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I think this has been mentioned before but the answer was not really definitive.


Why do short girls want really tall guys? I find that the shorter the girl the taller they require their potential match. A girl 5'0" or less will require a guy be at least 6'0" to be even considered while a girl 5'7" or over is perfectly happy searching for a match that is her height or just an inch or two over.


The answer "size matters" is not sufficient.
 
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I am one of those shorties that has a "height requirement". It is simply a preference, nothing more. It is not to say that shorter men are “lesser” men, it is just that I am attracted to taller, beefier guys.Some men like short girls, tall girls, blonde girls, etc. without a reason. It just is what it is in my opinion.


That said it isn’t so easy for a short girl to get a guy on this system. I have height as “somewhat important” and get guys who are 6’6”, who close me out immediately as I am only 5’2”. Yet another use for the “the physical distance is too great” comment. *laugh*
 
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I'm 5'5" and I will admit, I am attracted to men that are taller than me. That's (as a general rule) who I tend to be attracted to. I don't rule out men that are my height or even shorter, but I have yet to meet a man that's my height or shorter with whom I have chemistry.I do have a couple of female friends that do prefer men that are shorter than them, so some women do.


I don't know why exactly I'm attracted to taller men - my dad is only an inch or two taller than me and I am totally a 'daddy's girl'. It's possible it has something to do with that ol' 'you're bigger than me so I feel safer' type of thing, I don't know.
 
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Yeah, I have noticed that too!


Girls that are near my height of 5'8 don't seem to have a problem with my height, yet I see girls that are 5'0, 5'1 that are looking for guys that are 6'0 or over...


Its a strange thing, all I can think of is these girls want to change their gene pool to get their offspring to be taller?


It sure isn't the usual answer of "I like to wear heels", because I have yet to see heels that are over a foot tall! [img]library/editor/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-wink.gif[/img]
 
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well I'm 5 4" and I think a tall guy is hard to have around because than he will always lead whe n it comes to kisssing, I cannot start the action if he is so like 1 whole foot taller than me LOL, so I like my man not too tall not too short, just about right so when we kiss not only he starts the kissing , but I can start too.
 
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I am 5'0 and my last 3 bfs have been 6'2, 6'4 and 6'5. For me it all stems back to the male family members in my life. My father is 6'0 my grandfather was 6'7. Tall me are just very attractive to me. I have tried to date shorter men and it hasn't worked out, but not because of their height. In fact one of the men that I have loved was only about 5'5. So height is not a deciding factor, but it will get me to look twice.
 
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ScottK,132664 wrote :

Yeah, I have noticed that too!


Girls that are near my height of 5'8 don't seem to have a problem with my height, yet I see girls that are 5'0, 5'1 that are looking for guys that are 6'0 or over...


Its a strange thing, all I can think of is these girls want to change their gene pool to get their offspring to be taller?


It sure isn't the usual answer of "I like to wear heels", because I have yet to see heels that are over a foot tall! [img]library/editor/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-wink.gif[/img]




Hey ScottK-


The gene pool comment brought to mind a comedian's take on "breeding down" that short people procreating was akin to creating shetland people. My best friend and I refer to me as her mini-me, as we look identical save for the fact she is over 6 feet. I am proud to be a shetland person!


The heels thing is legit, but at 5'8" I am surprised you get that excuse. At my height in my heels 5'8" to 5'10" is perfect! Good luck!
 
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Height is an issue. Size Matters.


I am 5'10" tall and want to at least look someone in the eye when I'm talking to them. I have tried shorter and it just doesn't cut the mustard for me. Just makes me feel like I'm an amazon woman. Some women can handle that. In response to the topic at hand, short women and tall men. I resent it when short women scoop up all the tall men! Save some for us tall gals! tee hee
 
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It might also have something to do with the millions of media messages slapping us in the face throughout our lifetime which imply women should date taller men . For once, genetics is working out in my favor at 6'4"[img]library/editor/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif[/img]. If we lived in the middle ages, the heavier you were and the lighter your skin was, the more attractive you were deemed to be by the masses. Weight was a factor because only the wealthy could afford eating larger portions of food. Skin tone was an issue as well because only the wealthy didn't have to toil in the fields and get tanned. Interesting how perceptions change...
 
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bluelinebetty,132662 wrote :
I am one of those shorties that has a "height requirement". It is simply a preference, nothing more. It is not to say that shorter men are “lesser” men, it is just that I am attracted to taller, beefier guys. Some men like short girls, tall girls, blonde girls, etc. without a reason. It just is what it is in my opinion.


That said it isn’t so easy for a short girl to get a guy on this system. I have height as “somewhat important” and get guys who are 6’6”, who close me out immediately as I am only 5’2”. Yet another use for the “the physical distance is too great” comment. *laugh*
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It is surprising to me that you would be closed out by a tall guy because of your height as I can't recall any real tall male acquaintances that had any minimum height requirement, though 5'2" to 6'6" is quite a difference.
 
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