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Participants also list other ways a guy can make up for vertical shortcomings<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n As polite a society as Japan is, singles can be surprisingly unabashed when it comes to expressing their physical preferences in a romantic partner. Just as many Japanese men are quite open about how they gravitate towards women with large busts, a lot of Japanese women have no qualms about stating, flat-out, that they don\u2019t want to date any short guys.<\/p>\n But when it comes time to really start looking for a serious relationship, does a man\u2019s lack of height always translate into a lack of interest from women?<\/strong> To investigate, marriage-minded matchmaking service Presia<\/strong> conducted a survey, asking 278 Japanese women between the ages of 20 and 49, and when their responses were tallied, 66.9 percent of the women said that, sure, they would consider marrying a guy even if he\u2019s short<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u25bc If nothing else, marrying a shorter guy can help prevent awkward height-discrepancy wedding photos like this.<\/p>\n However, what constitutes \u201cshort\u201d is subjective, so to try to get a more objective picture, the survey also asked the women what the minimum height is that a guy needs in order to be potential marriage material<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u25cf Minimum height to for a man to be marriage material<\/strong> However, while the above responses are the minimum<\/em> heights the women would consider marrying, their answers were noticeably different when they were asked what their ideal height for their husband would be<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u25cf Ideal height for a husband<\/strong> For reference, the average adult male height in Japan is generally said to be somewhere in the 171-to-175-centimeter range. So while 66.9 percent of the survey participants said that a guy being \u201cshort\u201d doesn\u2019t immediately remove him from the prospective spouse pool, the majority of the women, 55.8 percent, would still prefer a guy who\u2019s taller than average<\/strong>. In other words, a guy\u2019s height is still a factor, and when asked directly \u201cIs height something of significant importance to you in a husband?\u201d, roughly 40 percent of the women said yes, it is<\/strong>.<\/p>\n So with tallness usually not being a requirement, but also usually being a preference, we come to the theory that if he\u2019s not bringing extra height to the relationship, the women want their prospective husband to have some alternative attractive qualities. That leads to the survey\u2019s next question.<\/p>\n \u25cf If he is short, what attractive qualities still make a man marriage material?<\/strong> \u25bc It\u2019s often said that you can\u2019t buy love, but approximately one in five of the surveyed women feel that a guy can compensate for short height with a fat wallet.<\/p>\n As with all statistical surveys regarding romance and relationships, it\u2019s important to keep in mind that the answers are meant to reflect attitudes about desirability as a romantic partner, as opposed to worth as a human being. Also, with polygamy being illegal in Japan, there\u2019s no need to conform to broad statistical marriage preferences since, ultimately, once you\u2019ve found that one person you want and who also wants you, the opinions of everyone else in the dating pool immediately become irrelevant. Oh, and it\u2019s equally important to remember that even if Japanese women have a clear preference for taller guys, that doesn\u2019t mean that they\u2019ll overlook a guy\u2019s negative qualities<\/a> just because of his impressive height.<\/p>\n Source: PR Times<\/a> via Maidona News<\/a> via Yahoo! Japan News<\/a> via Itai News<\/a><\/em> Participants also list other ways a guy can make up for vertical shortcomings. 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\nOver 175 centimeters (5 feet, 9 inches): chosen by 5.4 percent of respondents
\n170-174 centimeters: 22.3 percent
\n165-169 centimeters: 38.8 percent
\n160-164 centimeters: 9.4 percent
\nUnder 160 centimeters: 4.3 percent
\nAny height as long as he\u2019s taller than me: 19.8 percent<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
\nTaller than 180 centimeters: chosen by 11.2 percent of respondents
\n175-179 centimeters: 44.6 percent
\n170-174 centimeters: 36.3 percent
\n165-169 centimeters: 5.4 percent
\n160-164 centimeters: 1.4 percent
\nUnder 160 centimeters: 1.1 percent<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
\nWealth: chosen by 21.6 percent of respondents
\nShared values\/financial attitudes: 16.2 percent
\nLoyalty: 15.5 percent
\nGood hygiene\/cleanliness: 12.6 percent
\nDependability: 8.3 percent
\nGood conversational skills: 6.5 percent
\nTolerance\/acceptance: 5 percent
\nShared interests\/hobbies: 2.9 percent
\nPositivity\/charm: 2.9 percent
\nMuscular body: 2.2 percent
\nGood fashion sense: 0.7 percent
\nCooking and cleaning skills: 0.4 percent
\nNo matter what other attractive qualities he has, I would not consider marrying a man who\u2019s short: 5.4 percent<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/sm-3-1.jpg?w=640\")
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