Is A Guy Of 5'8 Too Short To Date??

I'm a 5'8 male and I've heard rumours that the vast majority of women do not like to do someone of this height or smaller. Although only around 25%-33% of men are 6ft and above so most men are smaller than this. I've never really taken notice of this nor cared until recently reading on the internet that the majority of women would refuse to date someone around my height under almost any circumstances and I'm just curious how true this is??

Now I understand that taller men are deemed more desirable, and women above 5'8 may struggle to date a 5'8 guy, that's also understandable.

Would you date a 5'8 male?? Or is that a no no under any circumstances??

I was never necessarily insecure about my height, but these forums have made me.

I'm a 5'8 male and I've heard rumours that the vast majority of women do not like to do someone of this height or smaller. Although only around 25%-33% of men are 6ft and above so most men are smaller than this. I've never really taken notice of this nor cared until recently reading on the internet that the majority of women would refuse to date someone around my height under almost any circumstances and I'm just curious how true this is??

Now I understand that taller men are deemed more desirable, and women above 5'8 may struggle to date a 5'8 guy, that's also understandable.

Would you date a 5'8 male?? Or is that a no no under any circumstances??

I was never necessarily insecure about my height, but these forums have made me.

I am confuss. If noone cares, then why do 80% of women surveyed ask for a 6ft+ guy then?

What survey is that?

What survey is that?

I am confuss. If noone cares, then why do 80% of women surveyed ask for a 6ft+ guy then?

Extract from this book.

I'm a 5'8 male and I've heard rumours that the vast majority of women do not like to do someone of this height or smaller. Although only around 25%-33% of men are 6ft and above so most men are smaller than this. I've never really taken notice of this nor cared until recently reading on the internet that the majority of women would refuse to date someone around my height under almost any circumstances and I'm just curious how true this is??

Now I understand that taller men are deemed more desirable, and women above 5'8 may struggle to date a 5'8 guy, that's also understandable.

Would you date a 5'8 male?? Or is that a no no under any circumstances??

I was never necessarily insecure about my height, but these forums have made me.

I think this is from experience and talking to women. Also, the internet.

A survey is quite different from experience. Again, as a male who is 5'7, I don't find my height (or lack of it) has held me back greatly in terms of getting attraction

Could you please quote the actual survey, since obviously I'm not going to buy and read the entire book just to make a comment!

Also, interesting that some of the most recent comments include "Misleading" and " A failed first attempt at Evolutionary Psychology"

5'7" isn't short. Anything below 5'5" is short, IMO.

I'm below the average male height, so can be considered to be. Also, I'm about 5'6 on a bad day lol

Don't have the eBook. But in short, they collected personal ads sent out by women. 80% requested a man of 6ft+.

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Idunnolol. Just makes no sense to me why women set arbitrary standards that are so easily bypassed.

I'm 5 foot 9 but I feel short all the time, I think the average nowadays is closer to 5 11.