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[Anonymous]

I think women in all cultures prioritize tall men but lately it’s become more of a thing for women to obsess about. With the rise of dating apps and hookup culture young women care mostly about how hot a guy is as opposed to long term partner material, and height is something you can easily filter in one of these apps. I think it’s become harder for short men to compensate with income too because women want the full package. A short guy with a high status career is still undesirable. I’m a 5’5 man and married now but dating was brutal even though I was earning in the top 1-2% and hitting the gym 4-5 days a week. I’ve had better luck with foreign women in general but still plenty of women in other countries who want a tall guy so it’s not a slam dunk. My wife is American.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think women in all cultures prioritize tall men but lately it’s become more of a thing for women to obsess about. With the rise of dating apps and hookup culture young women care mostly about how hot a guy is as opposed to long term partner material, and height is something you can easily filter in one of these apps. I think it’s become harder for short men to compensate with income too because women want the full package. A short guy with a high status career is still undesirable. I’m a 5’5 man and married now but dating was brutal even though I was earning in the top 1-2% and hitting the gym 4-5 days a week. I’ve had better luck with foreign women in general but still plenty of women in other countries who want a tall guy so it’s not a slam dunk. My wife is American.

Dating was brutal because you were looking for a very attractive woman, when your height kicks you out of that status for men.

My family has very tall and very shirt men. None of them struggles to date. I would even argue that some of the shorter men got the best partners. But they had to work harder on their personalities. Same story goes for women. The less attractive you are, the more impressive you have to be. Big deal!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think women in all cultures prioritize tall men but lately it’s become more of a thing for women to obsess about. With the rise of dating apps and hookup culture young women care mostly about how hot a guy is as opposed to long term partner material, and height is something you can easily filter in one of these apps. I think it’s become harder for short men to compensate with income too because women want the full package. A short guy with a high status career is still undesirable. I’m a 5’5 man and married now but dating was brutal even though I was earning in the top 1-2% and hitting the gym 4-5 days a week. I’ve had better luck with foreign women in general but still plenty of women in other countries who want a tall guy so it’s not a slam dunk. My wife is American.

Dating was brutal because you were looking for a very attractive woman, when your height kicks you out of that status for men.

My family has very tall and very shirt men. None of them struggles to date. I would even argue that some of the shorter men got the best partners. But they had to work harder on their personalities. Same story goes for women. The less attractive you are, the more impressive you have to be. Big deal!

+1 not so attractive women with not so attractive bodies have a hard time dating, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m 5’8” and I’ve had relationships with guys from 5’6” to maybe 6’6”. First, tallness doesn’t necessarily translate into “male size” which was a surprise to me. But a great, loving personality is far more important. My husband is 5’10” so he’s not much taller than me but we fit together very well. Our children are growing like weeds so I’m sure they will be our height or taller.

It does translate so you would be wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am 5’2 and I don’t like tall men towering over me. Much prefer shorter ones.

Ditto. Tall men feel weird to me. A little taller is ok, but hulking over me by a foot?? No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m 5’8” and I’ve had relationships with guys from 5’6” to maybe 6’6”. First, tallness doesn’t necessarily translate into “male size” which was a surprise to me. But a great, loving personality is far more important. My husband is 5’10” so he’s not much taller than me but we fit together very well. Our children are growing like weeds so I’m sure they will be our height or taller.

It does translate so you would be wrong.

Apparently you’ve never heard of the Irish curse

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think women in all cultures prioritize tall men but lately it’s become more of a thing for women to obsess about. With the rise of dating apps and hookup culture young women care mostly about how hot a guy is as opposed to long term partner material, and height is something you can easily filter in one of these apps. I think it’s become harder for short men to compensate with income too because women want the full package. A short guy with a high status career is still undesirable. I’m a 5’5 man and married now but dating was brutal even though I was earning in the top 1-2% and hitting the gym 4-5 days a week. I’ve had better luck with foreign women in general but still plenty of women in other countries who want a tall guy so it’s not a slam dunk. My wife is American.

Dating was brutal because you were looking for a very attractive woman, when your height kicks you out of that status for men.

My family has very tall and very shirt men. None of them struggles to date. I would even argue that some of the shorter men got the best partners. But they had to work harder on their personalities. Same story goes for women. The less attractive you are, the more impressive you have to be. Big deal!

+1 not so attractive women with not so attractive bodies have a hard time dating, too.

What is attractive in this area anyway? Maybe I've seen five attractive women a month around this area. Same for men. I rarely if ever see attractive men tall or short. I have also seen more fat men and fat woman in this area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was watching a show on YouTube and this guy was going around asking short men about their insecurities around their height. 99% of them wished they were taller at least 6 feet, they expressed that women don't pay attention to them and a few of the guys said that they think their height holds them back. It's kind of sad because these are young men and their confidence is ready shattered due to their height. I am 5'11 and even at my height I don't come across a lot of men taller than me yet we are acting like tall men are all over the place.

I don't think fat women have the level of lack of self esteem that short men have. Just by judging the way fat women dress it's clear that they are confident in their look. And they may not be wrong because clearly men are approaching them.

Personally I think the issue is that young men have to have a certain way, look a certain way to be attractive to women. I think all men should just focus on themselves. Superficial criteria such a height are just an ego boost for women when they reject men.

Op, why are you concerned with who women choose to date or reject?

Men should build their self esteem around matters other than who they can date. Plenty of single women live happy lives. Men who can't find a date should try that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think women in all cultures prioritize tall men but lately it’s become more of a thing for women to obsess about. With the rise of dating apps and hookup culture young women care mostly about how hot a guy is as opposed to long term partner material, and height is something you can easily filter in one of these apps. I think it’s become harder for short men to compensate with income too because women want the full package. A short guy with a high status career is still undesirable. I’m a 5’5 man and married now but dating was brutal even though I was earning in the top 1-2% and hitting the gym 4-5 days a week. I’ve had better luck with foreign women in general but still plenty of women in other countries who want a tall guy so it’s not a slam dunk. My wife is American.

Dating was brutal because you were looking for a very attractive woman, when your height kicks you out of that status for men.

My family has very tall and very shirt men. None of them struggles to date. I would even argue that some of the shorter men got the best partners. But they had to work harder on their personalities. Same story goes for women. The less attractive you are, the more impressive you have to be. Big deal!

It was mostly brutal because I relied on the apps as I didn’t have a very good way to meet women in person once I left school. My standards weren’t crazy. I’ve never tried to go for model tier women. The hardest part was getting matches, once I could secure an in person date I had decent success in getting her to show interest and had 2 relationships. But when single I literally would sometimes go weeks without matching with a real person even using the app every day. My pics were as good as they could be. This was hinge, tinder, bumble in the mid 2010’s up through 2021 when I met my wife on Hinge. Dating apps are terrible for men and the only guy I know who does well on them is literally a male model.

[Anonymous]

I am 5'2" and XH is 5'7".

My best friend is 5'7" and was the same height or taller (at least in heels) as her XH.

My other best friend is 5'4" and her DH is 5'7".

We are all college grads and the men are at least college educated and one has advanced degrees.

A former friend is 5'3" and her DH is 6'7" and they look weird, imho. She had difficult labors because the babies were so big.

Are we outliers? I don't understand the obsession with height

[Anonymous]

I wish I was like six-foot-nine, so I can get with Leoshi
'Cause she don't know me, but yo, she's really fine
You know I see her all the time everywhere I go
And even in my dreams, I can scheme of ways to make her mine
'Cause I know she's livin' phat
Her boyfriend's tall and he plays ball
So how am I gonna compete with that?

I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller

[Anonymous]

I am 6'5 and an introvert and I made okayish money when I met wife..I'll admit my height helped me compensate for my shyness. I can't say how women treat short men, but the few times I have approached women they genuinely seemed interested in wanting to know more.

[Anonymous]

I prefer a handsome face and zero belly fat. That's just me... I am super turned off by men who have any squish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I prefer a handsome face and zero belly fat. That's just me... I am super turned off by men who have any squish.[/quot]

Me on the other hand I love squishy women. They are great in bed too.

[Anonymous]

I love tall men. I’m a dynamic strong athletic 5’e women who doesn’t want to feel like I could break a dainty lil guy.

Shamelessly admit it, am fine with it, we all have preferences. I’ve never dated a guy under 6 feet.