Short guys ( 5'8 and under) vs tall guys (5'10 above) in social sitations

[kidvilla]

i think that the comment that Ylifter may be ambiguous leading to misinterpretation, and maybe clarified might mean
" the girl might be more attracted initially to the tall guy, but if he has flaws in his personality, his height will cease to be an advantage. this would conversely mean that height gets you in the door, but doesn't guarantee you a seat"

as for the attention, yes, i too have learned that height definitely is a factor in attraction and all things being the same, a man who is 5-7 (like me) and if for some reason, he had an exact twin (in every factor but height), who is 6-1, and the only difference is height (i know this is physically impossible, but valid for the sake of argument), and they are the same in every other way including personality-wise, the taller brother would get more women, more attention, and more votes were he to run for president (check the heights of the presidents and the ones they lost to) ..... it seems a sad thing to judge people by their height, but sadly so, i myself have been told by "well meaning" women that if i were a little taller, they would be all over me (trust me, i dismissed them as soon as i heard that, but it's still hard to believe that people like that can put so much emphasis on such a minor attribute).

This is not to mean that some very well thinking and reasoning women don't dismiss height as a pre-requisite for attractiveness, but just like men look at boobs and their size .... so do women look at men and their height ....

 

[JohnyJuice]

BTW, I am 6'1" 250 and my girl is 4'10" 100 lbs. I likes em little

You little pussy. I mean how much ass could you get? Look at your face in your avatar, your complexion is terrible. major blackheads.

 

[kidvilla]

Presidents (from tallest to shortest)

6' 4"
Abraham Lincoln

6' 3"
Lyndon B Johnson

6' 2½"
Bill Clinton
Thomas Jefferson

6' 2"
Chester Arthur
George Bush
Franklin D Roosevelt
George Washington

6' 1"
Andrew Jackson
Ronald Reagan

6' 0"
James Buchanan
Gerald R Ford
James Garfield
Warren Harding
John F Kennedy
James Monroe
William H Taft
John Tyler

5' 11½"
Richard M Nixon

5' 11"
George W Bush
Grover Cleveland
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson

5' 10½"
Dwight D Eisenhower

5' 10"
Calvin Coolidge
Andrew Johnson
Franklin Pierce
Theodore Roosevelt

5' 9½"
Jimmy Carter

5' 9"
Millard Fillmore
Harry S Truman

5' 8½"
Rutherford B Hayes

5' 8"
Ulysses S Grant
William H Harrison
James Polk
Zachary Taylor

5' 7"
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
William McKinley

5' 6"
Benjamin Harrison
Martin Van Buren

5' 4"
James Madison

(notice the height of the presidents of the last 25 years, jimmy carter was the shortest)

 

[c-sharp minor]

I usually garner attention for myself when I'm out with people in public and I'm roughly 5'8".

It used to be the hair down to my ass which made people look, but now it's more than likely the greek god look.

People tell me I'm good looking as well, so I supppose this is also a factor. Apperently people react more favorably to good-looking (symmetrical) faces, than to average to ugly faces.

I also very conceited, which people may misread as confidence. Muahahahaaaaa!

 

[little chris]

I really don't care anymore, As an athlete the are god and bad sides to being short. Good points are your faster, better conditioning, low center of gravity (good for avoiding big hits) and leadership abilities....let's face it, it may not happen often but when a little guy in football or hockey rails a guy 60-70lbs bigger than him the fuckin team goes nuts. As for dating who cares, honestly at 5'6-5'7 I would like to be a little taller maybe 5'9-5'10 but thats it, and if being short is my biggest flaw well thats not bad, I can pick a flaw in anyone if I try i.e. go up to cindy crawford and say "whats up with that fuckin mole"? not that I would, lets face it, I'd rub my nuts on that mole.

 

[Testosterone boy]

Re: Presidents (from tallest to shortest)

Ahem.....notice that all of the men on Mt. Rushmore are 6'2" or more. There is little better than being in a group of guys standing 6'4 to 6'6" or so. Nobody gives you any shit.

6' 4"
Abraham Lincoln

6' 3"
Lyndon B Johnson

6' 2½"
Bill Clinton
Thomas Jefferson

6' 2"
Chester Arthur
George Bush
Franklin D Roosevelt
George Washington

6' 1"
Andrew Jackson
Ronald Reagan

6' 0"
James Buchanan
Gerald R Ford
James Garfield
Warren Harding
John F Kennedy
James Monroe
William H Taft
John Tyler

5' 11½"
Richard M Nixon

5' 11"
George W Bush
Grover Cleveland
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson

5' 10½"
Dwight D Eisenhower

5' 10"
Calvin Coolidge
Andrew Johnson
Franklin Pierce
Theodore Roosevelt

5' 9½"
Jimmy Carter

5' 9"
Millard Fillmore
Harry S Truman

5' 8½"
Rutherford B Hayes

5' 8"
Ulysses S Grant
William H Harrison
James Polk
Zachary Taylor

5' 7"
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
William McKinley

5' 6"
Benjamin Harrison
Martin Van Buren

5' 4"
James Madison

(notice the height of the presidents of the last 25 years, jimmy carter was the shortest)

 

[gmanlax7]

ok little chris, ill accept the low center of gravity argument

but how the fuck do you explain that being short enables an athlete to be faster, better conditioned and a better leader ??

 

[kidvilla]

to generalize would be wrong, but as for me, i believe that being shorter can often render advantages in such things as powerlifting and running and even boxing where economy of size (best weight to power ratio) is a plus. I know that it may sound like an argument with a dozen holes in it, but a cyclist or a runner or a boxer who is way above or below the optimal physiologic size of 5-4 to 5-10 will have mechanical disadvantages as opposed to those who are in that range... much like great height is an advantage to most basketball players, many other sports reward those with a height in the aforementioned ranges....

example, although there may be a few powerlifters who are 6ft 6 inches, im sure if you compare them to the amount that are in the 5-4 to 5-10 range, you will see that 95% of them are in the lower heights... it seems that being shorter means that your appendages are shorter, and as archimedes and his lever principles apply, the shorter appendages tend to have better and greater leverage

another example, a runner who is 6-4 will have muscle fibers which will have to pull legs which are much longer than normal and as such, once again, you don't see too many sprinters or marathoners who are the champions in the sport that are much higher than 5-10 simply because they have a mechanical disadvantage of leverage...

along with runners, cyclists , one additional difference is additional height makes a person naturally heavier due to the additional structure required to suport the taller person. I know you may say "well, i know a guy who's 6-7 and 145" but the sheer height does him a great dis-service when it comes to weight-to-power ratios that runners and cyclists and all endurance athletes seek. you see, most advanced endurance athletes measure their success by the kilowatts they can generate per pound of bodyweight, thus they stay at 4-5% bodyweight (to minimize deadweight), and also only develop the muscles they need (that's why many top cyclists and those kenyan marathoners have tiny arms and upper bodies), because on these folks, every ounce of weight they can stip off and keep their power up makes them more likely to win (just like a racecar.... lighter with the same horsepower makes a car slightly faster, but when it comes to winning, an inch is a mile, as long as you win). in short, those with heights in 5-4 to 5-10 tend to have this mechanical advantage ....

but keep in mind that the advantage is sport-based as all things in life are ....

in the sport of love, a 5-4 man will still be judged harshly
and in basketball, well, we all know that ballplayers also benefit from height.

but height isnt the end of the argument....
if it were, spud webb would not have made it...

 

[HulkRow]

who gives a fuck? if you got skills and looks, height means nothing.

 

[The Shadow]

example, although there may be a few powerlifters who are 6ft 6 inches, im sure if you compare them to the amount that are in the 5-4 to 5-10 range, you will see that 95% of them are in the lower heights... it seems that being shorter means that your appendages are shorter, and as archimedes and his lever principles apply, the shorter appendages tend to have better and greater leverage

....There hasnt been a worlds strongest man in the last 20 years who has been under 6"2 or so......