looks and height in college

ElectricTech
Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:37:38 +0000

electric, by your logic a 5’2 girl and 5’7 guy wouldn’t be considered short, which they are.

Here’s my opinion on this:

For women:

Short - below 5’2.5"
Average - 5’2.5"-5’6.5"
Tall - Above 5’6.5"

For men:

Short - below 5’8"
Average - 5’8"-6’0"
Tall - above 6’0"



but don’t you think shorter women (5 ft and under) are sort of “limited” the way shorter guys are?

Not necessarily. It’s been mentioned before, but men of any height wouldn’t mind dating short girls, contrary to what others might think. See, the difference between the sexes is that for guys, they don’t mind about how tall the girl is, as long as she is not taller than them. On the other hand, girls are often of the opinion that short guys are too short for them. Many girls want and look for a noticeable height difference.



I’ve explained how short guys are limited

1. the aesthetics placed on male height (much more significant than for women)

2. the fact that it’s socially unacceptable for the guy to be shorter than the woman

Another thing I want to point out is that it is also an ego issue for males. Guys never want to be short because it negatively affects their egos. It’s simply more beneficial, status-wise, to be taller in general. For short women, opinions vary. Many short girls like being short because it makes them feel feminine and because of the dating advantages too.

I’m sure most guys would prefer to be at least average, making them taller than most women as opposed to only being taller than short and average ones.