Is it more attractive to be a short woman?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m 5’1. I’m attractive and popular, but I’ll never have the elegance of a 5’8 woman. “Cute” is more common. Similar to Kristin Chenoweth. It used to intimidate me when I’m at work and most men are a full foot taller, but I’m used to it now. I absolutely love being short.

I will say that it’s hard to be thin, but even harder to be a thin petite woman. I have to be at a much lower weight to be thin, but I’d really like to eat as much as everyone else.

You can be perfectly elegant as a short woman. It’s just a bit harder because elegance is typically associated with being slim and the shorter you are the more difficult that can be. But it’s totally possible depending on your style.

Elegance is nearly exclusive for the tall, as is regal. I've never seen a short regal man or woman.

I mean, there's so many... Elizabeth Taylor, Calista Flockhart, Joan Collins, the list goes on and on.

Though I dont know how many men truly care about "elegant", tbh. I think that's more of a thing women and gay men look to.

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+2. This isn't about what women find attractive about other women, it's what men find attractive.

Men are attracted to curvy women (rather than focused on height) because biologically those women appear to them to be better for child-bearing.

Exactly. It's very obvious which men prefer, that's why Patti Stanger would specifically ask all the men on her show if they need a "Spinner" as one of her first questions. I mean... come on.

What the heck is a spinner?

(n) A woman/man that stands less than 5ft. 3in. Giving someone above average height the ability to have sex with them on their lap and possibly spinning them like a top.

How does this work without dislocating the woman’s legs?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 5-7 and married a just under 5-9 guy. I like it. He has always dated women my height or taller.

Our sons are taller than both of us because of my genes I suppose.

I'm thin-ish and nice looking and my height feels perfect: not short at all, not too tall, not taller than most men. Most of it in my legs. When I was an insecure teen I sometimes envied the tiny girls who could be thrown around, but I don't think it's really healthy to hold onto that feeling past high school.

I do think shorter women can be elegant but in a different way? When they wear high heels to be taller (like 5'' heels at work) it has kind of a "pick me!" vibe which is cringe. But it is what it is.

I think "dainty" is a better word to describe a short woman. It's hard for a taller woman to be dainty; we get to be elegant, though, so it all works out. I agree with heel height anything taller than 4 inches screams "Onlyfans."

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Need nice long legs proportionate to torso. That's harder to have with a short woman, but not impossible. There are also taller women that are out of proportion with huge torsos, so it's not a given that a tall woman will have nice legs either. Still, very difficult for a short woman

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Anonymous wrote:I’m 5’1. I’m attractive and popular, but I’ll never have the elegance of a 5’8 woman. “Cute” is more common. Similar to Kristin Chenoweth. It used to intimidate me when I’m at work and most men are a full foot taller, but I’m used to it now. I absolutely love being short.

I will say that it’s hard to be thin, but even harder to be a thin petite woman. I have to be at a much lower weight to be thin, but I’d really like to eat as much as everyone else.

You can be perfectly elegant as a short woman. It’s just a bit harder because elegance is typically associated with being slim and the shorter you are the more difficult that can be. But it’s totally possible depending on your style.

Elegance is nearly exclusive for the tall, as is regal. I've never seen a short regal man or woman.

I mean, there's so many... Elizabeth Taylor, Calista Flockhart, Joan Collins, the list goes on and on.

Though I dont know how many men truly care about "elegant", tbh. I think that's more of a thing women and gay men look to.

+1

+2. This isn't about what women find attractive about other women, it's what men find attractive.

Men are attracted to curvy women (rather than focused on height) because biologically those women appear to them to be better for child-bearing.

Exactly. It's very obvious which men prefer, that's why Patti Stanger would specifically ask all the men on her show if they need a "Spinner" as one of her first questions. I mean... come on.

What the heck is a spinner?

(n) A woman/man that stands less than 5ft. 3in. Giving someone above average height the ability to have sex with them on their lap and possibly spinning them like a top.

How does this work without dislocating the woman’s legs?

It's the Relationship Discussion forum's version of Godwin's Law -- all discussions about women's height decline into discussion of "spinners." Maggie a fetish thing than reality, and as predictable as death and taxes.

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*MORE a fetish thing

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My wife is 5'10" and totally slammin hot

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Anonymous wrote:Im a short woman and have always felt that men seemed to like it.

Also, short women tend to look younger. If you have the same face on a 5'8" woman compared to a 5'2" woman, the shorter woman is going to look a few years younger.

Until she hits 40 or after she has a couple kids, at which point it's going to be very hard to keep weight down and she will look matronly. Keeping weight off when you are 5'2" or below is HARD, plus if you are curvy, you wind up with this big bosom on a short frame. It is not "youthful."

But yes, a short 22 year old looks younger than a tall 22 year old. How young do you need your wife or girlfriend to look?

We all know how much men hate those big bosoms! Come on now. Telling other women that you think short women are ugly won't keep the men off them. Stop hating and can you please grab that box off the top shelf for me?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m 5’1. I’m attractive and popular, but I’ll never have the elegance of a 5’8 woman. “Cute” is more common. Similar to Kristin Chenoweth. It used to intimidate me when I’m at work and most men are a full foot taller, but I’m used to it now. I absolutely love being short.

I will say that it’s hard to be thin, but even harder to be a thin petite woman. I have to be at a much lower weight to be thin, but I’d really like to eat as much as everyone else.

You can be perfectly elegant as a short woman. It’s just a bit harder because elegance is typically associated with being slim and the shorter you are the more difficult that can be. But it’s totally possible depending on your style.

Elegance is nearly exclusive for the tall, as is regal. I've never seen a short regal man or woman.

I mean, there's so many... Elizabeth Taylor, Calista Flockhart, Joan Collins, the list goes on and on.

Though I dont know how many men truly care about "elegant", tbh. I think that's more of a thing women and gay men look to.

+1

+2. This isn't about what women find attractive about other women, it's what men find attractive.

Men are attracted to curvy women (rather than focused on height) because biologically those women appear to them to be better for child-bearing.

Exactly. It's very obvious which men prefer, that's why Patti Stanger would specifically ask all the men on her show if they need a "Spinner" as one of her first questions. I mean... come on.

What the heck is a spinner?

(n) A woman/man that stands less than 5ft. 3in. Giving someone above average height the ability to have sex with them on their lap and possibly spinning them like a top.

How does this work without dislocating the woman’s legs?

According to a well-known web site devoted to these topics (ahem), a spinner is simply a petite woman. She is typically short, but she does not have to be. The important attribute is that she is very thin. Like Callista. The term has nothing to do with the sex act described by the previous poster. There is a technical name for that, but I won't repeat it here for obvious reasons.

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Anonymous wrote:Im a short woman and have always felt that men seemed to like it.

Also, short women tend to look younger. If you have the same face on a 5'8" woman compared to a 5'2" woman, the shorter woman is going to look a few years younger.

Until she hits 40 or after she has a couple kids, at which point it's going to be very hard to keep weight down and she will look matronly. Keeping weight off when you are 5'2" or below is HARD, plus if you are curvy, you wind up with this big bosom on a short frame. It is not "youthful."

But yes, a short 22 year old looks younger than a tall 22 year old. How young do you need your wife or girlfriend to look?

We all know how much men hate those big bosoms! Come on now. Telling other women that you think short women are ugly won't keep the men off them. Stop hating and can you please grab that box off the top shelf for me?

Short women aren't ugly but it's just a well known truth that if you are short it's harder to keep weight off, especially as you age. Many men like big boobs but not the grandma bosom you get at middle age if you can't keep your waist, were it just kind of blending into your midsection.

This can and does happen with taller women too, but it's tougher for shorter women, especially if they started out curvy to begin with.

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Anonymous wrote:Im a short woman and have always felt that men seemed to like it.

Also, short women tend to look younger. If you have the same face on a 5'8" woman compared to a 5'2" woman, the shorter woman is going to look a few years younger.

Until she hits 40 or after she has a couple kids, at which point it's going to be very hard to keep weight down and she will look matronly. Keeping weight off when you are 5'2" or below is HARD, plus if you are curvy, you wind up with this big bosom on a short frame. It is not "youthful."

But yes, a short 22 year old looks younger than a tall 22 year old. How young do you need your wife or girlfriend to look?

We all know how much men hate those big bosoms! Come on now. Telling other women that you think short women are ugly won't keep the men off them. Stop hating and can you please grab that box off the top shelf for me?

Short women aren't ugly but it's just a well known truth that if you are short it's harder to keep weight off, especially as you age. Many men like big boobs but not the grandma bosom you get at middle age if you can't keep your waist, were it just kind of blending into your midsection.

This can and does happen with taller women too, but it's tougher for shorter women, especially if they started out curvy to begin with.

It is unfortunate that I know this, but I have had a grandma bosom my entire life. I just always had “matronly” huge boobs. And I am short.

Men. Do. Not. Care. I think some of them like the idea of saggy boobs EVEN MORE.

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Tall men and short women fit together very nicely.

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Anonymous wrote:Im a short woman and have always felt that men seemed to like it.

Also, short women tend to look younger. If you have the same face on a 5'8" woman compared to a 5'2" woman, the shorter woman is going to look a few years younger.

Until she hits 40 or after she has a couple kids, at which point it's going to be very hard to keep weight down and she will look matronly. Keeping weight off when you are 5'2" or below is HARD, plus if you are curvy, you wind up with this big bosom on a short frame. It is not "youthful."

But yes, a short 22 year old looks younger than a tall 22 year old. How young do you need your wife or girlfriend to look?

We all know how much men hate those big bosoms! Come on now. Telling other women that you think short women are ugly won't keep the men off them. Stop hating and can you please grab that box off the top shelf for me?

Short women aren't ugly but it's just a well known truth that if you are short it's harder to keep weight off, especially as you age. Many men like big boobs but not the grandma bosom you get at middle age if you can't keep your waist, were it just kind of blending into your midsection.

This can and does happen with taller women too, but it's tougher for shorter women, especially if they started out curvy to begin with.

It is unfortunate that I know this, but I have had a grandma bosom my entire life. I just always had “matronly” huge boobs. And I am short.

Men. Do. Not. Care. I think some of them like the idea of saggy boobs EVEN MORE.

The above is very true. My little boobs have somewhat de-perked , if i can coin that word, and I do think they are getting more admiration even now in my mid 50s.

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Anonymous wrote:Tall men and short women fit together very nicely.

As a short woman who likes tall men, I can't agree more.

However. I can say this whole thread is stupid because women, no matter what height, are beautiful.

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4'10" here. Lemme summarize it for you: no. It's not better to be short in any way.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m 5’1. I’m attractive and popular, but I’ll never have the elegance of a 5’8 woman. “Cute” is more common. Similar to Kristin Chenoweth. It used to intimidate me when I’m at work and most men are a full foot taller, but I’m used to it now. I absolutely love being short.

I will say that it’s hard to be thin, but even harder to be a thin petite woman. I have to be at a much lower weight to be thin, but I’d really like to eat as much as everyone else.

You can be perfectly elegant as a short woman. It’s just a bit harder because elegance is typically associated with being slim and the shorter you are the more difficult that can be. But it’s totally possible depending on your style.

Elegance is nearly exclusive for the tall, as is regal. I've never seen a short regal man or woman.

I mean, there's so many... Elizabeth Taylor, Calista Flockhart, Joan Collins, the list goes on and on.

Though I dont know how many men truly care about "elegant", tbh. I think that's more of a thing women and gay men look to.

Calista Flockhart is 5'5" tall -- not short. She's also like a 00 and has been her whole life.

Elizabeth Taylor was short 5'2", but she was also thin when she was young, and as she aged and gained weight (while working incredibly hard to keep it off -- she famously got very heavy after recovering from surgery and then advocated for some nutty weightless techniques to take it off) she became less attractive. Who aged better: Elizabeth Taylor at 5'2", or Audrey Hepburn at 5'7"?

There are elegant short women but it's incredibly hard to pull off because you need need to create the illusion of length. That means staying slim, but it also means having longer elements to your body -- a longer neck and limbs that are proportionately long compared to your torso. A 5'10" woman can have a big bust and hips and still look elegant. A 5'2" woman with a big bust and hips will need to maintain a size 4 or smaller to pull off elegant, plus probably commit to heels, dressing monochromatically, and certain hairstyles.

The world is not full of elegant short women. The average short woman over the age of 40 looks matronly and heavy.

Did Audrey Hepburn have surgery that made her gain weight? She was also a ballerina and suffered during WWII with lack of food.

You are missing the point -- the PP claimed that there are "many" short women who are elegant, and then listed one woman who is not short, another woman who famously fought her weight in middle age, and Joan Collins (who has had more work done than the Chrysler Building). Short women are often cute, sexy, gorgeous, etc. But "elegant" usually gets applied to taller women because a taller frame has longer lines and that is usually what is implied by elegance. Short women can look elegant but usually need to be super thin AND get some assistance from high heels and strategic dressing.

This thread is so weird because the question posed by the OP is "Is it more attractive to be a short woman?" and most people are like "more attractive? no" but that doesn't mean short women aren't good looking. Women can be very attractive at any height, whether you are talking a curvaceous 5'2" Salma Hayek or an statuesque Elizabeth Debicki at 6'3" and everywhere in between.