thefooloftheyear Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 TFY, congratulations that the males in your family's gene pool have 'something else going for them' that they overcome what is apparently a strong preference for taller men when human females choose a mate. When I (soft of) reopened this discussion I said that I recalled (but can't cite) a study on PBS that asserted that the single most significant physical factor in females' perception of male attractiveness was height. So 'inspired' by your disagreement, I did a little googling. I didn't find that old PBS study. But I did find this https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347213001590?via%3Dihub and this Women find height and strength most attractive in men | Daily Mail Online in about five minutes. FWIW, the sample size is larger than your family. Well, you did ask me a question and I answered it....(shrug)...Should I have lied to back up your hypothesis..?? Also... Being "strong" appearing has little to do with height...Most of the most well developed/muscular men are actually shorter than 5'10"...It's far easier for a shorter man to put on quality muscle mass than it is for a taller man.. That took me 2 minutes to find... TFY Link to post Share on other sites
nospam99 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 You do realize that one of the links you posted is the Daily Fail and doesn't even provide references, whereas the other link only studies speed dating. If you take Megan Fox and put her through a speed dating study, probably 99% of the men in that speed dating study will want to see Megan Fox again. Does that mean that women who AREN'T Megan Fox have no hope of finding a compatible partner? You can blame your height all you want, but plenty of men your height and under have good relationships (and same goes for the rest of the women in the world who aren't Megan Fox). Your choice. I will not reply to this thread ever again. I will not reply to this thread ever again. I will not reply to this thread ever again. I will not .... Link to post Share on other sites
carhill Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 At 60+, guys who are still vertical get taller every year Link to post Share on other sites
JuneL Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 (edited) I wanted to point out that asking women to rate what the best body type is objectively doesn’t necessarily mean they must strongly prefer to date men with that particular body type. My bf and I are both physically pretty fit (we eat healthy and exercise regularly); but we are no supermodels. I’d never have a serious relationship with a man with Jaimie Dornan’s body (casual dating? probably); his looks are too high maintenance for my taste, even though I think he has a very nice body objectively. Edited August 20, 2018 by JuneL Link to post Share on other sites
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