• Apeman42@lemmy.world
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    23 days ago

    I don’t get these guys. My wife is a couple inches taller than me and it… just doesn’t matter? If anything it puts my face closer to the boobies, so what’s the problem?

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      3 days ago

      On the flip side I’m (m) 186cm and my (f) parter is 175cm and shes said she could never be with a guy shorter then her.

      So presumably there is some truth to this myth in some cases ?

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      23 days ago

      Guys are being spoonfed by the monosphere the narrative that if they’re 1cm too short or 1kg too heavy, women immediately despise them.

      It keeps them trapped in a self fulfilling cycle of despair and watching mysoginist grifter content online.

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    23 days ago

    Or when you like men who are the same height or shorter than you … but are quite short yourself. I assume many tall heterosexual women aren’t happy with their height, either.

    Either way it doesn’t matter if you literally never go out to meet people.

  • ma1w4re@lemmy.zip
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    23 days ago

    Same. 2m tall and get 0 sweethearts. Therapy wasn’t much help with anxiety caused by this. It is really painful, knowing that I’ll be forever alone. Contemplating taking an easy way out since September.

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      23 days ago

      My partner is almost 2m tall. The have often complained that their size easily scares people off. I’m sorry about the anxiety. It sucks.

      I believe the world is better with you in it. If you want to chat, I’m available.

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    23 days ago

    My gf is shorter than me by a a few centimeters(maybe like an inch for you americans) but she wears heels so she seems taller and thats a postitive if you ask me.

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        22 days ago

        Yeah but i think its a two sided thing as it usually is in relationships. Ive seen so many dms of people falling apart cause “when she wears heels shes infringing on my masculinity” or whatever. If you have the confidence and she doesnt care about it(which taller women usually dont cause its not like theyre gonna find someone whos 220cm) then it will work. If youre like “oh my crush is taller than me, i have no chance” youre setting yourself up for failiure. Also while i know this isnt the best advice but if youre short short than maybe try working out in a gym and becoming fit cause then you can get an extra factor that they might like you for.

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      22 days ago

      Yes, especially among more shallow groups…

      Although you’re not allowed to talk about it, it may even be a biologically sought trait. One of those animal things we act like we evolved past.

      (In before a thousand comments about this one guy being shorter disproving… Oh wait)

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      22 days ago

      It’s worth considering that we might not have a choice in the matter, at least as far as the subconscious is concerned.

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      21 days ago

      No idea, but whenever I tried using dating apps, there were fields in the profile for height, so the developers must think that someone cares.

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      22 days ago

      Some do (prefers tall), some do (prefers short), some don’t care either way, which is the case for pretty much any trait. Even serial killers get fanmail from people who get horny from that kind of thing.

      Though the distribution isn’t neutral (as in the average pop might prefer it one way over the other).

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      22 days ago

      Yes. Your height is a huge factor in your social appeal and status.

      Taller people are considered more attractive, get paid more, and generally have positive biases associated with them. Short people have negative ones.

      it’s further biased when it comes to female to male selection. men don’t care so much about women’s height, but women care very much about dating a larger, physically stronger, partner.

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        21 days ago

        I mean, I have a preference but it’s not even a determining factor for me. I care much more about what kind of person they are.

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        12 days ago

        what???

        Short people have negative [biases associated with them]

        among school bullies and manosphere idiots

        Taller people […] get paid more

        this definitely isn’t true (Technically it is, but height is not the cause, sex is)

        women care very much about dating a larger, physically stronger, partner

        seems like a harmful and untrue stereotype

        men don’t care so much about women’s height

        also seems like a harmful stereotype, also personally as a {idk if man or agender} i do kinda prefer tall women, but as @daggermoon@lemmy.world said, “I mean, I have a preference but it’s not even a determining factor for me. I care much more about what kind of person they are.”

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    19 days ago

    I have found lots of guys don’t want to date anyone as tall or taller than them (or one guy who fetishized it, which was so not better) it’s certainly not just women driving this preference.

    But can’t say that being tall as a lady has ever really kept me from finding partners, and the short guys I know in real life also do fine, so I think this is usually more of a weak preference not a criteria.

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        19 days ago

        It’s funny though - a guy my size is still stronger than me and guys shorter than me often still outmass me and are stronger than me, it’s strange that it’s so hyperfocused on height.

        Husband is my height but outweighs me by 50-60lb and can lift 2x what I can on my best day. I’m literally smaller and weaker, lol, despite being neither small nor weak.