LookAtThisPOst Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Saw an interesting clip that apparently men 5'7" and under that are married are 32% less likely to divorce. Reason being is that shorter guys are willing to work harder at their relationships and form stronger bonds with their mates than their taller counter parts. Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Lucky Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 (edited) apparently men 5'7" and under that are married are 32% less likely to divorce. Reason being is that shorter guys are willing to work harder at their relationships and form stronger bonds with their mates than their taller counter parts. Wasn't Mickey Rooney married - and divorced - 8 times :confused:? And Sinatra and Shatner, both short guys, tied the knot 4 times each... Mr. Lucky Edited September 18, 2015 by Mr. Lucky Link to post Share on other sites
Author LookAtThisPOst Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Wasn't Mickey Rooney married - and divorced - 8 times :confused:? And Sinatra and Shatner, both short guys, tied the knot 4 times each... Mr. Lucky Yeah, so? I'm sure there are a handful of short guys that divorced. Link to post Share on other sites
RightThere Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Saw an interesting clip that apparently men 5'7" and under that are married are 32% less likely to divorce. Reason being is that shorter guys are willing to work harder at their relationships and form stronger bonds with their mates than their taller counter parts. Probably because they are less attractive in the dating world and don't want to lose what they already have. I know some women who have a specific height requirement for men they'll consider dating. Link to post Share on other sites
TaraMaiden2 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 What about short women...? Link to post Share on other sites
Oregon_Dude Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Probably because they are less attractive in the dating world and don't want to lose what they already have.I'm 5'8", and this man is right. I'll let women cheat on me, steal my money. I don't give a sh*t. I have no standards; I'm just happy to be there. Christ knows it may be years until another woman even glances at me. Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpybutfun Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 What about short women...? I like 'em....my bride is five feet even. I'm tall (6'3) and she is short and we are still married...just for the record. G 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TaraMaiden2 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I'm 4' 10/11" and my ex was 6' 5". I have to say, it took all the romance away dancing with my nose in someone's belly-button.... but then, we're all the same length lying down, huh....? My present H is 5' 9" and this is his 3rd marriage. I aim to make it his last..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpybutfun Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I'm 4' 10/11" and my ex was 6' 5". I have to say, it took all the romance away dancing with my nose in someone's belly-button.... but then, we're all the same length lying down, huh....? My present H is 5' 9" and this is his 3rd marriage. I aim to make it his last..... TM, when we dance, I carry her around. I spend most of life carrying her around just because sometimes it is just easier. Her constant refrain to me and all of her children is ...put me down before I kick your booty. We never do, G 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BlueBlood Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Shorter guys can have it rough. There was a pretty well known study done sometime back where men were put in a lineup and from behind one way mirror walls women ranked the men in terms of desirability/dating interest. Not surprisingly the taller the guy the better he generally did. They added to the complexity by telling the women the shorter men had what would be considered highly respected careers and the tall men as having less socially exciting careers. Think short guy but a respected surgeon or Vice President of a mega company, versus tall guy with low paying no college degree job. Tall guys still did better. Short of (no pun intended) being portrayed as massively wealthy or practically in the running for the Nobel Prize, short men were as a rule, ranked lower than their taller counterparts. I found it sad. Really sad, and powerful, because for the most part women don't exactly need a huge warrior type defending her from saber tooth tigers. Size in our world matter less than ever before, we are mind over matter when it comes to being an 'alpha' male in our modern society; brains not brawn are the coin of our realm for the most part. Yet still biology persists in defining the superior mate as the taller man, despite no evidence that tall men offer any modern advantages. I say this as the SO of a man who is above 5'7" in height however, so I'm not preaching and walking the walk. Perhaps I was just as suceptible to the height allure as any woman. I just always thought the study was striking in its polarity. Link to post Share on other sites
TaraMaiden2 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 ...Even terminology reflects this... Pick out the familiar phrase... Nasty little man..... Great big softie... You have a tiny mind.... "Walk tall, walk tall and look the world right in the eye...." see... good = big = good. Bad = small = bad.... Link to post Share on other sites
alphamale Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Saw an interesting clip that apparently men 5'7" and under that are married are 32% less likely to divorce. Reason being is that shorter guys are willing to work harder at their relationships and form stronger bonds with their mates than their taller counter parts. Nope, it's harder for the short guys to find another mate so they stay married. If they were like 6'2" they would have tons of chicks running after them. Link to post Share on other sites
Oregon_Dude Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Personally I just tend to go for shorter women, around 5'2"-ish. They don't seem to mind that I'm under six foot. Unless of course I'm in massive denial and simply, inherently undesirable... in which case I'll go lock myself in a closet for the remainder of my existence. Link to post Share on other sites
NewBeginning72 Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I am a petite lady, at 5'2". My ex-husband is 5'8" (although he thought he was 5'11"), and he slouches so he looks more like 5'6". If you are short, and you carry yourself as being shorter than you actually are (the slouch posture), you look shorter AND you give the impression that you lack self confidence. Link to post Share on other sites
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