Tall men twice likelier to cheat as shorter counterparts

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ANI London
Last Updated : Jul 25 2014 | 11:25 AM IST

A new research has revealed that men over the average height of 5ft 10 are more than twice as likely to cheat as compare to their shorter counterparts.

A spokesperson for married dating site, illicit encounters.com, Mike Taylor said that ladies might wanted to rethink the classic, tall dark and handsome requirements when looking for a loyal partner, as only 32percent of the male members on Illicit Encounters are under 5ft 9., the Daily Star reported.

Taylor said that according to him small man syndrome could mean that shorter men were not as confident with women and A number of females he knew will not even look at a man under 6ft, even though they were shorter themselves.

Taylor added that there was also a certain confidence that came with height, and guys knew that it gave them edge over shorter guys.

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First Published: Jul 25 2014 | 11:16 AM IST

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