women biased against short men

Women will take just about any shortcoming in a man, except in the height department, according to Andrea McGinty, who founded the San Diego-based dating service It's Just Lunch.McGinty helped ABCNEWS put together an experiment to test just how willing women are to date shorter men. We brought together several short men and asked them to stand next to taller men.We invited groups of women to look at the men and choose a date.To see if the women would go for short guys who were successful,ABCNEWS' Lynn Sherr created extraordinary résumés for the shorter men. She told the women that the shorter men included a doctor,a best-selling author, a champion skier, a venture capitalist who'd made millions by the age of 25.Nothing worked. The women always chose the tall men. Sherr asked whether there'd be anything she could say that would make the shortest of the men, who was 5 feet, irresistible. One of the women replied, "Maybe the only thing you could say is that the other four are murderers." Another backed her up, saying that had the taller men had a criminal record she might have been swayed to choose a shorter man. Another said she'd have considered the shorter men, if the taller men had been described as "child molesters."

I have to say that my guy is probably shorter than most men ive been out with in my time. But, i didnt give it a second thought when i met him. It was his personality that bowled me over.
Perhaps its all due to what we expect, after all my mum was 5 foot but my dad was 6 foot 4! A massive height difference.
I think when you get to know someone, and fall in love, for the right reasons then height makes no difference whatso ever. Perhaps younger girls less sure of what they are looking for, would go for the taller guy. Im really happy with my guy, and my neck doesnt ache when i kiss him!
Hope you all have a good xmas.

im 5" 10...my fiance is 5"5....and o love him to bits...the best things come in small packages!

I do tend to be partial to taller guys. I am 5'-10" so a man that is considerablly taller than me allows me to feel more femanin. However: I have never discriminated against a man because of his height- actually most of the guys I have dated have been either the same height or shorter than me. In fact my daughters father was 5'-6". But I have to admit my fiancee is 6'-4" and I'm loving it!

I want you to look at this from another point of view LOL!
Lets take a "look" at this from a point of evolution (ok let's not debate religion please) We Evolved from tribal people. Women had to choose a mate that could provide protection and saftey. So naturally a woman will choose any man she feels fits those needs. A taller man may make her feel safer. Ther have been many studies shown that women actually pick men based on their protective and reproductive suitability. It's in our DNA. Just like men tend to pick women who's bodies show many curves. Big breast and hips show an ability ot have healthy offspring.
If your a short man, my advise is not to stand near a taller man if your wanting a particular ladies eye.
If you've got small breast, don't stand next to Dolly Pardon and expect to get noticed either LOL!

I have to agree with the most recent post. I am only 5'4" but most of the men in my family are over 6 feet. I feel most at home with and safe in the company of tall men.

Plus, the shorter men I have dated have been real jerks, comparatively speaking. I am not saying that all short men are jerks, so don't fly off the handle here. But I can't ignore what I have learned through trial-and-error. I will also say that my first love was 5'9" so you don't have to be super tall for me to go out with you. I think my minimum height allowance for a guy is 5'9" for that exact reason, and I can guess someone's height within about and inch in person.

All in all, I would prefer a taller man just like the women in the survey IF they have a great personality, etc. Otherwise, I'll just go home by myself. Sorry, guys! There are plenty of women out there who would be happy to have a shorter man--just keep looking.

As an afterthought... my vertically-challenged birth father cheated on my mom and left us. Maybe that's the real reason for my bias.

I love short men. Of course, I'm only 5'1 myself. Those tall guys give me a crick in my neck.

It doesn't bother me at all. It's only extremes that I get a little..I don't know, intimidated by.

My first boyfriend was shorter than me and people often asked me if it felt odd to be dating a guy shorter than me. I didn't have a problem with his height though because appearances don't matter to me. Although, my last boyfriend was slightly taller than me and it did make me feel a little odd. I was probably just used to shorter people.

I'm 6'5" and I a lot of times I feel like I'd like to be a shorter man because there are lots of shorter women I find attractive yet I feel awkward with them physically. It's hard to just give them any playful hugs and I feel like I have to gingerly step forward to greet them. I find myself much more at ease with big, tall women. If I was more average-sized then, I think, I'd have more dates... it's kind of like when I look for clothes -- I'm really limited in selection. Also, furniture and autos are frequently a problem so don't feel bad if you're a shorter man. You're kind of in the same boat as me in terms of less selection but a shorter woman will love your size since she will feel "at home" with your body. Besides, you only need ONE woman, so just get out there and go for it

BTG

I do believe that there is a strong bias against short men. For those that disagree I encourage you to visit www.shortsupport.org or NOSSA. I myself am a 5'6" 20 year old male. Unfortunately I also have a young looking face so most people think I'm 14-16 years old. A few people have even said I look 12. These may be complements for a female or to tell a 40 year old they look 25 but it's a far different experience when you are in university and trying to attract females.

I'm not complaining but it is the truth. Just as a previous post stated is basically programmed into our animal instincts that women should choose larger men and men should choose smaller women. Society also perpetuates this idea in forms of media, stereotyping, and advertising.