Women: what about tall men is so appealing to so many of you?

innerglowrp · 2020-01-26T16:24:21+00:00

It’s like an hourglass figure to guys. It’s just hot.

eternitypasses · 2020-01-26T16:32:23+00:00

I don’t really care per se for tall men, I just want my partner to be taller than me. That is all.

Atlas_B_Shruggin · 2020-01-26T16:24:03+00:00

the tallness

SmurfESmurferson · 2020-01-26T16:27:40+00:00

It’s hot. He’s larger than me, bigger. He can toss me around in bed and protect me

Where’s the downside?

the-red_woman · 2020-01-26T16:24:53+00:00

Makes me feel feminine, delicate and sexy. What’s not to love?

Compare to a short guy? Makes me feel masculine, awkward and less attractive

PennnyLame · 2020-01-26T16:55:32+00:00

Getting hugged or held by them is overwhelming in the best way. People defer to them. Everything they do is intrinsically masculine due to their size and stature. They aren’t insecure about it. Big...hands and feet. People go broke, lose their hair, get fat- tallness is pretty unchanging.

poppy_blu · 2020-01-26T21:44:41+00:00

What about young thin women is so appealing to you?

As much as you all talk about evo psych and how we’re all slaves to our biology, why does that suddenly not apply to women?

41013 · 2020-01-26T23:14:56+00:00

As a woman, these answers are depressing. I’m surprised so many depend on their partner/SO to make them feel secure.

garbage_gemlin · 2020-01-27T04:27:10+00:00

I think for me a big part of it is probably from books and movies. The hot male characters are always described as super tall, strong, muscular, and the hot female characters are not always but frequently described as delicate, slender, waiflike, weak etc. I also read way too many harlequin romance books as a teen so the tall muscular masculine man is cemented in my brain as peak attractiveness, and being small and delicate is cemented in my head as peak feminine. I have lots of female friends who don't feel this way, and who get horny for guys who are shorter, skinnier and less classically masculine. But for ME, probably due to this exposure, I really feel feminine and sexy if my partner is tall and muscular. My boyfriend fits these stereotypes and we've talked about this a bit, and honestly, i was shocked when he told me that lots of guys actually don't prefer women who are small and waiflike, and that height doesn't matter to many. So I think this whole idea of what is good that exists in my brain doesn't accurately reflect reality, but it might be too late now.

Willow-girl · 2020-01-27T04:40:55+00:00

I like short men; always have. Never gave it much thought until the day I was talking to a friend about my childhood. I said my parents had frequent knock-down-drag-out battles, but since they were both close to the same height and weight, neither really had the edge over the other and they usually fought to a draw. Suddenly a little light went on in my head and I realized why I prefer men close to my size ... because in my family of origin, a man wasn't somene who protected you; he was someone who beat the hell out of you (or tried to). So best to pick one who doesn't have too much of a size advantage, eh?!

prowlings · 2020-01-26T18:44:44+00:00

It completely makes sense from a biological/evolutionary/Darwinian perspective - I’m almost confused by the question. Most women naturally want someone physically larger than them, someone they feel can protect them, and someone who makes them feel more feminine (traditionally, this equates to being smaller).

Again, not all women feel this way. But for a woman to feel this way completely makes sense and shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone.

azngirl7689 · 2020-01-26T16:37:48+00:00

I’m 5 foot 8. Take a guess why.

Skratt · 2020-01-26T17:35:52+00:00

I guess I'm in the minority here but I think short men are hot :D I love the feeling of towering over a dude. I had a few short crushes in school and I used to love standing up next to them and towering over them. I like for a guy to look up at me. I wanted to wear heels to make myself even taller next to 'em.

Have you ever seen those short dudes walking around with models twice their height? I just like how that looks. It's exciting to me. I'm 5'9 by the way.

I like tall guys too, but there's something exciting about a short dude showing interest in you! My favorite "short" height is like 5'2-5'6. I like when I'm visibly towering over them, not just slightly like if he was 5'7-5'8. He needs to look all the way up.

Growing up I was kinda insecure about my height (I was taller than everybody in middle school) so I was surprised and flattered when men shorter than me showed me attention. I always thought they would go for short women.

Later I grew more confident in my height and was told that tall women were seen as a status symbol for short men :D I was like more for me. Y'all can fight over these tall dudes while I tower over mine. Wearing my heels I can look most normal height (5'8-6'0) guys in the face anyway. Wearing my 6 inch heels I can look a 6'2 guy in the face. Or I can just get a cute short dude and have him look up at me. Way more exciting.

findingfemininity · 2020-01-26T16:41:59+00:00

I don't have a strong preference for tall men but I do like when a guy is bigger than me and can toss me around. Being tall is just a cheat code for that.

alluringjustice · 2020-01-26T16:28:50+00:00

Having the opportunity to climb on his shoulders at concerts, festivals and raves and being able to see everything

ontherailstoday · 2020-01-26T18:01:15+00:00

Well... tallness is hot.

Actually, I strongly suspect other men prefer tall men for nonsexual stuff. Tall men get paid more on average. I'm pretty sure if you did team picking, the tall guys would get picked sooner. So y'know that factors in... he's a more valuable creature all round because of those extra inches of height.

flamingoinghome · 2020-01-26T19:03:17+00:00

Fuck if I know; I don't care about height.

grand_tiremaster · 2020-01-26T16:56:09+00:00

he makes me feel tiny and protected and precious and adorable with his giant towering gait. men should be big and strong imo

atlantisasalover · 2020-01-26T23:50:03+00:00

Tallness isn't really important, but it's just an added bonus. I wouldn't go out of my way to screen for tall guys, but I'd never complain if a guy that I liked happened to be tall. Actually, I will complain, because it's a pain in the ass to kiss standing up when there's too much of a height difference.

Idk, it's not a logical thing. He lorge. Takes up more space. More of him to love.

Merunit · 2020-01-27T00:01:37+00:00

Sometimes a girl would like to wear heels on occasions as they make the lines look better. I dance socially a lot and I’m relatively tall (174), so majority of guys are shorter here. It makes it much harder for me to dance with them (I had to bend my knees more, it’s hard for balance when exercising spins and make me look less smooth). I don’t like that I’m kinda forced to wear no heel shoes, as they rarely go well with dresses or yoga pants.

katiesaysthings · 2020-01-27T00:23:11+00:00

I’m 5’9 and I don’t get to feel “protected” or small very often. Tall guys all the way.

Dapper-Iron · 2020-01-27T20:10:32+00:00

I think it's kind of subconscious. I'm short enough (5'6") that most men are taller than me, but the two male LTRs I have had were >6'. My internal experience isn't of being attracted to height, but rather that it "just so happens" that the men I'm most attracted to are also tall.

289416 · 2020-01-26T17:14:12+00:00

I don’t look for height first. I look for strength...traps, legs and forearms; physiques that show power.

5’9” wrestler > 6’2” runner

but all things equal, taller guy is more appealing. 6’3” powerlifter or football physique is the swoon

NarniaFox · 2020-01-26T16:53:25+00:00

Why do men like big breasts?

Personally, I don't think that being tall is a necessary requirement, especially if a girl is on the shorter side. I'm around 5'2, even if I tried I possibly couldn't find a man exactly of my height or shorter, and it would be quite uncomfortable to date someone over 6'.

TheSnowyPlover · 2020-01-26T16:46:56+00:00

The Sexy Sons Hypotheses

Orange_Paisley · 2020-01-26T17:05:55+00:00

Women want to feel small next to their partner. I’m less than 5’3” so it doesn’t take that much height to achieve that for me though.

juliana_san · 2020-01-26T17:07:27+00:00

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Darkseeker_Mau · 2020-01-26T17:34:39+00:00

Tall men are appealing because they look imposing, big and threatening, and that's exciting. Like a statue. Plus looking up an man is always better than looking down.

Twiteena · 2020-01-26T17:52:31+00:00

I don't care either way. Tall, short, so what?

Maybelowsmv · 2020-01-26T18:00:18+00:00

Looking up to him. Feeling smaller. He looks better proportioned

squirrelfoot · 2020-01-26T18:35:34+00:00

I feel safe with my tall husband.

TheOGJammies · 2020-01-26T23:38:07+00:00

Do you know why you like titties so much? I don’t know why we like tall men breh, we just do. It’s probably some lizard brain evolutionary adaptation.

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verilyvermillion · 2020-01-26T17:08:05+00:00

I like to feel small, which doesn't take much work considering I'm all of 5 nothing

2020-01-26T17:33:43+00:00

I don't see the appeal, personally.

I go wild for muscles though, and big hands.

grand_tiremaster · 2020-01-26T22:48:34+00:00

I just like to feel protected. Tall and muscular makes me feel safe.

For some reason, if I am taller than the man, I feel less feminine and low value.

waxedmintfloss · 2020-01-27T00:27:21+00:00

I don’t care and prefer someone my own height to a beanpole. If he’s tall he should have the mass or gracefulness to even it out. Conversation and sex are better when you can make eye contact easily. But a few inches taller than me is the sweet spot because his pride won’t hurt about things like me wearing heels or picking me up.

mandoa_sky · 2020-01-27T03:15:42+00:00

in my case, at 5'4 i am literally the shortest person in my family

2020-01-27T04:18:34+00:00

For context I'm 4'9" and my guy is average height in the rest of the world but tall in my country (5'10"-5'11"). He also goes to the gym. He might look intimidating to most people but I feel really safe in his company. It's appealing because he could crush me with his bare hands but he chooses to love me and protect me instead. Plus it's so hot in the bedroom.

how3v3r · 2020-01-27T05:14:18+00:00

I’m over 6 foot tall. I’ve never been insecure about my height and I’ve certainly dated shorter men, but it is nice to be able to look into a man’s eyes, feel his hands on my waist or hips, put my hands on his chest, and kiss standing up without any awkward moves.

extrachromozomes · 2020-01-27T06:01:56+00:00

It’s very masculine, I like to be to be the smaller daintier sex

ReignRain95 · 2020-01-27T08:18:34+00:00

the same reason shorter women are attractive to men.

lycheenme · 2020-01-27T10:26:23+00:00

honestly not much. i would date a dude who's 5'5. height was never really a big thing for me?

eveleaf · 2020-01-28T00:46:56+00:00

It doesn't do anything for me. But you won't believe me anyway.

Brnda386 · 2020-01-29T16:40:58+00:00

I'm 5'11" and don't want to bend down to kiss a guy.

SweetPotatoes112 · 2020-01-31T14:37:16+00:00

Nice thread

slavicgypsygirl · 2020-02-02T19:38:09+00:00

Its sexually attractive to me as someone who is 5'9 & always wears heels

mangopeachguava · 2020-02-10T16:29:28+00:00

I never really understood this and I'm a woman. Being tall per se does 0 for me. In fact almost all guys I liked were short, around 1.70m, except for one who was like 1.90 but I liked him cause he had a cute smile and was very decent personality wise. I would have liked him the same if he were 20cm shorter. I know the majority of women like tall men but I don't think they find just being TALL attractive without other features (face, body shape, etc) being below average.

sublimemongrel · 2020-01-27T01:10:46+00:00

They are more attractive

Title	Women: what about tall men is so appealing to so many of you?
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Date	January 26, 2020 4:22 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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