I know a lot of guys that like tall women too. If a woman is too short they feel like a pedophile dating a child. I personally dont care about height, I've been with short women and I've been with tall women. But i know many guys, especially tall guys that won't date a short woman.
Well I personally don't care that much about height but I can understand the guys that say smaller girls are cuter. I don't know why exactly but yeah..:D
It's true that culturally speaking, being tall is considered attractive. But sometimes, some things are just pleasing to the eye. I can't tell you why I like thick eyebrows or why I like brown eyes. It's just aesthetically pleasing.
well, how short is too short for you; 5'10 5'8 5'7. What if this guy looked like Christian Bale same features, same proportions, had charm but was like 5 ft 7 or 5 ft 6, would you turn him down, knowing he is attractive and he may be a good guy
@asiag299 Thank you :) i don't really have a problem when it comes to dating tbh I just find it curious why many women won't even look at a guy if he isn't 6ft even if they might be attracted to him (they won't admit it). I really don't care about height, I've dated girls as short as 5'2 And as tall as 5'11, but I do have to admit when your 5'7 you do have to work harder than the guys that are as good looking than you and are like 6'2 lol
@Eric644 I can agree with that I like guys taller than me but it isn't a requirement for them to be 6'0 in the end it should boil down to over all compatibility and personality. Although you could argue that compatibility includes attraction in which case some girls aren't attracted to guys shorter than them. I see know problem with dating a man shorter than you it doesn't look bad in most cases I praise the guy for being able to handle a taller woman without feeling inferior or letting that hold them back from love the same goes for the woman. I really only look at couples crazy when one is really tall and the other is really short. All I can think about is the hassle involved with that relationship. Even still it's not my place to judge so I glance and then mind my own business. I will say that your use of case studies in debates is annoying but the fact that you can date a woman taller than you and still feel good is amazing so I'm sure your future/current girlfriend will be very happy! :)
Height is one of the most primal indicators of power. Many wild animals will hesitate to attack humans even if the human isn't actually bigger, simply because he looks big in the vertical direction.
People with access to better nutrition also tend to be taller, so it's also an indicator for how well a man is at gathering resources (at least, it was back in the stone age).
Yeah but then as a consequence short women would be more attractive since they are more likely to need to be "protected", right? So how come society's ideal of beauty is to be tall for women as well?
"Yeah but then as a consequence short women would be more attractive"
No, height does not affect pure physical attractiveness, given that other proportions are held constant. And the results bear that out, as most guys do not care too much about height.
yes , you are right girls are pressured more than guys to care about height, women are hung up on height. most guys don't give a rats ass if the girl is shorter or taller than him. my last girlfriend was 4 inches taller than me (she could be a model), i didn't care, and thankfully she looked pass my height
Yes!!! Most girls won't date a short man because they are afraid of what society would say and that is the prime reason, the not attracted thing is just an excuse, they are afraid that they would be mocked by their "girlfriends" for not picking a tall guy.
mostly true, but I've dated taller women and I had no problem with it and i guess those women looked pass it, but then again i don't look below average, I have a pretty good body proportion that makes me look tall, so maybe they were attracted to my leaness and lankyness I don't know. I was surprised too because the tall women were so pretty, i thought i was way outta their league. But it doesn't hurt to try dude
Actually, I'm pretty sure guys "prefer" shorter girls because they know that taller girls are more likely to claim that they have zero chance with them because the guy isn't "tall enough".
So I disagree. Not the same reason at all, unless a guy really would say "you're just too tall to date" which seems unrealistic, because what taller girl asks out a shorter guy? Might happen, but I don't think it is common.
Anyways, my mother said "any tree can be climbed when it's laid down" so whatever
guys don't really care about height, women do, actually many men love tall women, they just won't ask them out because they know the tall woman will reject them just because they are short. I got passed it and have dated taller women, my ex was 4 inches taller than me by the way. but it isn't our fault, it is yours period, own up to it.
Nahhh... I disagree. I've known several guys that say they prefer shorter girls. In fact, the last guy I was seeing kept telling me how he loves that i'm shorter than him.
the study shows that half of men are willing to accept at taller women as opposed to only 10 percent of women who would accept a shorter guy, did you read the whole study?
@Eric644 I won't own up to it because it's not just women. Men look at height too and it has nothing to do with how women choose. Some people don't care...
did you not look at the statistics, again only 13.5% of men said they cared about height as opposed to 50% of women who said they cared, just admit it, the statistics do not lie, it is not our fault, women care about height more than men do, i did not need to show you the statistics, it is quite obvious
so 13.5% of men care ok, but the other 86.5% dont that is a huge difference from 50% of women there is nothing equal about it, women are more heightist
so now I see you went from "men care" to "some men care". I mean look at dating profiles (I seriously don't need to go online to date but this is an example). Very few men put up height requirements like "must be under 5'8" but almost all women put up "must be 6 ft to ride this" or "men under 5'10 need not apply". So just look around too, honestly MOST of us do not care, yeah maybe a very few care and you met a couple men that are in that few. But honestly you cannot look at us with a straight face and say it is our fault that there is height bias in dating, no way, the studies show the opposite and just life experience shows the opposite
@Eric644 Wow dude you're commenting on every opinion. I like when a guy is taller than me and at 5'2 it's not that hard to be taller than me. I won't date a guy shorter than me because I'm already short lol that and I love the thought of a dominant male and someone shorter than me would probably take away from that no matter how dominating his personality is
@asiag299 Well 5'2 is pretty short, not many men under 5'5 tbh, but actually it is society. If a woman is 5'5, she is pressured by her "girlfriends" to find a guy 5"10 and up even if she may like a guy that is her height, it is society.
@Eric644 Actually you're wrong about that one she's pressured to date a 6'0 guy no matter how close to the ground she is and that's stupid. If I was 5'5 I wouldn't mind dating someone my height because that's pretty tall at least to me lol I don't mind when women say they prefer a men at 6'0 if they are at least 5'9 but honestly if you're 4'11 can you really say you only date 6'0 men when everyone is basically taller than you that's ridiculous. The thing about girls is they prefer a guy to be taller than them but they mean WAY taller than them and that's stupid. I'm 5'2 why would I limit myself to 6'0 men when there are plenty of good looking men that will still be taller than me. If you want a guy to be taller than you cool but don't diss a guy just because his height starts with a 5 especially if he's still taller than you lol. A 4'11 girl or a 5'2 girl cannot have a height requirement of 6'0 that's absolutely ridiculous. :(
@asiag299 Thank you!!! Even a girl that is 5'9 shouldn't limit herself to only 6ft + men since there are tons of men that are 5'10, 5'11 that she is excluding, and it wouldn't be bad if she even liked w guy that was shorter than her, I actually find that it's the average height women 5'3 to 5'7 that care about height the most not so much the short and tall girls, but you are right you do find those girls that are like 5ft-even and have these high standards regarding height, it's just sad :(
@Eric644 You're right about that height requirement shouldn't be a big deal as long as their in the relative range of your height. Whether that be shorter or taller. :)
@asiag299 Yeah but if a girl that was 6ft liked me and I liked her too, I wouldn't reject her, I'd give it a try :), tallest I've been with is 5'11, but also if a girl was like 4'11 and I liked her, iwouldn't reject that girl either.
@asiag299 But my preference would be eye level, whether that be a few inches shorter, my height, or a few inches taller, but that is just a preference it isn't mandatory
@Eric644 True but most of the time it's not a preference it's a requirement which makes me wonder if they even like the person they are dating sometimes. Then again i know less then nothing about relationships lol
@asiag299 I agree, i believe that it shouldn't be mandatory at all, i guess some people are just like that :( . And i do agree with you, i think sometimes women date men just for the height requirement and may not really connect with them yet they will blow off a average height or below average height man that they may have chemistry with, you make a sound point. and im sure your dating experience is on par with other people your age :), remember you're only 17, you will have a ton of experience when you go to college
@asiag299 trust me, you'll meet many of them :) . and when the time comes you will me the one, don't try too find him now, just date and enjoy life and he will come to you in time :)
Translation: "I am dominant and also extremely insecure in my masculinity, therefore I need to put down other people". Does that sound about right? You're the definition of a beta male.
Ideally I would like to bang a girl my height, I prefer to look into her eyes while we make love, you can't really do that when s girl is way shorter than you. But I don't care about height tbh, I've dated girls that were short and I've dated girls that were up to 4 inches taller than me.
Some people have a preference for genital mutilation and still call it just a "Preference", so it's better to know where it came from and why it is there :P
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For women a tall man is attractive and for a guy a smaller girl is more attractive. Simple as that.
not true, most men don't care about height, but almost all women do
@Eric644 i dont know about that.. I know a lot of guys that prefer smaller girls because they are more cute.
I know a lot of guys that like tall women too. If a woman is too short they feel like a pedophile dating a child. I personally dont care about height, I've been with short women and I've been with tall women. But i know many guys, especially tall guys that won't date a short woman.
@TheOneLol but why is this?
Well I personally don't care that much about height but I can understand the guys that say smaller girls are cuter. I don't know why exactly but yeah..:D
if height is that important I feel bad for my mayan brothers
because its hot when the guy is tall. Just like its hot if a guy has big muscles and brooding eyes and a sharp jawline.
So you're saying women want Batman?
Joking aside, I was wondering why people find it hot. Is there a particular reason you like tall men?
Christian Bale is very sexy.
It's true that culturally speaking, being tall is considered attractive. But sometimes, some things are just pleasing to the eye. I can't tell you why I like thick eyebrows or why I like brown eyes. It's just aesthetically pleasing.
so what if the guy looked like Christian Bale, but wasn't tall, you would still pass on him?
@Eric644 Welllll, depends on how short he is.
well, how short is too short for you; 5'10 5'8 5'7. What if this guy looked like Christian Bale same features, same proportions, had charm but was like 5 ft 7 or 5 ft 6, would you turn him down, knowing he is attractive and he may be a good guy
and yes you can be short and still look tall (slender build), if you saw pictures of me you would think im 6 ft but im only 5'7
@Eric644 Ohh you've got nice height dude :)
@asiag299
Thank you :) i don't really have a problem when it comes to dating tbh I just find it curious why many women won't even look at a guy if he isn't 6ft even if they might be attracted to him (they won't admit it). I really don't care about height, I've dated girls as short as 5'2
And as tall as 5'11, but I do have to admit when your 5'7 you do have to work harder than the guys that are as good looking than you and are like 6'2 lol
@Eric644 I can agree with that I like guys taller than me but it isn't a requirement for them to be 6'0 in the end it should boil down to over all compatibility and personality. Although you could argue that compatibility includes attraction in which case some girls aren't attracted to guys shorter than them. I see know problem with dating a man shorter than you it doesn't look bad in most cases I praise the guy for being able to handle a taller woman without feeling inferior or letting that hold them back from love the same goes for the woman. I really only look at couples crazy when one is really tall and the other is really short. All I can think about is the hassle involved with that relationship. Even still it's not my place to judge so I glance and then mind my own business. I will say that your use of case studies in debates is annoying but the fact that you can date a woman taller than you and still feel good is amazing so I'm sure your future/current girlfriend will be very happy! :)
Because women are attracted to status and power, while men are attracted to youth and beauty.
How exactly do you associate that with height in any way?
@Jxpxtxr
Height is one of the most primal indicators of power. Many wild animals will hesitate to attack humans even if the human isn't actually bigger, simply because he looks big in the vertical direction.
People with access to better nutrition also tend to be taller, so it's also an indicator for how well a man is at gathering resources (at least, it was back in the stone age).
Yeah but then as a consequence short women would be more attractive since they are more likely to need to be "protected", right?
So how come society's ideal of beauty is to be tall for women as well?
"Yeah but then as a consequence short women would be more attractive"
No, height does not affect pure physical attractiveness, given that other proportions are held constant. And the results bear that out, as most guys do not care too much about height.
yes , you are right girls are pressured more than guys to care about height, women are hung up on height. most guys don't give a rats ass if the girl is shorter or taller than him. my last girlfriend was 4 inches taller than me (she could be a model), i didn't care, and thankfully she looked pass my height
"yes , you are right girls are pressured more than guys to care about height"
uh, what? No they're not. Nobody's "pressuring" anyone into anything.
Yes!!! Most girls won't date a short man because they are afraid of what society would say and that is the prime reason, the not attracted thing is just an excuse, they are afraid that they would be mocked by their "girlfriends" for not picking a tall guy.
I don't care about a girl's height. If she's hot, then I want her.
Well its better if the guy is taller. But if not it shouldn't be the end lol
I don't know but I have never dated a girl taller than I.
thats a shame, you should
that is not deliberate lol. it just hasn't happened to me. maybe girls don't like to date a shorter guy.
mostly true, but I've dated taller women and I had no problem with it and i guess those women looked pass it, but then again i don't look below average, I have a pretty good body proportion that makes me look tall, so maybe they were attracted to my leaness and lankyness I don't know. I was surprised too because the tall women were so pretty, i thought i was way outta their league. But it doesn't hurt to try dude
i mean "i thought they were outta my league" long day lol
yeah I 'd give it a try anytime.
Same reason men want women to be thin is the same reason women want men to be tall
I honestly think I'm short for my age haha
I think I'm soooo short for a 17 year old :/
Nah it is personal preference however a guy could be intimidated by a taller woman. I felt that way about a friend and she wasn't even a girl friend!
Just because... OK!!!
that's your argument!!! Really!!! Just because!!!
That is not useful information, lol.
The same reason guys prefer shorter girls.
Actually, I'm pretty sure guys "prefer" shorter girls because they know that taller girls are more likely to claim that they have zero chance with them because the guy isn't "tall enough".
So I disagree. Not the same reason at all, unless a guy really would say "you're just too tall to date" which seems unrealistic, because what taller girl asks out a shorter guy? Might happen, but I don't think it is common.
Anyways, my mother said "any tree can be climbed when it's laid down" so whatever
guys don't really care about height, women do, actually many men love tall women, they just won't ask them out because they know the tall woman will reject them just because they are short. I got passed it and have dated taller women, my ex was 4 inches taller than me by the way. but it isn't our fault, it is yours period, own up to it.
Nahhh... I disagree. I've known several guys that say they prefer shorter girls. In fact, the last guy I was seeing kept telling me how he loves that i'm shorter than him.
well in general, guys don't care about it, trust me when we say we don't. Even studies have shown that it is WOMEN not men who care about height.
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../...aller_b_1527117.html
study that shows it
so it is your fault not ours
Oh ya? What studies? Please share..
That study also shows that guys care too..
the study shows that half of men are willing to accept at taller women as opposed to only 10 percent of women who would accept a shorter guy, did you read the whole study?
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../...men-say-scientists.html
here's another one showing women care far more than men about height
this one shows that only 13.5% of men only wanted shorter women while half of women would only date a tall man
@Eric644 the point is, both sexes care about height. Maybe not all, but some.
again it is your fault, i can keep on bringing up studies, the whole height thing is your fault not ours, you need to admit it and own up to it
how is 13.5% of men only wanting to date shorter women and half of women only wanting to date taller men both, women care more than men case closed
that's what i thought
and it's sad you can't even own up to it
@Eric644 I won't own up to it because it's not just women. Men look at height too and it has nothing to do with how women choose. Some people don't care...
did you not look at the statistics, again only 13.5% of men said they cared about height as opposed to 50% of women who said they cared, just admit it, the statistics do not lie, it is not our fault, women care about height more than men do, i did not need to show you the statistics, it is quite obvious
so 13.5% of men care ok, but the other 86.5% dont that is a huge difference from 50% of women there is nothing equal about it, women are more heightist
@Eric644 shut up. Some men care too. Gawd, you're annoying lmao
yeah 13.5 % of men that is some, but not more than women
and it s annoying to you because it is the truth and you don't want to accept it
so now I see you went from "men care" to "some men care". I mean look at dating profiles (I seriously don't need to go online to date but this is an example). Very few men put up height requirements like "must be under 5'8" but almost all women put up "must be 6 ft to ride this" or "men under 5'10 need not apply". So just look around too, honestly MOST of us do not care, yeah maybe a very few care and you met a couple men that are in that few. But honestly you cannot look at us with a straight face and say it is our fault that there is height bias in dating, no way, the studies show the opposite and just life experience shows the opposite
@Eric644 you're hot.
lol, well I guess I kinda look like that profile pic.
that's just biology really
nope it's society
@Eric644 Wow dude you're commenting on every opinion. I like when a guy is taller than me and at 5'2 it's not that hard to be taller than me. I won't date a guy shorter than me because I'm already short lol that and I love the thought of a dominant male and someone shorter than me would probably take away from that no matter how dominating his personality is
@asiag299
Well 5'2 is pretty short, not many men under 5'5 tbh, but actually it is society. If a woman is 5'5, she is pressured by her "girlfriends" to find a guy 5"10 and up even if she may like a guy that is her height, it is society.
@asiag299 you're pretty obsessively commenting on all opinions as well. We get it, you like tall and dominant men.
You're really not that special, 90% of women like dominant men. Stop overcompensating and give it a rest, please.
@Eric644 Actually you're wrong about that one she's pressured to date a 6'0 guy no matter how close to the ground she is and that's stupid. If I was 5'5 I wouldn't mind dating someone my height because that's pretty tall at least to me lol I don't mind when women say they prefer a men at 6'0 if they are at least 5'9 but honestly if you're 4'11 can you really say you only date 6'0 men when everyone is basically taller than you that's ridiculous. The thing about girls is they prefer a guy to be taller than them but they mean WAY taller than them and that's stupid. I'm 5'2 why would I limit myself to 6'0 men when there are plenty of good looking men that will still be taller than me. If you want a guy to be taller than you cool but don't diss a guy just because his height starts with a 5 especially if he's still taller than you lol. A 4'11 girl or a 5'2 girl cannot have a height requirement of 6'0 that's absolutely ridiculous. :(
@asiag299
Thank you!!! Even a girl that is 5'9 shouldn't limit herself to only 6ft + men since there are tons of men that are 5'10, 5'11 that she is excluding, and it wouldn't be bad if she even liked w guy that was shorter than her, I actually find that it's the average height women 5'3 to 5'7 that care about height the most not so much the short and tall girls, but you are right you do find those girls that are like 5ft-even and have these high standards regarding height, it's just sad :(
@Eric644 You're right about that height requirement shouldn't be a big deal as long as their in the relative range of your height. Whether that be shorter or taller. :)
@asiag299
Yeah but if a girl that was 6ft liked me and I liked her too, I wouldn't reject her, I'd give it a try :), tallest I've been with is 5'11, but also if a girl was like 4'11 and I liked her, iwouldn't reject that girl either.
@asiag299
But my preference would be eye level, whether that be a few inches shorter, my height, or a few inches taller, but that is just a preference it isn't mandatory
@Eric644 True but most of the time it's not a preference it's a requirement which makes me wonder if they even like the person they are dating sometimes. Then again i know less then nothing about relationships lol
@asiag299
I agree, i believe that it shouldn't be mandatory at all, i guess some people are just like that :( . And i do agree with you, i think sometimes women date men just for the height requirement and may not really connect with them yet they will blow off a average height or below average height man that they may have chemistry with, you make a sound point. and im sure your dating experience is on par with other people your age :), remember you're only 17, you will have a ton of experience when you go to college
@Eric644 I'm actually in college right now lol I started in August I turn 18 in December :) I just haven't met the right guy yet haha
@asiag299
trust me, you'll meet many of them :) . and when the time comes you will me the one, don't try too find him now, just date and enjoy life and he will come to you in time :)
@Eric644 Okie dokie thanks for the advice :)
@asiag299
no problem :)
It's because men need to be dominant, regardless of what feminists say.
How so? What's wrong with dominant women?
And why can't you feel dominant if you're a little bit shorter?
I don't answer stupid questions. If feminists think they can sell insanity as common sense, I don't. I can only laugh at them.
Translation: "I am dominant and also extremely insecure in my masculinity, therefore I need to put down other people". Does that sound about right? You're the definition of a beta male.
Timeless social construct that men protect women
Also to bang while smelling hair?
Ideally I would like to bang a girl my height, I prefer to look into her eyes while we make love, you can't really do that when s girl is way shorter than you. But I don't care about height tbh, I've dated girls that were short and I've dated girls that were up to 4 inches taller than me.
because of sexual dimorphism
maybe because it's always been common
Nobody wants an awkward giant looking girlfriend
Hey, apparently they can manage i.dailymail.co.uk/.../...F000005DC-263_306x423.jpg
feel sorry for you, tall women are awesome !!! :)
6'2 here ain't got nothing to worry about...
yeah, i dont think there are many women who are taller than you lol, but for me, i'm 5'7 and I've dated taller women, i am totally fine with it
Cuz girls want a man, not a pussy.
really!!! just because you aren't tall, it doesn't mean you are a pussy
Maybe a sense of security.
Security from what
Because people have preferences.
it's a stupid preference if you ask me
Some people have a preference for genital mutilation and still call it just a "Preference", so it's better to know where it came from and why it is there :P