We don't know exactly why men are taller than women on average, but we have some genetic clues. On average, human males tend ...

But researchers note that while women prefer tall men, they don’t want them too tall. Couples in which the male was more than 25cm taller than the woman were rarer than expected by chance.

Much of the debate seemed to be focused on the women who claim they only date men who are 6 feet and above. Getty Images/iStockphoto. Women who are dependent on men for money and shelter usually ...

Without sharing very much about their relationship, Zendaya and her Spider-Man: Far From Home co-star Tom Holland have become one of the most talked about star couples. One thing they are open to ...

“They are way more willing to sway on that than men are (about weight).” Even so, most women, regardless of their own height, are only willing to go down to 5-foot-8 or 5-foot-9, Fitzpatrick says.

Women want taller men more than men want shorter women. Personality and Individual Differences. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.12.019 More references ...

Men prefer to look down on a woman, while women are attracted to taller men. The scientists have even worked out the ideal proportions - a man should be 1.09 times taller than his partner. This ...

In men, the X, with its SHOX, is fully active. So is the Y. This means that a woman, with her two X chromosomes, will have a slightly lower dose of the SHOX gene than a man, with an X and a Y.

Relationship experts dive deep on why women tend to prefer dating tall men, even when they are on the shorter side, and how the above-average height qualifier came to be.

Women want taller men more than men want shorter women. Personality and Individual Differences. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.12.019 More references ...