There are those in our lives whom we consider genuinely good people. They're positive, helpful, accommodating. They've been there for us when we've needed them. We deem them a definite enhancement to our lives. It's for this reason we may be astonished to find that they're single, and chances are they've been a bachelor or bachelorette for quite a while. "But they'd make the perfect catch," we tell ourselves or others with bewilderment. We later discover it isn't that they can't land a date, for their good looks and charisma have been known to draw a healthy number of prospects. It's that they're super picky. We might try to fix them up with someone we know, but they always seem to find fault with something, and it is usually in the domain of attractiveness. For example, some women refuse to date men who are not taller than them. Then there are men who will not give the time of day to a woman who goes beyond a certain ...

Some of the ladies who responded to my last post ("Mind Twister") inspired me to write this one. Within the comments section, they asserted that their ideal mate would be tall -- somewhere between 6'0" and 6'5," to be precise. It's not the first time I've seen a woman put height so high up on her "Most Desired Traits" list. But why does tall translate into sexy for so many women? Here is what comes to mind, but I encourage you ladies to chime in: A taller man makes a woman feel more protected Women would rather look up, not down, when speaking to their partner A taller man looks better equipped to protect her in case of an altercation  Women feel more imposing when standing next to a shorter partner   I think men would be hard-pressed to find a woman who actually prefers diminutive men.  Is there something else at work here, though? Does being taller hint at a man being "bigger" in other ways (if you catch m...