Most men like it when they are the protector in a relationship.
To that extent, he wants to be taller than the woman.
A tall man is taller than most women, including taller women.
Thereby, he doesn’t find himself in too many situations where the woman is taller than him.
On a purely superficial level, without the benefit of getting to know the woman as a person, he prefers a shorter woman.
Dating a shorter woman makes him more of the protector in the relationship.
A taller woman doesn’t give him this feeling to the extent that a shorter woman does.
Visually, a woman that is significantly shorter than him makes him look physically bigger.
This aesthetic enhances his aura of masculinity.
Having people in public see this dynamic difference, makes it look like he is her protector and the alpha in the relationship.
This boosts his self-esteem.
A taller woman doesn’t provide this aesthetic to the same extent.
The average height of a woman is 5 feet 4 inches.
A taller woman at 5 feet 10 inches or higher is far more imposing in stature than the average woman.
A tall man at 6 feet and above won’t look as imposing standing alongside a taller woman, as he does a woman of average height or below.
This robs him of the idea of masculinity that he wants to convey to people at large and to the woman he is with.
Although he is taller than her, she isn’t looking up at him with the same level of awe as a shorter woman does.
This robs him of that feeling that his woman adores him and feels protected by him.
As a man, he relishes the idea of being the protector in the relationship.
He knows that women cherish this protector role in a man too, and that it is a significant quality they look for in a mate.
A taller woman doesn’t give him the strongest feeling that he is the protector in the relationship.
As he walks with her in public, he clearly sees that she is far taller than the women he sees with their boyfriends.
Instead, he is seeing these women walking around with men who are shorter than him, who appear to be their unequivocal protectors.
The fact that men who are shorter than him, at an average height for men of 5 feet 9 inches, or less, appear to be more of the protector as they walk alongside their girlfriends, who are of average height at 5 feet 4 inches or shorter, affects his awareness of his own masculinity.
He is tall.
He wants to be the alpha wherever he goes.
In walking alongside a taller woman, he doesn’t come off as alpha as he wants to be.
Additionally, the taller woman he is with isn’t all that impressed that he is tall.
She is tall too.
He doesn’t see that wonder in her eyes as she looks up at him, bedazzled by his height, and the protection that comes with it.
Rather, he feels like he is a regular guy as he walks alongside her.
He envies those shorter men at average height or less who are walking around with shorter women at average height or less who are clearly enamored by their men and feel protected.
He wants his woman to look up like that at him, both literally and figuratively.
This is what leads most tall men to have a preference for dating shorter women.