Re: BEING SHORT

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From: Etherman
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 00:00

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Bigus <bigus@ix.netcom.com> wrote in article
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> I believe I read somewhere that the average woman is 10% smaller than the

> average man. What this suggests is that if women prefer taller men, then 
> the population must either continue to get taller, or the hight 
> difference between men and women must continue to get greater.
> 
> We are, as a population, getting taller, but not in any way proportional 
> to this preference. I think it more likely that when a woman asks for a 
> "tall" man, what she realy wants is a man who seems tall to her, about 
> 10% taller.
> 
> John

A short while ago I went through some personal ads and found that the
average
height for a male was 5'9" +- 1" and the average for a woman was 5'6" +-
1".
I also had a preconceived notion that most women demanded tall men but
only a small fraction of the ads mentioned height.  By far the most
required
trait was honesty. 

I work in a mall so I get to see a lot of couples each day.  I'd say a good
80 to
85 percent of the couples have a height difference of 4 to 5 inches.  Which
means that women are looking for guys who are above average in height
(but not too tall).  Incidentally while it's rare for a woman to date a guy
who is shorter, it does happen.  Usually guys who are short date short
women.
  

-- 
Etherman

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From: "Etherman" <etherman@mdc.net>
Subject: Re: BEING SHORT
Date: 1996/12/28
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