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Why girls like tall guys

Tall guys usually have a tall father and a short mother. This means height is inherited from your father so this would explain why girls like tall guys. By choosing a tall guy she can pass the height genes to her babies so there are evolutionary reasons
do you have any scientific/statistical evidence for this or is it just from a handful of your own observations
I just like tall strong men, short guys don't do it for me
Original post by Anonymous
Tall guys usually have a tall father and a short mother. This means height is inherited from your father so this would explain why girls like tall guys. By choosing a tall guy she can pass the height genes to her babies so there are evolutionary reasons

That’s interesting! To be honest, I don’t particularly mind about a guy’s height. I’m 5’8, and tend to wear heels often - so usually my general guide is 5’6 as a minimum. The thing that annoys me more so, is if I’m talking to a guy shorter than myself, and they’ll keep pointing out how much taller I am, or highlighting how short they are in comparison/getting defensive about their height. The right woman will like you - however I think often times, men sabotage themselves by projecting their own insecurities.
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Original post by Anonymous
Tall guys usually have a tall father and a short mother. This means height is inherited from your father so this would explain why girls like tall guys. By choosing a tall guy she can pass the height genes to her babies so there are evolutionary reasons


Girls like tall guys as its evolutionary for a women to look for protection. In the modern world, there is less need but 10,000 years ago a 6'2 guy was handy for defending her and the kids from wilderbeasts!
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big hoodies to "borrow" innit
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Not sure a few inches in height really makes much difference against a wilderbeast. I put it down to it being one of a number of differentiating male traits
Original post by Anonymous
Tall guys usually have a tall father and a short mother. This means height is inherited from your father so this would explain why girls like tall guys. By choosing a tall guy she can pass the height genes to her babies so there are evolutionary reasons

Girls like tall guys because when they're wearing nothing but one of his old T-shirts, it can double up as a dress.
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Original post by Anonymous
Tall guys usually have a tall father and a short mother. This means height is inherited from your father so this would explain why girls like tall guys. By choosing a tall guy she can pass the height genes to her babies so there are evolutionary reasons

They like tall men because of sexual dimorphism, heterosexual men being attracted to feminine features, and
heterosexual women being attracted to masculine features. More tall= more masculine, more dominant. It's really not that complicated.
Original post by Zarek
Not sure a few inches in height really makes much difference against a wilderbeast. I put it down to it being one of a number of differentiating male traits

No. It just feel different having a tall guy next to you. It feels good....how idk how to describe it though.
Original post by username6440587
That’s interesting! To be honest, I don’t particularly mind about a guy’s height. I’m 5’8, and tend to wear heels often - so usually my general guide is 5’6 as a minimum. The thing that annoys me more so, is if I’m talking to a guy shorter than myself, and they’ll keep pointing out how much taller I am, or highlighting how short they are in comparison/getting defensive about their height. The right woman will like you - however I think often times, men sabotage themselves by projecting their own insecurities.

I have a lot of friends your height who dated shorter guys, it was like a curse. My small friend group I was in had lots of girls around 5-6 to 5-10, and one girl who was 6'5 (not a typo), but most of the guys were very averge, like 5-6 to 5-11. It was weird cause it just happened, We became friends at a younger age, it just happened that all the girls came from taller familys I guess. It didn't help that the girls wore heels a lot too lol. so yeah when dating happend a 5'8 girl and 5'6 guy was pretty common.

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