Most men are going to be taller than you are, and as a general rule, men will be stronger than women will be. However, nothing about looks necessarily says how effective a man can be as a protector. Plenty of small guys are extremely tough and extremely good fighters. Some of them tend to have a "metrosexual" look and personality in some ways, but they have tremendous physical toughness. Of course, neat and clean are completely physical attributes.
Yeah, I'm a midget. :-) What's annoying is the men in my family ..6'4" is the shortest one. I so didn't get that gene. But I look exactly like my mother who looks exactly like her mother. Completely hereditory.
True, true I know size doesn't equal protection, so I am not explaining it well. I think it's a comf..no that's not it.. a perception of comfort, that this person can be leaned on if needed, and granted I have dated some short men who are physically tough but the mental toughness .. that's so subjective. That's why the whole dating thing was invented, so you can put your perceptions to reality. Or I could just have a thing for tall men. (shrug) :-)