Do I really love him or is he just tall? Questions I ask myself pretty often because, to be honest, attractiveness and men is a tricky combination–you never know what’ll hit you! Height, strangely enough, is a giant turn-on for women and several researches have come to this conclusion. Not that you cannot find a shorter man attractive–you do you, boo! Just that science is committed to find a common ground and for women, this seems to be it.
Tall men problems
From published research by James A. Shepherd and Alan J. Strathman that dates back to 1989 trying to decide the connection between height and attractiveness, to a number of studies, surveys and researches conducted, this topic has got a lot of attention. BBC Future tried to find a wholesome link between height, money, power, sexual attraction and sports. There is work done by scientists, Abraham B.Punk and Thomas. V Pollet on ‘Personality and Individual Differences’. In a nutshell, the need for these researches to be carried out essentially means that the attraction does exist–the reason why it exists had to be found.
The common point for these studies is that it reveals, in almost all cases, that women generally love taller partners. The exact height can be debated but it is a preferred trait. Even men enjoy taller partners, however, the shortest man a woman would date is 5 feet 9 inches tall according to a study titled ‘Conditional Mate Preferences: Factors influencing preference for height’. Additionally, the shortest woman a man would date is 5 feet 1 inch tall. In the same study, researchers found that 23% of men and 4% of women would accept a relationship where the woman was taller.
Here’s where we step in
Tall men actually can trick you into falling for them. There’s the added height of all the charm and extra personality that you cannot unsee. The fact that you need to lean in closer to hear, that he has to bend down to listen to you and all the electricity in the middle can be a myth just because he’s tall–you’re up in here thinking some Kuch Kuch Hota Hai ‘palat’ situation is going to happen but nah fam, he’s just linearly blessed.
All of this reveals the fact that women can be attracted to anything that works for them. How often have you been completely gobsmacked with your own choice in men? Next time, save yourself, us women can all do better!
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