Is the 6 ft standard for men real?

[MCheetah]

It's gotta be six feet, but then again, there's a range there as well. This is coming from someone who is 5'11". And unless they're really short, you can easily tell if a man is 6'0"/183 cm or up. It's the lowest height a man can be without "looking" short. Anything under six feet can't look "tall" on a man. (Six feet barely even does and usually, only if the man is thin.)

Okay, so here's how it really works:

- Ideal Man: Has to be any specific height of an individual woman's preference that is at least six feet tall and above (some women like 6'2", some women like 6'4"; it's subjective.)

- Marriage Material: Has to be at least six feet tall AND at least eight inches taller than the woman when she's in "her favorite pair of heels." For example, if she's only 5'7" barefoot and 5'9" in heels, then six feet isn't enough. 6'5" would be marriage material to this woman.

- Date Material: Has to be at least six feet tall AND at least four inches taller than her when barefoot. To a 5'10" barefooted woman, six feet tall isn't enough. That man would have to be at least 6'2" to make the cut.

- Hookup Material: Has to be at least six feet tall, at the end of the day barefoot and with lost spinal compression height. As in, he can NEVER fall below six feet/183 cm, at any point ever. This man is at least good enough for most women to hookup with, even if she's 5'10" or 5'11".

- Simp Material: Has to be at least taller than her, by at least one inch. This is where most of the sub-six-footers end up as. All the men who are 5'11" and under, are nothing more than simps and suckers to women. The guys who she'll say "I don't mind." Yeah, those guys are the ones she'll use and abuse. So if she's 5'9" and a man is 5'11", he's her simp. This is what's being implied in your question.

- F*ck Off Boys: Any man who is the same height as her or shorter. These men are 100% dealbreakers to women. Most won't even respect them enough to use them as simps. They don't see them as men, at all. What can I say; women are f*cking awful.

This is all what it actually is. I'm so sick of women lying through their teeth. Usually these are the ones who'll give you the "Yeah, I'd date a little 5'10 bitch-boy even though I married a 6'4" GigaChad and would never have to actually prove this statement" responses.

Women lie, obviously. But not when it comes to who they ACTUALLY choose to date, and it ain't manlets like us, who they're the same height as in heels, anyway. I mean, sh*t, am I making ANY of these pictures up? Or THIS link?

HEIGHT DOESN'T MATT...

[GoodManDave]

I’m 5’8. It’s been a thing. Which is weird, because not all girls who have claimed it as an issue were all that tall themselves, but…


With guy friends, I get the occasional “short joke,” but it’s rare. I don’t think I give off a “short person vibe.” Out if anyone who’s noticed and made it an issue, it’s almost always been the women.



But, that being said, there are women out there who don’t think of it as an issue (usually they just want to be shorter and smaller than the guy). Even then, I know guys who are 4’ something (or barely hit 5’2), and they’re happily married/dating beautiful women. I know some who are 5’8 and haven’t ever dated. I know a guy who is 5’11 who hasn’t dated in probably 30 years, because he’s always sad.


Will being slightly short stop a guy from dating as many women? Probably. Can they still be successful with women? Yes (There are usually other things that make the difference).


If you’re 5’4, and you drive a Ferrari, make six figures, you have confidence and good looks, you will probably still have plenty of luck with women. If you’re 5’4 and you don’t take care of yourself, and you make under $15,000 a year, you will probably have a lot of issues with women, especially in nicer areas.

[Brainsbeforebeauty]

No unless you listen to, believe idiots on the internet who claim that's the case. But next time you're out in public, don't just pay attention to the people, pay attention to the couples you see and tell me if you only see women with 6ft. And above men... Always take what you see online with a grain of salt and remember real life truth trumps internet hyperbole...

[ItsyBitsySpider]

I'm 5'4 and the majority of my ex partners have been under 6ft including my boyfriend but as long as a guy is the same height or taller than me I'm happy 😊 Being over 6ft is a preference for some people and that is okay as long as they aren't mean about it.

[coachTanthony]

Most men who live on Redditt and are MGTOW will say you are doomed if you are under 6ft. It keeps them warm on their couch as they recruit other naysayers.

[VanillaSalt]

Like everyone thing is just a preference but people are better at focusing on the negative aspects like what you arnt rather then positives like what you are. People are also exceptionally bad at understanding themselves… when you ask a person their preference while their thinking about it they will name a few preferences then when they not and just having a good time completely ignore these preferences. For instance a woman will overlook a man’s shortness if he makes her happy… most men that are single either don’t take care of themselves or they aren’t in the public eye making moves and such.


The real issue is with taking the personality out of dating and making it all based off a picture in apps. Then it becomes 100% superficial. Dating apps are the single worst thing to spawn from the internet besides maybe social media. Sure you hear about success stories but making dating superficial is the main problem with dating these days. And people suck but let’s ignore the stupidity of people for now.

[Anonymous]

This question as asked is a classic example of subterfuge! Let's take one tiny aspect of a "Chad" and excuse females' behavior when chasing after Chad! There are a few of us on this website that has ridden on a lot of loads of cabbage and know MUCH more about human behavior than most people less than 35 know or understand. By subterfuge I mean well if I can say he is 5'11" he really is not a Chad so, therefore, I'm allowed to make an idiot out of myself. "Chads" come in all shapes and sizes. Just because a man is 5'9" doesn't mean he won't pump and dump you! You can take this to the bank, 20something females are attracted to Chad regardless of how high he stands. They may be loath to admit it, but if I injected them with a truth serum most would admit it. This is not coming from a cynical heart! It's coming from decades as an adult and watching this happen time and time again. Western society is full of women over 35 that are living alone after being pumped and dumped by Chad, MOST are Chad's baby mama!

[Anonymous]

I'm 6 foot and a half (184.2cm for the Europeans) and I think the standard now of height shaming men below 6 foot even (182.88cm), is complete horse crap.

Statistically less than 20% of men (less than 20% of 162 million guys) in the United States, are 6 foot even.
Depending on the source, the average height, so most men, are between 5'9 or just 5'10 (175.26cm & 177.8cm). So it's going to be harder once you get over those marks to find a guy that's 5'11 plus (180.34cm and above) in most areas.

Even in the Netherlands where the average height depending on the source is usually 6 feet to 6 feet ¼ (182.9-183.8cm), you still get quite a few men below that mark. Does that make them less of a 'man'? No.

Height is down to genetics, diet and other factors in your life.
Most are completely out of your control. So shaming a guy for that is pretty evil in my mind.

The measurement of a 'man' shouldn't be taken by a man's height also.
Look at some of the greatest war heroes of WW2 & WW1 for example. Plenty of these men were below 6 feet. And they were true men. Brave, strong and resilient to the horrors of war and death that ravaged Europe and the globe.

We need to stop these psychological indoctrination tactics of trying to belittle and subordinate other people, for something they can't do much or anything about.
It's morally & ethically wrong.

Men and women shouldn't be measured as a person based on such superficial things.

[OpenClose]

I heartily doubt it in actual practice. I think it's one of those things like when people ask guys what boobs they like and they say something like "DD", but then all the girls he actually dated were B or C.

I mean I can easily say as a guy who is between 6'2" and 6'3" that most of the guys more attractive than me are under 6'. I mean I don't think I'm half-bad looking minus the bit of post-college belly (despite my profile pic, I'm not a bonobo.) But I mean, there are a lot of guys under 6' that "I" wouldn't mind being caught in bed with.

[Northernlights25]

Haven't ever been told height is an issue. Even by girls taller than me. I'm just below 6', at ca. 5'11.5. So the difference is not overly noticable in any case. Probably enough to notice if you actually look for it, but not glaringly so. Note that I also reside in Sweden were average height is quite tall and people overall are generally way above average in height, in addition to having a majority of very beautiful women with high standards. I think that ought to provide some solid proof that there's no iron law for height.

[JDAC2209199]

Hasn't stopped me yet and I'm 5,9 although saying that I've never really dated anyone taller than me but tbh idm as I kinda get it. A lot of Women like to be submissive in a lot of situations with a partner and even if the I have strength it's gonna be hard to look dominant to them. if I have to look up to make eye contact, also embracing someone the same size or smaller than you feels completely different compared to when they're taller than you, kinda makes me feel like a kid and I don't like that, that's not a turn on to me in any way just as I'd imagine it wouldn't be for them but hey that's just my two cents on the matter.

[ChrisMaster69]

It’s more bollox made up by guys that can’t get dates, they will blame anything apart from their toxic personalities.

this means it’s everything else in the world not them.

Simple global numbers on heights means it’s a load of bollox.

short people marry, poor people marry, etc etc

[JSmuve]

It's not a standard so much as a preference. It's just a nice, simple benchmark that they can then brag about and think they must be "high-status" because they got a "high-status" guy. Most women can't tell the difference between 5'10" and 6', especially the short ones. The only girls that would have a strong preference towards guys over 6' are the ones who are on the tall side themselves (>5'7").

Are you too tall/short for the opposite gender?

[FunkyMonkee]

I know a lot of short guys that are happily married! In the meantime, I've been alone for the past 20 years and I'm 6' 9"!! I've only ever had 3 girlfriend's and only dated 3 other women, once each and had very short kissing flings (minutes to a few hours) with about 6 others. If being tall is the attracter, why haven't they been banging down my door since I became a 6 footer in high school?

[Cherry234]

If 6 ft really was the standard, then you wouldn't see men of average and below average height with wives and girlfriends. Women demanding that men have to be 6 ft are in the minority (and some of them are braindead and toxic, like the ones on Tinder). Guess what? My uncle is 5'10 and he's married with 3 sons. My dad is 5'11. Women just want men who are taller than they are. You don't necessarily have to be 6 ft. I'm 5'5 so a height of 5'10-5'11 is definitely tall enough for me.

[Seinna]

It's not a particular number, but the taller the better. I would still consider someone just slightly taller than me, but not equal height. Also, it's not just the height but size. If a guy is tall and thin that's less attractive than average height and muscular (not ripped).

I'm 5'5.

[OlderAndWiser]

Go sit in the mall and watch all the couples stroll by. Guys who are 6' or taller are only 10% of the population in the US and most of the couples you see will include a guy who is under 6'. This is some stupid myth that some guys perpetuate to "explain" their lack of success with women instead of looking at the real answers.

[WhatTheHeckkkk]

No lmfao. A lot of women have preferences but if you’re a couple inches under 6’ you’re fine… You will find plenty of women who don’t give a flying fuck lol.
Hell, I don’t care. I’m dating someone who is 4 inches under the “6ft standard,” I still think he’s tall.

[Little_Bumblebee]

Absolutely.
Only guys that are 6 ft have partners. They are the only guys who have sex or get into a relationship. The rest of the guys are just lying.

(yes, this is sarcasm)

[Slartybartfast]

When I'm in my hometown where at six two I'm average vs when I travel and I'm "tall" it's noticable.

I'm invisible at home.
I'm popular when I travel.

It's quite obvious.

[JustinTheGreat]

I’ve never met a woman in person who has rejected men because they were 5’10 5’11 etc. most women can’t tel the difference between a man who is 5’10 and 6’
im literally 5’3 and I can still pull women cause my face kinda cute or whateva lol

[Sasha_Gee]

No. It's just one of the minor things a guy has to offer, height. There are so many things more important than theight.

[BeMuse]

Average male height globally is something like 5'6". Much shorter men than 6' have been mating for thousands of years all around the globe...

[Twalli]

It really depends on the girl. Most girls will SAY they don't care, but they do. I had a mother of a friend say in the same breath "Girls don't really care about height. It was really hard for me to find a guy taller than me when dating."