Do taller guys come off more masculine?

[Anonymous]

Yes

No

[Can_I_Get_a_Do-Over]

On first glance, sure. There are lots of beauty standards in society, not just height in men. Most of us do not fit those beauty standards. Once you become a mature authentic individual, you realize how superficial some standards are. My two daughters are married to 6 ft men. My ex is also 6 ft and so is my son, but all 4 of these guys are weak and need to step it up as men. On the other hand, I know two 5’8” men who have strength of character, were in the military, have post grad degrees, do CrossFit, ride motorcycles, treat women with respect and chivalry, work on cars, use tools, and engage in other typically manly endeavors. They are very masculine! I once met a cop from an online dating site. I thought for sure he would be masculine. Nope. He was a pansy ass wuss hiding behind his badge. He whined like a little girl! I politely excused myself in the first 5 minutes.

You need to look deeper than height to see which men are more masculine to you. (Btw, contemporary society is pushing its agenda for androgyny. It’s getting harder to find masculinity in males and femininity in females. I wouldn’t push my ideals on anyone tho. Be who you are and don’t let institutional society tell you it’s not politically correct to be a cis male or cis female.)

[whipitout]

I'd say if you put two guys who looked exactly the same together and one was taller, then yeah, the taller guy would seem more masculine. But a lot of it is to do with other things like amount of muscle, the way they walk/talk/behave, their body shape, their fashion etc. So a guy can be shorter and still be more masculine.

[Asker]

Do you like taller guys vs shorter guys? If those two identical looking guys were in front of you and you got to pick one which would you choose the taller one or shorter one?

[whipitout]

I would usually pick the taller one yeah. Unless they were like 7 feet tall, that's probably too much lol. Or if it's a matter of choosing between two people who are both quite a bit taller than me, for example I'm 5'7", so if the two guys were 6'3" and 6'5" then I think it'd be dependant on how well that suited their body proportionately. But yes, long story short I prefer taller.

I would like to think that I'd date someone shorter than me, because I don't want to be judgmental about that sort of thing, or not be attracted to someone for a reason that is almost entirely a societal construct. But at the same time, I have to be physically attracted to them, and honestly, I think they'd have to be taller than me. It's one of those things that I've tried to logically change about myself, but I still feel that way... :/

[Anonymous]

It depends of what you understand for masculinity.
For some women is about a man who makes them feel as a little princess always protected by their giant.
For me is about giving two punches for every punch someone gives you. I'm 6'2 but I don't think I'm masculine because of that, it's more about my shitty first steps as an adult and that one day I said, "stop! I will not tolerate more of this crap". My friend Peri is the biggest mother fucker that I know, normal height for Mexican standars, but because he has a sign in his head with the letters "don't fuck with me", I think most people will consider him more masculine than taller men.
It's about how your body language shows this attitude, not about the body itself.

[AaronKrieger]

No. lmao

This is coming from someone who's tall themself and even when I was younger and one of the shorter kids I understood that height didn't have much to do with it. It's all based on personality, body type, and just how you dress. I've known guys that are pretty tall, yet are really shy and pretty skinny, so they come off not that masculine.

[Anonymous]

Not really. The average tall guy I know is "rail-thin" as they say. No broad shoulders and a slender torso. A colleague as an example is 6'3" & I'm pretty sure a rather strong breeze could knock him over. That's not masculine.

On the other hand, a couple of shorter guys I know are very broad shoulders, heavy torso, and people get out of their ways by sheer presence alone. One, he's 5'10", doesn't have to say a word & he's not aggressive yet people part around him like the sea did for Moses.

[Shiver]

It's a factor, but I don't think it's more important than muscle mass or face structure for example. I know guys way shorter than I am who are way more masculine looking than the damn giraffes I usually hang out with.

Meanwhile, I'm stuck here with my baby face. Lol

[Bandit74]

Everything else being equal yeah.
So if you have a guy who is 5'10 and a guy who is 6'4 with similar amounts of muscle the taller one will definitely be perceived as more masculine. However if you compared a muscular 5'10 guy to a scrawny 6'4 guy I think the 5'10 guy would be perceived as more masculine.

[glutendan]

Sort of? I think most of it actually comes from the looking up at someone. Evolutionary we seem to be more receptive to horizontal size (I think something to do with heights). So a taller person up close appears to be bigger than they are.

But between two guys the one who's more muscular/heavier is going to be more realistically intimidating.

I'm not afraid of fighting some 6'6" stick but wouldn't mess with a 5'4" guy who weighs 160lb and benches 3 plates.

[Hannah_98]

Usually. It’s the same as how shorter girls tend to come off more feminine.

[LizzyHale]

Lolll love your profile pic you a real one

[Hannah_98]

Thank you, thank you 😂

[Wemix]

Not necessarily, I've met more tall skinny guys than tall buff guys. Smaller ones seem to try harder to make themselves really masculine to compensate their height.

[Asker]

what do they do?

[Wemix]

They're more on the defensive, more muscular and have a deeper voice. In my experience.

[Asker]

Well they only need to be on the defensive if they are being attacked like verbally or their character... when are they on the defense when they are being attacked bc that would make sense you know?

[jgirl99]

Yea my boyfriend is short, but pretty strong he lifts me so that's always a plus lol

[nella965]

I hate the short macho dudes. Something about them just irks me. If he’s so macho, then why the fuck is he so short? Makes him look like a weakling trying to prove himself.

[Laozi]

Do you ever heard of the things known as genes and hormones. Also are you jealous because they work hard to be a macho while you're here doing nothing.

[nella965]

@Laozi I don’t like short macho dudes. They look like weaklings trying to prove themselves. Totally not attracted

[Laozi]

That's ok. Everyone has their own opinion. Don't know why you're assuming such things. It's completely alright if you don't like them but don't insult them. While you don't like them there's people who likes them and find them attractive.

[nella965]

@Laozi short men? Haha

[Laozi]

Yup. There may be some people who find you attractive and then there's some who thinks you're ugly.

[nella965]

@Laozi very few women like short guys

[Laozi]

Only you think like that. The opinions changes from places to places and time to time.

[nella965]

@Laozi I don’t think so.

[MrNameless]

this is as stupid as making an argument about tall heterosexual women not being feminine

[nella965]

@MrNameless Most guys highly prefer shorter women

[Laozi]

@nella965 That's because you lack common sense. Common sense says, don't make bricks if you don't have enough clay.

[nella965]

@Laozi I think it’s cus u just don’t like the reality that women highly prefer taller men which is why you’re still arguing over it.

[MrNameless]

Yes, most men do prefer women shorter than them.

But people come in all different shapes and sizes. Shorter men and taller women are not inferior to the rest of the population. And its absolutely ridiculous to think a man can't be "masculine" because he is short, nor a woman can't be "feminine" because she is taller than the general female population. Hell who are you to judge people for acting masculine and feminine anyway? It's up to a persons individiual choice on how they want to behave, whether they want to fall in line with society's gender roles or not give a fuck and do their own thing.

[Laozi]

@nella965 Looks like you've hard time to digest the fact that different people have different choices. And basically you have no knowledge about how world works which is why you're desperately trying to prove your point.

[nella965]

@Laozi I never said that people don’t have different tastes. You’re just arguing cuz you can’t stand the fact that Give more weight to the opinions of the overwhelming majority of the population

[nella965]

@MrNameless it’s more than just preferences. It’s purely biological. Women naturally have need to feel protected while men like to have the need to be able to protect

[Rangers]

What millennium are you living in, being taller is now a disadvantage because it's more area and easier to shoot them😂

[alice55]

depend if he's shy and very skinny he won't come off as more masculine than a shorter / muscular guy.

[Asker]

Very true what if he is tall skinny and loud?

[alice55]

Shorter muscular guys would still be more masculine to me

[Asker]

Yea i agree with you, you must be into shorter guys vs taller guys?

[LoU_Hades]

Tall guys are more easy going masculine
while shorter guys have to compensate their SHORTcomings with offensive masculinity.

[FreyaRed]

Shorter guys than me tend to appear less masculine and I like to wear heels

[Asker]

Do you think the number 1 reason you like taller guys is because of how much love you have to wear heels?

[sejla]

Not necessary. Short men can be masculine. It's how they carry themselves.

[Laozi]

@nella965 See. I told you. You can't digest when someone make you to take L. Stop arguing dear. You've lost your case.

[nella965]

I dont care for the 1 percent. I care about the 99 percent. And you’re so enraged that you even started a new thread

[Laozi]

It's being careless not enraged. And you care about 99%? How so? You don't know anything. All you have are crazy, idiotic ideas.

[nella965]

I don’t know why you would be so obsessed with giving so much weight to that 1 percent tho.

[Laozi]

What you think as 1% is actually 50%. And I believe in equity and respect. If you're not giving them the respect then I stand against you.

[nella965]

It’s only 50 percent in your imagination.

[Laozi]

If it's my imagination then it would be 99%. But I'm not you. Who based idiotic assumptions just because she don't like certain people.

[clampfan101]

It sure seems to help. However, tall people can still look skinny.

[PrettyRegular]

I hope so. 😂 I think it might mildly make you more masculine if you're tall, but not much.

[Michael65201]

Shorter guys often defer to taller men (or act defensive around them), which in turn makes the taller man appear more dominant/masculine.

[Redstang88]

It’s a contributing factor

[Exorcist_Rampage]

I doubt height determines it.

[ClosetHoe]

Generally, yes.

[jgirl99]

Not necessarily

[Asker]

Why not?

[jgirl99]

Cause its about the way they carry themselves, walk, and their body structure. confidence enhances masculinity in my opinion and that's what I look for first not height

[Nikki1989]

Not really.

[ammugoshaa]

Seriously? What makes you think that

[BestUserName100]

If they look mnanly.

[The_man_whol_aughs]

Isn't it obvious