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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a mid 40's guy, new to dating after a LT relationship that ended. I'm of average height (5'9") and notice that most women in dating apps mention to not bother reaching out if you're not 6' or taller. FWIW, I understand that if a woman is 5'10" or taller, that she might like a taller partner. But these women looking for guys who are 6' or taller are all 5'0" to 5'8". I don't have a problem with a woman who is taller than me. But wow...have times changed.[/quote] Women are attracted to men who have the potential to increase their social value <i>with other women</i>. So it's a self-fulfilling social construct: taller men are attractive because women value taller men, not because they are necessarily objectively more attractive. Women obsess over what other women think of them, and how they will be judged (as they themselves are ruthlessly judging others behind their backs), and so their search for a mate isn't driven by any sense of objective attraction, but the fear of being devalued by their peers (i.e. other women), and the FOMO that results from obsessing over others' mates. Women may very well find a shorter man attractive, but they will hold out for taller man because the shorter man will decrease her social value among her female peers, and subject her to ridicule behind her back.[/quote] What the? That is bonkers and as a woman, I cannot believe this what so ever. This must be a man writing. Women don’t care if another woman’s husband is 5’8” or 6’2” and has nothing to do with that woman’s “value” or place with her peers. You could use this argument with income, but height, no. [/quote] Yes, it applies to money as well. And it isn’t surprising, as a woman, that you would react this way, as you’ve been groomed by society to internalize these tendencies, and to reject them when confronted. It is a particularly insidious manifestation of cognitive dissonance: judging and rejecting other women for their choices while at the same time being outraged at such behavior, or denying it exists at all.[/quote] Ok Incel, sure women judging other women exists. But not for normal height variations [/quote]
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