Are Tall Woman, Short Man Couples Doomed?

There is no shortage of relationship gurus and other experts telling us how the tall male earns more, makes a better lover and climbs up the social ladder faster, with less effort.

So does dating shorter men have less prestige? Should it be ruled out by women, especially if the height difference is beyond socially comfortable levels? Actually, short men have many advantages that women tend to overlook.

Short men tend to be funnier and are more likely to have complex personalities that they developed since their teenage years in order to compensate for those missing inches. A short guy from high school figured out the way to joke me out of my aloofness and eventually laughed me into bed. Tall boys didn't do this as they felt they shouldn't have to work so hard, and gave up more easily.

Tall men man are more likely to treat their girlfriend badly because they know that the next one is waiting in line. Vertically challenged men who has been less spoiled by society, have a more mature concept of what it means to be a man and will handle the ups and downs of the relationship with more patiently.

A pattern I've noticed with men of my height or taller is that their love of the relationship soon transformed into a love of themselves as soon as they received their validation. This smacks of superficial self-confidence.

Tall women have the one thing that short men have coveted all their life - height. So short men love tall women to the point it has been called the tall woman short man syndrome. Short men are simply more grateful.

Since society gives unfair advantages to taller men, short men have aways had to work harder to get where they are. They are more likely to be better providers and are probably more ambitious. There are many successful men who are short. Off the top of my head I can name Rod Stewart, Bernie Ecclestone and Salman Rushdie. Since women in today's society tend to judge men by financial kudos, this is great news for short men.

So shorter does not mean 'less' but 'more compact'. Even if a short man isn't famous or wealthy, he will be more humble, more appreciative and less clumsy.

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