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Female Height Preference in Men

Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:13 pm
Posted by pelicanpride
Houston
Member since Oct 2007
1299 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:13 pm
This recent survey by the AEI about dating preferences really surprised me. I’d been led by the internet to believe that women have become more obsessed with height than we were 20 years ago. This quote from the survey seems to line up with the way women thought about height when I was in college. Most women just want someone their height or greater.

“A majority (56 percent) of women say they would be less likely to date someone who is “much shorter” than they are, but only 11 percent of men say the same. Men are more likely than women to object to dating someone much taller than them, but not to the same degree. About one-third (32 percent) of men say they would be less likely to date someone who is taller. Eight percent of women say the same. Notably, despite strong dating preferences when it comes to height, only about one in four (24 percent) women say they would be more likely to date someone taller than them.”

There were lots on interesting little tidbits in here. The biggest dealbreaker was smoking cigarettes. LINK
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
48769 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:16 pm to
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
64051 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:18 pm to
FUn fact-

The original actor hired to portray Marty McFly in Back To The Future didn't work out, so he was replaced by Michael J. Fox. However, the role of his girlfriend Jennifer had already been cast, and she was taller than Fox. The director asked all of the female staff in a meeting if they would ever date a guy shorter than them in high school. They all said no. So this actress also got fired and replaced with a shorter girl who you now know today as Marty's girlfriend, Jennifer.
Posted by Relham10
Ridge
Member since Jan 2013
15657 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:18 pm to
Id take anything but for real id like short compact like former gymnast or cheerleaders. I like that crazy spunk they have
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
11239 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:20 pm to
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former gymnast or cheerleaders.

That’s my preference as well, but you have to be aware of fat potential as they get older.
Posted by olgoi khorkhoi
priapism survivor
Member since May 2011
14861 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:20 pm to
I'm 5'10 and have never had any issues, but women tell me I'm good-looking. I think looks/build and attitude are higher up the totem pole than height.
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
Member since Oct 2004
136813 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:20 pm to
Totally ok for women to have height preference and men to have weight preference.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:21 pm to
that’s what all the midgets say
Posted by Relham10
Ridge
Member since Jan 2013
15657 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:22 pm to
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That’s my preference as well, but you have to be aware of fat potential as they get older.

And the shorter they get the levels of crazy they can reach increase also. Like a chihuahua
Posted by Shut Up Mulllet
Member since Apr 2021
786 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:29 pm to
I’m short. 5’7” .
Never even knew it was a thing until social media.
Never fazed me. Pulled plenty in my day.
I think it’s a thing now because of social media. Never bothered me back in the day. I did grow up in south Louisiana. Lots of short folks.
It’s all about confidence.
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
27736 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:31 pm to
My nephew is 31, nicest dude in the world, is built like a strong safety and a good looking dude with game, but he’s 5’6.

Feel so bad because he’s always single.
Posted by pelicanpride
Houston
Member since Oct 2007
1299 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:34 pm to
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I think looks/build and attitude are higher up the totem pole than height.


I always thought that as well, which is why I was thrown off by the apparent obsession with height in the last decade or so. When nearly 50% of women are no less likely to date men who are shorter they are, then height is far less important than dating apps have led us to believe.
Posted by Glistening Member
Gramercy
Member since Nov 2007
744 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:34 pm to
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Nearly half of women say that a partner or spouse has been unfaithful, including more than six in 10 black women


Well there's a fricking surprise.
Posted by Klingler7
Houston
Member since Nov 2009
11981 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:34 pm to
I’m 5’7. I like girls around 5’4 to 5’7. I think my height has hampered me somewhat in dating. I have a nice bank account and a church goer but that hasn’t helped either…lol.
Posted by ManBearTiger
BRLA
Member since Jun 2007
21851 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:36 pm to
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FUn fact-

The original actor hired to portray Marty McFly in Back To The Future didn't work out, so he was replaced by Michael J. Fox. However, the role of his girlfriend Jennifer had already been cast, and she was taller than Fox. The director asked all of the female staff in a meeting if they would ever date a guy shorter than them in high school. They all said no. So this actress also got fired and replaced with a shorter girl who you now know today as Marty's girlfriend, Jennifer.


Even funner fact, that actress was Melora Harden, aka Jan Levinson-Gould of The Office
This post was edited on 3/19/23 at 5:56 pm
Posted by ThatMakesSense
Fort Lauderdale
Member since Aug 2015
14802 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:38 pm to
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Even funner fact, that actress was Meroa Harden, aka Jan Levinson-Gould of The Office


Nerd alert.
Posted by jrodLSUke
Premium
Member since Jan 2011
22184 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:38 pm to
If you got it, height doesn't matter to females.



Posted by frequent flyer
USA
Member since Jul 2021
2985 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:39 pm to
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The original actor hired to portray Marty McFly in Back To The Future didn't work out, so he was replaced by Michael J. Fox. However, the role of his girlfriend Jennifer had already been cast, and she was taller than Fox. The director asked all of the female staff in a meeting if they would ever date a guy shorter than them in high school. They all said no. So this actress also got fired and replaced with a shorter girl who you now know today as Marty's girlfriend, Jennifer.


The original was the actress that played Jan in The Office right?
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
48575 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:39 pm to
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I’m 5’7. I like girls around 5’4 to 5’7.

I'm pretty tall and mostly dated short girls for whatever reason before I got married. My wife is about average height. Not sure if it's just coincidence or not. I never really felt like I had a strong preference.
This post was edited on 3/19/23 at 5:43 pm
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 3/19/23 at 5:41 pm to
If you’ve got a big bank account “it” doesn’t matter with women. They don’t like shrimps.
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