Ladies: Why is Height Such a Big Deal?

[calveless wonder]

It's an evolutionary thing. Women are drawn to men they think will give them the best offspring.

The funny thing is, being the biggest and strongest shouldn't mean much in today's society (unless you're a professional athlete or manual labor), but undoing mother nature takes a reaaaaally long time.

this

security...in whatever form, is critical for women from a hard wiring perspective

 

[stosstruppe]

I don't actually know any sane women that give a shit about height (providing you aren't a midget) as an "essential" criteria.

Then again I don't date American women.

 

[calveless wonder]

This is something I've been wondering lately. Virtually every woman says they want a tall guy as one of their primary qualities in a man. While I understand the biological reason for this (pretend it's 15,000 BC and you eed to be with the biggest guy to survive), I don't get why so many women seem to be so fixated on this.

You've probably guessed that I'm short. Yes, I am. I am 5'8". I used to claim 5'9" because I didn't know any better, but I'm 5'8" and 1/4. Now, I understand completely if a woman who is 5'9" turns me down. It would look kinda ridiculous in public, and I guess that's why they turn me down, but I had a girl who was 5'1" turn me down once because I wasn't tall enough. I actually laughed when she said that, and walked away.

The weird thing is, I don't feel short. I recognize the fact that I am short, but I've never felt that way. Whenever I say that, there's always a guy around that says, "Well, you are," as if to try to make me feel bad or something.

Does the lack of height on a man make him ugly to women? I simply can't date an overweight woman. I'm simply not attracted to it. That's my only superficial need. On the other hand, does being short make a guy ugly, even if he is actually considered handsome or hot by society? Snooki from Jersey Shore is laughably short (I'd guess 4'10"). She's also fat and ugly, so I'm not attracted to her, but if she were a really pretty girl, I'd have no problems dating her. Her lack of attractiveness has nothing to do with her height, she's just ugly.

A lot of women I know say their minimum height requirement is 5'10". My best friend is 5'10", and in pictures you can hardly tell a height difference between us, but somehow he's magically propelled to man status while I remain in the little boy faggot status. Is the underlying feeling that if, on the off-chance we were to get married, that our children would be genetically inferior puss kids? My dad is 5'6", so I got lucky.

5'8 isn't bad.anything under that is short

5'9 is the average height anyways. When girls throw out height requirements, they're usually not going aroudn with a ruler sizing you up. It's just a general preference they have. not a big difference. My brother and dad are 5'11, i got kinda screwed at a shade under 5'9. And for the msot part, i've dated girls at least 5'8 and over. it doesn't really make a difference at the end of the day provided you have compensating factors

american girls are more picky about this than most. you don't see this in latin america or asia because people are shorter. Europeans are tall also but i doubt it's as big a deal there as it is here for some.


but there are studies that have been done that show height and income can have some type of correlation

 

[cindylou]

I don't actually know any sane women that give a shit about height (providing you aren't a midget) as an "essential" criteria.

Then again I don't date American women.

according to the posts in this thread from women and not men, you are right.

 

[miplank]

I don't get why so many women seem to be so fixated on this.

but I'm 5'8" and 1/4.

lol@claiming that 1/4"

 

[trex74]

I think as long as the guy is taller than me. otherwise i feel big and ungainly. I'm 5'9", and have dated a guy the same height as me, which was not tall enough for my taste. I would venture to say that girls like to feel small and delicate in comparison to the big, strong guy.

 

[-SD-]

Go browse any american dating site and you wont have to look long before you see the height requirements in the chicks profiles.

 

[stosstruppe]

sane women

Go browse any american dating site and you wont have to look long before you see the height requirements in the chicks profiles.

sane women

sane women

...sane...

^^^

 

[cindylou]

Go browse any american dating site and you wont have to look long before you see the height requirements in the chicks profiles.

Dont give those women the time of day.

 

[OMEGA]

bullshit.

Here's the real deal:

When you're inactive you feel less confident and you slouch and slump your shoulders. When you're working out and getting/staying in shape, you feel good, proud, you walk tall, stand up straight, etc.

That's the only cause for this. WTF you think you lose and gain a vertebrae or something? If you're getting shorter you might want to look into some Boniva there, Sally Field!

intriguing food for thought