# How important is height for girls?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-height-for-girls/641324>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 17, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-height-for-girls/641324 "2012-11-17T17:24:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Corcaigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Corcaigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corcaigh)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2012, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-height-for-girls/641324/81 "2012-11-28T12:44:18Z")

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> [@doctor\_krieger](#):
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> So you’re 27? That’s how old my actual sister is.

I was 27, once. A long time ago…

**shuffles off to retirement home**

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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-height-for-girls/641324/82 "2012-12-10T16:26:43Z")

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> [@doctor\_krieger](#):
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> Something else to consider OP: tall people don’t live as long.

I looked at the mortality tables way back when, and IIRC, that only applies to 6’6" and above.

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**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-height-for-girls/641324/83 "2012-12-10T16:35:45Z")

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> [@Dogzilla](#):
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> I am 5’ 2" and have a preferred height limit for men I date. I try not to have sex with anyone over about 6’. The main reason is mechanics. When the height differential is greater than about 10", I find things can be awkward in terms of fitting body parts together.
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> Example: Let’s say I’m on the bottom and we’re doing missionary position. And I’m banging someone who is 6’4". That puts my face in the center of his chest… which means his body weight is crushing down on my lungs and now my face is smack in the middle of his chest, and now I can’t breathe. I don’t particularly care for cowgirl and the leg length differential makes for a weird and awkward doggie style. It’s just not as enjoyable as being with someone who’s closer to my own size. 5’ 7" would be perfect for me and in fact, the person I’m banging is about that height (he might be 5’ 8", I dunno, I never measured).
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> Bottom line: everyone is different. To some “girls” it may well matter, but perhaps not for the reasons you might think.

I guess it depends on the guy who’s on top of you. If he’s not strong enough to hold himself up, then yeah he ends up crushing you. Which, I hear, is un-sexy.

As far as parts not lining up, I’m well over 6’ and my g/f is 5’4". I was a bit worried that things wouldn’t work, but haven’t found much of anything to be a problem.

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