Topic: Are 5' 9" guys really disadvantaged in the dating scene compared to 6'+ guys? (Read 22322 times)

NewHeights · « **on:** July 06, 2015, 11:50:36 PM »

Ok guys, I was doing very well for months with height neurosis, than I was just in a situation with a girl I liked who went for a 6' 1" dude instead of me.

Neurosis overload trigger!!!

Anyway, I really hope it wasn't because be was taller, but I question stuff like this. Do you think in reality, most short or average height girls care that much about 5' 9" vs 6' 1"? Is this all a imaginary problem I've created in my head?

I should mention that every day when I walk down the vastly populated streets of New York City, I see a couple with a shorter man and taller woman, for whatever it's worth.

G-Man · « **Reply #1 on:** July 06, 2015, 11:56:16 PM »

Well, if you put 2 "twins" in a club, one at 5'9" and the other one at 6'0" guess who will have more chances?

Alittletooshort · « **Reply #2 on:** July 07, 2015, 12:26:47 AM »

Being 5´9 will certainly not be a huge problem when it comes to women, however being taller is simply an increase in attractivnes (up to 6´2-6´3) no matter how you look.

NewHeights · « **Reply #3 on:** July 07, 2015, 12:29:00 AM »

Quote from: G-Man on July 06, 2015, 11:56:16 PM

Well, if you put 2 "twins" in a club, one at 5'9" and the other one at 6'0" guess who will have more chances?

Would it really though? If both twins had the same personality and approached the same 10 5' 4" girls, would one have a higher success rate? I'm not really sure...

G-Man · « **Reply #4 on:** July 07, 2015, 12:35:35 AM »

It's just usually easier for the taller dude but Alittletooshort is right, at 5'9" height shouldn't be a problem to pickup in most cases. Also some chicks don't like too much difference as it's annoying for them to break their neck when looking at their bf.

NewHeights · « **Reply #5 on:** July 07, 2015, 12:41:59 AM »

Quote from: G-Man on July 07, 2015, 12:35:35 AM

It's just usually easier for the taller dude but Alittletooshort is right, at 5'9" height shouldn't be a problem to pickup in most cases. Also some chicks don't like too much difference as it's annoying for them to break their neck when looking at their bf.

That's a good point actually. I've noticed a ton of 5' 4" girls with 5' 7" guys walking down the streets of New York who look very happy together. Than I see a 5' 1" girl with a 6' 3" guy holding hands looking less happy. I guess the height queen didn't take into account the importance of "eye to eye" contact in the selection of her giant boyfriend.

Uppland · « **Reply #6 on:** July 07, 2015, 01:57:10 AM »

I've nothing concrete to back this up with but I'd say that (assuming good proportions) taller is always better. Now obviously 2 meters+ might be excessive but allow me to show what I mean.

As always a picture is worth a thousand words.

In this image the man on the left is 196CM and his friend is 184CM. Try to look at them through the eyes of a woman, let's just come clean and admit that the one on the left appears much more masculine, powerful and impressive. There is not that much more to say really, us humans consider body size (height) as desireable. Women find it attractive and for men it evokes respect. Assuming you are not ridiculously (and I do mean ridiculously) tall it will always be more impressive than shorter men around you.

Of course there are other disadvantages of being tall, the world is made for average size humans after all, it can be hard to fit in with shorter friends and obviously there are exceptions to every rule but in general a taller version of you would be more attractive. If this sounds depressing consider that neither is there such a thing as "too handsome" or "too well-liked". There will always be taller, better looking, more successful and more attractive men than you. The key is to reach a height that you are comfortable spending the rest of your life with, from time to time you will be overshadowed like Channing Tatum (the guy on the left) above but such is life I'm afraid.

Also never forget that height is but one thing that makes a person, that 6'1 guy was more attractive than you to that particualar girl. If you had been 190CM you would have had a leg up on him but perhaps what really turned her head was his looks or his charms and he would've gotten her anyway.

Bottom line is being tall is attractive to women much like being good looking is, people come in different sizes and with different faces that is how it has always been.

supergirl · « **Reply #7 on:** July 07, 2015, 02:52:50 AM »

taller is not always better, i think 6'1 (186 cm) is the most i would go for a guy! (since I will be almost 6'). so, anywhere from 180 cm to 186 cm

. don't like to feel like a dwarf. of course i can still give < 180 cm and > 186 cm a chance but ideal is 180-186.

my other model friends prefer 6'. too big eyes are not good, too sharp noses are not good. the same goes for height. you can be "too tall".

NewHeights · « **Reply #8 on:** July 07, 2015, 03:08:28 AM »

Quote from: supergirl on July 07, 2015, 02:52:50 AM

taller is not always better, i think 6'1 (186 cm) is the most i would go for a guy! (since I will be almost 6'). so, anywhere from 180 cm to 186 cm . don't like to feel like a dwarf. of course i can still give < 180 cm and > 186 cm a chance but ideal is 180-186.

my other model friends prefer 6'. too big eyes are not good, too sharp noses are not good. the same goes for height. you can be "too tall".

Hey, what about me at 177CM on a good day : ( ? Just kidding, although I would date a tall girl if she let me

Since you are already a tall girl though, I can understand why you want taller guys. At least you aren't demanding 6' 1"+

supergirl · « **Reply #9 on:** July 07, 2015, 03:37:58 AM »

Quote from: NewHeights on July 07, 2015, 03:08:28 AM

Hey, what about me at 177CM on a good day : ( ? Just kidding, although I would date a tall girl if she let me

Since you are already a tall girl though, I can understand why you want taller guys. At least you aren't demanding 6' 1"+

most of my girl friends who are tall, dont mind shorter guys.. but to have a guy who is 180+ is something like a trophy boyfriend. when i go out with a 180+ guy, we turn many heads.

jaymorgan712 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 07, 2015, 06:48:21 AM »

Really depends. As of right now I am 171 centimetres and I have been dating a girl who is 6'2 and a half (189 centimetres), and she wears heels and everything. So far she has no commented about the height difference and would like to keep it that way.

She is a great girl, though.

theuprising · « **Reply #11 on:** July 07, 2015, 06:53:31 AM »

Any chance of a pic Jay?

jaymorgan712 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 07, 2015, 06:59:50 AM »

There are no pics of her and me together yet, but I do have photos of both of us separate where you can see how tall we are from head to toe?

jaymorgan712 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 07, 2015, 07:10:59 AM »

Here's a photo f her from head to toe: http://smg.photobucket.com/user/backfiring/media/11188189_10155382527490467_2100473442427546220_n.jpg.html?filters[user]=2303574&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0

And here's one of me from head to toe: http://smg.photobucket.com/user/backfiring/media/Picture186.jpg.html?filters[user]=2303574&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=19

While I'm at it, here's another photo of me with a 5'10 and a half (179 centimetre) girl: http://smg.photobucket.com/user/backfiring/media/DSC00243.jpg.html?filters[user]=2303574&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=15

Just copy and paste the links into the address bar.

supergirl · « **Reply #14 on:** July 07, 2015, 09:46:33 AM »

most tall girls (175 and above ) do not care about the guy height as long as it is above 170.

endomorphisme · « **Reply #15 on:** July 07, 2015, 11:14:23 AM »

wtf supergirl, are you really girl?And you want to be 185 cm while most men are shorter than 185 cm?
That's just insane

NewHeights · « **Reply #16 on:** July 07, 2015, 11:26:43 AM »

Quote from: endomorphisme on July 07, 2015, 11:14:23 AM

wtf supergirl, are you really girl?And you want to be 185 cm while most men are shorter than 185 cm?
That's just insane

O the irony

supergirl · « **Reply #17 on:** July 07, 2015, 11:33:15 AM »

Haha, he would be too tall for me.. and really, insane to wanna go from an ideal height to a non-ideal height in my eyes
My goal height is only 1.80m. for modeling purposes.

supergirl · « **Reply #18 on:** July 07, 2015, 11:33:52 AM »

its called post- modern feminism.. females wanna be BETTER than males, get it... so 188 cm is too tall a guy for me. I would feel inferior.

NewHeights · « **Reply #19 on:** July 07, 2015, 11:35:06 AM »

Quote from: supergirl on July 07, 2015, 11:33:15 AM

Haha, he would be too tall for me.. and really, insane to wanna go from an ideal height to a non-ideal height in my eyes
My goal height is only 1.80m. for modeling purposes.

Haha, I like this girl

endomorphisme · « **Reply #20 on:** July 07, 2015, 11:44:45 AM »

Quote from: supergirl on July 07, 2015, 11:33:52 AM

its called post- modern feminism.. females wanna be BETTER than males, get it... so 188 cm is too tall a guy for me. I would feel inferior.

fine, so i guess it will make me feel superior.
Most tall american singer and actress date men who are 6'1" to 6'3" and to a certain extent 6'4"
Where i'm from, most tall girl i see on a daily basis in the street hang out with tall men. (6'1" and +), so please, don't think your situation is the norm.

supergirl · « **Reply #21 on:** July 07, 2015, 12:20:07 PM »

Quote from: endomorphisme on July 07, 2015, 11:44:45 AM

fine, so i guess it will make me feel superior.
Most tall american singer and actress date men who are 6'1" to 6'3" and to a certain extent 6'4"
Where i'm from, most tall girl i see on a daily basis in the street hang out with tall men. (6'1" and +), so please, don't think your situation is the norm.

So females must always be subservient? Isn't it all changed now? Women are getting more rights and more power than men.

endomorphisme · « **Reply #22 on:** July 07, 2015, 12:49:44 PM »

ok i thing i get it, you are itsmylife.
You will never give up man,When i will have done ll, i will leave this forum, so take advantage of my presence to vent your frustration.
You just came back to ask why you have lost 2 and and if are able to reach 180 cm.You know what, why not taking back your former account, it would be easier for you to ask for help when you have a problem.

Alittletooshort · « **Reply #23 on:** July 07, 2015, 01:09:11 PM »

Quote from: endomorphisme on July 07, 2015, 11:44:45 AM

fine, so i guess it will make me feel superior.
Most tall american singer and actress date men who are 6'1" to 6'3" and to a certain extent 6'4"
Where i'm from, most tall girl i see on a daily basis in the street hang out with tall men. (6'1" and +), so please, don't think your situation is the norm.

Really?
I´ve seen quit the opposite. I mostly see the short girls with taller guys, and the taller girls with average guys.
There is even a sientific explaination behind it, tall girls aren´t as drawn to tall guys as short girls are because tall+tall will most likely result in super tall children. Being very tall brings a lot of disadvantages (shorter life span, higher risks for serious spine and ankle damages and an increased likelihood for cancer).
I will post the study if I find it, but only from my oberservations alone I´d say it´s mostly the short girls who want tall guys.

NewHeights · « **Reply #24 on:** July 07, 2015, 01:19:14 PM »

Quote from: Alittletooshort on July 07, 2015, 01:09:11 PM

Really?
I´ve seen quit the opposite. I mostly see the short girls with taller guys, and the taller girls with average guys.

I must agree with Endo on this one. I'm very observant of couples, as it's what I do when I'm walking around on the streets of NYC. I notice many European couples with a 5' 10" girl and a 6' 2"+ guy. Less common is it that the tall girl will date an average height guy, although I do see this too, but just less often. I agree with you on the short girls wanting disproportionately taller guys (i.e. a 5' girl with a 6' guy). Pisses the hell out of me.

Everyone would be happy if short girls dated short guys : )

It's all their fault!

Alittletooshort · « **Reply #25 on:** July 07, 2015, 02:08:02 PM »

I always experience that I have better chances with girls roughly my height than with shorter girls. My ex-gf told me that she loved my height because I didn´t tower over her, she was 5´10-5´11. She actually looked taller than me due to her narrow statue.

Uppland · « **Reply #26 on:** July 07, 2015, 04:17:31 PM »

Well I frequently find very short girls to be almost crazy about me. Sure I've had women taller than me being interrested but mostly it's girls that are 15CM shorter or even more that really get wired up when I flirt with them.

supergirl · « **Reply #27 on:** July 07, 2015, 05:15:51 PM »

Quote from: Alittletooshort on July 07, 2015, 01:09:11 PM

Really?
I´ve seen quit the opposite. I mostly see the short girls with taller guys, and the taller girls with average guys.
There is even a sientific explaination behind it, tall girls aren´t as drawn to tall guys as short girls are because tall+tall will most likely result in super tall children. Being very tall brings a lot of disadvantages (shorter life span, higher risks for serious spine and ankle damages and an increased likelihood for cancer).
I will post the study if I find it, but only from my oberservations alone I´d say it´s mostly the short girls who want tall guys.

you are correct. endomorphisme is quite dense, and he is probably schizophrenic, imagining distorted realities. Haha. The matter of fact is, as I said above, my model friends prefer either shorter guys or guys who are not much taller than them. I would not go for a guy very much above six feet.

supergirl · « **Reply #28 on:** July 07, 2015, 05:18:06 PM »

Quote from: Alittletooshort on July 07, 2015, 02:08:02 PM

I always experience that I have better chances with girls roughly my height than with shorter girls. My ex-gf told me that she loved my height because I didn´t tower over her, she was 5´10-5´11. She actually looked taller than me due to her narrow statue.

You totally get my point.. When i get a guy, I wanna dominate or be co-equal... I do not like being subservient. endomorphisme simply thinks that we are all sub-standard humans waiting to be dominated and raped by guys. If I was 180 cm, my ideal mate is 180cm, maybe a few cm more. nothing more.

In terms of survey data, women choose 5'11, on average. I am not surprised! https://yougov.co.uk/news/2014/07/11/ideal-height-56-woman-511-man/

endomorphisme · « **Reply #29 on:** July 07, 2015, 05:55:06 PM »

lol itsmylife, you're barely spotted

supergirl · « **Reply #30 on:** July 07, 2015, 05:55:41 PM »

Quote from: endomorphisme on July 07, 2015, 05:55:06 PM

lol itsmylife, you're barely spotted

Who is that?

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