Proven: couples with a large height difference stay together longer

Is your partner taller than you? Or are you just a bit taller? That's a very good sign in love, according to science.

Long love
A new study shows that feelings of happiness increase as the height difference between partners increases. In other words: the longer one is in the relationship and the shorter the other, the happier they are with each other. Especially women become happier from a long love. Often, this feeling of happiness increases more and more in the first years, and only when couples have been together for 18 years does it decrease and become feeling stable. The longer and shorter, the better. Look, that's nice for every couple who is sometimes said to ‘differ so much in height’. It's a predictor of love happiness, ha.

Evolution
It may sound strange, but it can be explained evolutionarily. Women are more often looking for a tall man because that would be ‘good’ for offspring. Tall men are stronger and can therefore better protect the offspring, that idea. And believe us: this is not outdated. These thoughts are embedded in our biology. So, the idea is strongly anchored in our DNA that a tall man is also a strong man, who is capable of better protecting his own family. No matter how emancipated we may all be nowadays.

Researcher Kitae says: “It's comparable to people who like to eat fatty, salty, or sweet foods, without knowing exactly why. This food is necessary for survival but was scarce during human evolution. The desire for this type of food increased fertility in the past.” Look, now you know that too. It's all about evolution. Just enjoy that tall beanpole of yours.

More successful
And there's something else fun. Another study reveals another interesting fact about the height of men. It seems that tall men are very likely to be in better financial circumstances, as it has been observed that employers see those tall people as more reliable and capable. A successful man and one with whom you can be very happy and safe for years. It’s all in the height, as you can see.

Source: Research Gate