Why do most people want the male to be taller?

So, after checking out the recent polls on what height men and women prefer their significant other to be, I have found that most women want a man taller than them and most men want a woman shorter than them. I'm just curious to know; what's your reason why?

Male: Comment 10
Female: Comment 15
I want my significant other to be the exact same height. 6
I feel the exact opposite height-wise (Male). 7
I feel the exact opposite height-wise (Female). 5
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Comments ( 23 )
  • dirtybirdy

    Preference?

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  • ccjigsaw

    I find it masculine. Plus I'm 5'1.. If my guy was shorter than me, he'd be really short.. So taller lol

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  • saddenedunicorn

    I feel like if the man is shorter, I'm the soul one in charge and I sorta feel more masculine and I hate that. I'm only 5'3, so a guy any shorter is a freaking tiny thing.

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  • RinRinRon

    I think it's because men are seen as the protectors. Back in early human history, if your male was larger, you stood a better chance of surviving because animals (or dinosaurs) didn't think of him as prey. :)

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  • yesnomaybeso

    I'm a girl and I like my guy to be taller. It is even difficult for me to date shorter guys.

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  • Natural dominant\submissive roles. If i were a woman i would feel stupid if my man was shorter than me.

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  • EndlessSuffering

    Because of the media. If I see a couple and the male is shorter, I personally think they'd look adorable together.

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    • It's not the media at all. Remember, being tall is a physical bonus, it comes in to play with the whole power protector thing.

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      • meeka22

        totally accurate its biological who will help me survive the longest

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    • KeddersPrincess

      Me too.

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      • EndlessSuffering

        Power to the midgets!

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        • KeddersPrincess

          Amen! :D

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  • meeka22

    answer is simple: biologically women are attracted to strong, healthy, and capable men. The dominance and height of men is sexually appealing to women; it is a fact the taller the more masculine (because most of the time men are taller than women)

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  • saddenedunicorn

    *sole

    Darnit, I wrote SOUL.

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  • That's justthe natural order of things.

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  • welkinson

    Men are naturally taller than women and I think if women are with men who are shorter than them or men are with women who are taller than them, they feel like freaks of nature. I'm a woman and when I was a kid, I was taller than most people my age and it felt really awkward. Now I'm an adult and am shorter than most adults and it feels better than being taller than most.

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  • theaverageatheist

    It's weird but with a man I wan't them to be taller, with a girl i whan't to be the tall one.
    I'm submissive with guys but I'm the man with girls, i thik it has to do with if you feel dominant\submissive.

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  • eats,shoots_and_leaves

    I'm gay but I still prefer shorter guys, I suppose I like to be the dominant one.

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  • KeddersPrincess

    I actually think shorter males are adorable, so I wouldn't mind being with one.

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  • oliveyou

    Well for me it is because I like to where heels and if I was taller than him I would feel a bit insecure. Why? Society.

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  • NeuroNeptunian

    I honestly have no clue. It's probably biological because I'm not a big males need to be ultra-masculine kind of gal so... =\

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  • RockerRoseanne

    I don't care if the guy would be taller or shorter than me, height doesn't really change anything in a relationship.

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  • VioletTrees

    I don't know.

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