Does it matter if guys are 6-6-6?

No, not Satan: the idea that men should be six feet tall, earn six figures and be packing six inches in their pants

Now that’s a nice lamp post. Photo by Taylor Grote on Unsplash.

When I first heard the modern female dating phrase ‘men should be 666’, I was confused, because it’s the Number of the Beast. Well, that doesn’t apply here, unless The Beast is the guy’s nickname for his trouser snake. ‘666’ means a prospective boyfriend should be over six feet tall, make a six-figure salary or more and have a penis no shorter than six inches long (and we could also add a six-pack to the list). Basically, a man should be above average in all departments - which seems neither fair nor realistic.

Generally, the picky lists of dating requirements come from men. I personally see the No Fatties requisite all the time, which is usually couched euphemistically as ‘looking for a woman in good shape who takes care of herself’ - though I once saw the delightful command ‘please don’t be fat’. But you also get everything from ‘no single mums’ to ‘must have a low bodycount’. I myself spotted this charming fellow on Hinge and swiped hard left, not least because my telly is 50”.

I guess I’m paying for my own Hawaiian pizza, then.

But now it seems that women are fighting back with their own exacting requirements. So: does 6-6-6 actually matter to the average woman? I’m far from an average woman, but I’ll try and answer the question. And yes, I’m aware that I’m the size of a house, and not a bungalow but a mansion, so I’m in no position to request superficial attributes from a man…

Does height matter?

For all I know, this man could be three feet tall. Photo by Jens Lindner on Unsplash.