I'm Polish, my height is 180 cm and I do feel bigger than other women. It's very hard to find a guy who's taller than me and single ;).
Ha Ha, I understand your pain, I'm 178 cm tall. It's not very important to me but I like it when a man is taller than me.
all my male friends love petite girls... i hear often 'small is beautiful'...
I would guess it's a preference thing, although I hear often otherwise than you do: that tall women draw attention and are far more sexy. On the other hand, when a man isn't tall himself he would rather look for a short partner.