Women-do you like short men?

[Anonymous]

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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).

That would be great if we lived in a fantasy world. I have travelled the world alone too, walked to and from work, the grocery store, etc, and I am still aware that because of my sex- female- I am a target. I'm also aware that because of my diminished size and muscular/due structure, due to being female, it's harder for me to fight back on a physical level. This is called being a rational human being.

[Anonymous]

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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

You can have em, no one else wants em as this board proves.

[Anonymous]

My main driver is if a guy is cool. Being cool requires social intelligence and a level of overall attractiveness. Anyone between 5-7 and 6-2 is great. Over 6-2 is kind of gross ( toilet clogging and elderly knee problems) under 5-7 too short.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My main driver is if a guy is cool. Being cool requires social intelligence and a level of overall attractiveness. Anyone between 5-7 and 6-2 is great. Over 6-2 is kind of gross ( toilet clogging and elderly knee problems) under 5-7 too short.

Me too. Give me 5-8 James Dean over a 6-4 "toilet clogger" lol

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My main driver is if a guy is cool. Being cool requires social intelligence and a level of overall attractiveness. Anyone between 5-7 and 6-2 is great. Over 6-2 is kind of gross ( toilet clogging and elderly knee problems) under 5-7 too short.

My main criteria is cool too but the height is a prerequisite. I will take the knee problems any day

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My main driver is if a guy is cool. Being cool requires social intelligence and a level of overall attractiveness. Anyone between 5-7 and 6-2 is great. Over 6-2 is kind of gross ( toilet clogging and elderly knee problems) under 5-7 too short.

My main criteria is cool too but the height is a prerequisite. I will take the knee problems any day

Does he come with toilet plunger attachment ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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).

That would be great if we lived in a fantasy world. I have travelled the world alone too, walked to and from work, the grocery store, etc, and I am still aware that because of my sex- female- I am a target. I'm also aware that because of my diminished size and muscular/due structure, due to being female, it's harder for me to fight back on a physical level. This is called being a rational human being.

I guess I live in a fantasy world then! To me it is a choice to choose to go through life seeing yourself as a target or a victim in waiting. Of course then the world is scary because every fast footstep, every shadow, ever side glance is danger, danger. It just isn't how I live my life. How often in your life have you had to physically fight back? If it is often, you likely live a very different life than I do. Trying to protect myself in physical fights isn't something that is even part of my life or that I ever think about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My main driver is if a guy is cool. Being cool requires social intelligence and a level of overall attractiveness. Anyone between 5-7 and 6-2 is great. Over 6-2 is kind of gross ( toilet clogging and elderly knee problems) under 5-7 too short.

My main criteria is cool too but the height is a prerequisite. I will take the knee problems any day

Does he come with toilet plunger attachment ?

No amount of toilet plunging could make a short guy look less like a midget. Sorry dudes. I'll plunge a toilet all day long for a tall dark and handsome guy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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).

That would be great if we lived in a fantasy world. I have travelled the world alone too, walked to and from work, the grocery store, etc, and I am still aware that because of my sex- female- I am a target. I'm also aware that because of my diminished size and muscular/due structure, due to being female, it's harder for me to fight back on a physical level. This is called being a rational human being.

I guess I live in a fantasy world then! To me it is a choice to choose to go through life seeing yourself as a target or a victim in waiting. Of course then the world is scary because every fast footstep, every shadow, ever side glance is danger, danger. It just isn't how I live my life. How often in your life have you had to physically fight back? If it is often, you likely live a very different life than I do. Trying to protect myself in physical fights isn't something that is even part of my life or that I ever think about.

Good. Maybe you grew up very protected. I grew up in DC, my parents both grew up in major cities, and my mom always urged me to be vigilant, aware of my surroundings, and aware of risk. If you want to go through life blissfully unaware of risk... knock yourself out! I'll continue to do what I feel is smart and certainly won't be shamed for it. I like being alive, and I'm aware of the risks posed at me by virtue of being an attractive woman. I think most other women are too.

[Anonymous]

Of course not.

[Anonymous]

Short is seen as less desirable than tall, almost universally. So to compete, short guys have to be more funny, more charming, handsome nicer, smarter, more successful, or some combination of those traits.

Short men resent this and want to "stand on equal footing" with tall guys in the dating pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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).

That would be great if we lived in a fantasy world. I have travelled the world alone too, walked to and from work, the grocery store, etc, and I am still aware that because of my sex- female- I am a target. I'm also aware that because of my diminished size and muscular/due structure, due to being female, it's harder for me to fight back on a physical level. This is called being a rational human being.

I guess I live in a fantasy world then! To me it is a choice to choose to go through life seeing yourself as a target or a victim in waiting. Of course then the world is scary because every fast footstep, every shadow, ever side glance is danger, danger. It just isn't how I live my life. How often in your life have you had to physically fight back? If it is often, you likely live a very different life than I do. Trying to protect myself in physical fights isn't something that is even part of my life or that I ever think about.

Good. Maybe you grew up very protected. I grew up in DC, my parents both grew up in major cities, and my mom always urged me to be vigilant, aware of my surroundings, and aware of risk. If you want to go through life blissfully unaware of risk... knock yourself out! I'll continue to do what I feel is smart and certainly won't be shamed for it. I like being alive, and I'm aware of the risks posed at me by virtue of being an attractive woman. I think most other women are too.

I didn't grow up in an neighborhood where violence and protection was needed for survival. I am sure if I had lived somewhere where I had to physically fight to survive, I would feel differently. I haven't lived a protective life but I did grow up in a safe neighborhood. More men die from homicide and are physically assaulted than women, so I don't think being smaller / bigger is a protection of any kind. I am also not sure there is really any evidence that being attractive puts you at higher risk of being attacked. Again I haven't lived anywhere where fending off attackers is part of my daily life so I can't say how I would feel in that scenario.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Short is seen as less desirable than tall, almost universally. So to compete, short guys have to be more funny, more charming, handsome nicer, smarter, more successful, or some combination of those traits.

Short men resent this and want to "stand on equal footing" with tall guys in the dating pool.

Probably true. That's why in many cases they are more handsome and cooler. Almost all box office movie stars are short for this reason . The traits are more photogenic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Short is seen as less desirable than tall, almost universally. So to compete, short guys have to be more funny, more charming, handsome nicer, smarter, more successful, or some combination of those traits.

Short men resent this and want to "stand on equal footing" with tall guys in the dating pool.

Probably true. That's why in many cases they are more handsome and cooler. Almost all box office movie stars are short for this reason . The traits are more photogenic.

To add. Tall husband equals tall daughter which is sexually less desirable to the vast majority of men.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Short is seen as less desirable than tall, almost universally. So to compete, short guys have to be more funny, more charming, handsome nicer, smarter, more successful, or some combination of those traits.

Short men resent this and want to "stand on equal footing" with tall guys in the dating pool.

Probably true. That's why in many cases they are more handsome and cooler. Almost all box office movie stars are short for this reason . The traits are more photogenic.

To add. Tall husband equals tall daughter which is sexually less desirable to the vast majority of men.

That literally is the only downside of a tall man. And it is a big one. But it's worth it for the sheer hotness factor.