and those at 6'3'' whom i can easily beat up. The correlation of size and strength is absolutely bs. Its an overrated thing, look at tom cruise, he was 5'6'' or sth and he probably looks younger than me at 55 lol. We generally have a knack of pulling down others to uplift our own egos, its sick but thats how we work.
and tall girls, talk about maria sharapova ;)
Another generalization done by people! Like why do you even think that the guy you're with will get into you or himself in trouble and you'd want him to protect you? Its clearly stating that women are weak? To what I've seen here, guys with short height are dating taller girls because they seem to be smart, intellectual type or possibly rich so women don't mind dating these men. But yeah for me I'd definitely want a taller girl to break this stereotyping or whatever this is :p
i love tall girls!!!
I do not see it from the "feel secure" perspective. In my mind, it just looks much more romantic if the girl looks UP to the guy when standing up. It is just so much more romantic when you hug and her head rests on your chest. It is so much more romantic when she has to tippy-toe to reach the guys lips to kiss him.
I personally think what's more romantic is if you don't have to tiptoe or anything but you can just makeout without having to do all kinds of weird things to be in a line :P
To the smart ass downvoters: Romance is not like Theorem of Pure Math where what I said is right or what you think is right. I just have MY personal opinion on how I feel why some people prefer the height difference. of course the romantic aspect is not the only reason for the general preference.
nope, its more romantic to be at eye level with a woman and stare at her eyes, not her having to tippy toe
@Eric644 that's fine FOR YOU if that's what you like.
there are also many men who feel the same way.
Protection huh? Tell me how protected a girl would feel if a gun was pulled out on her and her 6'4" boyfriend. I'm guessing not very.
People who conform to these unwritten societal rules can't think for themselves and care too much about what people think. It's all about their own image after all.
Adding on to this, why do girls need a taller guy to feel feminine? They should already feel feminine without a guy coming into question. If a girl needs a taller guy to feel feminine then she's obviously insecure within herself that she needs someone else to enable her to feel what she should be feeling anyway.
i agree, like I've said before, tall girls are just as feminine or some may be even more feminine than short girls, shame on society
In reality, it isn't very important at all. In societal standings it is important because it is a key feature in male attractiveness for women. I do not understand as well but I believe it is a programmed attraction.
its more about women being pressured to have a really tall guy, even if they fall in love with a short guy, they feel that they must conform to society's standards and impress their female friends regardless of what they actually think
@Eric644 This is the first time I have ever heard of that perspective. I will look into it.
its true
because many see it as more masculine, stronger, dominate. which is silly, really.
For me it's not. For some girls height equals safety tho.
safety from what
@Mesonfielde no idea, but I've heard that quite a few times
... yeah, that's why I never understood what they even mean, we live in a concrete jungle and our only real threats are the other people surrounding us :P
@Mesonfielde lol I agree.
safety from other men that won't leave them alone. @Mesonfielde
@thewanderingme you don't need a taller man for that, especially if the man has a gun, your man being 6ft5 or 5ft7 wouldn't matter then
I'm 5'6 and would feel like i'm the shortest guy at the bar. I used to be concerned by my height, but now I just don't give one single fuck, cause that's me and that's how i am. I don't have to be tall to "protect" my girl.
thank you
Just to piggyback on the people saying how height doesn't mean strength, just look at this 5'9" guy and tell me he can't whup some serious ass.
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I had always thought that it was important but now I'm like half an inch taller than this guy that I have feelings for and it actually doesn't bother me. So I don't know.
That actually seems to verify what I said. It's like growing up thinking women should be "fragile".
Yeah, that would make sense bc ever sense I could first understand guys and girls being together, I had thought guy of it that way. I'm 17 now and my way of thinking has changed.
Realizing certain societal constructs are lies is part of growing up :D
I think it has to do with how we view ourselves. Some women do not feel right dating a man who is shorter than she is. Men feel like they are less of a man, because the woman is viewed as the alpha in the relationship. Personally I do not care if the woman is taller than me. Love comes in all shapes and sizes.
For some reason a part of me as a male wants to be able to look after the girl. And her being physically shorter sort of adds to that and you feel more like you are needed to protect her from whatever. But that's just me anyways, I seem to fall for shorter girls anyways. Even though tall is kinda hot
I think you need to ask women this more then anything.
although, i would not date a woman that was taller then me. but i am 6' 3". I don't think I would have an issue with it if I was short.
I think it's just because men feel like they want to be able to be the protector of the family, and height usually provides more strength or intimidation or whatever. It's instinctual, really.
It's important to girls, not to guys. I know many guys who are all about the tall girls for various reasons - long legs, sexy, can give you tall kids etc. It's the girls who are so obsessed with being small compared to the guy.
I don't mind. I actually want a woman who is taller than me.
agree!!!
Because society likes to build up all these expectations of how things should be and make people feel like shit and conform.