Are tall men more respected?

eurozonelady

No, I've never thought anybody to be less deserving of respect because of their height. Truth is gob****es come in all shapes and sizes! Tall people can command attention more easily, but their actions and words is what is respected not stature. Sexually tall men have an edge but again personality will win out in the end.

tonycascarino

It is far more about your personality, how you look and your career more than height. That is the reality of it. What good is being 6'5 if you look like the elephant man and are shovelling shít for a living?

Woke Hogan

Leg End Reject wrote: »

:pac:

I've devastated Sally, absolutely devastated.

Edit: Sally Ann Jr deleted their post. I think they used the "wrong account" for it.

I saw it as well. Talk about a massive cock up.

Gregor Samsa

tonycascarino wrote: »

It is far more about your personality, how you look and your career more than height. That is the reality of it. What good is being 6'5 if you look like the elephant man and are shovelling shít for a living?

Well, you’ll be further away from the shít than a short person.

Rufeo

eurozonelady wrote: »

Sexually tall men have an edge

Literally. Lol.

Sorry I couldn't resist it

Vologda69

Peter the Great of Russia was nearly 6ft 8" back in the early 1700s, must have scared the life out of everyone. Apparently a temper to match.

Arghus

Loads of people say they're 6 foot without really having the foggiest.

Vologda69

Arghus wrote: »

Loads of people say they're 6 foot without really having the foggiest.

Like Trump imagining he is 6ft 3.

MarkY91

Arghus wrote: »

Loads of people say they're 6 foot without really having the foggiest.

I'm 6"2 according to my latest measurement.


I love being tall..it was a curse growing up though as it was a target for being slagged.

Franz Von Peppercorn II

Stephen merchant. Now there’s a tall lad. Picking up the ladies left right and centre.

Earthhorse

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

It's not a fact, it's a generalisation. And an excuse used by some perennially unlucky-in-love short men. Most profiles mention nothing whatsoever about height.

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

I don't think that's true. I think it's something embittered little men, who have a chip on their shoulder about their height, tell themselves when it's actually their personalities that repulse women.

Sometimes I refer to my height on Tinder (a mere 5ft 7 and a bit), sometimes I don't. Whether I've referred to it or not, I've never noticed any difference in the number of women who want a piece of this.

I like to think I'm not embittered but I'm definitely little and have literally been told by some women that they don't date guys smaller than them (I'm 5ft 3).

I have plenty of friends, both male and female, so I'm pretty sure it's not my personality that's the problem either. You're 5ft 7 and what women (generally) want is someone taller than them. This qualifies you as tall for the purposes of attraction given most women will fall under that height.

Most profiles don't have to mention height in order for it to be generally true either; some women may not wish to reveal their preference.

I do get that there's a lot of bitterness and anger out there in the dating and online dating world but I don't think this should preclude us from being able to observe and discuss general trends openly.

There are studies out there that show taller men are more likely to earn more, more likely to be promoted and get the majority of attention from women, so I do believe there is some beneficial prejudice toward being tall, even if I understand people's squeamishness in admitting it.

mondeo

It's true, taller people are more respected...every company I worked for, all the directors and high management staff were over 6ft. If your small, people don't care, if your bald people won't look at you as much either. Just my observations.

Mad_maxx

MarkY91 wrote: »

Arghus wrote: »

Loads of people say they're 6 foot without really having the foggiest.

I'm 6"2 according to my latest measurement.


I love being tall..it was a curse growing up though as it was a target for being slagged.

As I said earlier, people don't like others who stand out, being tall is no benefit to the majority of people

If you have a high profile it's different

Up Donegal

eurozonelady wrote: »

No, I've never thought anybody to be less deserving of respect because of their height. Truth is gob****es come in all shapes and sizes! Tall people can command attention more easily, but their actions and words is what is respected not stature. Sexually tall men have an edge but again personality will win out in the end.

Exactly.
Tall or short; man or woman; respect has to be earned.

Forty Seven

mondeo wrote: »

It's true, taller people are more respected...every company I worked for, all the directors and high management staff were over 6ft. If your small, people don't care, if your bald people won't look at you as much either. Just my observations.

I've been balding since my mid 20s. Hasn't affected me one bit.

Hoboo

mr_fegelien wrote: »

Nevermind dating but in the business world/day to day life. I was reading something that said that almost all the U.S. presidents going back a long time, have been nearly 6ft tall. None was 5ft 6in (there were some but during the times of the Founding Fathers).

I also watched Dragons Den and saw that many presenters, especially Peter Jones were very tall. The guy is ****ing 6ft 7. It sounds a bit ridiculous but I can't help but think if he wasn't that tall, he wouldn't be as successful.

Any anecdotal truths to this? It makes sense that you'd have more respect for someone you look up to who is more intimidating.

Nearly 6ft isn't tall. For a girl maybe, but a man? Definitely not.

Wibbs

I'm 5'11" and don't think of myself as tall tbh. Though looking around me there would be more men shorter than taller than me. I wouldn't like to taller or shorter, for me it's about "right", I suppose because I've thought about my height pretty much never. Boringly just above average really.

Undividual

Forty Seven wrote: »

I'm 6' exactly. Can't say I've ever noticed any extra respect because of it. I'm wary of short men, many feel they have something to prove (oddly common in Glasgow) and are prone to starting trouble.

Absolutely. I'm 6'4 and had an average height guy that I didn't know tell me for about 10 minutes that he had knocked out a bouncer my height before. I just smiled and nodded throughout. Luckily he didn't know that I'm a coward.

Undividual

Forty Seven wrote: »

I've been balding since my mid 20s. Hasn't affected me one bit.

Did it affect your choice of name?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_47

Yer Da sells Avon

Earthhorse wrote: »

I like to think I'm not embittered but I'm definitely little and have literally been told by some women that they don't date guys smaller than them (I'm 5ft 3).

I have plenty of friends, both male and female, so I'm pretty sure it's not my personality that's the problem either. You're 5ft 7 and what women (generally) want is someone taller than them. This qualifies you as tall for the purposes of attraction given most women will fall under that height.

Yup, some women don't date guys smaller than them. Some don't date guys smaller than 6ft. Some won't date fat guys, skinny guys, guys with beards, guys without beards. Some won't date guys at all (wtf are they, lesbians or something?)... and some (clearly lesbians) aren't attracted to me.

What women generally want is lots of different stuff. Nobody needs to be generally attractive to everyone - they just need to find mutual attraction with someone.

Earthhorse wrote:

There are studies out there that show taller men are more likely to earn more, more likely to be promoted and get the majority of attention from women, so I do believe there is some beneficial prejudice toward being tall, even if I understand people's squeamishness in admitting it.

I wonder if that's related to confidence, rather than beneficial prejudice. Are taller men more likely to carry themselves with confidence? Something I've noticed about middle (and, more often than not, senior) management is that their confidence is usually greater than their competence.

wakka12

I dont think height matters much outside of online dating unless youre in the small range, like under 5'7'' or so. Taller is always better and gives you some subtle advantages in life but for instance I dont think an unattractive man with bad personality traits who was 6'2 or '3 would have any real advantages in life over a good looking man of 5'10 or so with a likable personality

Regarding dating most women in person dont seem to care that much so long as he is taller than them by an inch or two

cj maxx

Once you're over 6'2" all respect is gone unless you have the build to back it up. Skinny and fat guys get no extra respect

Earthhorse

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

Yup, some women don't date guys smaller than them. Some don't date guys smaller than 6ft. Some won't date fat guys, skinny guys, guys with beards, guys without beards. Some won't date guys at all (wtf are they, lesbians or something?)... and some (clearly lesbians) aren't attracted to me.

No, you're missing the point. The thing women are most picky about is height. So there are more women who will not be with a guy because he's small than there are those who discriminate based on weight, beards etc. So this narrows the choices for small men more than it does for men in other categories.

It's like saying beer and whiskey contain alcohol so both can get you drunk; that's true but one has a stronger percentage.

I wonder if that's related to confidence, rather than beneficial prejudice. Are taller men more likely to carry themselves with confidence? Something I've noticed about middle (and, more often than not, senior) management is that their confidence is usually greater than their competence.

Sure, that could be it but, by rights, confidence should follow a bell curve distribution in the population, at lest to start out with. If, growing up, taller people find they can boss the room more that, may shape them into more confident people. The problem is no one is really interested in researching this so we don't have rigorous info it seems unlikely we will for a long time.

billyhead

Folks. In your opinion whats the ideal height i.e not too tall or too small.

jiltloop

I think that this could be quite heavily linked to confidence derived by virtue of being tall, not exclusively though. I think women are definitely in general more attracted to height however I think an average height man with confidence will probably trump a tall man with less confidence.

I myself am 6ft 4" and have always been quite shy and introvert and I definitely think that has affected my trajectory in life more than say the disadvantage of being below average height would have.

Mad_maxx

billyhead wrote: »

Folks. In your opinion whats the ideal height i.e not too tall or too small.

If I could chose a height for myself, I'd go with 6 foot on the button

MarkY91

billyhead wrote: »

Folks. In your opinion whats the ideal height i.e not too tall or too small.

In personally happy with my height of 6"2.

Women like it
Not freakishly tall
Usually tallest in the room..usually
It's funny in Asia being looked upon as a giant

I'd happily be an inch taller... anything more? Don't think so, unless I was really muscely.



For women, I wouldn't date anyone under 5"2...just too small for my height. I never really dated women over 5"5 so I don't know how it is to date a tall woman.

I'll often see random women as tall as me..sometimes TALLER...I bet they hate being so tall.

Dial Hard

I'm 5' 7" (female) and the smallest in my family. Both my sisters are an inch or two taller and all the men are over 6'. I'd love to be an inch or two taller. Mind you, I live in heels so in my head I'm way taller than I actually am anyway.

Three of my female friends are 5' 10", 5' 11" and 6' respetively and none of them ever complain about it. The 6 footer lives in super high heels and I have to admire the fact that she never gave a ****. She ended up marrying a guy who's 6' 6" so I'm guessing there'll be some tall-ass kids in the offing there should they decide to reproduce.

Mad_maxx

MarkY91 wrote: »

billyhead wrote: »

Folks. In your opinion whats the ideal height i.e not too tall or too small.

In personally happy with my height of 6"2.

Women like it
Not freakishly tall
Usually tallest in the room..usually
It's funny in Asia being looked upon as a giant

I'd happily be an inch taller... anything more? Don't think so, unless I was really muscely.



For women, I wouldn't date anyone under 5"2...just too small for my height. I never really dated women over 5"5 so I don't know how it is to date a tall woman.

I'll often see random women as tall as me..sometimes TALLER...I bet they hate being so tall.

One of my sisters is 5"11, she hates it

joebloggs32

Devon Toner must be the tallest man in Ireland and he wasn't shown too much respect by Schmidt

Mad_maxx

joebloggs32 wrote: »

Devon Toner must be the tallest man in Ireland and he wasn't shown too much respect by Schmidt

What height is he?

Franz Von Peppercorn II

Mad_maxx wrote: »

What height is he?

6’11” - probably not the tallest in Ireland then.

Forty Seven

Undividual wrote: »

Did it affect your choice of name?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_47

Afraid not. I'm a silver coin collector. 47 is the atomic weight of silver.

branie2

I'm sure they are

Mad_maxx

Franz Von Peppercorn II wrote: »

Mad_maxx wrote: »

What height is he?

6’11” - probably not the tallest in Ireland then.

Thought he was 6"8

Mad_maxx

Dial Hard wrote: »

I'm 5' 7" (female) and the smallest in my family. Both my sisters are an inch or two taller and all the men are over 6'. I'd love to be an inch or two taller. Mind you, I live in heels so in my head I'm way taller than I actually am anyway.

Three of my female friends are 5' 10", 5' 11" and 6' respetively and none of them ever complain about it. The 6 footer lives in super high heels and I have to admire the fact that she never gave a ****. She ended up marrying a guy who's 6' 6" so I'm guessing there'll be some tall-ass kids in the offing there should they decide to reproduce.

Son from a couple like that is likely to be near seven foot

Galwayguy35

Fella I went to school with is 6.9

He has no health problems or anything but getting clothes to fit used to be a problem for him years ago when there wasn't really shops that catered for really tall people.

mr_fegelien

Franz Von Peppercorn II wrote: »

Stephen merchant. Now there’s a tall lad. Picking up the ladies left right and centre.

I think you're being sarcastic right? He's always getting made fun of by Karl Pilkington for being a weir d looking giant.

tonycascarino

ex-pro footballer Peter Crouch is 6'7. As he said himself, if it wasn't for football he'd be a virgin.

screamer

Tall men to me are normal given my dad is 6foot 5. I’m nearly 6 foot myself and not in the slightest intimidated or respecting of tall men ( I’m female). But I do find short men in management tend to exhibit what I call pet dog syndrome. They bite first and then think later, whereas I find tall men are generally more settled. Perhaps it’s just the survival mode kicking in for the smaller guys. Personally I love being tall, it suits my personality and I couldn’t imagine being shorter than I am.

Dial Hard

tonycascarino wrote: »

ex-pro footballer Peter Crouch is 6'7. As he said himself, if it wasn't for football he'd be a virgin.

I'd say that's more to do with the fact that he's ugly as sin, to be fair.

moonage

Here's a short guy with a short fuse:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWfRu5YQahs

jace_da_face

"Are tall men more respected? "

If that's true, what a bummer for short guys. But at least smaller folk live longer right?

Impact of height and weight on life span.

LoganRice

Tall men are respected like short men.

completedit

Topdolla wrote: »

Im 5 foot 9.5 and I tell you the girls on tinder nowadays are getting taller!
They ask what are men under 6 foot? Friends
I say what are girls over 6 foot? Monsters

Lmao, it’s not tall girls who are demanding tall lads, that wouldn’t be a problem. So that comeback while trying to be funny, doesn’t work. Small girls have been conditioned to believe they want a huge man bear

IAMAMORON

I don't think so. Height should not be an issue in your life, it is hard enough without having to worry or have hang-ups about your size.

All the successful people I know are quite small anyways. Except for Harvey. He is just fat now.

spurious

It may be that taller men are more confident and this gives an air of knowing what they are at, which others pick up on.

Feisar

It seems taller men get paid more, apparently. From google:

Other studies in the United States and Britain put the extra earnings at nearly that much per inch. "The truth is, tall people do make more money. They make $789 more per inch per year," says Arianne Cohen, author of "The Tall Book" (Bloomsbury USA, June, 2009).

I'm 6'3'' and haven't noticed any real advantage. Promotions/raises can from proper negotiation, hard work and luck.

I definitely noticed when I worked in Holland my success rate with the ladies dropped.

Galwayguy35

Crouch has the height but he could do with a bit more meat on the bone.

Tommy Bowe is the ideal build and height to attract the ladies IMO.