Hypersonic
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This is an honest question because as a person who frequently dates all types of women, and if I can take a page out of the movie "The Last Samurai" I am beset by the ironies of my life (when it comes to dealing with women and their preferences). When referring top preferences and the subject at hand I am referring mostly to women preferring men being taller. Because I'm so curious about this preference I tend to ask female co-workers of mine along with female strangers from school (also women I intend to date) as to why they prefer a taller man. Majority of their opinions did reference wearing high heels and not wanting to be taller than the man. Some highlight the idea that a taller man makes them secure in the event of an ensuing confrontation.
Knowing this, I recall a study I did in undergrad regarding the biopsychological effect of female mate selection between symmetrical and asymmetrical faces. In that study most female participants chose asymmetrical faces (squared jaw etc) as opposed to symmetrical faces (oval face) as the former is likely to pass on the best genes. Now of course the study I did was looking at early human selection. However if you look at contemporary trends of common female mate selection, you can see the choice of the "bad boy" (of course this projected image is due to media influence) along with the height preference one could make a strong argument that the patriarchal system in which we live in has indeed influenced a lot of female mate choices.
The idea of height being associated with the ability to protect, while being short, reflects an inability to protect reflects upon a social influence indicative of what is considered an Alpha and Beta male. Now what I mean by "women buying into their inferiority" I'm referring to the idea of the preference (or need) of a tall male for protection. As we all know or should know, being tall does not guarantee that a male is a suitable protector or even a suitable mate. However, it seems for those women who want a man to be tall the idea of a "protector" seems to be a common theme among these types of women.
As I recall one female who was my height in her heels (I'm 6'0) she called me short because she was my height, but of course when she took her heels off she is looking up at me. This is one paradox I don't understand regarding the female sex. On one hand there are progressive women who are independent and want society to accept them as autonomous beings who can fend for themselves but on the other hand these same individuals have preferences for taller men because of the "protective factor."
I hope some women can shed light on this complex issue for me---Yes I understand we all have preferences but if you can see my point it's quite complex to me because the idea of a women desiring someone to be tall for protection while claiming independence means in that one aspect of what they want for themselves seems like they acknowledge an impotence within themselves.
Knowing this, I recall a study I did in undergrad regarding the biopsychological effect of female mate selection between symmetrical and asymmetrical faces. In that study most female participants chose asymmetrical faces (squared jaw etc) as opposed to symmetrical faces (oval face) as the former is likely to pass on the best genes. Now of course the study I did was looking at early human selection. However if you look at contemporary trends of common female mate selection, you can see the choice of the "bad boy" (of course this projected image is due to media influence) along with the height preference one could make a strong argument that the patriarchal system in which we live in has indeed influenced a lot of female mate choices.
The idea of height being associated with the ability to protect, while being short, reflects an inability to protect reflects upon a social influence indicative of what is considered an Alpha and Beta male. Now what I mean by "women buying into their inferiority" I'm referring to the idea of the preference (or need) of a tall male for protection. As we all know or should know, being tall does not guarantee that a male is a suitable protector or even a suitable mate. However, it seems for those women who want a man to be tall the idea of a "protector" seems to be a common theme among these types of women.
As I recall one female who was my height in her heels (I'm 6'0) she called me short because she was my height, but of course when she took her heels off she is looking up at me. This is one paradox I don't understand regarding the female sex. On one hand there are progressive women who are independent and want society to accept them as autonomous beings who can fend for themselves but on the other hand these same individuals have preferences for taller men because of the "protective factor."
I hope some women can shed light on this complex issue for me---Yes I understand we all have preferences but if you can see my point it's quite complex to me because the idea of a women desiring someone to be tall for protection while claiming independence means in that one aspect of what they want for themselves seems like they acknowledge an impotence within themselves.