Size matters : It's official

[Sixth]

Size matters, if you're British.
Reposted from BBC news:

Tall men seem sexier to women and more likely to father their children, say British scientists.
In turn, men find smaller women more attractive according to the National Child Development Study of 10,000 42 year-olds in Britain.

The taller men are, the more likely they are to have found a mate and reproduced and the same goes for women who are below average height, 1.62cm (5'3").

Attraction based on height difference means the two sexes won't evolve to be the same stature, concludes Dr Nettle of the Open University.

But the preferences may be part of British culture rather than something that has evolved naturally, say critics.

(The website allows people to post their responses. I'll copy a few over to share them here.)

 

[Sixth]

Women find Ferrari owners even sexier than tall men.
Martin, England

I am six foot four. Anyone got Kylie's number?
Alan, UK


I am 5' 7" and was in a relationship with a man of the same height for two years. The constant ridicule from my friends was enough to put me off dating short men completely.
FN, UK


Great... Just when I was starting to feel good about myself, there comes another bombshell to knock my already battered ego. I'm 5'6" and I've courted women who are taller or shorter than me, who have more girth than I do. I'm marginally good looking, health conscious, and hygienic. Mind you, I'm single at the moment, so what does that say?
John Wedge, North England


I'm 5'8" and the women flock around me. So I think it's nonsense.
Craig, England


Tall men are the business - yum! I find a lot of small men have "small man syndrome"- when they are bossy and overpowering to make up for their height. Also I personally feel "protected" with a tall man by my side.
Katy, Scotland


There is no doubt that women are drawn to tall men. A very tall man walks into the room and you see the women all collectively start to drool, even if he's not particularly good looking. I've also found that tall men know this and are often very full of themselves. They also think they're tougher than short men - though most of them, by virtue of their height, have never been in any scrapes and so are quite soft. By the way I'm six foot - in the middle range.
D Williams, UK

 

[Sixth]

If this is the case, at 4'11" men should be falling over themselves to get to me. Unfortunately the only falling over they do is over me when they fail to see me due to my size. And as for whether tall men are more attractive, they're all tall to me!
Donna, UK

What a ridiculous study. I knew a lad under five feet tall and he was swamped by taller girls, purely because of his personality and his extremely cheeky grin.
Richard H, UK

Men's egos are so fragile that they choose small women as partners so they can feel a sense of superiority. Small women are easier to intimidate physically. It's still about control, and big babes are harder to keep a rein on.
Jane, USA

I think petite women are great. The tops of their heads are ideal for resting your pint on in crowded pubs.
James, UK

I think many women tend to like tall men because it makes them feel petite and feminine. In the same way men like women who are shorter than them as it reaffirms their masculinity.
Sarah, UK

I think women see tall men as more attractive as it's a deep seated thought that tall is strong and robust and they would want their children to be strong. Men find smaller women attractive as that is seen as more feminine and that they would be physically more dominant.
Pamela, England

This is more old wives' tale nonsense. I'm 6ft 2in and women find me physically repulsive.
Mick, UK

 

[perks]

OMG I'm too tall!

 

[CoolidgEffect]

Size matters, if you're British.
Reposted from BBC news:

Attraction based on height difference means the two sexes won't evolve to be the same stature, concludes Dr Nettle of the Open University.

(The website allows people to post their responses. I'll copy a few over to share them here.)

Oh My God. You mean in the future that on average Men will be taller than Women? I don't believe it.

 

[Sixth]

In the future women will continue to be shorter than men.

Even though the sexes share the same tasks now.
Avatars will remain the same size.

 

[Mischka]

The average height for a woman is 5'3"? I believe that's two inches shorter than the average U.S. woman. What about the men? What's average?

 

[Guest]

 

[Sixth]

I dunno.

I just know that there's no way I'm moving to the US! (Not that there was ever a chance of that)

 

[Sixth]

Shit!! Im 6' tall, Im screwed

Screwed? At 6' tall?
I think not - didn't you read the article?

 

[Wrong Element]

They studied 10,000 people and found that women prefer tall men to short men? I could have saved them a lot of time and money.

 

[sufisaint]

I read somewhere..

women generally perfer men who are of

a higher social status (money in US)
taller
older

than themselves. (it did not mention looks but suprisingly which i thik these days is number one...like men)

So much for intelligence, kindness, honesty and creativity.

 

[Sixth]

They studied 10,000 people and found that women prefer tall men to short men? I could have saved them a lot of time and money.

Yes, yes.
Everyone knew this already.

The research makes it official.

Official. Ooooffical.

The research means that some skiving lecturer was paid for a year to do the world's most easy work. I'm going to propose a study for this year: "Men prefer good looking women".

 

[bluespoke]

The average height for a woman is 5'3"? I believe that's two inches shorter than the average U.S. woman. What about the men? What's average?

I think it's about 5'8" but rising.

In Scotland they call Billy Connolly the Big Yin and he's under 6'.

I think it depends a lot on the age grouping too. When I was in my final year in High School I was 6'3" but only the fourth tallest in the class.

 

[CoolidgEffect]

In the future women will continue to be shorter than men.

Even though the sexes share the same tasks now.
Avatars will remain the same size.

But what about hand size? Did they study that?

 

[Sixth]

But what about hand size? Did they study that?

Hands smaller.
Heads bigger.
Feet evolve away to nothing as computing chairs and cars take over.

 

[alexandraaah]

The research means that some skiving lecturer was paid for a year to do the world's most easy work. I'm going to propose a study for this year: "Men prefer good looking women".

This is far too complex a study, Sixth.

Break it down to determine if hetero men really do in fact prefer women.

 

[Sixth]

This is far too complex a study, Sixth.

Break it down to determine if hetero men really do in fact prefer women.

I see your point, what about

• Are there hetero men?
• Are there men?

 

[CoolidgEffect]

Hands smaller.
Heads bigger.
Feet evolve away to nothing as computing chairs and cars take over.

So in the future we'll see your face on your AV.

 

[alexandraaah]

I see your point, what about

• Are there hetero men?
• Are there men?

You've got your work cut out for you, Sixth.

I'm very interested to see the results.

Though, I'm sure something this complex will take years to determine.

 

[Sixth]

So in the future we'll see your face on your AV.

Only I re-take the picture
In the future AVs will be holographic. Hmmmm. Think of the benefits...

 

[weed]

Sounds kind of like opposites attract.

Would this mean short men like tall women. I could see some advantages to that pairing.

 

[CoolidgEffect]

Only I re-take the picture
In the future AVs will be holographic. Hmmmm. Think of the benefits...

Oh I missed that study too. It will make it harder to pull off the "Picture of my huge fish" trick.

 

[Sandia]

I interrupt this thread to say....

Yes, yes.
Everyone knew this already.

The research makes it official.

Official. Ooooffical.

The research means that some skiving lecturer was paid for a year to do the world's most easy work. I'm going to propose a study for this year: "Men prefer good looking women".

...I'd like to help you with that study.

Are you taking applications for research assistants?

 

[Carl East]

Well I'm 6'2" so start falling at my feet ladies, yeah right.

Carl