Who is more masculine and dominant, tall men or short guys?

[IslaPearce]

I only date tall men.

Tall men (6ft+)

Short guys (5ft9 and below)

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10 mo

Landslide victory for tall men!

[Spongebobssocks]

You should really stop hating on the avarage man... The avarage man is 5'8-5'9 so anything taller than that is by fact tall. So 5'10-6 feet is also tall. Why leave that option out?

To answer your question. Height alone can not say if someone is masculine is not so the answer is yes and no.

[Spongebobssocks]

*or not

[Levin]

It's kind of annoying to be 5' 11 because I almost feel discriminated against. :O I don't meet the 6ft standard by a paltry 1 inch. Although given I've been strength training I almost feel a little taller.

[Spongebobssocks]

@Levin I understand that, all women who say the 6 feet+ thing can not tell the difference between 5'11 and 6 feet unless she has a measuring ruler or is that height herself. You could just say you are 6 feet and these women would believe you. But I'd stay away from these type of women if I were you...

[Levin]

Well, I was just being a little melodramatic. Although it would be nice to say I am 6ft tall!

[Spongebobssocks]

@Levin I see!

[Thedarkmooprince9]

Is 5'9 short she said it up above in the question?

[Spongebobssocks]

@Thedarkmooprince9 5'9 is avarage so no

[Thedarkmooprince9]

Yeah i was 5'9.5 a couple years back and I measured recently and it came up to 5'10

[Spongebobssocks]

@Thedarkmooprince9 okay👍🏻

[Thedarkmooprince9]

Well this guy on here messaged me and said anything below 6ft is a manlet according to the manlet meme and most women

[Spongebobssocks]

@Thedarkmooprince9 just ignore them. Its not true by fact.

[Thedarkmooprince9]

Yeah i know he really thinks most women think that?

[Spongebobssocks]

@Thedarkmooprince9 no but the ones who draw the most attention on social media do

[Berethor]

@Thedarkmooprince9 it's me, she want a 6 feet tall man but don't admit it here.

allthetropes.org/wiki/Women_Prefer_Strong_Men

[Spongebobssocks]

@Berethor i dont know who you are refering too but my crush is 5'8-5'9 (about 174 cm tall)

[Berethor]

@Spongebobssocks how tall are you? a man should be at least 5 inches taller.

https://allthetropes.org/wiki/One_Head_Taller

[Spongebobssocks]

@Berethor i am 5'2

[Berethor]

@Spongebobssocks WOW, tiny girls are cute, it okay for a girl to be short, it feminine.

[Spongebobssocks]

@Berethor thank you!😌

[Berethor]

@Spongebobssocks no problem, he would be more than 5 inches taller so it's okay.

[Spongebobssocks]

@Berethor he is 6-7 inches taller so yeah I guess but where did you get the minimum 5 inch taller from?

[Berethor]

@Spongebobssocks I base it on starts, as the average height-gap is 5 inches. :)

https://www.worlddata.info/average-bodyheight.php

[Spongebobssocks]

@Berethor alright well if that's avarage it means a lot have both less and above that height different:)

[Berethor]

@Spongebobssocks it means that tallness is masculine and that less than 5 is low.

[Spongebobssocks]

@Berethor I dont think its low personally but seeing the data it does view it that way. But that doesn't need to be 6 feet..

[Berethor]

@Spongebobssocks yea the 6 feet meme is not must, average US man is 5'9.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/manlet

[Spongebobssocks]

@Berethor 👍🏻

[Spongebobssocks]

Thank you AI 😌

[wheist9095]

I hate to generalize but tall men, I've known plenty of very strong masculine short guys, but I've known many many more who had a height complex, because they had been mocked or disrespected or bullied or ignored because they did not meet somebody's imaginary qualification for what makes a man. So, they overcompensate and try way too goddamn hard to the point that it makes them into just an asshole.

Might have also known a lot of men who are tall who are herbivores. Very passive or submissive to others because they have gotten complacent with who they are, or because they have been raised and conditioned to not be aggressive or dominant because they are bigger and hold that much more intrinsic physical power over other people.

At the end of the day, you are going to have to talk to dudes one by one to see who has the right vibes for you

[TommyWiseau69]

I like to say that when a short man gets angry he's not like the devil. When a tall man gets angry he is the devil. Just go look on the news. It's extremely common to see news of tall men gettijg extremely violent and killing many people. Then you see an image of this intimidating buff guy that's like 6'5 and taller with tattoos in the mugshots. Short men know how to control their anger in a way that it won't literally kill someone. If you piss off a tall guy so much you're pretty much dead.

[Berethor]

Short boys tend to be butthurt, therefore a short boy more likely to be criminal.

[AviatorTom]

I don't think dominance is tied to height. I'm sure there are dominant tall men and short men, and submissive tall men and short men too.

Dating tall men is your choice, but you're missing out on at least half of the male population, and somewhere in there could be the right guy for you.

[Berethor]

Men are on average 5 inches taller than women, therefore tallness is a masculine.

[AviatorTom]

@Berethor Agreed, but that has nothing to do with dominance.

[Berethor]

@AviatorTom a big strong man is going to dominate an short boy in the wild.

[AviatorTom]

@Berethor Not necessarily. The big guy may be totally uncoordinated while the short guy has a black belt in karate.

[Berethor]

@AviatorTom No Karate in the Wild, if both are Born in the Wild, the Tall Man is Gifted.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_class

[KateDemee]

Reading the comments I have to makey own comment. I disagree with what many have said here.

I have seen many men who are y'all who are shy and not dominant and have also seen many who are short that are very confident

I think maybe it's easier for a guy to be confident and dominant maybe more of they are tall but overall I think it's in the person's personality and height means nothing when it comes to confidence and dominance. I don't think it means much at all

Also, confidence is good. Over confidence is the we opposite. Very bad look and it's a fine line between the two

Off topic sorry but I think the world needs more love and understanding and kindness. Not dominance

[Berethor]

Dominance come natural to tall men while short boys are just trying to compensate.

[RingOfFire]

Not off topic at all, very well said. I think the person who posted the question was just trying to get attention and to get back at some of the 8 year old guys who post the same kind of questions about girls here. She was trying to see if she could come off the same age as them and in that she was successful.

[Pinay_ako]

🤣 so are you saying petite women are less feminine than the taller ones or vice versa? Is the same thing with shorter men than the taller ones? Wow… I am a petite! So it’s not fair for you to compare someone’s femininity or masculinity based on height or difference in inches! Which they can’t change!

[Berethor]

It the other way around, petite women are more feminine, tallness is masculine.

[TommyWiseau69]

Tall men are dominant not in a good way. There are more tall men that are prone to using brutal force to kill someone and rape. They have a lot of power. That's why a lot of men in prison are giant buff tall guys because they likely killed someone with their hands or raped. That's not a good thing at all. Short men are dominant in a way that doesn't involve literally killing someone. They might get pissed but they won't use their violence to commit murder. There's a chance that if you piss off a tall guy so much you'll die. Since you like tall guys you're likely at a chance to get raped and abused by one because it does happen amongst that group.

[Berethor]

Most rapists are short guys, why would tall men rape? most women wants them.

[glennos89]

I think in most cases the taller guy has the advantage altough short guys can be just as dominant and masculine as the tallest dudes out there and maybe even more.

But this also goes the other way arround
Tall guys aren't always as masculine and dominant in the way that they look. They can very soft in the inside aswell

Masculinity and dominance aren't bound to body size, they are more determent by someone's personality on the inside. It depends on the soul that's in the body really 🤷‍♂️

[TommyWiseau69]

Masculinity and dominance isn't always a good thing. Give a short guy a weapon and he can kill multiple people. Give a tall guy no weapon and he can kill multiple people. Tall men at their leisure whenever they wish to if they have power and strength can kill a human being much smaller than them and maybe even other tall men with their bare hands. All of the "masculine" tall men are actually rotting their asses away to hell in prison. The rest of tall men don't even have 1% of the masculinity and toughness as these guys. Most tall men I see aren't even jacked. A tall guy in prison could probably slaughter the "masculine and dominant" tall guys that people envision. The ones people envision are too much of a pretty boy. Unless you legitimately have beaten the fuck or killed someone as a tall guy I don't think you've asserted your true dominance and masculinity

[glennos89]

The fact that you have produced this whole fantasy story about dominant males that makes totally no sense to me at all, tells me that you aren't very dominant yourself as a male to be honest 🤯🤷‍♂️

It really doesn't mather how tall you actually are when it comes to dominance. If you are truly dominant, you would rather die fighting then run away and live no mather how big the guy in front of you is 🤷‍♂️😈

You can compare a dominant male with the captain of the Titanic...

You will go down with your ship no mather what!

If a 5"4ft guy starts attacking you by visciously biting you like a wild animal, trying to eat you alive even the biggest dudes will fear for their lives at that moment 😉

Never ever underestimate the short guys because they can be as dominant a the tallest dudes out there 😉

I can tell you this out of my own experiences in life being a 6"4ft guy who is taller then 90% of all males in general. Size doesn't mather when we are taking about dominance. The short guys can be just as dangerous as these massive dudes.

[TommyWiseau69]

In comparison with everything equal between a short dangerous guy and a tall dangerous guy it is very likely that a tall dangerous is more lethal. Tall men that are lethal have less of a disadvantage to get knocked down and are more easily to use brute force

[TommyWiseau69]

I'm only 5'4 myself and no matter how crazy guys my height might be all you need to do is pick these short guys up and throw them while beating the shit out of them. Us short guys aren't that big enough that we can't get picked up. We most certainly can. Although a short guy csn easily stab or shoot any person you just have to pin them down and they're useless

[Berethor]

It's so easy to beat short boys, short boys are weak and unmasculine, it's funny.

[glennos89]

@Berethor Please come with me to a training session and follow some lessons Muay Thai together with me. Your opinion about short guys will be crushed in less then 20 seconds once you experience how tough they can be. You stand no chance against some of those guys and neither do I! A short guy only 5"3 ft will beat the crap out of you and me together in less then 30 seconds. If you are that certain about how weak short guys are.. be a man and come train with me a few times. You will see how powerfull short guys can be. If you think you are so tough I dare you to come and show me how tough you really are, unless you are afraid ofcourse? Put your money where your mouth is.. 😉🤷‍♂️

[Berethor]

@glennos89 he might be able to beat me but not a tall martial artist, tall is better. :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_class

[glennos89]

Dude... You should watch more mma fights on television because you dont know what you are talking about. Tall guys have advantage in fighting at distance but if a short guy doesn't give you the space to fight long distance you are going to have problems fighting the smaller dude at close distances 🤷‍♂️

You are telling bullshit man. Do your homework before trying to convince people with wrong information that makes no sense at all 🤦🏻‍♂️😒

[Anonymous]

I’m 6’1”. Being tall is obviously advantageous, but being tall doesn’t automatically make a guy masculine or dominant.

There are tall guys who look big and scary, they’ve got the muscles and the tattoos and all that, but they’re pussies deep down.

I’ve been boxing all my life and I’ve seen it plenty of times in the gym, especially with bodybuilding types. Hit them with a good shot once and their self-image of themselves as the Incredible Hulk shatters. They can get fucked up by average or sometimes even short dudes who don’t look scary at all.

[Berethor]

Tall Men's body is more masculine, some tall guys are not using their potential.

[WonderBell99]

I’m 5’2, it doesn’t matter what height a guy is. He is going to be taller than me no matter what. I’ve yet to meet a man who is the same height as me. Most guys are 5’7-5’8. The average height for a guy in the US is 5’9, so 5’9 is NOT short. Anyone taller than 5’10 is actually pretty tall.

[Berethor]

The manlet meme says that any male who is less than 6’0 is short, so I am not sure.

[GoodManDave]

On average, tall. But I know big brutish looking dudes who are pussycats with everyone, and I know guys who are 5'6 who are dominant. I also know some who are different with different people. Short guys can probably some variation of the Napoleon thing. They have to work harder and be more masculine to make up for the lack of height.

[Berethor]

And they can never really make up for how childish they look, not like grown up man.

[Adam1978]

Tall men, short men becomes like small dogs, very cooky and is overcompensating. Besides being long or large by nature make people more respectful. Since you don't want to upset someone that cause a conflict you are the underdog. Longer reach, more mass etc.

[DenizLikesTennis]

This question is sorta... non-sense as whatever.

Dominance is a personality trait, not Physical. You are confusing dominance with strength perhaps. THEN IT'D MAKE A DIFFERENCE and I'd say > either the tall lanky guy of the short bulky.

[DenizLikesTennis]

What in the world we live in. How is this question a great/good question? You can't even state your own opinion without to be labelled as a troll.

No wonder that great users have left GaG such as "HighlyVolatile".

[DizzyDesii]

Oddly enough, my 5’6-5’8 exes were very dominant while most of the 5’10-6’2 exes were more submissive. Think of strong little Alex vs dorky tall Melman 😂

[DizzyDesii]

Short to me is 5’6 and under

[Thedarkmooprince9]

She said 5'9 and below is short?

[ZackBan]

I'm 6'3 and have to actually tone down my dominance to avoid coming off as violent.

There's a truth the height perception. When dealing with a bigger person you tend to subconsciously give them more power

[DizzyDesii]

Makes sense. I’m often intimidated by taller dudes. I think thats why if i go for tall, they have to be a bit nerdy and submissive. The ones who are a bit shorter don’t intimidate me looks wise and I feel more in my comfortzone but their personality has been a bit scarier. Their bark has a lot of bite like a damn chihuaha

[Berethor]

@ZackBan tall men are stronger than short boys by default, better to give them power.

[ZackBan]

I wouldn't say by default because a short guy packing enough of a punch could easily beat a tall lazy and frail guy.

But on average you are right a tall guy with a bare minimum of physical strength has a major advantage of a short guy

[Meropatrick]

Its not the man in the fight as much as the fight in the man. General rules taller men are supposed to be more dominant. But i met Some tall men who were really gentle and kind hearted that i couldnt see them dominating or intimidating. On the other hand Some short men are really mean and have this fight er energy about them

[Berethor]

Short Males are trying to Compensate for their Shortness by talking like Napoleon.

[Meropatrick]

@Berethor of course it goes down to compensating. I noticed taller people are more relaxed and gentle than shorter people

[Berethor]

@Meropatrick yea many Tall Men are Gentle Giants, many Short Boys are Aggressive.

https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Gentle_Giant

[cosmosis181]

Yeah, I'm sure most of these ladies exes could bust up Mayweather or Frankie Edgar with ease right? Or most Vietnamese for that matter?(since I grew up in Little Saigon, I KNOW how that ends😂😂😂)... us guys in general thank females like you, regardless of height... for showing your hand so early. You've saved us a HUGE amount of trouble down the line.🤪Memo to all 6'8 guys... WATCH YOUR ASS (ETS)... you'll be thanking me later. Peeeeaaccceee🤙

[debbiedenise]

I would take an average height 5 foot 8-9 inch guy who is stocky over a 6 ft. guy that is not. That is me though.

[Berethor]

A man can become more muscular but the shortness flaw can never be fixed.

[Thedennis]

@Berethor Lmao shortness is not a flaw. If anything bodybuilders do better when their short, they can pack on more muscle more easily. Look at Lee Priest or Nick Walker

[AnusNdaPainus]

All the greatest fighters have been under six feet?
Who would be dominated in this scenario?

Canelo 5’8

Bosa 6’5

who told women that height = Might?

[MementoMori777]

wait wtf, im 5'10, i dont have a category

[PrettyCrumblBb]

Phenomeno

[MementoMori777]

wdym lol

[PrettyCrumblBb]

You're in a category of your own 🤣🤣

[MementoMori777]

well i do like the sound of that 🤔

[PrettyCrumblBb]

Hahah ☺️

[Berethor]

Did you saw the manlet meme? easy win for tall guys, tall and muscular men look manly.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/manlet

[Anonymous]

Height is just height. Is a 6 foot woman masculine? Dominance is a personality. Not related to height.

[htmndg183]

Well said.

[anon1903]

Exactly ☺️

[Berethor]

@Anonymous it false, yes 6 foot woman is masculine, men are the tallest gender.

https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Huge_Guy,_Tiny_Girl

[Reem12345reem]

as long as he's taller than me I consider him dominant but ofc if he was tall that would be so ATTRACTIVE it shows more masculinity but i wouldn't reject a guy who's short but at least he has to be taller , im 5'2

[Berethor]

If he not taller than 5'2 than he is a midget, 5'2 girls are looking very feminine. :)

[Sanser]

I must say that of all my friends, masculine ones tend to be the shorter, with more personality and even dominant. So I think it depends in the person. Im not voting because neither of that options are true.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

These questions about masculinity is getting a bit ridiculous, anyways height doesn't determine if you're punk or not.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Meant dominate or not.

[Boomchakalaca]

Who would u take seriously in a fist fight against u. Kevin heart? Or dwayne jhonson?

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

@Boomchakalaca: Both. Boomchakalaca. LOL.. love saying that. Brings back childhood memories.

Just because Kevin Hart or men that is his height doesn't mean they can't fight.

Floyd Mayweather who is short like Kevin Hart punches the rock in the mouth with either hand and will knock him out cold.

[Boomchakalaca]

Ok fair. I wouldn't want to date a tall man and he can't even defend himself or myself even. It is all in how u present urself.

[Asad1ONE1]

Sure results say otherwise keep living in the Matrix 😂

[Boomchakalaca]

@Asad1ONE1 read carefully my friend 😌

[Asad1ONE1]

@Boomchakalaca whatever I'm just mentioning. Anyway I'm happy my girlfriend and plenty of other girls I know prefer same height couples. Most girls in this site don't represent the majority anyway. Just a bunch of miserable trolls.

[Boomchakalaca]

[Asad1ONE1]

@Boomchakalaca I don't know if that means you're triggered or something, but that's a gorgeous couple. Me and my girlfriend are both slim. We're both 5'5" slim and resemble anime though!

Love it 💖

[Berethor]

@Boomchakalaca you prefer weak short boy over masculine tall real man? okay.