Anonymous wrote:I am a 6' tall woman. My husband is 3 inches shorter and before that I dated men as short as 5'5". I am more concerned with other personality characteristics. Height does not factor into my attractiveness calculation. I find people who refuse to date someone shorter to be overly shallow.

I’m a 6 foot woman and apparently overly shallow, but I’m happy with my 6’3’ husband. I felt bad about not being attracted to men shorter than me, but found I wasn’t able to compromise that when dating. I have no defense about my preference except it was definitely a high priority when considering men to date. Luckily, I’ve been married 16 years so my shallowness worked out for me.

Personally, no.
I'm 5'4" and my ideal height for men is 5'7" to 5'9".
I have dated men as short as I am and it was fine. (Haven't really met any who are shorter). I have also dated men taller than 5'9" and didn't really care for it.
I will absolutely swipe left on anyone over 5'11". (I'm sure if I met a 6 footer IRL and we hit it off it wouldn't be a deal breaker, but online I will filter out super tall men).

I know that my preference is not shared by the majority though.
(I also find a full head of hair to be a turnoff).

Anonymous wrote:I think this is like asking a man if he likes thinner women. Why do most men find thin women more attractive than fat ones?

Because typically thinner women are healthier.

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Anonymous wrote:I am 6’0 but the problem is I am thin. I’m only 140 lbs. And when you are over 5’10, if you are thin people notice that before your height. It’s like a catch-22, being thinner makes you look taller, but being taller accentuates your weight as well. My wife is 5’3 and 190 lbs. She hates her height and weight. I’ll give her a break though, she gave me 4 beautiful kids.

You’re deathly underweight for your height and your wife is morbidly obese. Is this a joke?

His wife is definitely obese but he is that much underweight though. In some countries that height/weight combo is not insulated at all. As Americans I must say we have a unique view of normal body weight to be honest.

A long sentence to say Americans are fat.

6'0" 140 lbs is a BMI of 19, WHICH IS A NORMAL BMI. That poster is NORMAL. He thinks he's thin because other people (his wife, for example) are fat.

Dear Lord.

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Anonymous wrote:I am 6’0 but the problem is I am thin. I’m only 140 lbs. And when you are over 5’10, if you are thin people notice that before your height. It’s like a catch-22, being thinner makes you look taller, but being taller accentuates your weight as well. My wife is 5’3 and 190 lbs. She hates her height and weight. I’ll give her a break though, she gave me 4 beautiful kids.

You’re deathly underweight for your height and your wife is morbidly obese. Is this a joke?

Jack Sprat could eat no fat; his wife could eat no lean. Between them both, you see, they licked the platter clean.

Anonymous wrote:Do you gravitate towards taller men?

Yes, undoubtedly.

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Anonymous wrote:I am 6’0 but the problem is I am thin. I’m only 140 lbs. And when you are over 5’10, if you are thin people notice that before your height. It’s like a catch-22, being thinner makes you look taller, but being taller accentuates your weight as well. My wife is 5’3 and 190 lbs. She hates her height and weight. I’ll give her a break though, she gave me 4 beautiful kids.

You’re deathly underweight for your height and your wife is morbidly obese. Is this a joke?

His wife is definitely obese but he is that much underweight though. In some countries that height/weight combo is not insulated at all. As Americans I must say we have a unique view of normal body weight to be honest.

Anonymous wrote:Better a short man than a fat woman.

Nah. They're the same.

I am a 6' tall woman. My husband is 3 inches shorter and before that I dated men as short as 5'5". I am more concerned with other personality characteristics. Height does not factor into my attractiveness calculation. I find people who refuse to date someone shorter to be overly shallow.

I think this is like asking a man if he likes thinner women. Why do most men find thin women more attractive than fat ones?

Anonymous wrote:I am 6’0 but the problem is I am thin. I’m only 140 lbs. And when you are over 5’10, if you are thin people notice that before your height. It’s like a catch-22, being thinner makes you look taller, but being taller accentuates your weight as well. My wife is 5’3 and 190 lbs. She hates her height and weight. I’ll give her a break though, she gave me 4 beautiful kids.

You’re deathly underweight for your height and your wife is morbidly obese. Is this a joke?

Anonymous wrote:Do you gravitate towards taller men?

Yes

Am 5’8” too.

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NO!

My husband is two inches taller than me - 5'6". I would be fine with the same height as me. I have always been attracted to men that are about my height or just a couple of inches taller.

I am not attracted to taller people.

Interesting. Care to explain why that is? I'm 5ft2 and love taller guys but an attractive face on a shorter guy could supercede. The first guy who had a crush on me was tall and my brothers are tall.

I don't know why. Maybe it has to do with me not wanting to crane my head all the time? Ha. Seriously, I have no idea. But physical attraction does not lie. My preferred type is my height or thereabouts, broad shoulders, not hairy, brunette, golden skin. Mediterranean/Asian/Latino/Central Asian/Middle-Eastern will work. My husband is Asian and meets criteria

I am 6’0 but the problem is I am thin. I’m only 140 lbs. And when you are over 5’10, if you are thin people notice that before your height. It’s like a catch-22, being thinner makes you look taller, but being taller accentuates your weight as well. My wife is 5’3 and 190 lbs. She hates her height and weight. I’ll give her a break though, she gave me 4 beautiful kids.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the ideal height is 5’10” - 6’2”. I briefly dated a guy 6’7” and that was way too tall. He wasn’t overly endowed and that was a surprise.

+1

I'm 5'4". I don't like anything over 6'4" and I consider that too tall. Anything taller than 6'4" seems gangly to and oafish to me.

5'6, and I agree. I prefer 5'10-6'3

If the woman is much smaller than the man, it looks like a circus act gone awry.