Why do women not like men shorter than themselves?

For men, they like women with beautiful faces and figures. As for the weaker sex, the top criteria for choosing a boyfriend is that he must be taller than her! This is the result of a new study published by the University of North Texas and Rice University.

The above study shows that although "equality in thinking and practice between men and women has increased" , the height still plays an important role for the decision of the weak male partner. . According to the two survey results of the study, 55% of women in the first part and 48% of the women in the second part said that they only wanted to date boyfriends whose height was higher than him.

Michael Emerson, Professor of Sociology at the Kinder Institute, Rice University, said: "The theory of evolutionary psychology has shown that" homology is the determining factor for human choice of partners. " "Our research shows that for women, some physical traits such as height will attract them , making the same factor no longer play a decisive role."

So why do most women like tall men? The women surveyed said that when standing next to a tall man they found themselves protected and became more feminine.

"As a girl, I like the feeling of being weak and safe when standing next to my boyfriend," said a woman with a height of 1m55. "It would be weird to be taller than my boyfriend and" look down "at his eyes. I like to wear high heels that are still shorter than him, I also like to hug him, to reach over my neck. lover".

For men , the opposite is true, they do not care much about women's height. What they like is the overall beauty from the face to the physique . There is also a large proportion of men who say they just want to date women lower than themselves. They accounted for 25.5% of the total men surveyed.

Professor George Yancey of the University of North Texas, who chaired the research, said height preferences may be related to social desires and gender characteristics. For example, for women, being tall is a contradiction to nature, while for men, height is a sign of strength and protection." In a society where a man is encouraged to play a pillar and women are submissive, the image of a tall man standing by a low woman will reinforce that value."

What about you?