This Thread Is For All You Average 5'6 and less men.

[randall]

I kind of doubt that it's as high as 5'10.5, I see the number in that wikipedia article changing constantly. Results are probably inflated anyway, due to people always exaggerating their height.

The page history shows that the data mostly changes as people have added new countries.

 

The U.S data isn't based off people claiming what their height is, it's from actual measurements. The source CDC statistics are here:

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr010.pdf

[OpenGL]

The other important number for height is standard deviation, which is 3 inches.

 

Meaning that if the average height in the US is 5'9, 34% of all males are between 5'6 and 5'9. 14% of all males are under 5'6.

 

On the flip side, only 14% of all males are over 6'0.

 

2.1% are over 6'3.

 

0.1% are over 6'6.

[LDR]

I don't understand what is the big deal with height for some men. I am a very attractive female (not trying to be egocentric) and I don't care that much about height. I have dated men over 6 feet and my actual boyfriend is 5'8. I find him a lot more sexier than those other tall men. I actually prefer a nice face/nice body (doesn't have to be muscular as long as he looks healthy) and intelligence.

 

Height is not a dealbreaker for me unless he is 5'2 or something like that.

[OpenGL]

I don't understand what is the big deal with height for some men.

 

The deal big with men is that being under 6'5 is a deal breaker for 99% of women.

[ella23]

Under 6'5"?

Come on now.

[TheBigQuestion]

The deal big with men is that being under 6'5 is a deal breaker for 99% of women.

 

You'd be taken more seriously if you didn't exaggerate in such a manner.

[cognac]

I won't say 6'5, but if you're under 5'10 that is a deal breaker for the majority of women.

[Skump]

The deal big with men is that being under 6'5 is a deal breaker for 99% of women.

 

Rofl - imagine the epic cat fight that would ensue if 99% of the female population were monomaniacally fixated on having a partner from less than 1% of the male population! There's your war to end all wars.

 

But back to reality...

 

One issue that always comes up in the "male height" threads is the confidence vs. physical magnetism debate: Are tall men inordinately successful in love because women find tallness appealing per se, or because tall men are unusually confident?

 

While granting that both factors are at work, I want to submit the following study that may bear directly on this issue. Long story short, three clever economists devised an elegant test to shed some light on whether the income premium enjoyed by tall men is due to their tallness or psychological benefits of being tall. The economists examined the adult earnings of several populations: men who had always been tall, and men who had always been short - here's the flash of genius - as well as men who were tall as adolescents but short/average as adults, and men who were short as adolescents but tall as adults.

 

The money shot? "... Specifically, we show that for white males the effect of adult height is essentially eliminated when adolescent height is taken into account. ..." In other words, short/average guys who were tall as adolescents earn like tall men.

 

I'm not going to be a Pollyanna and claim that the problems short guys face are all in their heads. That said, this study provides good evidence that the most life-sabotaging discrimination suffered by short men is likely their own self-loathing. Food for thought.

Edited January 25, 2010 by Skump

[betamanlet]

I won't say 6'5, but if you're under 5'10 that is a deal breaker for the majority of women.

But like, OMG, what would her friends think if they saw her with a guy who wasn't 6 feet tall?

[ella23]

But like, OMG, what would her friends think if they saw her with a guy who wasn't 6 feet tall?

I'm pretty sure it would not be a dealbreaker for 90%+ women. If the guy is shorter than her, then it might be a dealbreaker, but otherwise not really.

[betamanlet]

I'm pretty sure it would not be a dealbreaker for 90%+ women. If the guy is shorter than her, then it might be a dealbreaker, but otherwise not really.

 

 

Also is kind of telling, if you also look at the studies, younger women in cities make more than younger men, but complain that there are "no good men" meaning now that women are making more and more money, there are fewer and fewer men to marry up to. So not only can they be quite dismissive about height, but men also have to make more money as well..

 

I can honestly say, without any hesitation, that men are FAR less picky than women are.

[ella23]

I can honestly say, without any hesitation, that men are FAR less picky than women are.

You mean when it comes to looks?

I don't agree.

 

 

As for marrying up, well yes, I know that a lot of women don't want to date men who earn less than them.

[betamanlet]

You mean when it comes to looks?

I don't agree.

 

 

As for marrying up, well yes, I know that a lot of women don't want to date men who earn less than them.

 

 

I'd say even when it comes to looks, men are less picky.

 

Remember, ask a guy if he likes breast implants, and no guy outside of a strip club would say yes, yet women still rush out to get them. Women stick toxins in their bodies (botox, look at the headlines today, this willl lead to terrorism), and all this othre stuff, when guys usually don't even care about the results..

 

Women care about looks, height, income, status, and about the only thing men care about is looks, but women are really into looks as well.

[betamanlet]

Even with looks, women are pickier. Men have no height requirements... A woman can be pretty at 4'10 or 6'2... Women will think a 5'0 is not attractive at all despite what his face or physique is like, simply because of his height.

[ella23]

I think men are more picky when it comes to looks, but women are more picky wrt other things.

A lot of guys do have height requirements by the way.

I think there are many guys who wouldn't want to date women under 5'.

Edited January 25, 2010 by ella23

[betamanlet]

I think men are more picky when it comes to looks, but women are more picky wrt other things.

A lot of guys do have height requirements by the way.

I think there are many guys who wouldn't want to date women under 5'.

 

 

Uh, i think there are a lot more women with height requirements than there are guys with height requirements. I constantly see really short girls with much tallers guys..

[ella23]

Uh, i think there are a lot more women with height requirements than there are guys with height requirements. I constantly see really short girls with much tallers guys..

So? I also hear a lot of tall guys say they prefer women significantly shorter than them.

In general though, I think mostly, in the case of women, the only height requirement is that many won't date guys shorter than them, and in the case of guys, they don't like dating women taller than them.

[betamanlet]

So? I also hear a lot of tall guys say they prefer women significantly shorter than them.

In general though, I think mostly, in the case of women, the only height requirement is that many won't date guys shorter than them, and in the case of guys, they don't like dating women taller than them.

 

 

Yes my 6 feet tall friends complain about how short their gfs are, but they still date them, unlike women, who have rigid height cutoff lines.

 

And given that men tend to be taller than women, there's not that many women that are taller than men... So if men did eliminate that pool, it's a pretty small amount, unlike a 4'10 woman who refuses to date guys under 6 feet tall. Women are much pickier when it comes to height.

[phineas]

But like, OMG, what would her friends think if they saw her with a guy who wasn't 6 feet tall?

 

What? is she in highschool?

 

If a woman you are interested in is going to let her friends dictate who she dates then you dodged a bullet.

[betamanlet]

Let's also not forget p*nis size, and how picky women are when it comes to that. I d oubt a man has dismissed a woman on her breast size...

 

Also, what's the first insult a woman gives a man? You guessed it..

 

Sorry, but women are far pickier even with physical appearance, let alone wealth and status.

[ella23]

Yes my 6 feet tall friends complain about how short their gfs are, but they still date them, unlike women, who have rigid height cutoff lines.

 

And given that men tend to be taller than women, there's not that many women that are taller than men... So if men did eliminate that pool, it's a pretty small amount, unlike a 4'10 woman who refuses to date guys under 6 feet tall. Women are much pickier when it comes to height.

I don't think that many women have rigid height cutoff lines. The only real cut off line is the one I mentioned.

In my experience, there are many women who say they prefer tall men and 6' is ideal, but they still date guys who fall below that ideal.

I don't think I know anyone that short who would refuse to date anyone under 6'.

[ella23]

Let's also not forget p*nis size, and how picky women are when it comes to that. I d oubt a man has dismissed a woman on her breast size...

 

Also, what's the first insult a woman gives a man? You guessed it..

 

Sorry, but women are far pickier even with physical appearance, let alone wealth and status.

Oh please. Guys are generally more visual and care more about looks than women do. Yes women, do care about looks, but a little less than men.

Anyway, this thread is about heights, so I suggest you start another thread if you want to discuss this.

[betamanlet]

I don't think that many women have rigid height cutoff lines. The only real cut off line is the one I mentioned.

In my experience, there are many women who say they prefer tall men and 6' is ideal, but they still date guys who fall below that ideal.

I don't think I know anyone that short who would refuse to date anyone under 6'.

 

 

The shorter a woman is, the taller her demands are. I know women who are a bit latter, like low 5 feet, who will date guys who are 5'8, but the shorter a woman is, the more likely she is to demand taller guys. i see very, very short women with really tall guys, ALL the time.

[ella23]

The shorter a woman is, the taller her demands are. I know women who are a bit latter, like low 5 feet, who will date guys who are 5'8, but the shorter a woman is, the more likely she is to demand taller guys. i see very, very short women with really tall guys, ALL the time.

Well, I see a lot of short women with tall guys, but a lot of short women with short men also. So, I don't think short women are as picky as you're making them out to be.

[betamanlet]

Well, I see a lot of short women with tall guys, but a lot of short women with short men also. So, I don't think short women are as picky as you're making them out to be.

 

 

how often do you see a short woman with an even shorter guy?

 

How often do you see men dating women that are taller than them?

 

Are you still trying to tell me that women are not as picky about height? There are plenty of women that are taller than men out there... How many of those women will date guys shorter than them? How often do you see this happen?

 

Who is pickier?