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Old 10-04-2015, 01:45 PM
 
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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OP, sorry for derailing your thread.

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Here you go. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. Pretty widely used big data set. Reports that the mean height of men during the survey period was 69 inches, mean height of women was 64 inches.

http://loristalter.com/wp-content/up..._1960_2002.pdf

Men in the US, generally, are taller than women in the US, generally. Specific men in the US may be shorter than specific women in the US.
This has nothing to do with anything. Here is a more relevant article:

Why It's So Rare for a Wife to Be Taller Than Her Husband - The Atlantic

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Now we can see that from same-height up to "man 7 to 8 inches taller", there are more couples than we would expect by chance. And below same-height—where the wife is taller—we see fewer in the population than we would expect by chance.
For the record, I'm currently pursuing a girl that's taller, significantly younger, and a different race than I am. So I don't really let these kinds of things affect me in my personal life.

But I think it's important to acknowledge what's really happening. Just my opinion, of course.

Ultimately, my point was relevant to the discussion in that women are just as shallow as men, but in different ways.
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Old 10-04-2015, 02:03 PM
 
Location: Mars
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It's obviously about the money.

A less than attractive man can get a girl with better looks if he has enough money.

Money changes everything.
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Old 10-04-2015, 02:23 PM
 
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It's obviously about the money.

A less than attractive man can get a girl with better looks if he has enough money.

Money changes everything.
Yeah, I'd think so myself. Some here somewhat say otherwise though. They do definitely need to have a lot going for them at minimum to get the hot woman. As I said, it's like why would an attractive woman with a good personality pick an unattractive guy when she could pretty much get with any guy she wants. If there's two men & one guy is attractive & has a good personality & career against an unattractive guy with a good personality & career. Why in the world would she choose an unattractive guy when she has the options of infinite amount of attractive men with good personalities in her own league.
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Old 10-04-2015, 02:30 PM
 
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Yeah, I'd think so myself. Some here somewhat say otherwise though. They do definitely need to have a lot going for them at minimum to get the hot woman. As I said, it's like why would an attractive woman with a good personality pick an unattractive guy when she could pretty much get with any guy she wants. If there's two men & one guy is attractive & has a good personality & career against an unattractive guy with a good personality & career. Why in the world would she choose an unattractive guy when she has the options of infinite amount of attractive men with good personalities in her own league.
Because a success relationship is not about leagues.
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Old 10-04-2015, 02:38 PM
 
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Men care about looks. Women it us usually 3rd to 4th on their list of priorities. We rarely see ugly men and attractive women, but it is not uncommon to see an average joe and an attractive woman.

Guess what? His game is better than yours.
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Old 10-04-2015, 05:05 PM
 
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If a pretty woman is with a below average he is loaded or she's using him.
So if she likes him just because he makers her laugh and feel good about herself and is utterly committed to her--and that's what she really wants in a mate--she's using him? Okay. As the song goes:

"I want to spread the news
that if it feels this good being used,
you just keep on using me
until you use me up."
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Old 10-04-2015, 05:07 PM
 
Location: Pa
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Men care about looks. Women it us usually 3rd to 4th on their list of priorities. We rarely see ugly men and attractive women, but it is not uncommon to see an average joe and an attractive woman.

Guess what? His game is better than yours.
We rarely see ugly men and good looking women? B.S.! At my work there are tons!!! And ugly women with hot men!

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Old 10-04-2015, 06:10 PM
 
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As I said, it's like why would an attractive woman with a good personality pick an unattractive guy when she could pretty much get with any guy she wants.
Maybe, the attractive woman likes the "less attractive" guy, so there will be less chance the guy can/will/might cheat/leave her. It goes the same for an attractive man dating/marrying a less attractive woman.
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Old 10-04-2015, 06:32 PM
 
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Maybe, the attractive woman likes the "less attractive" guy, so there will be less chance the guy can/will/might cheat/leave her. It goes the same for an attractive man dating/marrying a less attractive woman.
As the song goes:

"If you want to be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife.
So from my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you."
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Old 10-04-2015, 06:44 PM
 
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As the song goes:

"If you want to be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife.
So from my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you."
Yeah, wasn't there some saying about, if you want to sleep soundly at night knowing your significant other isn't cheating on you, date/marry someone who is less attractive than you.
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