On average men are taller than women, so that is what we are accustomed to. Height is a masculine trait. It’s also a supermodel trait for women, although very tall women are sometimes referred to as Amazons and it has a mixed message of negative and positive.
I’m in the US and most women I know under 5’3” feel short and wish they were taller, and seem to think being taller is more attractive, more useful, and that they would be taken more seriously if they were taller. Maybe men under a certain height feel that way too? I have no idea about the men who are say less than 5’9”, although for me personally there are a lot of men in my family and friends who are less than 5’9” and I don’t think about their height at all.
I’m 5’6” and would not want to be taller. As it is I’m sometimes much taller than other women I’m with and it can feel uncomfortable to tower over other women. I remember being in a zumba class several years ago and there was a mom and daughter and the teenage daughter didn’t stand up straight. My guess is because she was much taller than average. I wanted to tell her mom to put the girl in dance class. I didn’t say anything.
Do men sometimes wish they were shorter? I guess being 7 ft tall would feel outside of the norm also, and being closer to average is where I think most people feel most comfortable.
In the Midwest I am average. In Southeast Florida I’m tall, especially if I wear shoes with a heel. It’s because of the nationalities that live in the various places.