Does Size Matter?

Haha, I knew that would capture your attention....

really, I am wondering what people here think about size, I'm talking about height. I notice that people who are taller appear to be more respected by their peers. Tall females are seen as more beautiful than their more "vertically challenged" counterparts like myself. Males seems to be attracted more to females who are tall with long legs, not short and stumpy girls like myself. But I could be generalizing here. My parent always gets upset with me for being so self-conscious about my height. I have developed inferiority complex because of it. I am always saying "I wish I were as tall as her" and then feel all down about myself....and all this on a daily basis.

And then, there's professional life. It seems like most people who are tall in the business world are confident and respected. I just could not see myself managing a team of engineers and gaining their respect. I feel like because of my height, anyone can intimidate me and keep me from gaining people's respect.

Everybody looks down at me, and it makes me feel really small. In our everyday expressions, if someone talks down to you we say "he made me feel an inch tall" or "he made me feel really small." This seems to reflect the negative views of shortness. Just like when a guy tells another guy to "stop being such a girl" like being a girl is a bad thing. That was probably a bad example, sorry, but it sounds like that with height.

Well, this all sounded more articulate in my head, sorry I'm really tired now. I hope I am still getting my point across. What do you think about this. Does size matter? This is something that really affects me and I've developed BDD symptoms because of it.

Yes it does matter a little bit.

My high school biology teacher was tiny. She had a stool for erasing the white boards. But she was LOUD. I had to back away out of a 5-meter radius from her to prevent hearing loss. Not only was she loud, she was very friendly, enthusiastic and passionate about everything. She was the head of some teaching depart. And because of her loudness, no one can ignore her presence and people generally love her.

So what I'm trying to say is that while height matters, and life is unfair blah blah blah, you still have SO MUCH potential and room for growth that I wouldn't let this small thing stand in the way.

That depends, some guys don't want a girl taller than them or something of that sort.

I personally am attracted to petite girls. =)

I honestly think people of all shapes and sizes can be attractive.

Size is not that significant part of being attracted to a women for me. I liked my wife when I met her because of the way she giggled and how friendly her eyes looked (really kind). I thought I might be a minority as in the wrong guy to comment but this IMO. website was really accurate

no size is not important, i'm tall but my personality is taller and thats what matters...

Honestly, I don't believe height is that big of a deal as far as attraction goes, but I can't say that I haven't ever felt insecure about my height either. I am exactly 5'8, yet most of the people I know are 6 feet or taller. I wouldn't mind growing a few more inches (I'm 19), but I don't think I'll be too disappointed if I don't.

Being male, I feel I'm initially looked down upon when first meeting a taller person, especially in the work place. But once I get to know those people better it's not so bad. I usually get respect from people in other ways, like being hard working, assertive and open minded for example.

I particularly feel sorry for *really* tall people to be honest, as almost everyone would find them intimidating and hard to approach, which would be quite alienating. That's just my opinion though.

Short people got no reason
Short people got no reason
Short people got no reason
To live

They got little hands
Little eyes
They walk around
Tellin' great big lies
They got little noses
And tiny little teeth
They wear platform shoes
On their nasty little feet

Well, I don't want no short people
Don't want no short people
Don't want no short people
`Round here

Short people are just the same
As you and I
(A fool such as I)
All men are brothers
Until the day they die
(It's a wonderful world)

Short people got nobody
Short people got nobody
Short people got nobody
To love

They got little baby legs
That stand so low
You got to pick em up
Just to say hello
They got little cars
That go beep, beep, beep
They got little voices
Goin' peep, peep, peep
They got grubby little fingers
And dirty little minds
They're gonna get you every time
Well, I don't want no short people
Don't want no short people
Don't want no short people
'Round here

To be honest, I don't think height matters for women. I've been attracted to girls of all sizes, so it really makes no difference to me.

I think it may be a bit more important for a guy, because you have the old adage "tall, dark and handsome," but then I see a lot of shorter guys who have no trouble with women too...

My gran seems very proud of my height (I'm 6ft 2,) because she's always telling people how tall I am. That makes me smile I don't know if it makes me any more attractive to girls though...

My sis is at least 4 inches shorter than me and she is outgoing and popular and very attractive...it really doesnt matter.

if u were tall think how many men you would be ruling out, as they dont often like to be with someone taller than them!

I think its more the idea... i say i like tall men, but in reality every man i've been in love with has been pretty short and i thought they were gorgeous!

tall people are more likely to live a succesful life, from my own experience and friends who are tall, its seen as an achievement in itself, its the same as someone who is obviously good looking, even if they have problems they can hide it so well that they can still integrate with people quite easily.

Damn it, this thread is gonna be the most checked out ever, LOL. You had to write "height"!!! Not size! What next? Are you gonna ask "How long is yours?", and then say you meant "How long is your body, that is, how tall are you?" ROTFL ::

Anyway, height doens't matter, as long as you don't find a partner that is a yard taller than you. I am "normally" tall I guess, and I wouldn't really like to have a tall girlfriend, but I wouldn't like to be with a girl that is too short either. So you see, it's all relative, as always.

In all other cases height doesn't matter... unless you want to play basket. You see, it's all relative again. But all in all, height is not a real handicap in my opinion. Other problems like being in a wheelchair, or having hyperhidrosis, or social anxiety, or why not, acne, whatever, are real limitations, on the other hand. So don't worry about your height. Worry about other things, if you really need to worry.

Sometimes it matters,mostly for men,at first a taller man will be respected more than a shorty,to girls is an advantage,I personally like girls who arent bigger/taller than me.

Size is important to some but not to others. I honestly don't care. I'm about five foot five and I wouldn't want to be taller or shorter. There were times when I wanted to be shorter because I think short women are very feminine and cute. Then there were times that I wanted to be taller so that I wouldn't be treated like a child. I normally don't care about my height though. Personally, I do not want to be over six feet tall if I decide to wear four-inch heels. I'm long limbed for a shorter woman so that sometimes may give the impression of being taller, but I'm still about average or an inch below average. And it is not true that all men prefer tall women. I've known many men who prefered women below my own height. I know that my husband likes shorter women so don't despair.

I like the look of women that are a little shorter than me..I think it makes them more attractive (cute) to me for some reason...not that a woman being as tall as me would be a turn off or anything..just think I'd feel weird around a woman that was 6 foot something.

I'm 6'5'' but have always dated girls a foot or so shorter than me, no problem. I don't really get disrespected or talked down to in general, but then I am quite scary (or so I'm told).

What a misleading title. But seriously, I don't really care about a girl's height. I do notice tall women tend to catch my eye, but I'm pretty tall myself. I'm 6'2'' and a little lanky. I've always felt that being tall and skinny was a turn-off to most girls.

Kinetik said:

I'm 6'5'' but have always dated girls a foot or so shorter than me, no problem. I don't really get disrespected or talked down to in general, but then I am quite scary (or so I'm told).

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6'5" is a pretty awesome height to be! If I were a guy, I'd love to be over six feet! I think scary is okay in a guy as long as it's not a scary serial killer vibe. lol I've always wondered what it was like to date one of those guys who are seven feet tall and 300lbs. lol No one would ever mess with me. ::

I personally never cared about the height of the men who I dated. My husband is 5'10" and that's fine with me. I've dated short men but I think I ended up finding the short guys who were insecure about their height. I didn't mind but one guy in particular freaked out when I wore heels once. I think I was taller than him in flats.

Outshined said:

I'm 6'2'' and a little lanky. I've always felt that being tall and skinny was a turn-off to most girls.

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Not at all.