Thinking that women would benefit if they were more open minded about height in a potential partner…

This. Most guys don’t want to date someone taller than they are because it makes them feel less masculine, and the tall guys somehow always seem to end up with tiny women. I’m 6’0 but with quite a small frame (I have a bmi of 18), so I was actually scouted for modeling jobs a few times as a teenager, but men were absolutely brutal with unsolicited comments about my height even into my late twenties. People say horrible things when your body makes them feel insecure. I’m now 40 years old and happily married to an equally tall and skinny DH, but even now people make comments. Just a few months ago, I had an acquaintance at a dinner party say to me very randomly, “I always stayed away from dating women that were super tall because I was worried I’d have giraffe children, but actually your kids look pretty normal.” WTF?!

I will be very surprised if that happens in anywhere near the same numbers as it does in men who overlook decent, kind women who happen to be overweight.

So you are saying some women overlook nice men who they don't fancy? Yup. That's how attraction works.

People fancy who they fancy 🤷

The same could be said for any characteristic.

Definitely - but maybe they are overlooking decent, kind men who happen to be short!

Same same

If you want to maximise the chance of having tall children and you are an average height woman then you need a tall man. Tall people have advantages much like pretty people have advantages. Good looking tall people have huge advantages over short,ugly people. Society is shallow. Sensible to give the next generation the best chance you can.

100%.

This! I have definitely found men attractive that are under 6'.
Flat Race jockeys aren't normally short of glamorous girlfriends, and they are usually well under 6'

How does women benefit from agreeing to something they don't want? It sounds more like the men will benefit greatly. Women usually have the upper hand on the dating market anyway.

From reading on the relationships board on here it's clear women need to be more picky when it comes to men, not less.

As a female over 6 ft this has been an issue for me (as all the pretty shorter women bagging the taller men!). But nothing you can do about it. People fancy who they fancy, you can't make yourself fancy someone, or vice versa 🧘🧘🧘.

Definitely proud and it's also quite normal to meet blokes who think that being tall is an achievement. Blokes are never shy with other men when it comes to let you know that you're really small.

I've dated 5ft5 to 6ft5. I'm 5ft7. Both extremes were... problematic in their own way.

The 6ft5 guy was constantly moaning that he was uncomfortable whenever we went to the cinema/theatre/restaurant with small tables shoved in a corner/he drove anywhere in his teeny tiny car.

The 5ft5 guy was very insecure about his height, which was daft, it wasn't something he could do anything about! A low point was when he insisted I wasn't 5ft7, and made me stand against a wall so he could measure me... He insisted I'm 5ft6 and 'only' one inch taller than him, but of course wouldn't let me see for myself...

IDGAF about their height, but sometimes they do.

I am very open minded when it comes to men’s height.
I do not care. Never have.
As long as they don’t have a short man syndrome, it’s cool.

Now, if only men would also be open minded when it comes to women’s weight.
Are you, op?
Also, many men themselves want to be the taller one.
Have you noticed that?
Often times men are the one who want a short(er) woman.

...don't forget, when they say WOMEN, what they normally mean are slim, young women with youthful features, a contemporary dress sense and pliable personalities of course.

In general I observe people from similar social/financial groups tend to end up with each other for long term relationships.

It's more likely two people on the same career path/educational background will pair up than a guy will be out there hunting for a perfect size 8 or a woman a 6'2 guy.

Some of them are definitely proud, it’s quite bizarre.

Cuts both ways - I hit 5ft 11 aged 14 and got rejected by lads more than once for being too tall! I’ve also had random drunk men tell me tall women aren’t attractive cos they are more difficult to dominate 🤮and been told my height is emasculating by a stranger.
I do think the tall, masculine bloke and tiny petite woman narrative that runs through countless 20th century books and films probably has more influence than we realise

Are you offensive to look at? Are you skinny as well as tall? Maybe the women that knocked you back just preferred shorter men. Maybe it’s your personality. 😬

A persons height isn’t important to me tbh previous partners were taller current partner is 5’6. It’s just a small part of him, he’s amazing so I am very lucky. Quite glad of all the women who dismissed him prior to me because of his height. Each to their own though.

It depends on the person and the context they are posting in.

Is it that they are proud of their boy's tallness or is it just weird having children towering above you in their mid-teens? All of a sudden I feel like one of those harassed parent birds with a trailing enormous baby bird following me around with perma-hunger.

I don't know any women who are that bothered about height 🤔 I've dated men of all different heights, but at only 5' 1" myself, I'd be hard pushed to find someone shorter than me 😂 DH is 6 ft but I didn't consciously choose him for his height!

6'4" man here - I must be pretty offensive to look at because I have never noticed
Women seem to be fighting for a small proportion of men - with the disappointment that will inevitably bring to the many who inevitably won’t succeed.

In fact, a few times I've been knocked back for allegedly being too tall.

Being tall certainly hasn't done me any favours.

Shorter men are fine, until they pull the “please don’t wear heels card” or some such bollocks. Insecurity is such a turn off.

My exh was very short and my DH is very tall so i obviously wasn't that choosy .