Women-do you like short men?

[Anonymous]

Some one above called those of us who prefer tall men shallow. I disagree. I call it biology. We are wired that way. I only dated tall guys because on a primitive animal level I wanted healthy attractive children. My son is in second grade. People always mistake him for being much older due to his height. He is taller than some fourth graders. The added bonus is that he we be less likley to be bullied which is good because he is quiet.

There was a study done with kindergarten teachers. They perceive tall boys as being smarter. Tall men also make more money.

You might not like it but society in general prefers taller men. It is no different than men preferring thin women.

Short men come off feminine to me and they are usually nasty shrews.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I too do not find short men attractive. I realize it is shallow but attraction is a hard thing to change. I think similar to other posters, if I ended up being smitten by a short man, then I would go for it, but I have never had that happen.

I think the comparison would be tall women. Most women want a man who is taller than them, and most men want a woman who is shorter than they are.

Height does bring presence, as it stands out. Tall people also wear weight better so they tend to look better even if a little overweight.Tall also seems to equate to strong, and other positive characteristics that people are looking for in mates.

As the average height of men has risen, it means short men seem even shorter, and taller women, not as tall.

Yep. And the reasoning for why many women don't like short men- it's "feminine". That's the same reason a lot of men like shorter women- it's feminine to them too! So unfortunately tall women get slapped with a "masculine" label. Both genders get slapped with a short end of the stick, just in different ways

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some one above called those of us who prefer tall men shallow. I disagree. I call it biology. We are wired that way. I only dated tall guys because on a primitive animal level I wanted healthy attractive children. My son is in second grade. People always mistake him for being much older due to his height. He is taller than some fourth graders. The added bonus is that he we be less likley to be bullied which is good because he is quiet.

There was a study done with kindergarten teachers. They perceive tall boys as being smarter. Tall men also make more money.

You might not like it but society in general prefers taller men. It is no different than men preferring thin women.

Short men come off feminine to me and they are usually nasty shrews.

I like tall men because I think they would be better protectors also. Height is a huge advantage in a fight, and unfortunately as women, our safety and protection is something we have been raised our whole life (necessarily) to be aware and hyper vigilant about

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Nothing wrong with having physical preferences. Men do too!

I trust that all of you "hell no" responders have remained the same weight (thin) as when you were dating? If not, you (more than most) deserve to be traded in for a thinner model.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing wrong with having physical preferences. Men do too!

I trust that all of you "hell no" responders have remained the same weight (thin) as when you were dating? If not, you (more than most) deserve to be traded in for a thinner model.

Weight is a separate issue from height. If you want to start a thread about fat men have at it

[Anonymous]

I don't want to not be attracted to them, but I never have been. I think it's because I'm 5' 8" and like others I prefer men who are taller than me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing wrong with having physical preferences. Men do too!

I trust that all of you "hell no" responders have remained the same weight (thin) as when you were dating? If not, you (more than most) deserve to be traded in for a thinner model.

Weight is a separate issue from height. If you want to start a thread about fat men have at it

The core issue is what do you consider an attractive body type.
In the same way that a short man isn't desirable, a fat woman is undesirable.
Therefore, if you started thin then don't get fat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing wrong with having physical preferences. Men do too!

I trust that all of you "hell no" responders have remained the same weight (thin) as when you were dating? If not, you (more than most) deserve to be traded in for a thinner model.

Weight is a separate issue from height. If you want to start a thread about fat men have at it

The core issue is what do you consider an attractive body type.
In the same way that a short man isn't desirable, a fat woman is undesirable.
Therefore, if you started thin then don't get fat.

Everyone is entitled to their preferences but this is about height. If you're asking me if I like fat men the answer is definitely not. But that's a separate thread. Men with ugly faces would be another one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh, this thread makes me sad for my 2nd percentile 9 year old who is tracking toward 5'4"-5'5.

Don't be sad. Tell him get a good career & he can "stand on his wallet". No matter what his height, I 'm sure some women will find him tall enough!

[Anonymous]

Nope. I'm only 5'0", but I'm not taking short men because they have no other options. My husband is 6 feet tall.

[Anonymous]

I am 5 ft tall so anything taller than me is fair game. My Xhusband was 5'9 my current SO is 6'2" and in pictures from a distance I can look like his child at first glance. I dated a guy who was 6'7" and that was too much of a gap.

[Anonymous]

My husband is 5'7" but I am 5'0 so he is still much taller than me even with heels.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope. I'm only 5'0", but I'm not taking short men because they have no other options. My husband is 6 feet tall.

I will take the short funny ones while you silly shallow women fight over the few asshole tall ones. I like abundance rather than scarcity

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some one above called those of us who prefer tall men shallow. I disagree. I call it biology. We are wired that way. I only dated tall guys because on a primitive animal level I wanted healthy attractive children. My son is in second grade. People always mistake him for being much older due to his height. He is taller than some fourth graders. The added bonus is that he we be less likley to be bullied which is good because he is quiet.

There was a study done with kindergarten teachers. They perceive tall boys as being smarter. Tall men also make more money.

You might not like it but society in general prefers taller men. It is no different than men preferring thin women.

Short men come off feminine to me and they are usually nasty shrews.

I like tall men because I think they would be better protectors also. Height is a huge advantage in a fight, and unfortunately as women, our safety and protection is something we have been raised our whole life (necessarily) to be aware and hyper vigilant about

I was not raised to be aware of safety or hypervigilant at all. Nor in my 40 years of life have I ever felt that I was unsafe or that I was in need of protection. I have traveled the world lived alone, walked to and from work at late hours (worked shift work), and never had a problem at all. I wasn't raised to see fear around every corner (my parents didn't conceptualize female as weak or victim at all) and so I haven't lived my life through that lens. Bad things can happen to anyone, either due to randomness (nothing you could do about it anyways ) or poor decisions (you could have made better choices).