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Guys, are tall girls a turn off?

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#1 ·
I am 5'8" which is not super tall but for a girl its on the taller side. I am taller than all my girl friends but one but she is from another country. I love high heels but it makes me kind of self conscious because with heels I am pushing like 6 foot. I don't like dating guys shorter than me, so guys what is your advice? Turn off or hot?
 
#92 ·
Don't care either way. Tall and short both are attractive for me.
 
#93 ·
5'10 myself, and to be honest the only guys who've been bothered by it weren't guys I'd really want a relationship with anyway.

VERY few tall guys are attractive to me based on height alone.

Oye! to the guys saying tall girls wouldn't consider them... not true for all of us. My ideal is around 5'8" and I LOVE it when shorter guys approach me. It shows they're confident and that makes me feel confident.
 
#98 ·
I don't think I could date a girl taller than me, but I'm 6'8" so i don't really see that being an issue...

I think that most guys are fine with being with a taller girl, they just tend to be more self-conscious...so as long as you don't mind being with a shorter guy and can put his mind at ease, you should be fine.
 
#100 ·
I'm around 6'4, so I might be a bit biased compared to shorter guys, but personally, height is one of the things I just don't look at at all. I've been attracted to girls who were quite tall and girls almost awkwardly shorter than myself. For me, height is literally only an issue if she's like less than 5 feet or something, and that's just because of how tall I am myself, other than that, I don't care.

The only slight problem I have with taller girls is that I immediately associate them with my mother and sister, who are both around 6 feet. I think it's something I could easily overcome if I liked the girl well enough though. 5'8 is not a problem though. You're still shorter than the average guy.
 
#105 ·
If they are taller than me I am not interested in them, though I may find them attractive still. Don't know why that is, it just is. I am only 5' 8.5" myself. I have always had a thing for shorter gals, like 5'0" is perfect. On match.com, I noticed a pattern that it is very common for women to list that they prefer a man who is at least 5' 10", even among the shorter women. 5'10" happens to be just above average height for men.