Is height really important ?

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Had a social distance date with a guy yesterday. Was a little disappointed to see he looked shorter than the 5'11 that was on his profile (I'm 5'7 so quite tall) but then when we got talking I found him a nice person and we seemed to get on great.

Just wondered others thoughts on height and those who have a partner what are your heights ? Does it bother you ?

Tall men are more likely to be high achievers or high earners

Got any evidence to back this up ? !

Tall men more likely to be sucessful - many studies
Tallness is linked to penis size. Generally bigger people are bigger everywhere in proportion.

These are obviously based on large sample groups so please don't pipe with your "extensive" experience.

www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/tall-people-more-likely-to-be-successful-in-life-study-find-a6919431.html

bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bju.13010

I never even thought about my children's height when looking for a partner, that's a bit weird.

I'm sure I've read that being tall has its own health risks.

Viking wife
It’s not a matter of tit for tat . I’m simply stating that men are hardly in a position to complain that many women have these preferences for a tall man , myself included . I certainly don’t like a taller man because many men prefer younger women it’s nothing to do with that . I simply am more attracted to taller men . I think the big differences being that men tend to be very vocal and make no secret ( as in make a big visual display ) of their attraction to younger women . Whilst I’ve never once sat around and discussed my preference for a taller man I could barely list the number of times I’ve heard men evaluating how ‘hot or not’ a female body is to them ‘ Or the number of times I’ve eneterwd what should be a professional working environment only to find men’s ideas about what the ideal female body looks like plastered all over the wall .
Whilst I agree it’s not nice for anyone to talk like that about others but, perhaps it’s men who you need to be giving that advice to

I'm glad my sons won't see this thread. They're very sporty and into weight training, but have a lack of confidence about their height which is 5'5". They're both 20, so doubt whether they'll grow any taller.

the number of times I’ve eneterwd what should be a professional working environment only to find men’s ideas about what the ideal female body looks like plastered all over the wall

@Treadmilleveryday
I can just imagine how the conversation would go if you stood there and started to advocate the virtue of finding true love and how wrong it is to have preferences

@vikingwife is right though, we are heading towards an over-PC society where having preferences is increasingly shamed. I read an article about a certain group who campaign to push dating sites to remove certain options from their ‘member search’ because they felt as a group they were getting less dates which was unfair because they were paying members.
Is a society where you are not allowed preferences better? Does it really encourage inclusion? I don’t know time will tell I guess.

I'm glad my sons won't see this thread. They're both very sporty and into weight training so look after themselves, but both have a lack of confidence due to their height (5'5"). They're both 20 so I doubt they'll grow anymore.

Apologies for duplicate post. 🙂

Apologies for duplicate post 😃

I don’t think it’s weird to consider what your children might one day be like when dating, if you are hoping to eventually have children with that person. It’s all part of a package surely? Attraction is sometimes subconscious, at least parts of it are. I really fancy very tall, muscular, fair, blue eyed men and I’m also fairly tall, blonde, blue eyed myself. I just don’t fancy guys with dark eyes. That said, everyone in my family is tall, fair and blue eyed with slender frame so I wonder if that’s something to do with it subconsciously? My children now look just like me and that wouldn’t be the case if I’d picked a partner with completely differing genes. Of course many people are ttrcated to opposites too! It’s just a personal preference and not something you can force on someone.

Yes I would say being short is a disadvantage for a man. But when you think about it, half of men are under 'average' height, so it's hardly a rare phenomenon.

Chubby/fat women are also at a disadvantage, but most of them are coupled up as well.

It really isnt a big deal. I think most women would rather date Tom Cruise in his heyday than Peter Crouch.

I’d MUCH rather Peter Crouch than Tom Cruise, sorry!

Ewww. I was watching him get his eyebrow pierced the other day on TV, his limbs are so long and thin he looked like Slenderman!

Ha ha yes he’s not my type to be honest, I like broad muscular men.. he’s just slightly more appealing than Tom Cruise.

My husband is 5.5 ...his Mum is 5.2 and Dad is 6.1...his sister is 5.10

Tall father does not equal tall son :)

It's a bit shallow to consider height as a barrier for loving someone. Get to know the guy and decide. My husband is about 2 inches taller than me. If I had followed your thinking I would have missed out on 31 years of happiness. He does have the face of an angel.

Tom Cruise has aged well, he has kept his figure and his hair, I think peter crouch will look like a cheese straw by the time he gets to his 50s

Sort but Tom Cruise is tiny! He has tiny hands! Just no

🤭😂😂 imagine being with peter crouch though! It would be like being with a boa constrictor! Or punching smoke, theres just none of him there!

Yes my dp is 6ft and I am 5ft5.
He is just right.

Hahaha do you know what... both just no

But I never said it was wrong to have presences, we all do that is human nature. Just the conversation about it where shortness is openly sneered at & thought Of as “icky” or “turnoff”

I am sure many men will say “gay chicks are gross” but also many will be polite and say “I’m not into fat girls/women/ladies etc

It’s ok to have a preference - it’s the tone & judgemental attitude which doesn’t sound nice.

There is no correlation between height & penis size. How many shorter guys did you shag to reach this conclusion ?

fat chicks not gay chicks !!!

Preferences not presence!

Apologies for no proof reading