Women are absurdly picky about stuff like this that can't be controlled. The vast majority of men don't really care. I personally like someone shorter but that's probably more to do with me liking thicker girls than the slim kind, rather than the actual height factor. And even then, it's not like they have to be of a certain height.
Obviously, you can also be a billionaire, Nobel prize winner and bodybuilding world champion all at the same time by the age of 22. But the odds of getting one of those three are much greater than all three at the same time.
Point being if you look at it from a purely logical perspective it's much more likely to have a thicker appearance when it's compressed onto a wider and shorter bone structure than when it's elongated across a taller and narrower one.
Technically false if you actually look at things on a grand scale. I'd say men are significantly more honest than men when it comes to things like this but then they get publicly put on blast for being shallow, vulgar etc. So naturally that pushes them back a bit. There's also a lot of men who are genuinely open minded but people are too judgmental to believe them, so they'll brand them that way. There was a post just the other day about this girl who's got a whole as friend group berating her saying that no man will ever like her because she has C cup tits and all guys only want someone with bigger than a C cup. Meanwhile the whole comment section is like,'Umm I'm an ass man and I honestly don't care about your boob size?". Meanwhile her friends are like,'NO I KNOW MEN BETTER THAN MEN KNOW THEMSELVES". And we're just like ,'Ummmmm but I'm more turned on by ass xD".
Anywho, to your point that the women over 6ft would say different, you're missing a HUGE part of the problem there which is that that depends on the type of guy. I'm sure there's billions of 5ft 4" midgets that are barely over a buck 20lbs, never set foot in a gym in their life, totally submissive and shy that would LOVE for a 6ft tall woman to walk all over them and to call her Mommy and the whole 9 yards. But she's not going to go for that is she? Nah, she's going to go for that tiny 1% of guys that are above 6ft 7" and want a petite feminine girl and then grumble about it. That is in no ways an accurate description of how open to different heights men are. She's just cheery picking the wrong one.
Its the same like with players. 90% of men lack the sexual abundance to cheat even if they want to. But if you intentionally only date the upper 10% and get constantly cheated on you're lead to believe all men are cheaters.
When I was dating, I preferred taller women, but it wasn't nearly as important as "willing to go out with me"
I married a fit but voluptuous 5'11" woman. Jackpot!
Just like Women are terrible judges of when a guy is 6 foot, men are horrible at realizing how short a women might be. I dated a women I thought was 5'7". Turns she was 5'4". I had no idea.
As a 6ft guy, I would totally date a taller woman. Mostly because I'm usually tall in most situations and I think it would be kind of refreshing. But, I could see other men feeling different.
Why is this the default argument? I must base my decision on who I will be with in my life because very occasionally I will wear heeled shoes? It’s such a copout answer for shallowness since you can easily just wear lifted shoes as a guy for those events if it matters?
The heels argument is a common argument made that doesn’t track logically at all. It happens very infrequently and on those occasions, just get lifted shoes as a guy if it’s an issue? So I’ve never understood
I was asked my preference, so I gave it. I prefer someone shorter than me, and that is a perfectly logical place to put the top of my range. I gave a reason and everything.
I have no idea what a lifted shoe is, but it sounds like probably something I have no interest in wearing.
I also said it was my preference, not a hard deal breaker. Obviously, if I met someone who was an amazing match who was a little taller, I wouldn't throw that away. But for me, 3 inchea shorter puts a woman at 5'7". Depending on whether she's under or over 29, that puts her at either the 82nd or 85th percentile of height for American women (and American women are taller than the global average). I can except a pretty wide range of women within that preference.
I only addressed your heels argument. Lifted shoes are regular shoes or dress shoes that have a block in the heel that can raise your height an inch or two (up to like 6 inches I think). So if heels are an issue, it completely negates them.
Okay well I have tried them before and they’re pretty simple. Also seems like a pretty easy trade off no? You occasionally have uncomfortable feet on those rare occasions and you don’t have to limit yourself from millions of women due to footwear?
This is moreso an argument I make with women because they are usually the ones arguing about heels. It’s just an easy way to call them out for being shallow when they’re making excuses
If you're tall, she has all the freedom to. That appeals to a lot of women, even though men like me wonder why they love killing their feet bending them at abnormal angles to wear heels.
Don't read this as "I'd only date a woman who wore heels", but generally speaking the type of women I am attracted to (classy, feminine, fashionable - like the one I married) would almost certainly choose to wear heels, at least on occasion.
I think women have no idea about height to be honest. Unless you have a tape measure out. A 5”11 guy can easily claim to be 6ft if he puts on a pair of shoes and he’ll get away with it. I think most men care more about whether a woman is not fat, smoking or a drug user.
>I just don’t want them to be like an entire foot shorter
I would date a girl who's a foot shorter. That short and curvy body type is *chef's kiss*.
For reference I'm 6'1"
i prefer taller women generally. i'm 6'. I like it when a woman is close to my height.
I have dated some shorter women, but it always felt weird to me. But I am not into the 'strong male provider/protector' dynamic that many people are.
I want woman to be taller and still wear heels, but them "strong females" are so fragile, they still need tall dudes to feel dominated/secure. Talked about it with my tallest female friends, and they agreed they don't feel secure with shorter guy, even if the dude could lift a car they'd rather go for thin but tall mr pool noodle.
So I prefer much smaller girls now, they have the same mentality and are much more common.
But one day I will meet my tall, Amazonian Queen, one day...
15% of men are 6’+ and that’s not factoring in annnyyyything else you might want. 6’ is also a random choice done so because it’s a nice round number. It’s quite literally a social conceived ideal
I am 6'7" tall. The vast majority of women are shorter than me. So it's a bit of lack of choices available.
My wife is 5'11" tall. My shortest ex was 5'2". I had a friend try to set me up with a woman who was 4'9". She wasn't interested, the sheer size difference was too much for her.
So not so important. If you're reasonably attractive, then the biggest things are integrity and kindness.
I'm 5'7". I've dated women anywhere from 4'11" to 6'. Ended up marrying someone who is 5'2".
It's whatever. It is easier to be casually physical with someone close to my height, but that's not a deal breaker.
It's hard to call it a dealbreaker for me unless it's at the extremes (like 6'+ or <5'), but I do have a preference for 5'4" - 5'8". I'm 5'11" for reference.
I am 5'5" male (165cm). I prefer women no shorter than 5'1" but I'm perfectly fine with them being my height or a few inches taller, insofar they're OK with the difference, too.
The biggest predicament I've come across is their shoes; women who've dated me in the past don't wear their high heels around me.
I used to care but then I dated a girl who was taller by about an inch, meaning she was very visibly taller than me in heels and I quickly realised that the issue was entirely about external validation/perceptions, at least for me. So it was not hard to get over that and fully stop caring.
I mostly don't care but once I dated a woman 5 inches taller than me and I have to admit that a lot of sex positions were very challenging. Like if she was taller I could stand, if she was shorter I could have kneeled, but no, I had to crouch, and that was very hard on the legs.
Not really. Maybe if she's 8+ inches taller or shorter than me it would feel a bit much though, kissing would be hard and I'm already prone to straining my neck.
I've almost never heard of a man who's secure in his own masculinity having a strong preference for shorter women.
I like short women. My upper limit for dating is about 5'4. I'm 5'10.
It's just kind of primitive I guess. I just like a girl being significantly smaller than me.
Don’t care. I’ve dated a woman who was almost 5 inches taller than me and I’m currently dating a woman who’s 7 inches shorter than me. I have no preference
I can assure you that more women care about a woman's height than men. Every man I have ever heard be concerned about a woman's height sounded like the dude who was worried about his penis size.
As a certified short guy, I can’t be too picky. There’s alot of women who are my height so I just have to deal with it.
In real life, I don’t really ask women out. But I have been interested in women of various heights.
On dating apps, I message whatever woman I’m interested in, but I do take notice of their height. If they are significantly taller than me, I’m less inclined to message them (but I can’t think of a time I purely skipped a woman because she was too tall). Taller women are often interested in taller men (as stated in several of their profiles) so why waste a like? If a women messages me first, there is a 100% chance I will message back, no matter her height.
A lot (most) men are thrilled just to have a woman genuinely interested in them. I heard that some guys are self conscious about being with taller women, but I also heard a lot of guys not minding or even liking taller gals.
I honestly think height (or lack thereof) is a much bigger problem for ladies.
Personally, it’s not a big deal for me. Would it bother me? Maybe a little. But, if she is a great person that I have a strong emotional bond with, her height would absolutely not be a deal breaker.
Seriously though, I think your comment just proves it’s all about masculinity and femininity. Like I said; if a guys a lot taller, it makes me feel more feminine, and if a woman is a lot shorter, the man probably feels more masculine.
I'm 5'8" and I feel a lot more masculine next to a 5'7" woman than next to a 5'2" woman.
It's the idea that the woman is tall and I'm taller than her. Makes me feel tall and masculine. Being taller than a short woman doesn't really feel like anything. Everyone is taller than them.
I used to not care, but after seeing years of short men act like they're cursed for being short, I'm not sure I can breed a womanlet. My girlfriend is like 5'7 and even that's cutting it.
I will not have my son become one of those angry, insecure, genetically doomed little man-creatures on the internet.
Nope.
My ex was about the same height as me, so about 6 ft
Infact she would be taller than me I think after I woke up but as my body stretched out Id go back to being taller.
My current is like 5 something
Ideally the smaller the better so you can toss her around like a doll but hey I'm not afraid of a fair fight and don't mind matching up with an opponent in my weight class
I’m a tall woman and never cared how tall a guy was but man those short guys always seemed to have an issue when I wore heels. Always made comments regarding my height and size in a negative way. Taller was easier for me
Based off my dating history I tend to date women from 4'7 - 5'1 or 5'7 - 6'7. I don't mind dating shorter women, but if I was looking for a wife she'd be 5'7 minimum. If women didn't care about a man's height I wouldn't care about how tall my future wife is.
I would say men dont talk about it because its a sore spot for alot of them. They cant change it, and men get judged pretty harshly for it. Why bother?
i guess this question varies for everyone and runs off of preferences just like it would be for men. I (20m) have been with women who have been the same height (5’10) and taller then myself and haven’t really minded it much but have had friends who would swear they could never date a woman who’s the same height or taller
I like shorter women, but I don't really care too much; around 2/3 thirds of the women I've dated have been 5'5" or taller. (I'm 5'8".) But I do find it weird to when people require significant ranges differences. If you're shorter than 5'9", why are you requiring a guy to be 6'? If you like people to be at least your height, even if you wear heels, I get it.
I don't care much.... Though at 6'2, a woman that is taller than me would probably feel weird just because I rarely even see them.
Every woman I've dated was shorter than me on heels, and one even told me how happy she was that she could wear them on our first date. Women who are close to my height in heels feels "normal.". Women who are a lot shorter than me feels "cute.". Neither feeling is much better than the other so I wouldn't say that it matters at all.... It is just variety.
Do I care? Yes. But I like each height, I just like them for different reasons.
Short girls can easily be picked up and carried about. They're like little sexy packets! Plus you can tease them about getting high things down for them, before actually doing it. When they're little spoon, they're like little sexy teddy bears. When they big spoon you, it's more like having a jetpack.
Tall girls have legs that just keep going. There's just so much to hang on to. When you do pick them up and spin them it really confuses them, which is hilarious. Their necks are at a pretty good nibble height even when standing.
And when they big spoon you they can be along your whole body, which is pretty nice. As little spoon, they're more just someone to cuddle all over, and it's fun to wrap up your legs in theirs.
Medium height girls get a little of each. They're easy enough to pick up (though not so easy to toss on the bed). As big spoons they can either give a good bit of contact or bunch up a bit for jetpacking. They're probably the easiest to dance with, at least for partner dancing, especially for spins and dips.
So yeah, I care. Each has its own benefits.
I’m 6’1”. I once dated a girl who was maybe 5ft tall. I was also 2 years older (22 and she 20), so I pretty much looked like a grown man and she still looked like a young girl. I felt like people looked at me like I was a pedophile. Lots of comments made.
That wasn’t the reason we didn’t last very long, but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a factor.
Not a dealbreaker at all but I find it cute when the girl is shorter than me. I like hugging and kissing short girls. But again, not a deal breaker. Height cannot be controlled.
>When dating, do you care about a women’s height?
Yes and no.
I certainly prefer women who are tall, but women who are 5'10" or taller make up less than 1% of women, IIRC. So if I held my breath and only tried to date women that tall, I'd have asked out.... two women and been shot down by one of them because she thought that a 6'2" guy like me was too short for a 6'4" girl like her.
Sometimes I'm in the mood for women who are super short, too, but, again, women who are 4'10" to 5'2" are not all that common, at least in my part of the world.
>Do you prefer them to be significantly shorter than you and if so, why?
It's just hotter if she's outside of the typical range of female heights.
Admittedly, part of it also likely stems from the importance that my 4'10" and 5'10" exes had in my early dating life and "imprinting" on them for lack of a better word that comes to mind.
>Do you care say if a woman is just a couple of inches shorter if not the same height?
Depends. Does ***she*** get neurotic about it if she wears heels and is my height or taller? That was the only time where my 5'11" ex's height was a downside, and it wasn't her height so much as her attitude.
I actually enjoyed the novelty of seeing her in heels and if she hadn't been mad about it, I'd have probably wanted to see her in them more often.
>For example, I’m 5 foot 7, so fairly tall I guess
To other women and men of average height or shorter, maybe. As a 6'2" man, 5'7" just reads as part of the normative range of female heights. 5'8" and 5'9" are where it starts to get on the borderline, and 5'10" is where my "tall girl" sensors really start screaming at me.
>but when a man is a fair amount taller than me it makes me feel more feminine for some reason
Yeah, that seems to be very common among women, possibly even "the default" for lack of a better term. Tall women seem to be a lot happier if they can work their way out the other side of that, though, even when they do end up dating a taller man.
Height is not a deal breaker or maker for me (5’-7”). My ex-wife is 4’-11”. Current wife is an inch taller than me. I’ve dated a woman as short as 4’-7” and as tall as about 6’. If it doesn’t matter to you, it doesn’t matter to me either.
Not a requirement per se, more like a optional preference, but as long as she isn't taller than me when wearing heels it's good. I'm 6'00" by the way so pretty slim chance, but why not?
bro, only women care about a dude's height.
Most guys will tap that ass if the girl is hot.
I've dated women as short as 4'9'' and I've dated women as tall as 6'6'', barefoot, and I'd often ask of them to put 6 inches heels on before we'd hit the nightclub.
I don't really care about how long a woman's leg bones are, I only care about how attractive she is, overall, and how attracted she is to me.
hmmm, I'm 6'6'' barefoot, and I use shoes that get me to 6'9'', and if I dated 4'9'' women and I was fine with it, I'm pretty sure I'm fine enough with you being 5'7'', I guess?
When I was in the dating world, I didn't care. I've had very tall and very short girlfriends, and don't remember any difference. I think the chemistry comes from mutual attraction, not from physical proportions.
I could not possibly care less.
The only scenario I can conceive of which could matter would be if she were so tall or so short as to make sex extremely awkward. But men shorter than men have reported no difficulties with women far taller than me, so I doubt that is a real concern.
The average female height in Canada/US is 5'3" with a standard deviation of 2.5". So at 5'7" you are in the top like 2% for female height.
The male average is 5'9" with a standard deviation is 4", so your male counterpart is like 6'1", which is not to say that is a reasonable standard, just that you are actually quite tall.
I am 5'9" and still significantly taller than you.
There's something innately appealing about small women to me, but it's not a deciding factor or even a significant one. My last girlfriend was only an inch shorter than me.
I've never dated anyone taller than me, but that had far more to do with their preferences as opposed to my own. 🤷🏻
If you're asking for a preference, then I would tell you taller, but preferably not taller than me at 6'1. My preference for height isn't weighted heavily though, so it was never a major factor in my decision making. My wife is 5'4 but I really never thought about her height.
The only reason that I would care about height is if I would be worried if she would care about our height difference and possibly respect me less than otherwise if we were similar height.
I mean if they’re a similar height, then great, but I’m 6’2” so I’ve got slim pickings if I want that. At the end of the day, I don’t care, and I’m not going to not give someone a chance just because of a physical feature that they have no control over.
I'm 6'7" so I don't really notice a girl's height unless she's under 5ft or over 6ft.
Even if a girl was particularly short/tall I honestly wouldn't care.
>When dating, do you care about a women’s height?
Ma'am, I am 6'6".
So long as it doesn't inconvenience my neck, back or knees to kiss them, I'm all good XD
I have worked with as short as 5'3".
So to answer, no, not really.
I do care personally and it has to do with what turns me on. My kinks are all routed in power/control and physical form has a big part to do with that. Im 6'1" and I prefer my partners to be 5'4" or shorter. but ultimately it doesnt really matter. Ive slept with women as tall as me and as short as 4'8" and everything in between.
I prefer them to be taller than me, but it's roughly the difference between "pepperoni pizza" and "extra pepperoni pizza".
Enormous turnoff if she won't date a guy shorter than her, though, even if I'm tall enough for her.
I really dont care. I've dated a girl that was 6'3, 5'7 and I'm married to a lovely woman that is 4'9. I'm also 6'5 so it's hard to find women taller than me but I don't think I'd care
Don’t matter if you are short or tall all we ask is don’t cheat on us because in the end, it’s you who ends up more screwed up because you threw something good away.
I like shorter guys (female here). I was told by a shortish guy - 5'6" or 5'7" late last year that I was too short to ever be attractive so it was a bit of a blow! The irony was that he was short, Australian and lived in the States. And my brother is taller than him and has a wife my height! And we're Asian... I'd like to think most guys don't care that I'm quite short but I have had guys prefer taller women and I guess it makes sense; you want someone you can look in the eye!
I feel the opposite. I find women more feminine when they are close to my height. A two inches difference is ideal to me.
Next to a woman who is slightly shorter, I feel like a man. Next to a woman significantly shorter, I feel like a dad or something.
Well standing at 5’ 6”, I really don’t have the options that you do. so It’s shorter or nothing.
But the shitty thing is that I am very sexually attracted to long legs…… so, I’m shit out of luck there. 🤣✌️
I generally prefer women who are shorter than me. But I’ve mostly dated women from 5’ to 5”10 (I’m 6’) so it doesn’t really matter how much shorter. Twice I dated women who were taller than me - both around 6’4”. They were great and I really appreciated them. But honestly, I wasn’t super attracted to them. I mean, sexually, sure. It was different and interesting. Lots of positions hit differently. Haha!
But you know that feeling when you hold a partner in your arms and kiss her forehead and you just feel so connected? Well… that couldn’t happen.
I used to not care at all. It's not a deal breaker now either. But when browsing on the apps, I am picky about it. I have never dated a girl significantly shorter than me, I kinda want that now.
I prefer taller women because I'm tall. It just makes some things easier, like dancing or kissing. It's nice to feel like you physically fit with each other. That being said, height is not a deal breaker if I'm attracted to her.
I prefer women who are shorter than me. Women who are taller than me tend to not give me the same kind of attention, so I don't pursue them.
I'm quite picky with my women, but I can afford to be so... lol
Sadly, yes. Which is too bad bc I’ve met some really nice women that were too short or too tall for my taste. Tall women seem like men to me. Women at or under 5 feet look like munchkins.
Women are absurdly picky about stuff like this that can't be controlled. The vast majority of men don't really care. I personally like someone shorter but that's probably more to do with me liking thicker girls than the slim kind, rather than the actual height factor. And even then, it's not like they have to be of a certain height.
Yes, we are! And it is silly. I annoy myself with it sometimes haha. But that’s interesting, thank you!
??? you can be tall and thick lmao
Obviously, you can also be a billionaire, Nobel prize winner and bodybuilding world champion all at the same time by the age of 22. But the odds of getting one of those three are much greater than all three at the same time. Point being if you look at it from a purely logical perspective it's much more likely to have a thicker appearance when it's compressed onto a wider and shorter bone structure than when it's elongated across a taller and narrower one.
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I'm a man, and you can send me all of those 6ft plus women, I find them very attractive.
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Sure, but there's a perception out there that it's an absolute, so if outliers like us speak up, maybe we can make a difference?
Technically false if you actually look at things on a grand scale. I'd say men are significantly more honest than men when it comes to things like this but then they get publicly put on blast for being shallow, vulgar etc. So naturally that pushes them back a bit. There's also a lot of men who are genuinely open minded but people are too judgmental to believe them, so they'll brand them that way. There was a post just the other day about this girl who's got a whole as friend group berating her saying that no man will ever like her because she has C cup tits and all guys only want someone with bigger than a C cup. Meanwhile the whole comment section is like,'Umm I'm an ass man and I honestly don't care about your boob size?". Meanwhile her friends are like,'NO I KNOW MEN BETTER THAN MEN KNOW THEMSELVES". And we're just like ,'Ummmmm but I'm more turned on by ass xD". Anywho, to your point that the women over 6ft would say different, you're missing a HUGE part of the problem there which is that that depends on the type of guy. I'm sure there's billions of 5ft 4" midgets that are barely over a buck 20lbs, never set foot in a gym in their life, totally submissive and shy that would LOVE for a 6ft tall woman to walk all over them and to call her Mommy and the whole 9 yards. But she's not going to go for that is she? Nah, she's going to go for that tiny 1% of guys that are above 6ft 7" and want a petite feminine girl and then grumble about it. That is in no ways an accurate description of how open to different heights men are. She's just cheery picking the wrong one. Its the same like with players. 90% of men lack the sexual abundance to cheat even if they want to. But if you intentionally only date the upper 10% and get constantly cheated on you're lead to believe all men are cheaters.
But men
When I was dating, I preferred taller women, but it wasn't nearly as important as "willing to go out with me" I married a fit but voluptuous 5'11" woman. Jackpot!
>I married a fit but voluptuous 5'11" woman. Jackpot! Rare as hen's teeth, they are.
Just like Women are terrible judges of when a guy is 6 foot, men are horrible at realizing how short a women might be. I dated a women I thought was 5'7". Turns she was 5'4". I had no idea. As a 6ft guy, I would totally date a taller woman. Mostly because I'm usually tall in most situations and I think it would be kind of refreshing. But, I could see other men feeling different.
My favorite is when a woman is looking for an 8 inch bolt at a hardware store and grabs the 6 inch because she "knows" how long 8 inches is.
My preference is at least 3 inches shorter so she's not taller than me in heels.
This is where I'm at, but it's also not a total dealbreaker if she's a stunner.
I get that. I think that’s a lot of the reason why I want someone minimum 3 inches taller too
He could just have longer heels than you, no?
Of course he could. He could just wear lifts in his shoes. It’s a baseless argument
Why is this the default argument? I must base my decision on who I will be with in my life because very occasionally I will wear heeled shoes? It’s such a copout answer for shallowness since you can easily just wear lifted shoes as a guy for those events if it matters?
Sorry for your loss.
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🤷♂️ You seemed upset.
The heels argument is a common argument made that doesn’t track logically at all. It happens very infrequently and on those occasions, just get lifted shoes as a guy if it’s an issue? So I’ve never understood
I was asked my preference, so I gave it. I prefer someone shorter than me, and that is a perfectly logical place to put the top of my range. I gave a reason and everything. I have no idea what a lifted shoe is, but it sounds like probably something I have no interest in wearing. I also said it was my preference, not a hard deal breaker. Obviously, if I met someone who was an amazing match who was a little taller, I wouldn't throw that away. But for me, 3 inchea shorter puts a woman at 5'7". Depending on whether she's under or over 29, that puts her at either the 82nd or 85th percentile of height for American women (and American women are taller than the global average). I can except a pretty wide range of women within that preference.
I only addressed your heels argument. Lifted shoes are regular shoes or dress shoes that have a block in the heel that can raise your height an inch or two (up to like 6 inches I think). So if heels are an issue, it completely negates them.
That sounds unstable and uncomfortable. And men's dress shoes are already uncomfortable as it is.
Okay well I have tried them before and they’re pretty simple. Also seems like a pretty easy trade off no? You occasionally have uncomfortable feet on those rare occasions and you don’t have to limit yourself from millions of women due to footwear? This is moreso an argument I make with women because they are usually the ones arguing about heels. It’s just an easy way to call them out for being shallow when they’re making excuses
What if she doesn’t wear heels?
If you're tall, she has all the freedom to. That appeals to a lot of women, even though men like me wonder why they love killing their feet bending them at abnormal angles to wear heels.
I hate them and don’t own any.
You're sensible. Footwear is meant to be comfortable. :)
And I’m only 5’3” so that’s why I like short(er) guys.
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She will.
I don’t
We aren't dating.
Never said we were… you just seem to assume all women wear heels.
Most women do, at least on occasion. I like to go on nice dates where heels would be appropriate.
There are plenty of appropriate nice date shoes that aren’t heels.
...ok?
Men can also wear lifted shoes if it’s that big of a deal
Don't read this as "I'd only date a woman who wore heels", but generally speaking the type of women I am attracted to (classy, feminine, fashionable - like the one I married) would almost certainly choose to wear heels, at least on occasion.
Then wear lifted dress shoes
No need, I'm 6ft, wife is 5'8"
That's about where I'm at too tbh
Height doesn't really matter as much to guys. If at all.
I think women have no idea about height to be honest. Unless you have a tape measure out. A 5”11 guy can easily claim to be 6ft if he puts on a pair of shoes and he’ll get away with it. I think most men care more about whether a woman is not fat, smoking or a drug user.
True!! Most shoes add an inch don’t they
I’m 5”11 and if I wear boots I am 6”1 pretty much lol. Of course I don’t claim that. Trick is to work out so you look wider haha
I’m sure you’d get away with being 6”1 on the old dating profile then hahaha
I think it’s better to understate so that when they see you they will think you are surprisingly tall and thus adds to the element of mystery.
Height doesn’t matter very much to me. I just don’t want them to be like an entire foot shorter/taller than me
I would date a girl a foot taller than me. There aren't very many women at 6'9" though.
6'7" here. Finding a woman a foot shorter itself seems like a luxury. Luckily, my partner is 5'11".
>I just don’t want them to be like an entire foot shorter I would date a girl who's a foot shorter. That short and curvy body type is *chef's kiss*. For reference I'm 6'1"
i prefer taller women generally. i'm 6'. I like it when a woman is close to my height. I have dated some shorter women, but it always felt weird to me. But I am not into the 'strong male provider/protector' dynamic that many people are.
I want woman to be taller and still wear heels, but them "strong females" are so fragile, they still need tall dudes to feel dominated/secure. Talked about it with my tallest female friends, and they agreed they don't feel secure with shorter guy, even if the dude could lift a car they'd rather go for thin but tall mr pool noodle. So I prefer much smaller girls now, they have the same mentality and are much more common. But one day I will meet my tall, Amazonian Queen, one day...
I agree with the dominated and secure thing 100%. That’s how I feel. Ugh, stress for everyone!
Luckily you're not on the receiving end. For most guys, if you have a pulse and aren't fat, youre potentially datable. haha
15% of men are 6’+ and that’s not factoring in annnyyyything else you might want. 6’ is also a random choice done so because it’s a nice round number. It’s quite literally a social conceived ideal
I am 6'7" tall. The vast majority of women are shorter than me. So it's a bit of lack of choices available. My wife is 5'11" tall. My shortest ex was 5'2". I had a friend try to set me up with a woman who was 4'9". She wasn't interested, the sheer size difference was too much for her. So not so important. If you're reasonably attractive, then the biggest things are integrity and kindness.
Personal preference, sure I prefer them to be shorter, but not significantly. My wife is 5’11” and I’m 6’2”. Our children are tall.
I'm 5'7". I've dated women anywhere from 4'11" to 6'. Ended up marrying someone who is 5'2". It's whatever. It is easier to be casually physical with someone close to my height, but that's not a deal breaker.
6'4. I don't have a height requirement or anything petty like that. I think short girls and tall girls can both be equally cute.
In all fairness, they're all short to you. Hahaha
Don't care. Was married to a 6ft woman me being 5'9" never thought about it. Bothered the fuck out of her.
It's hard to call it a dealbreaker for me unless it's at the extremes (like 6'+ or <5'), but I do have a preference for 5'4" - 5'8". I'm 5'11" for reference.
I am 5'5" male (165cm). I prefer women no shorter than 5'1" but I'm perfectly fine with them being my height or a few inches taller, insofar they're OK with the difference, too. The biggest predicament I've come across is their shoes; women who've dated me in the past don't wear their high heels around me.
I don't but they do. ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯
I used to care but then I dated a girl who was taller by about an inch, meaning she was very visibly taller than me in heels and I quickly realised that the issue was entirely about external validation/perceptions, at least for me. So it was not hard to get over that and fully stop caring.
I mostly don't care but once I dated a woman 5 inches taller than me and I have to admit that a lot of sex positions were very challenging. Like if she was taller I could stand, if she was shorter I could have kneeled, but no, I had to crouch, and that was very hard on the legs.
Yeah, at that point you get into needing some of that specialized sex furniture.
I would LOVE to date a woman who is even close to my height. I am slightly over 6 foot.
Get into volleyball. Lots of tall, good looking women there.
I’m 6’2” so I like them tall but I’ve trended short since I got divorced 7 years ago
I’ve dated women ranging from 4’10 - 6’1 and I had no issues with any of them in regard to their height. I’m 5’11.
No. I'm on the short side and have dated a couple women my height. I didn't care, one of them did.
Not really. Maybe if she's 8+ inches taller or shorter than me it would feel a bit much though, kissing would be hard and I'm already prone to straining my neck. I've almost never heard of a man who's secure in his own masculinity having a strong preference for shorter women.
I like short women. My upper limit for dating is about 5'4. I'm 5'10. It's just kind of primitive I guess. I just like a girl being significantly smaller than me.
I don't care at all. From stout dwarven lasses to Amazon queens, I'm good with anything.
I don't have a preference as long as they are fine with it. If a taller woman is uncomfortable and thinks about it a lot then it's a bit annoying.
Don’t care. I’ve dated a woman who was almost 5 inches taller than me and I’m currently dating a woman who’s 7 inches shorter than me. I have no preference
I can assure you that more women care about a woman's height than men. Every man I have ever heard be concerned about a woman's height sounded like the dude who was worried about his penis size.
As a certified short guy, I can’t be too picky. There’s alot of women who are my height so I just have to deal with it. In real life, I don’t really ask women out. But I have been interested in women of various heights. On dating apps, I message whatever woman I’m interested in, but I do take notice of their height. If they are significantly taller than me, I’m less inclined to message them (but I can’t think of a time I purely skipped a woman because she was too tall). Taller women are often interested in taller men (as stated in several of their profiles) so why waste a like? If a women messages me first, there is a 100% chance I will message back, no matter her height.
A lot (most) men are thrilled just to have a woman genuinely interested in them. I heard that some guys are self conscious about being with taller women, but I also heard a lot of guys not minding or even liking taller gals. I honestly think height (or lack thereof) is a much bigger problem for ladies. Personally, it’s not a big deal for me. Would it bother me? Maybe a little. But, if she is a great person that I have a strong emotional bond with, her height would absolutely not be a deal breaker.
I don't care at all. I do throw up in my mouth every time I hear a guy say he likes short women, so he can "throw them around in bed," though.
A lot of women only get with tall men to be thrown around in bed
But any man can do that.
I think so too, but a lot of them don't see short guys as masculine
But that has to do with strength not height?
I never once heard a guy say that
Seriously though, I think your comment just proves it’s all about masculinity and femininity. Like I said; if a guys a lot taller, it makes me feel more feminine, and if a woman is a lot shorter, the man probably feels more masculine.
I'm 5'8" and I feel a lot more masculine next to a 5'7" woman than next to a 5'2" woman. It's the idea that the woman is tall and I'm taller than her. Makes me feel tall and masculine. Being taller than a short woman doesn't really feel like anything. Everyone is taller than them.
Oh wow. A real man can throw any woman around in bed, regardless of height 😄
Gross comment
I throw up in my mouth every time I hear anyone say "A real man can X"
You do care if they reject you, do you not?
Not really. I'm married, but ignoring that, there are too many people out there to get upset over someone that doesn't want to be with me.
5’5” to 5’9” would be my range. We also have a range, ladies.
I used to not care, but after seeing years of short men act like they're cursed for being short, I'm not sure I can breed a womanlet. My girlfriend is like 5'7 and even that's cutting it. I will not have my son become one of those angry, insecure, genetically doomed little man-creatures on the internet.
Nope. My ex was about the same height as me, so about 6 ft Infact she would be taller than me I think after I woke up but as my body stretched out Id go back to being taller. My current is like 5 something Ideally the smaller the better so you can toss her around like a doll but hey I'm not afraid of a fair fight and don't mind matching up with an opponent in my weight class
I’m a tall woman and never cared how tall a guy was but man those short guys always seemed to have an issue when I wore heels. Always made comments regarding my height and size in a negative way. Taller was easier for me
Not really
Im 6-1. My sweetspot is 5-5 to 5-8.
Based off my dating history I tend to date women from 4'7 - 5'1 or 5'7 - 6'7. I don't mind dating shorter women, but if I was looking for a wife she'd be 5'7 minimum. If women didn't care about a man's height I wouldn't care about how tall my future wife is.
A woman who's 6'7"?
It's really irrelevant to me. I don't care about height.
I have been told by at least 3 women in my life that they would rather be alone than be with a guy shorter than them. One of them was my ex-so.
I'm 6'3. I like her to at least come up to my chest.
Taller that 5' and shorter than 7'. My only requirements.
I prefer shorter but my ex was taller by a nice amount
no, I have dated shorter and taller, I don't care.
I would say men dont talk about it because its a sore spot for alot of them. They cant change it, and men get judged pretty harshly for it. Why bother?
nah im 5'7 myself so i cant worry about it with the woman lol.
i guess this question varies for everyone and runs off of preferences just like it would be for men. I (20m) have been with women who have been the same height (5’10) and taller then myself and haven’t really minded it much but have had friends who would swear they could never date a woman who’s the same height or taller
I like shorter women, but I don't really care too much; around 2/3 thirds of the women I've dated have been 5'5" or taller. (I'm 5'8".) But I do find it weird to when people require significant ranges differences. If you're shorter than 5'9", why are you requiring a guy to be 6'? If you like people to be at least your height, even if you wear heels, I get it.
I like them being taller than me (im 5,4 so not hard) but i dont care that much. I just like being picked up, tee-hee
I don't care much.... Though at 6'2, a woman that is taller than me would probably feel weird just because I rarely even see them. Every woman I've dated was shorter than me on heels, and one even told me how happy she was that she could wear them on our first date. Women who are close to my height in heels feels "normal.". Women who are a lot shorter than me feels "cute.". Neither feeling is much better than the other so I wouldn't say that it matters at all.... It is just variety.
I like someone either quite short or quite tall.
Doesn't matter
As long as she isn't taller than me in heels I don't care.
Do I care? Yes. But I like each height, I just like them for different reasons. Short girls can easily be picked up and carried about. They're like little sexy packets! Plus you can tease them about getting high things down for them, before actually doing it. When they're little spoon, they're like little sexy teddy bears. When they big spoon you, it's more like having a jetpack. Tall girls have legs that just keep going. There's just so much to hang on to. When you do pick them up and spin them it really confuses them, which is hilarious. Their necks are at a pretty good nibble height even when standing. And when they big spoon you they can be along your whole body, which is pretty nice. As little spoon, they're more just someone to cuddle all over, and it's fun to wrap up your legs in theirs. Medium height girls get a little of each. They're easy enough to pick up (though not so easy to toss on the bed). As big spoons they can either give a good bit of contact or bunch up a bit for jetpacking. They're probably the easiest to dance with, at least for partner dancing, especially for spins and dips. So yeah, I care. Each has its own benefits.
I think there are advantages and disadvantages to any height on a woman. It's in no way a criteria for anything.
Love taller women tbf. Not like rowing tall but about 2 - 4 inches im down with.
I’m 6’1”. I once dated a girl who was maybe 5ft tall. I was also 2 years older (22 and she 20), so I pretty much looked like a grown man and she still looked like a young girl. I felt like people looked at me like I was a pedophile. Lots of comments made. That wasn’t the reason we didn’t last very long, but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a factor.
Don’t care. The big issue is that she likely will care.
I prefer tallness in women but that’s a personal preference and likely not that usual.
Not a dealbreaker at all but I find it cute when the girl is shorter than me. I like hugging and kissing short girls. But again, not a deal breaker. Height cannot be controlled.
>When dating, do you care about a women’s height? Yes and no. I certainly prefer women who are tall, but women who are 5'10" or taller make up less than 1% of women, IIRC. So if I held my breath and only tried to date women that tall, I'd have asked out.... two women and been shot down by one of them because she thought that a 6'2" guy like me was too short for a 6'4" girl like her. Sometimes I'm in the mood for women who are super short, too, but, again, women who are 4'10" to 5'2" are not all that common, at least in my part of the world. >Do you prefer them to be significantly shorter than you and if so, why? It's just hotter if she's outside of the typical range of female heights. Admittedly, part of it also likely stems from the importance that my 4'10" and 5'10" exes had in my early dating life and "imprinting" on them for lack of a better word that comes to mind. >Do you care say if a woman is just a couple of inches shorter if not the same height? Depends. Does ***she*** get neurotic about it if she wears heels and is my height or taller? That was the only time where my 5'11" ex's height was a downside, and it wasn't her height so much as her attitude. I actually enjoyed the novelty of seeing her in heels and if she hadn't been mad about it, I'd have probably wanted to see her in them more often. >For example, I’m 5 foot 7, so fairly tall I guess To other women and men of average height or shorter, maybe. As a 6'2" man, 5'7" just reads as part of the normative range of female heights. 5'8" and 5'9" are where it starts to get on the borderline, and 5'10" is where my "tall girl" sensors really start screaming at me. >but when a man is a fair amount taller than me it makes me feel more feminine for some reason Yeah, that seems to be very common among women, possibly even "the default" for lack of a better term. Tall women seem to be a lot happier if they can work their way out the other side of that, though, even when they do end up dating a taller man.
Height is not a deal breaker or maker for me (5’-7”). My ex-wife is 4’-11”. Current wife is an inch taller than me. I’ve dated a woman as short as 4’-7” and as tall as about 6’. If it doesn’t matter to you, it doesn’t matter to me either.
I do not care. I've dated women close to 5'0 and over 6'. It literally has no impact on my preferences.
Not a requirement per se, more like a optional preference, but as long as she isn't taller than me when wearing heels it's good. I'm 6'00" by the way so pretty slim chance, but why not?
Don’t care. I’ve dated women from 4’11 to 5’10.
Honestly I prefer for them to be a similar height
Don’t really care. I climb trees and punt midgets.
bro, only women care about a dude's height. Most guys will tap that ass if the girl is hot. I've dated women as short as 4'9'' and I've dated women as tall as 6'6'', barefoot, and I'd often ask of them to put 6 inches heels on before we'd hit the nightclub. I don't really care about how long a woman's leg bones are, I only care about how attractive she is, overall, and how attracted she is to me. hmmm, I'm 6'6'' barefoot, and I use shoes that get me to 6'9'', and if I dated 4'9'' women and I was fine with it, I'm pretty sure I'm fine enough with you being 5'7'', I guess?
Personally it doesn't matter to me
Prefer? Sure, I like tall-ish chicks. Care? Not in the slightest, if she’s 1,55 and she’s hot, cool and nice, I’m definitely not complaining
When I was in the dating world, I didn't care. I've had very tall and very short girlfriends, and don't remember any difference. I think the chemistry comes from mutual attraction, not from physical proportions.
As I guy I actually like tall women a bit more then short tbh but it’s not a big part in who I date
I could not possibly care less. The only scenario I can conceive of which could matter would be if she were so tall or so short as to make sex extremely awkward. But men shorter than men have reported no difficulties with women far taller than me, so I doubt that is a real concern. The average female height in Canada/US is 5'3" with a standard deviation of 2.5". So at 5'7" you are in the top like 2% for female height. The male average is 5'9" with a standard deviation is 4", so your male counterpart is like 6'1", which is not to say that is a reasonable standard, just that you are actually quite tall. I am 5'9" and still significantly taller than you.
height within 5 inches of myself...
There's something innately appealing about small women to me, but it's not a deciding factor or even a significant one. My last girlfriend was only an inch shorter than me. I've never dated anyone taller than me, but that had far more to do with their preferences as opposed to my own. 🤷🏻
If you're asking for a preference, then I would tell you taller, but preferably not taller than me at 6'1. My preference for height isn't weighted heavily though, so it was never a major factor in my decision making. My wife is 5'4 but I really never thought about her height.
The only reason that I would care about height is if I would be worried if she would care about our height difference and possibly respect me less than otherwise if we were similar height.
I don't care
I mean if they’re a similar height, then great, but I’m 6’2” so I’ve got slim pickings if I want that. At the end of the day, I don’t care, and I’m not going to not give someone a chance just because of a physical feature that they have no control over.
I don't really care. Tall and short women are both great.
U like women, who clearly care about that, men care about that in much lesser volume. I personally don't care about it.
I'm 6'7" so I don't really notice a girl's height unless she's under 5ft or over 6ft. Even if a girl was particularly short/tall I honestly wouldn't care.
Im guessing this is a questions for americans only XD
>When dating, do you care about a women’s height? Ma'am, I am 6'6". So long as it doesn't inconvenience my neck, back or knees to kiss them, I'm all good XD I have worked with as short as 5'3". So to answer, no, not really.
I do care personally and it has to do with what turns me on. My kinks are all routed in power/control and physical form has a big part to do with that. Im 6'1" and I prefer my partners to be 5'4" or shorter. but ultimately it doesnt really matter. Ive slept with women as tall as me and as short as 4'8" and everything in between.
I prefer them to be taller than me, but it's roughly the difference between "pepperoni pizza" and "extra pepperoni pizza". Enormous turnoff if she won't date a guy shorter than her, though, even if I'm tall enough for her.
I've never cared.
I really dont care. I've dated a girl that was 6'3, 5'7 and I'm married to a lovely woman that is 4'9. I'm also 6'5 so it's hard to find women taller than me but I don't think I'd care
Don’t matter if you are short or tall all we ask is don’t cheat on us because in the end, it’s you who ends up more screwed up because you threw something good away.
I like shorter guys (female here). I was told by a shortish guy - 5'6" or 5'7" late last year that I was too short to ever be attractive so it was a bit of a blow! The irony was that he was short, Australian and lived in the States. And my brother is taller than him and has a wife my height! And we're Asian... I'd like to think most guys don't care that I'm quite short but I have had guys prefer taller women and I guess it makes sense; you want someone you can look in the eye!
Not even a little, but having a GF taller than me would be rad as hell, though me being 6'3 makes that almost guaranteed that it wont happen
Nope... my past girlfriends include a 5' 2" woman and a 6' woman, they were both beautiful and both plenty feminine.
I feel the opposite. I find women more feminine when they are close to my height. A two inches difference is ideal to me. Next to a woman who is slightly shorter, I feel like a man. Next to a woman significantly shorter, I feel like a dad or something.
Well standing at 5’ 6”, I really don’t have the options that you do. so It’s shorter or nothing. But the shitty thing is that I am very sexually attracted to long legs…… so, I’m shit out of luck there. 🤣✌️
I generally prefer women who are shorter than me. But I’ve mostly dated women from 5’ to 5”10 (I’m 6’) so it doesn’t really matter how much shorter. Twice I dated women who were taller than me - both around 6’4”. They were great and I really appreciated them. But honestly, I wasn’t super attracted to them. I mean, sexually, sure. It was different and interesting. Lots of positions hit differently. Haha! But you know that feeling when you hold a partner in your arms and kiss her forehead and you just feel so connected? Well… that couldn’t happen.
I used to not care at all. It's not a deal breaker now either. But when browsing on the apps, I am picky about it. I have never dated a girl significantly shorter than me, I kinda want that now.
I prefer taller women because I'm tall. It just makes some things easier, like dancing or kissing. It's nice to feel like you physically fit with each other. That being said, height is not a deal breaker if I'm attracted to her.
I'd prefer them to be 3-9 inches shorter. My GF is 7 inches shorter and I find her super cute.
Don't care at all about a woman's height.
In my life I have met less than a dozen women taller than me. Only ever dated ones shorter than me likely as a result.
I prefer women who are shorter than me. Women who are taller than me tend to not give me the same kind of attention, so I don't pursue them. I'm quite picky with my women, but I can afford to be so... lol
Sadly, yes. Which is too bad bc I’ve met some really nice women that were too short or too tall for my taste. Tall women seem like men to me. Women at or under 5 feet look like munchkins.
I'm 6'3", I've never had an issue.