We have all seen couples. From that weird couple who’s “in love” in elementary school to your weird coworkers who get frisky on their lunch break, they’re everywhere. How many times have we seen couples wherein the male is shorter than the female? Apart from the couple in elementary school when the boy is still waiting on the growth spurt that the girl hit two years earlier, the answer is not often. I have a theory that there is a psychological reason behind that.
I have been alive for about 19.53 years, and in that time, I have known many people that were in domestic relationships. I, myself, have spent roughly 11.2% of that time in an exclusive relationship. I noticed that the partnerships with the most content members, were ones where the male was able to comfortably rest his chin on the superior aspect of his female partner’s head when in a hugging embrace, much like two puzzle pieces. This made me wonder. Weren’t successful relationships supposed to be two souls connecting like links in a chain, not bodies? Then I realized something. Our bodies are physical embodiments of our souls, wouldn’t our personalities shape our physical appearance? Following this groundbreaking revelation, I reached a supposition. The most compatible personalities, excluding certain instances, are typically found in two people whose bodies fit like the aforementioned puzzle piece.
After this deduction, I conducted a study, observing romantic partnerships of the heterosexual variety. Almost every interaction I saw added merit to my theory of this ideal height difference, which I named the Ideal Barrett Height Differential (IBHD). However, obviously not every relationship will have two partners that correspond with the IBHD. So what about these other unions?
I found that when the height difference between the man and woman in a relationship is smaller, or greater than the Barrett Height Variable (BHV), the percentage of their courtship being successful is decreased, and the level of happiness is lower. After a certain point, these rates drop exponentially for every half inch closer these two heights are. This is not to say that these relationships are doomed to failure, they will just require more care in order to be happy and successful.
When it comes to the height difference being larger than the IBHD, these relationships are extremely variable. Of those observed in my study, the success rate for most of these partnerships were in line with the peak, i.e. the Barrett Height Differential, and in rare instances, exceeded those of the IBHD. In some cases that fell just below 50% of the time, the success rate and happiness level dropped, much like it did for those who were past the IBHD. Again, I would like to reiterate that these rates dropping do not mean imminent failure, just that the odds of success are lower, occasionally substantially so.
I designated the height where the male and female are equal as the Williams Point. Ninety-six percent of relationships I studied in which the female was as tall or taller than the man, or at or above the Williams Point, failed. Only rarely do these domestic unions succeed. The success rate and happiness level, both of which had already been dropping exponentially, only continue to drop drastically. According to my study, there is a four percent chance at success in such a relationship.
The Barrett Height Differential Theorem (BHDT) states that the ideal height difference between a male and a female is where the man can rest his chin atop the woman’s head. Going above, or decreasing the BHV consistently lowers the rate of success, while going lower, or increasing the BHV, can differ -depending on the individuals- whilst n the overwhelming larger part of relationships in which the woman is taller than the man are unsuccessful. For the most part, these statistics follow a bell curve, with happiness and success being merged along the Y-axis and the Barrett Height Variable along the X. In conclusion, the BHDT is a theory that revolutionizes how we view relationships.
Glossary
Ideal Barrett Height Differential (IBHD)- the quintessential height at which the male in a relationship is able to rest his chin on top of the female’s head when hugging. The height at which success and happiness is highest.
Barrett Height Variable- The variable that increases when height difference is smaller, and decreases when difference is greater
Barrett Height Differential Theorem- The theory that states that the ideal height difference between a male and a female is where the man can rest his chin atop the woman’s head.
Bell Curve- A term “usually used in the social sciences; in statistics, it’s called a normal distribution and in physics, it’s called a Gaussian distribution. However, they all refer to exactly the same thing: a probability distribution that has certain characteristics, including the fact it’s shaped like a bell.” (http://www.statisticshowto.com/bell-curve/)
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