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[quote=Anonymous]I think they've done studies on this and it's true men prefer shorter women, but relative to their own height. So basically men prefer women who are shorter than they are (women also prefer men who are taller than they are). This works to the benefit of shorter women who might have more men who will be interested because more men are taller than them.

But this is also different from discussing what men (or anyone) finds attractive generally. Mate selection does not track perfectly with general preferences for attractiveness. There are men who might pick the 5'2" woman because she makes him feel taller, but that same guy might also find plenty of tall models or actresses very attractive. He's never going to stand next to any of those women, though, so he evaluates them differently than he would a woman he actually meets in real life.

So I think it's incorrect to say men find shorter women more attractive. What would be more accurate is to say that men are less likely to want to date a woman who is their height or taller. He might be attracted to her, but he won't ask her out. It's about his ego and self-perception more than it's about simple attraction.[/quote]

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