For me, I chose a taller man because he makes me feel safer, not really sure why. I also love that when he hugs me, my head fits right in that spot on his neck just under his ear. I am 5'10" (but mainly about 6'1" when i wear shoes because I am addicted to higher heels) and my hubby is 6'4". I also dated shorter men previously, but being that I have a large body frame, I wanted someone who made me feel smaller, more womanly (not that I am some huge manly woman, but I was a competitive swimmer my whole life and my shoulders are rather broad from that). My whole life, I felt stronger and more powerful than many men I met, and I didn't want to feel that way when I was married. However, saying all of that, I wouldn't have asked you 3 freaking times how tall you were, I wouldn't have asked at all actually.
Funny though thinking back, I remember telling one of my friends literally the night I met my hubby, "all I want is a man who is taller than me and stronger than me". Of course that was after quite a few malibu pinnapples! Does wanting a taller man make me shallow? Maybe, but I see it more as an insecurity of mine since I wanted to feel smaller. However I got lucky that the man I fell in love with just happened to be 6 inches taller than me.
On an odder note, I am afraid that our children will be sasquatches (sp?).
