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The most ugly, short guy (ok, almost the most) I have seen in my life was the biggest playboy I have ever met. He could have any women he wanted. It would be l

The most ugly, short guy (ok, almost the most) I have seen in my life was the biggest playboy I have ever met. He could have any women he wanted. It would be long story, but when observing him one thing came to mind: he knew how to talk to women. Just imagine that the guys nickname was a "Beast". He was that ugly. I've seen him just once in my life. We went on a trip in College and his College was on a trip at the same place. It was a 3-days trip to the Mountains. He really had a lot of girls every night. Don't ask me how, I don't know. It was (and still is when I think about it) like magic to me. All the dudes where in a deep wow-factor. I mean we - of course - were jealous, but also curious. How he does this? Like he could have put some spell on these girls. Never seen something like that before in my life. One of the friends from college - a girl - told us she used to go to the same high school as him - so of course guys started asking her all the questions about him. She didn't look comfortable to talk about it, but admitted the guy had slept with most pretty girls in high school, plus some (married!) teachers. When someone asked her if he slept with her too she just gave us that look. The only explanation I could have thought of is this proverb: Men fall in love through their eyes. Women fall in love through their ears. Look at Hawking. He has wife, he has kids, grandchildren etc. Looks may be important for women but not as much as other aspects - self-esteme, wealth, being popular, etc. They crave powerful men. Or the ones who convince them they are. Or they really like the way they are bulshitted, when the bulshitter is really skilled. Or I don't know. But really, your looks is non-factor, trust me.

mikecane 13y ago
>>>It would be long story, but when observing him one thing came to mind: he knew how to talk to women. That is what matters. Not height or appearance or income. FFS, the guys I've seen have women flock to them! It's like they're magnetic. Yet to another guy, they're just ordinary.
- LekkoscPiwa 13y ago
  yeah. It gets worse. Not ordinary - boring beyond belief!
singular 13y ago
Again, the exception to the rule doesn't make it not (generally) true. "Men fall in love through their eyes. Women fall in love through their ears." And people love to tell themselves convenient stories that may or may not be true. If that proverb were really the case you'd expect to see a full variation of height difference in couples but no, you nearly always see a woman ~ 2 - 3" shorter than the man, so it's certainly a factor. Additionally you see a general increase in height in populations with decent nutrition over time which is arguably due to sexual selection. Explain to me the 'TALL, dark, handsome' cliche? There's plenty of evidence that height is a thing. As I said before, it's not 100%, but the fact it's a big factor is undeniable. It's not everything, but it's a massive factor, even if other factors can compensate to some degree.

mikecane 13y ago

>>>It would be long story, but when observing him one thing came to mind: he knew how to talk to women. That is what matters. Not height or appearance or income. FFS, the guys I've seen have women flock to them! It's like they're magnetic. Yet to another guy, they're just ordinary.

LekkoscPiwa 13y ago
yeah. It gets worse. Not ordinary - boring beyond belief!

singular 13y ago

Again, the exception to the rule doesn't make it not (generally) true. "Men fall in love through their eyes. Women fall in love through their ears." And people love to tell themselves convenient stories that may or may not be true. If that proverb were really the case you'd expect to see a full variation of height difference in couples but no, you nearly always see a woman ~ 2 - 3" shorter than the man, so it's certainly a factor. Additionally you see a general increase in height in populations with decent nutrition over time which is arguably due to sexual selection. Explain to me the 'TALL, dark, handsome' cliche? There's plenty of evidence that height is a thing. As I said before, it's not 100%, but the fact it's a big factor is undeniable. It's not everything, but it's a massive factor, even if other factors can compensate to some degree.