Why are tall guys usually always confident?

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MrOracle · Accepted Answer

They often aren't - people just assume they are.

Why are tall guys usually always confident?

This is an approximately 30-year-old picture of actor Bruce Campbell (left), and one of my best friends Pete (right), and his now-wife Michele. Pete is 6'5" tall, Michele is 4'10" tall.

They (a group of 6-8 of my friends) used to hang out at my house every single night during the week - EVEN if I was still at work, and occasionally, they'd all hang out all night and go home before I even got home from work if I had to work really late - it was that much of a thing. But Michele wasn't attracted to Pete, because she felt that Pete was stand-offish. He wasn't - he was SHY around her. It took a lot of text messages (on dial-up BBS systems - cell phones weren't within reach of normal people yet and cellular text messages were a decade away) and a number of phone calls before I was able to convince Pete to really TALK to her and for her to listen. Michele was SUPER shy, and at first could not deal with a shy man. Obviously, they got over that (with my help, and the help of our other friends), and they've been married for 25 years.

Tall men are assumed to be confident - and don't get me wrong - many are - but a lot are not, especially not with women. The ones who ARE confident usually got lucky their first couple of times talking to women and got past their fears, and then, because they were tall, tended to do better than average with women, and were able to quickly build confidence. But plenty of tall guys never really got out of the starting gate, or had a couple of terrible experiences (Pete had one of these before Michele), and were never able to have the kind of success one needs to acquire to gain confidence. And most don't have a group of friends that can help them break the ice and get them past the rough parts.

There's no question that tall men tend to have things a little easier with women, because many women have become SO convinced that height is everything that they'll pursue a tall guy regardless of his issues, which gives tall guys some extra leeway and grace at the beginning of a relationship that most men will never get. But that's still no guarantee of success, and people are still human and many aren't born with the inherent, from-the-womb confidence that a few people seem to receive.

Orion84 · Accepted Answer

We're usually perceived as strong, and good protectors. Women generally say they want a tall guy, so we already possess a positive attribute, and one that can't be changed.

If we're ever in a hostile situation, our height can often make people reconsider getting violent with us. We can be intimidating. If not, then we have a significant advantage in a fight, should it come to that.

Society typically glamorizes tall men, and most of us have experienced that at some point, and to some degree, so it naturally boosts our egos to the point that being confident comes fairly easily to us.

It's important not to go too far, though, and let confidence become arrogance.

DishLady · Accepted Answer

They aren't but they're big enough that they can probably do some damage just stepping on a person's foot or flip you over their shoulder and toss you out the door without breaking a sweat...

So... there's that.

alice55 · Accepted Answer

If only that were true, a lot are low on confidence though

Static_In_The_Attic · Answer

As for confidence you either have it or you don’t & sometimes you can have it & lose it depending on certain situations & sometimes if you don’t have it & you can gain it with other situations. As for some individuals that have an abundance of altitude they are usually more confident & that is because they are compared to individuals that are vertically challenged.

YourFutureEx · Answer

They're not. That's how they're perceived. Tall people are intimidating and people perceive that as self-confidence.

I know a lot of really tall people who are so shy and some of them are pussies, while there are a lot of shorter people that are really-REALLY successful and have extreme self-confidence in their capabilities and the way they talk.

Tall people look strong and that can keep a lot of unwanted threat at bay, that makes them look tough and strong, which again, is just a thin veil of confidence.

Tall height is a positive attribute, especially in the dating world. It is one of the first, if not the first thing, that is noticed. When women see a tall man, the first impression they get from that man is positive, that positively affects all her future interactions with that person, and can even hide his shortcomings.

CupcakeTheDestroyer · Answer

Why are two of those photos painfully photoshopped like wtf

Summeroflove · Answer

I don’t know…. So are some short and mid height guys. There are tall dudes too who are what some call a “lurch” who are socially awkward

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

I've always been confident and it helps that I have a big 🍆

ChrisG_ · Answer

It's been a thing for a long time that being tall is better than being short. I am short and I'd probably like to be tall. There are pros and cons. I do find tall women scary and just assume that they wouldn't find me attractive.

I think confidence isn't something good though. I find it is usually a mask, or delusion. Life is so chaotic and random that nobody can be truly confident. Sorry, went off topic 🤔

aceleon · Answer

i assume not looking up to people while they are talking helps.

Emmytexrex · Answer

Is not all tall guys that have confidence because I have friends that are tall and the ones that are short and I can tell you for a fact it's not always about being tall sometimes that makes you confident especially the skinny tall guys though

jahaims · Answer

I'd say it's the opposite unless they played sports. Short guys tend to be more confident in my opinion. Tall guys get stared at a lot so you have to be more conscious of what you are doing because more people tend to look.

Steelcore5280 · Answer

They are confident because they know women's infatuation for tall men and women's hypergamt plays right into their hands. Those men are tall, not stupid.

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

Being too tall especially if skinny you will be mocked, being too short you will be mocked.

A tall man that's a good height feels good about himself because they didn't get bullied for being short while young.

Curmudgeon · Answer

We are? News to me. Often I just felt that I stood out more and was just a bigger target.

Sevenpointfive · Answer

because they are a foot further away they use a zoom lens

Anonymous · Answer

It doesn’t look good to me if a man is very tall. A bit above average height is fine but I don’t like overly tall.

Anonymous · Answer

Unfortunately, we aren't. I'm 6'3" and terrible with women. I get plenty of interest l, but I am so retarded I don't know what to do.

WonderingManII · Answer

Because they are tall, and society respects tall guys.

DCVsMarvel2 · Answer

Because society tells them they're supposed to be. That women are supposed to like them, and that men are only attractive if they're tall

Anonymous · Answer

Not all are but height often gives a guy confidence because it makes him feel better about himself

Anonymous · Answer

Is it fair?😂🤔

janemarie15 · Answer

Because they know that most of the girls want the tall guy coz it looks hot.

Aakash_Hangargi · Answer

Na it's just you can't see their insecurities from down below haha🤣.

hello4433 · Answer

I guess cause they aren't insecure about their height. I'm a little over 6'3 myself

Arcadian222 · Answer

There hasn't been any proven correlation to this height and confidence for guys. But I have seriously seen this trend with ladies

Anonymous · Answer

Because they think they are better just because they are taller.

Maybe_Maybe_not · Answer

how tall are you?

capriVib · Answer

Tall height doesn't mean everything but it works.

chrissykerdock · Answer

because they usaully have big dicks

HeartShapedHaze · Answer

They got life on easy mode

Bricealan · Answer

I don't know that they are?

Ms_Facesitter · Answer

Because of how they are perceived by the world.

SamWinchester058 · Answer

Because women make it easy for the tall guys. Lol.

fonduegirl · Answer

Dunno. None of those men are handsome 😂

Anonymous · Answer

I'm sure you like tall guys. Am I correct?

beefcakebradybatson · Answer

Most women gravitate to tall men.

Kattsnaiper · Answer

They look down on others.

Abbiii · Answer

They think they r

Cheerfull009 · Answer

Length has no concern with confidence

Jackson2666 · Answer

I don’t know but I can’t

TallAnon · Answer

Why not

CubaPirate · Answer

We just are

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