Girls, how important is height to you when it comes to physical and sexual attraction (rate on a scale of 1-5)?

[Anonymous]

5. Extremely important

4. Very important

3. Moderately important

2. Slightly/somewhat important

1. Minimally or not at all important

A total of 312 votes were cast: 204 girls and 108 guys. See detailed results

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+1 y

I probably should've asked "how important is it that the man be taller than, say, 5'10 or 178 cm".

[Wulfila]

In my experience, height is pretty important for a lot women, whether they wish to be polite about it or bluntly declare it. The ones who DEMAND a man to be at a particular height should be avoided at all costs. The women who care little or not at all are the ones that are probably looking for lasting love and companion, the things that really matter in a relationship.

Guys are often hung up on height too, but it's not as big of a deal as for women when choosing a partner. I personally think it's cute when a girl is taller than I am, but only one of my crushes ever was, and even then she only had an inch on me.

Call me racist or whatever, but black and East Asian women tend to be the worst about demanding a taller man.

I don't think that people should care so much. Life is too short to get hung up on trivialities.

[Wulfila]

Thanks for MHO!

[Asker]

Welcome!

[Frenchtoast2020]

Why is it that guys need to have a big penis, be 6ft tall or over, be funny and outgoing, have a nice job and drive an expensive car to get girls? Guys date a girl based on her personality alone. Not her job or looks or height. Girls are so shallow. They could learn a thing or two from men.

[whyisitso]

I think it is always a slight turn-off if the man is short et than I am... Because I'm not tall either there aren't many of those. But somehow those guys always find me and try to make an impression... it's actually okey if they are ok with it themselves and not trying to act weird about it!

[RaceAgainstMachine]

How tall are you?

[Anonymous]

A bit important but not too much. I know a few couples where the guy is either the same height as the girl or the girl is slightly taller. They still look great ☺️ But personally, I'd rather date a guy a bit taller than me, especially when im wearing heels.

[BlondeGirl_]

I wouldn't care if hed be a little bit shorter than me

[Asker]

How tall are you?

[BlondeGirl_]

about 172cm / 5 feet 8 inches

[DarthGameRuler]

Do you wear heels?

[Luv2BRealExotic13]

It's important but it also depends on how attractive his face is. Although I'm really hard about 5'10 and up is what I usually look for, there have been some exceptions to that rule bc the guy was hot enough for me to not care.

[DarthGameRuler]

How tall are you?

[Luv2BRealExotic13]

@DarthGameRuler 5’3...

[Smmyskittles]

3. I would prefer a taller partner. Does he *have* to be taller? Nope.

Just give me someone who's meant to be with me. If it's meant to work, it'll work. <3

[DarthGameRuler]

How tall are you?

[RaceAgainstMachine]

How tall are you?

[Jxpxtxr]

Ideally my partner should be around my height but if they are a few inches shorter or taller that sure as hell won't kill my vibes :P

[DarthGameRuler]

How tall are you?

[Bandit74]

I can appreciate shorter girls (5'2) and taller girls (5'7). They are both hot in different ways. So long as she's shorter than me when barefoot Im not too concerned with her height.

[RaceAgainstMachine]

How tall are you? Why does she have to be shorter than you? What if she’s the same height? Is that ok or is that a deal breaker?

[Smileyface93]

About a 2 for me, not too important. Though being tall is a nice quality

[DarthGameRuler]

How tall are you?

[uhhihello]

If he's 4 inches taller than me, then everything is good.

[uhhihello]

Just so I'd be able to wear heels of course!!

[Asker]

How tall are you?

[uhhihello]

5'3(:

[uhhihello]

but I usually prefer 5'10 or taller but I don't mind 5'6 and higher!

[datgirl]

I just really love taller men. So it's actually extremely important to me.

[Asker]

Taller or tall? How tall are you btw?

[datgirl]

I'm 5'4.5" and I prefer men over 6 ft

[Asker]

How do you even know whose over 6'0 at your height?

[datgirl]

Lmao don't get mad bruh.

[Asker]

Nah, I'm serious lol. How do you know? I find it difficult to estimate the heights of people taller than me.

[datgirl]

Like literally they tell you or you ask them their height or you simply stand next to them. Its that easy.

[Asker]

But men lie about their height literally all the time. How can you tell if he's 5'9 vs. 6'0?

[datgirl]

Oh I can tell hun. There's a difference.

[datgirl]

My little sister is just 5'6 or 5'7 and people can see the obvious difference with just a 1 or two inch

[Asker]

Seriously? There's a guy I know who is 5'10, and I always thought he was like 5'2 or 5'3, max. I can't even tell you if my girlfriend is taller or shorter than me.

[datgirl]

Okay dude that's messed up.

[Asker]

I just don't notice height. I've never thought it to be important. I didn't even know how tall I was until like a year ago. So, you can see how weird it is to me that literally anyone would care about height, let alone be attracted to it.

[datgirl]

I get that you don't notice it. But the fact that you would confuse a man that is 5'10 to be 5'2 is just way off dude. And for most women height in a man is a very desirable quality. And it is for me and it's not going to change unless my soul mate is short.

[Asker]

Well, he just appeared small. He was weak and had no backbone. Honestly, I'm only like 5'8 on a good day, but even men 6'3 and taller feel shorter than me--usually because I know I'm stronger and more masculine than them, but still.

Fine, be attracted to whatever. I just don't understand why. It's not like taller men are more masculine or anything.

[datgirl]

Well, I don't like skinny men either. I like tall men with good muscle on their body.

[Asker]

I don't see many of those. I see way more muscular short or average height men.

[kelvinmed]

I guess I'll have to get shoes that make me an inch taller 😂

[Anonymous]

Pretty important. I won't date someone shorter than I am.

[Asker]

Yeah, I should've rephrased the question. How tall are you?

[Opinion Owner]

I'm 5'6. So 5''5/5'6 would be the shortest i would be attracted to

[Asker]

I should've asked how important it is that a man be taller than , say, 5'8.

[adrianalima0]

Eh, it's highly attractive but it's not the end of the world if he's not.

[DarthGameRuler]

How tall are you?

[Anonymous]

5. Extremely important. If he's under 6'3 I don't date him

[Indigo91]

Why is it important?

[Opinion Owner]

@Indigo91 Short guy doesn't attracted me, plus I'm tall so I like a tall guys

[Asker]

@Indigo91 She's trolling, mate. It was obvious when she said "if he's under 6'3, I don't date him".

[Indigo91]

What is it about short men you find unattractive? Also how tall are you?

[Opinion Owner]

@Indigo91 I don't know i'm just not attracted to them. I really board shoulder and short guys doesn't really have board shoulder.

[Opinion Owner]

@Indigo91 i'm 5'6 by the way

[Opinion Owner]

I don't troll that's true. My boyfriend is 6'5 and I have never dated someone who were shorter than 6'3

[Indigo91]

Well i know guys who are around your height requirement who are stick thin with no muscle mass. I have broad shoulders and so does my best mate, we both 5 foot 7 so it must be something else.

[Opinion Owner]

@Indigo91 5'7 is way too short really even if you have board shoulder. I like a sporty guys so he'll not be thin with no muscle. I like football player... So they're far for being skinny and all

[Asker]

American football or soccer?

[Opinion Owner]

Soccer

[Asker]

Who's a good example of what physique you're talking about? Most soccer player I've seen are pretty thin with not much muscle.

[Opinion Owner]

Like this :
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In the last pic it's the one with the red shirt.

[Indigo91]

I never thought height was so much important in a relationship like it was the key to a women heart lol. Oh well I'll just have to stand tall on my wallet then i suppose. I'd probably wouldn't want to date or commit to someone as superficial and hollow on the inside as you are anyway. "If he's under 6'3 I don't date him" you make it sound like you have no choice or something lol

[Opinion Owner]

@Indigo91 I don't really understand your last sentence what do you mean by "I make it sound like i have no choice?"

[Indigo91]

It was a sarcastic joke meaning you won't try to see other good quality's a man might have to offer that would make up for his lack of height. This is why I have no respect for western women because they value aspects for relationship such as height, status, model looks, money and physcopathic bad boys then cry when they get their heart broken.

[Opinion Owner]

@Indigo91 I don't have my heart broken cause I know how man are...
Nice or bad boys are the same no difference. They're man.
Why is it so bad to value height really? I would not date you cause your short and? It's a reasons to not respect me?
You'll not date a girl who wear sweatpants and baggy stuff everydays rigths so if I like my boyfriend to be tall. They're nothing wrong with that. Plus I have to tell you that Asian and Latina, all girls want a tall man... Not only western women.

[Asker]

The problem is that height cannot be changed, period. It can't even be influenced during puberty. It's literally all genetics. No matter how much he works out, no matter how healthy he eats, no matter what he does, his height won't change an inch. We're trapped with what we've got, so we get incredibly pissed when women claim that the way we naturally are is less attractive, less masculine, and just outright inferior. It's infuriating--like a paraplegic told he's less of a man because he can't walk. Of course, I've gotten over it. I KNOW I'm a masculine badass; I know I could kick the ass of almost man taller or shorter than me that I know. But, still, it does hurt a little knowing that some women see me as "inferior" for being 5'8 especially since I had no control over my height.
The only 100% effective way I know of increasing height is leg lengthening surgery. It's incredibly expensive ($30,000 overseas, $60k-100k in the states and Europe), INCREDIBLY painful, and very lengthy.

[Asker]

But most who do it say that it's completely worth it,.

[Indigo91]

You need to get a grip OP don't put your self through all that suffering and money just for women because they require a tall man in a relationship, you obviously have no dignity if you wanting to do that. Bro am shorter than you and can sometimes meet some nice girls, you just have to put in the good work more than the men who were born with good genetics.

[Opinion Owner]

Even for men height is important things. In usa they all like midget (girls under 5'4 and all) so it suck to be tall for a woman in usa.
I'm 5'6 so more of an average height for a girls and guys are always short or tall? I'm always fucked up to be an average height.
guys too are complicated with things like big boobs, etc... I would not go and do a plastic surgery for being a DD.
Surgery for height is forbbiden I at least I know in my country it's cause it's too dangerous, etc...
You're angry when you heard girls like tall men and how do you think I feel when i heard men prefer short girls and big boobs? It suck too but I don't go around complain I just date who like me.

[Asker]

It's really easy to get big breasts, though. A quick surgery and you're good. Also, you way overestimate how much men care about big breasts. The vast majority don't require a woman have big breasts in order to find her ridiculously attractive. You are also under a delusion that men fundamentally care about height.

[Asker]

@Indigo91 oh, I don't plan on doing it. I don't like spending $5 on a Starbucks, let alone $30k for surgery.

[Opinion Owner]

You don't want to do surgery for being taller (and I understand you) and I don't want to do surgery for having big breast either (not expensive and I like my cup even tough guys prefer bigger).
That's not cool to heard that you doesn't have the height or anything girls ask for in a man but that's not a reason to be upset or anything some girls doesn't care about height.

[Indigo91]

Well I'm not upset I dont see why I should be because the girl am dating right now is 2 inches taller than me.. even taller when she got heels on lol I just can't understand idiots bitches like you who measure a mans worth by how tall he is like its primary in a relationship out of all the other main quality's that make the relationship up and last which women should be focusing on. Women throw away decent men because of their insecurities, shallowness and inflated ego.

[Opinion Owner]

@Indigo91 Seriously? You date a girl taller than you so? I know some girls doesn't care about height but the majority do (at least in my country). Everyone care about look (height, weigt, color of hair / eyes, etc...). It's not bad to only choose to date tall man. I'm attracted by tall man and not by short man so in what I'm a bitch for having preference?
My boyfriend is really tall 6'5 and I look short next to him and I find it cute. There's so much men on earth that i can find a tall boyfriend with a really good personality as well.

[Asker]

It's just silly, because height doesn't affect a man's looks. He looks the same whether tall or short. All that changes is the length of his body.

That's the problem; most women do care about height, but it's something that men can't control, and it doesn't even affect their masculinity. It's bizzare and frustrating, and we don't know how to solve this issue.

[Opinion Owner]

He doesn't look the same at all. Being tall make you look a lot more better and masculine.
Anyways why do you care so much you have a girlfriend and taller than you plus so? Why do you find it so frustrating.
I'm tall and i wear high heels so it's normal I want a man tall. I would not go out with a man shorter than me I wouldn't feel protected at all.

[Asker]

I care because it still kind of sucks. What you're saying is INCREDIBLY offensive, because it sounds like you're saying that shorter men are inferior, uglier, and less masculine--over something they have literally no control over. If it was just you, that'd be one thing, but lots of women erroneously think the same way. I mean, no woman says it to me, because I pretty fucking strong and could probably crush a man's skull with my bare hands, but many men would be incredibly hurt.

[Asker]

In short, you and other women are attacking short and average height men's value as men; you're attacking their masculinity--and that's something men kill themselves (or others) over, because it shatters out dignity and identity.

[Opinion Owner]

It's the same when guys said they want a skinny girls or a curvy girls. The majority can't have a body like this. Or when guys said they want a short girls or a tall girls.
Guys want big boobs cause it's more feminine so girls that don't have it are less feminine for them. It's the same things and everyone have standard. You can't do anything.

[Indigo91]

OP this is the problem with guys like you don't let women define your worth as a man. Some of the greatest men alive through history were short who helped evolve this planet to how it is today. Don't take women seriously they're depreciating assets anyway, while us appreciate over time. When men get in to their 30's and 40's providing they worked on themselves the tables turn in dating.

[Opinion Owner]

@Indigo91 I don't find them attractive at all... And miranda kerr Adriana Lima doesn't look great so? Like they're in their 30 ? And Natalia vodianova look bad too? It's like say I will dump my boyfriend if he's 30

[Indigo91]

What you talking about? I never said YOU would dump your boyfriend...

[Opinion Owner]

@Indigo91 Some were short but some were really tall too you know.
I know you said my boyfriend will dump me when I'm 30 but that's like said I will dump him because of his age. I would not dump him because he's 30 and he will not dump me because i'm 30. That's dumb.

[Indigo91]

Yeah right! remove all that makeup, fake elements and Photoshop then you get the exact picture. I've met a girl on a night out then woke up next to her and she look like a complete different person (in a bad way) lol Here's a fun fact for you, women know they have to wear makeup yet they go around calling most guys ugly or unattractive. In your case men's height but still just remember we both the same height in bed ;-)

[Indigo91]

Is English your first language? lol

[Opinion Owner]

@Indigo91 I don't wear make up and I wear sporty clothes in general so I'm not fake like all the other girls.
In bed i don't care which size he's really. I prefer him to be tall than having a big...

[Opinion Owner]

@Indigo91 No, I'm not a native speaker

[Indigo91]

I never inferred he would dump you because of your age number numbnuts, you obviously do not know the consequences of a women who hits the wall in her mid 30's and onward.

[Opinion Owner]

@Indigo91 Maybe in usa but in my country it's a men who hit 40 that have a problem. he become less attractive, have wrinkles and gain weight and in general their wife stop having sex with them because they become unattractive to them.

[Indigo91]

What country you live in?

[Opinion Owner]

@Indigo91 France

[Asker]

Men don't care if a woman is tall or short. We generally don't. Seriously, you're misinformed.

Being skinny and fit is totally attainable; how a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.7 is totally attainable. You're simply wrong.

Men don't care about big breasts that much. They're a turn on when a woman has them, but it doesn't matter much when she doesn't have them. The fact that the sexiest women alive have small breasts is an indicator of this.

[Opinion Owner]

No you're totally wrong, some people can never be skinny never cause they have big bones and a big frame. They would never be skinny. Men don't date a girl who have no boobs and their care a lot about height. Maybe not in usa but in France guys are a lot of difficult when it comes to girls. They often reject them.
Like if a normal girl ask a gangsta or a fashion guys to go out with her he'll just tell her to fuck off.

[Asker]

No, I completely right. Having "big bones" doesn't mean that you can't be thin. You can still have a low body fat percentage.

Well, France sounds totally fucked, then. I'm glad I live in the USA.

[Opinion Owner]

no you ll never be a size 0 if you have big bones

[Asker]

Who said anything about a size zero? I said lean and thin. I never gave a specific size.

[Opinion Owner]

if your not a size 0 your not skinny.

[Asker]

Nah, if you're 20% bodyfat or lower as a woman, you're skinny.

[Opinion Owner]

I'm skinny so by your standard but by the standard of my country I'm just normal.

[Asker]

Well, then I'm sorry your country has such horribly strict standard when it comes to dating. For me, at least, and many men in America, if a woman if relatively slender and has good proportions (usually a 0.7 waits-to-hip ratio), she is considered hot, especially if she tries to take care of her appearance.

[Opinion Owner]

It's for that you get angry when girls don't want to date you cause of your height?
In my country short girl date short guy.

[Asker]

I don't actually get discriminated by women over my height. I date which ever woman I want, when I want--whatever height she is. I've never even been called short before, not even by other men.

[Opinion Owner]

so why treat me of dumb bitch because i don't want to date short guy?

[Asker]

I don't think you're dumb. I just think you're inexplicably close-minded.

[Opinion Owner]

I want a really tall boyfriend it's not being close minded. It's like I said your close minded if you refuse to date an obese girl

[Asker]

I’m only 5’8, but my shoulders are 23 inches wide.

[orphan]

Quit caring about trivial matters and ull get more puss

[GoddessShosanna]

Height is THE key element, that determines my level of attraction to a man. It is the biggest turn on possible. Tall men are so hot...

[bente2]

If he's taller than I am, it's good.

[DarthGameRuler]

How tall are you?

[bente2]

@DarthGameRuler 5’4

[DarthGameRuler]

Do you wear heels?

[bente2]

@DarthGameRuler generally, no, not really.

[DarthGameRuler]

Why not?

[bente2]

@DarthGameRuler can’t walk right on them😅 would rather not look like a new born deer. Plus they’re bad for your feet.

[carinerose]

5/5 extremely important.

[Asker]

Explain.

[carinerose]

Wouldn't date someone shorter than me.

[Asker]

How tall are you?

[carinerose]

173cm

[DarthGameRuler]

What if he was 172 cm?

[RaceAgainstMachine]

Why is height so important to you?

[haileyhanna]

it doesn't matter how tall you are.

[DarthGameRuler]

How tall are you?

[Anonymous]

. Minimally or not at all important

[onthelist]

Dont care much

[DarthGameRuler]

How tall are you?

[Popo21]

He HAS to be taller

[DarthGameRuler]

How tall are you?

[Popo21]

@DarthGameRuler 5’7 and a half

[DarthGameRuler]

Is 5’7-5’8 a deal breaker?

[Popo21]

@DarthGameRuler no

[Anonymous]

Not very important.

[DarthGameRuler]

How tall are you?

[Anonymous]

five

[DarthGameRuler]

How tall are you?