>>20681346i mean it really isn't. height is one of those pepsi challenge type situations. sure, within the first 5 minutes of meeting someone it seems to really matter, just like the first sip of a coke. it's an illusion that women want tall men, an artifact of the survey process. the person i was most in love with ever was a guy probably about 2 inches shorter than me. i'm 5'9" so he was like 5'7". but he had other worldly charisma, he had a whole aura that made the world look technicolor if you were in his sphere. he died and i still feel like he is with me all of the time.