| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 2/16/2007 12:36:33 AM | Julie
Hi There. I know what you are feeling and its not silly. Its not a slight against shorter gentleman. I am trying to recall the people who did some reasearch into this years ago. I recall out of a large poll tall men prefered really short ladies and thats a fact. Belive it or not it was also a fact that really short females prefer really tall guys.
I have been reading lots of forums as a way to chill out with my animal welfare work.
I have found something else really interesting. Few people are nice to others on the forums.
Just becuse you may not have experienced what Julie has or feel what she feels there is no need to try to make out shes shallow with a low IQ.
You know however Julie its really not unusual for fall for a person that you never dreamed of.
I feel the same as you so I understand.
its was considered very important in the old days how couples presented- as couples and it was a no no for the lady to tower over the man.
Theres still something nice about the old school I reckon.
I dig what you are saying girl.
Just be you.
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| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 2/16/2007 1:06:16 AM | Countrybyheart says it true
so many fish on the forums get pretty cutting, and for what reason? Why do other peoples problems and concerns make folks feel so threatened?
Oh and by the way, Women; love them, tall, short, in shorts, it is the chemistry that wakes us up. | |
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| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 3/5/2007 9:14:06 PM |
Men don't like TALL women [...] I am tall and I get overlooked by the guys taller than me. I get approached by short guys. [...] I do have a theory, though.
Basically...I think it's an instinctive thing that guys like short girls because taller girls especially ones who are attractive are quite intimidating.
I have a better theory, it has something to do with the fact that in the US 60%-70% of women want to (or more like insist on) date men of a height that makes up only 10% of the population. So, if you're mainly getting approached by "short" guys, well, you're probably just getting an even distribution of the male population.
It is certainly not that "men don't like tall women", if you haven't noticed, most models are well above the average height for women. It's that most women won't date men of average (or even slightly above average) height or shorter. There are plenty of dating advice experts out there who one of their top suggestions to women is that by reconsidering their height expectations in a partner, one can easily triple to tenfold increase the number of potential partners you might find. | |
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| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 3/5/2007 9:17:47 PM | | Being with someone shorter than me reminds me of junior high when all the guys were shorter... | |
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| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 3/6/2007 7:49:43 AM | ^^^what was wrong with junior high?
I can see why SOME guys aren't going to approach a tall woman, since she generally limits herself to 1-5% of the male population based solely on height. Why get shot down 95% of the time when you can get shot down 80% of the time by a shorter woman?
It does seem true that MANY (not all) women just make superficial dating judgments based on height, they cycle through the same guys who treat them poorly (or are cherrypicking the hotties), then lament "oh woe is me, guys are jerks".
There are plenty of dating advice experts out there who one of their top suggestions to women is that by reconsidering their height expectations in a partner, one can easily triple to tenfold increase the number of potential partners you might find. This seems like sound advice, ladies. I've said this umpteen times over and over again in these forums. Look for behavior and personality compatibility factors first, the superficial physical preferences could be like "extra credit" for those with the junior high school dating mentalities!  jk Janet.  | |
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| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 3/6/2007 9:22:46 AM | men don't like tall women
men don't like short women
men don't like fat women
men don't like skinny women
women don't like short men
women don't like fat men
women don't like bald men
women don't like skinny men
women and men don't like liars
women and men don't like cheaters
ack...its a wonder there are so many single peoples.  | |
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| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 3/6/2007 5:28:56 PM | | Hmm I have to disagree with that, I have dated a fairly full range of women with different heights and it is the Womans personality that always gets me. Mind a tall woman? Heck no! | |
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| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 3/6/2007 9:38:33 PM |
Look for behavior and personality compatibility factors first...
Bike Man: I was married to a guy that was 5'7 for many years. It's not a deal breaker. But if asked a preference, yeah. I'd rather have vertical flexibility. What would I do with all those shoes? | |
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| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 3/6/2007 9:53:08 PM | | So many people complain and moan about being single. Well, if you don't want to be single then don't be so picky. I mean if a woman is great, but she isn't so skinny but looks attractive enough to you, go for it. If a man is slightly shorter, and he seems awesome go for it. I don't think a woman on here should rule out a man who contacts her who might be slightly shorter, because she may have made a big mistake. Of course, I undertand a woman wanting a taller man, just as men might want someone who might be a slightly smaller dress size. Yet, you've got to be somewhat open to what someone has and who they are... Eleanor Roosevelt was married to a man in a wheel chair. He became one of the most revered presidents in history. His name was Franklin Delano Roosevelt. I know that is an extreme example for some, but I am making a point. | |
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| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 3/7/2007 7:27:42 AM |
What would I do with all those shoes? Yes it's all about the shoes!  How could I have forgotten that?
Janet, seriously, you've got one of the more truthful and enlightened opinions from women on this topic. I've got physical preferences too that attract me. I don't understand though how a guy's height limits a woman's "vertical flexibility". Sure SOME guys around your height or shorter might not like you towering over them. But like you say, you were married to a guy who was approximately your height, why not think POSITIVELY first about someone? Why assume the WORST about someone before ever knowing them?
Some people tend to have stronger first impressions than others. Me, I don't think people make strong first impressions on me unless there is something extreme about them. A woman a couple inches taller than me, or a woman near height, that isn't something extreme to me. | |
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| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 3/7/2007 8:02:01 AM | Bikeman, you're 5'10". Why your sensitivity in this area? Did you fall in love with an amazon woman that left you in the dust and now you will forever be bitter about women with a preference for height?
There's always a "reason" people choose certain threads on here...
Oh, and btw... although yes, I did marry someone shorter, my choice of footwear was a constant issue with him. He hated it when I wear high heels. And I hated it that he hated it so I didn't, for many years... next guy? 6 foot four... and honey I went shopping big time! Does that make me shallow? Picky?
So that's why I may be alittle sensitive in this area and why I chose to post to this particular thread... | |
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| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 3/7/2007 8:18:19 AM | | my daughter is 6ft and she gets loads of blokes after her, i think its a load of crap men don,t like tall women, thats like saying women don,t like tall men. Its the same thing. | |
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| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 3/7/2007 9:22:43 AM |
Bikeman, you're 5'10". Why your sensitivity in this area? There are so many threads on here based on negativity. I usually ignore most of them unless the comments are just so damn ignorant and off-topic, then I try to steer the thread back on topic.
About a guy's height, there pretty much isn't a damn thing he can do about it. Same thing can be said about a woman's height I suppose, but I don't think there is anything wrong with a physical characteristic that help distinguish you among others. I don't like all the emphasis on negativity. Now weight is an issue that many if not most can control through proper diet and exercise. Someone's height is not something easily if at all altered.
Janet, you are 5'8", that height puts you in the 95 percentile of women (making you taller than most). Personally I think height like that for a woman can be projected quite positively, I can't see why a guy would get turned off by it. However that being said, I know of taller women like yourself who purposefully wear heals that make them 6 foot or more, and have heard them state they get their shits and giggles when intimidating and then pissing off guys.
Too bad about about Janet's X not appreciating how she stood out among the crowd, so to speak. | |
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| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 3/7/2007 9:29:16 AM | I like tall women! Being a tall fella myself, dating women 5'4 and under is just well...a pain in the neck...and back.
I once dated a woman who was 5'2, I didn't so much hug her as put her in a headlock.
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Posted: 3/7/2007 9:37:41 AM | I don't agree with that at all..... I am 6' 1'' and have to admit that I am VERY much a leg and butt man. Now don't get me wrong, a shorter woman can have very nice legs but with me it's just something about "long" legs which I find very attractive.
Also.... when slow dancing it's nice to be able to look your partner in the eyes and see them smiling at you rather than being bent over, lol.....
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| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 3/7/2007 10:31:28 AM | | im 6 ft 4 and think any women over 6 ft are very attractive/alluring, i cant put a finger on why but....just do. | |
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Posted: 3/7/2007 11:19:50 AM | "However that being said, I know of taller women like yourself who purposefully wear heals that make them 6 foot or more, and have heard them state they get their shits and giggles when intimidating and then pissing off guys."
No bikeman, that's not true. Women wear heels because they feel sexy in them and like the clic clac sound they make when walking. PLus only guys who have a height complex will care if a woman is taller than them. | |
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Posted: 3/7/2007 11:20:14 AM | Gallowaylad:I am 6' in heels, darlin!!! 
Oh, and Variance Analysis: I once read some where that men actually
are attracted to women wearing heels because it gives us a more helpless
stance...sort of off ballance kind of thing...men being predators as they are,
I can buy it. | |
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| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 3/7/2007 11:28:30 AM |
im 6 ft 4 and think any women over 6 ft are very attractive/alluring, i cant put a finger on why but....just do.
I hear ya. I'm 6'3 and it's nice to be able to look a woman in the eye without having to look down all the time.
I dated a woman who was 6'2 for a while...that was awesome. | |
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| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 3/7/2007 11:51:12 AM |
No bikeman, that's not true. Women wear heels because they feel sexy in them and like the clic clac sound they make when walking. PLus only guys who have a height complex will care if a woman is taller than them. didn't mean to imply ALL tall women do this, just that i've noticed SOME of them do this. generally i think the primary reasons why a woman wear heels is that they tend to slim the legs, also it puts them more on a par height level with a guy. but it certainly is true that i've seen SOME tall women approach an average to shorter height guy, hit on them, then start messing with the guy's mind--watched this dozens of times. true only the guys with the napoleon complex has an issue with women and their heightening with heels. women, wear those heels, love looking at those long attractive legs! | |
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| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 3/7/2007 12:00:56 PM | | Good to read that so many like a tall woman. I have dealt with so many guys that were just plain intimidated by me....but that could have something to do with my splitting stone for a living.... | |
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Posted: 3/7/2007 12:09:46 PM |
I have dealt with so many guys that were just plain intimidated by me....but that could have something to do with my splitting stone for a living
The more I read around the forums, the more I realize that a lot of guys are intimidated by the very things that I find attractive. Tall, intelligent, strong of will and body...I have no problems with that at all.
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Posted: 3/7/2007 1:01:41 PM | | I don't think height has any thing to with it. There are super sexy short women and super-sexy tall women. What I think it all boils down to in the dating chain, is that the hotter women in general go after the body buildertype or tall athlete or professional type. There are only so many of these guys to go around. This happens at an early age so the more physically gifted dudes get tied dow/married to the hottest chicks relatively young. With the tall guys spoken for, this leaves the shorter and average size guys to fend for themselves in a mostly tall women single population. So to sum it all up, the available single tall guys are very few to match up to these unlucky tall ladies, who don't want to be tied down with some jockey type. Locally, in my area I notice all the available model-types are 6 feet or over are a dime a dozen. | |
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| Men don't like TALL women
Posted: 3/7/2007 4:15:07 PM | Well my sweetheart is 6'4" and I am 6'1" and we LOVE being eye to eye. He has dated shorter women but he seems to prefer someone he doesn't have to bend over to kiss. I have dated shorter men but I prefer someone that I can walk around with and not have people thinking " uh huh you know she beats the crap outta him every time he steps out of line". We have found perfect harmony in our heights and we LOVE it!! However had he been shorter or I had been shorter it still wouldn't have mattered. Our personalities are what holds us together. | |
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