More to work with, eh?

Being tall is a decent shout for a few reasons. The first is that you can reach things at the back of any shelf presented to you. The second is that, if you're a lad, people are going to be like 'wow, he is super tall and therefore attractive.' And the third is that you apparently have a better sex life than the rest of us short peasants. Well for some. That's according to a new study conducted by Body Logic MD. They asked over 1,000 men and women about their height, their height preferences, and how it affects their emotional and physical wellbeing, as well as their self esteem. And as it turns out, how you measure up does actually make a pretty big difference. The majority of men (58.2 percent) who were taller than their friends said that they were satisfied with their sex lives. This is compared to the 48.9 percent of men who are the same height as their friends and the 39.5 percent who are shorter. Women faired similarly here, with the majority of taller women saying they were more satisfied than their shorter counterparts. Height also affected self-esteem for both genders, with more tall people saying that they considered themselves attractive. In both cases, fewer shorter people felt the same. Unsurprisingly, more women said they were interested in men who were taller than them, and more men said they were interested in women who were shorter. The ideal male height for women came out at six foot, with the majority of men saying that they wished they were that height too. It's not all bad news if you're ending up with the, ahem, short straw though because both men and women who are shorter than their friends said that they considered themselves to be funny. So, you know, at least there's that.