Is it easier for a shorter man to get a date in countries other than the U.S.

[angie2443]

All the threads on here have me wondering.

[Green]

Many men think it is easier to get and date in countries other then the US. So of course this attitude would transfer to shorter people. Obviously if you go to a country where people are shorter this might also help. In my opinion I find the US has the hottest women (best from all around the world) and I've travled the world. A short man can have great sucess in the US. There are plenty of ugly men doing great with women in this country so short men need to get over it. Yes being short is something they have to overcome some times, but it can be done with ease. Heck there have even been some short basket ball players. My point is instead of complaining do something about it. I'm not short but I am also not some typical ken doll. I do well with women, why because I don't let sterio type standards hold me down.

[Lizzie60]

Yes... I would think that the Pygmies of Africa, the Negritos of Southeast Asia, the Rampasasa of Indonisia, the T'rung of East Asia and the Barrisneans of Australia.. have no problems..

 

Google makes us look soooooo smart..

[Green]

Yes... I would think that the Pygmies of Africa, the Negritos of Southeast Asia, the Rampasasa of Indonisia, the T'rung of East Asia and the Barrisneans of Australia.. have no problems..

 

Google makes us look soooooo smart..

 

Shouldn't have told me it was goolge, I thought I had a proffessor of anthropology posting

[angie2443]

Yes... I would think that the Pygmies of Africa, the Negritos of Southeast Asia, the Rampasasa of Indonisia, the T'rung of East Asia and the Barrisneans of Australia.. have no problems..

 

Google makes us look soooooo smart..

 

LOL! Now I have to check these places out.

[Satisfaction]

Ok I got sick of these posts so have done some research about short guys and the ability to get women.

I'm too scared to put any links on here but there is a guy who is 5"6 who uses the nickname Bonsai boasting on the internet how he can pick up any women. He seems particularly proud of being able to pick up strippers. I think googling bonsai and pua should find him.

[OpenGL]

It's not really that other countries have shorter people, it's more of the fact that other countries are no where near as superficial. Women don't instantly disqualify you as a human being if you're under 6'5.

[angie2443]

It's not really that other countries have shorter people, it's more of the fact that other countries are no where near as superficial. Women don't instantly disqualify you as a human being if you're under 6'5.

 

I was wondering about this, although this is more extreme than what I was thinking. Also, I think the men have gotten taller and taller here in the states. I just don't remember man bieng so huge when I was in my teens and early twenties. Now, I see huge guys everwhere. It's kind of odd.

[BG1985]

Don't go to Europe. I believe I read that the average man in The Netherlands is 6'0". I think men in Europe as a whole are typically taller than Americans as a whole. But where is your proof that other countries are less superficial than the United States? Don't tell me it's because Americans can go to Southeast Asia and have their pick of the litter. These Asians see and American/European and assume he has money, therefore they are attracted. That's far from superficial, isn't it?

[cognac]

Depends on the part of Europe you go to BG. In very norse influenced countries like Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, the average man is very tall, probably 6 feet on average, so if you're 5'7 don't even bother going there for anything more than sight seeing. On the other hand in the more Romance countries like Italy, Spain, Romania, even Austria, the average man is not that tall, and there are less 6 footers than in America in my observation.

 

I think it's true that women are also less superficial in Europe. More accessible, more open to give you a chance even if you're not that tall. Or maybe it's that there are also more women to choose from since obesity isn't as bad in Europe as it is in the USA, so the slender and average looking girls there aren't expecting the 6'3 muscular brad pitt lookalike like the ones in the USA are, they are expecting a slender and average looking man and quite content with that.

[Eeyore79]

I can tell you that in the UK, women are equally biased against short guys. Personally (as a British girl) I'm not keen on dating anyone under 5ft10, and I prefer guys who are over 6ft. Not only because I find height to be attractive and sexy, but also because I always think: If I have kids with a short guy, my sons will be condemned to general unattractiveness and difficulty dating when they grow up. I'm above average height and I don't particularly want short children.

[BG1985]

Eeyore, kids don't necessarily take their height from their father. My uncle is 5'7", but all of his sons are 6'0" or taller. I think his daughter might even be 5'6" or 5'7".

[Eeyore79]

But where is your proof that other countries are less superficial than the United States? Don't tell me it's because Americans can go to Southeast Asia and have their pick of the litter. These Asians see and American/European and assume he has money, therefore they are attracted. That's far from superficial, isn't it?

Just because women from other countries are less concerned about height doesn't make them less superficial, because they are often equally concerned with other criteria which are just as superficial.

 

In other countries, women often prioritise other criteria above height and attractiveness... like money and a green card. If I already live in your country I don't need a green card, and I have access to any number of guys who are equally wealthy and probably taller, plus being a Western woman I probably put more emphasis on attractiveness than on your ability to financially support myself and a family. Foreign women take what they can get, because the tall handsome Western guys aren't typically over there trawling for women... they have enough options at home.

[Eeyore79]

Eeyore, kids don't necessarily take their height from their father. My uncle is 5'7", but all of his sons are 6'0" or taller. I think his daughter might even be 5'6" or 5'7".

While that is true, I still don't particularly want to take that risk by procreating with a short/unattractive/unintelligent/unhealthy guy... I want someone with what I regard as good genes. Not to mention that, as I said, I find height to be sexually attractive and shortness to be off-putting, so I probably wouldn't be procreating with a short guy anyway.

[cognac]

I can tell you that in the UK, women are equally biased against short guys. Personally (as a British girl) I'm not keen on dating anyone under 5ft10, and I prefer guys who are over 6ft. Not only because I find height to be attractive and sexy, but also because I always think: If I have kids with a short guy, my sons will be condemned to general unattractiveness and difficulty dating when they grow up. I'm above average height and I don't particularly want short children.

 

Trust me, most men have an opinion about British women that women have about short guys.

 

Nobody said it was only in the USA that shortish guys are universally unattractive to women. It's an anglophone phenomenon. German girls I know who at times can be quite tall, honestly did not even notice my height if I was equal or 1 inch shorter. In France it's actually almost every day to see women with guys their height or only a little bit taller. It's always the dumpy, trashy yet snobby British and American women, and honestly, the tall guys can keep your kind

[Enema]

I'm 5'7" and have never had issues getting dates here in Australia.

 

By no means an expert, but I'd say short men here don't have as much trouble as in the US.

[Eeyore79]

Nobody said it was only in the USA that shortish guys are universally unattractive to women. It's an anglophone phenomenon. German girls I know who at times can be quite tall, honestly did not even notice my height if I was equal or 1 inch shorter. In France it's actually almost every day to see women with guys their height or only a little bit taller.

 

Really? I thought that it would be pretty much standard in all Western countries among women who have been weaned on a diet of glossy magazines and Hollywood movies. Tall is generally seen as more attractive in the UK, so I'm really surprised if your statement about it not being true for other European countries is accurate.

 

I'm not quite sure why, but it gets me all hot under the collar when a man towers over me, and a guy who's the same height or not much taller just doesn't have the same knee-trembling effect on me. If a guy is shorter than me I find it off-putting, because it makes me feel like the man... hence why I like tall guys, so I can wear high heels and still look up to him even though I'm close to six feet tall in stilettoes. Perhaps it's something to do with feeling small and feminine when a guy looks down at you?

[PJKino]

I can tell you that in the UK, women are equally biased against short guys. Personally (as a British girl) I'm not keen on dating anyone under 5ft10, and I prefer guys who are over 6ft. Not only because I find height to be attractive and sexy, but also because I always think: If I have kids with a short guy, my sons will be condemned to general unattractiveness and difficulty dating when they grow up. I'm above average height and I don't particularly want short children.

 

Yeah that would be terible if you had short kids..Youd have to put it up for adoption if such a horrible thing ever happened to you..

[Eeyore79]

I don't mind so much if it's a daughter, I just don't want a munchkin for a son.

[PJKino]

I don't mind so much if it's a daughter, I just don't want a munchkin for a son.

 

I agree..I couldnt imagine a worse fate in life