Answer: $131,000, From the New York Times, women choosing men.
"They prefer taller men, but they’re willing to relax their standards for the Ron Perelmans of the world, as revealed in a study of more than 20,000 online daters by Gunter Hitsch and Ali Hortacsu of the University of Chicago and Dan Ariely of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
They found that a 5-foot-8 man was just as successful in getting dates as a 6-footer if he made more money — precisely $146,000 a year more. For a 5-foot-2 man, the number was $277,000. [For more of these trade-offs, see nytimes.com/tierneylab.] "
Wow, so the 5 foot 8 guy had to make 146,000 more than the 6 footer? Yikes. Sorry guys...
Doesn't surprise me though since I've been gulity of this too. It explains me dating the handsome 6'3'' guy with no substance. I had better conversations with my cat than with him.
I remember watching a program on PBS about attraction between males and females. They said the first thing women looked for was height and the first thing men looked for was hip to waist ratio. I believe the ideal was a ratio of .7.
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that's well within the realm of "I wouldn't want to date this person". If a girl wants to make 150k more than me she don't need to arms or legs and could be beat with the ugly stick. Sloth looking kind of ugly.
Wow, so the 5 foot 8 guy had to make 146,000 more than the 6 footer? Yikes. Sorry guys...
Doesn't surprise me though since I've been gulity of this too. It explains me dating the handsome 6'3'' guy with no substance. I had better conversations with my cat than with him.
I remember watching a program on PBS about attraction between males and females. They said the first thing women looked for was height and the first thing men looked for was hip to waist ratio. I believe the ideal was a ratio of .7.
I read the same thing about the ratio. I think researchers tracked the ideals of feminine beauty through the ages and found that ratio held true. I knew us men were predictable just not that predictable.
I guess my wife sees earning potential in me. I'm only 5'10"
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Being 5'6" and with a less than impressive income I am faced with three options to stand a chance with women:
1) earn about 138,000/year more than I do now
2) grow approximately four feet
3) learn to lie real good.
I wonder what option most men take.
Luckily for me a sense of humor is the great equlaizer. Right? Um... hello? Hey, is this thing on?
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I'm 6'7", apparently, I've been working way to hard for all these years. Tell me ladies, How much does it take to make up for being 45 with a little grey hair?
I'm 6'7", apparently, I've been working way to hard for all these years. Tell me ladies, How much does it take to make up for being 45 with a little grey hair?
Sounds very handsome!
My husband got off easy, 5'10" and I didn't see earning potetial either. He has a heart of gold though and he smiles a lot.
Doesn't surprise me though since I've been guilty of this too. It explains me dating the handsome 6'3'' guy with no substance. I had better conversations with my cat than with him.
Hmmm... same here, Amy. I married the 5'8" guy though, after dating a whole bunch of 6 foot plus dickwads.
what's 6" worth in a man
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