Will short women ever view short guys the same way they do to tall men?

[TommyWiseau69]

Yes

No

[ShiftingMonke]

I think the way tall men are viewed by many women- as protectors, masculine, etc.- is directly correlated with their height. Because of that, I don't see a 'short man' held to the same standard objectively, since short men aren't usually seen the same way. That being said, the criteria that women use can change over time, as some of the best paying jobs are (were maybe) in the tech sector, and you needn't be a big man to work in that field. So to women, there's more of an acceptance that short men can be just as beneficial in a relationship. Obviously there's more to it than that, and I'm just pulling examples out of my ass, but the law of averages evens things out.

I will say that as a man who's 6'5", it's not exactly been open season in my life, as far as I can tell. I don't think I've been any more or less lucky than the next fella, and I do prefer taller women- my partner is 6'1", I personally feel like taller men have an obligation to give tall women a chance simply because they love to feel normal sized. Obviously that's my opinion and I'd not force that on anyone, I just think it's gross seeing a man who's 6'4"+ with a woman who's 5'4"-, she looks like a child by comparison. Best of luck to you though, and don't let it get to you. There's more to life than height and love is blind.

[TommyWiseau69]

Yeah I know the sad part is that no matter how masculine a short guy does appear people take him as a joke and he gets made fun of. there's no respect for short men as a whole group. A lot of people are full of shit. there's a lot of tall guys that are assholes that seem to get more praise than anything. All of the guys that I met in college and high school that were douchebags, some of them were tall, had women flocking to them. Short guys like myself just stayed depressed and single. Its nice of you to at least consider tall women. there's some tal guys that consider taller women too tall even though they are shorter and its kind of surprising to see them literally want like women a foot or more shorter than them and vice versa, big "WTF" moment to me. I've found gigantic height differences looking a bit odd so yeah I see it the same way. Love truly is blind. Maybe in 100 years short men will be as equivalent to tall men, who knows, but I doubt it even at that point.

[ShiftingMonke]

Don't sweat it, my guy. Folks can suck, for sure, but someone that judges or teases someone over something they've got no control over are not worth considering. If you wouldn't go to them for advice, why would you credit their criticisms? I agree that short men get the raw end of the deal at times, but they're also more common among averages so I think it's simply confirmation bias.
The tall men that get 'all the attention' as you observed don't develop healthy attitudes; I would imagine they have 'pretty woman syndrome', as in they are so used to attention they become vapid self serving individuals and their love life and mental health suffer for it. They can't handle rejection and their personalities are ugly for it. It may be easy for you to focus on all the things you're not, but if you amplify and broadcast your shortcomings, then that's what others will see. Instead, find your positives and amplify those. Look at Kevin Hart- tiny man, yes, but that's been the root of his comedy and he's found wild success. Plus, if you can make jokes about it, no one can use it against you and you'll find others care far less about it. Embrace who you are, love yourself, and others will love you too. Be who you are, and be your own friend too. As you've said, the world can be tough sometimes so be the friend to yourself that you deserve.

[TommyWiseau69]

Yeah those guys are usually not good people to be around with anyway. I agree that height isn't everything and yes its good to be friends to ourselves. We are our own worst enemies. Appreciate the kind words, the world is a tough place to be in, unfortunately others make it even harder. Such is life.

[Leopard23]

A lot of it is to do with how women envision their wedding day. Also its a fashionable thing too, other women want tall men so they want them too.

Had a friend who was short, good looking guy, cut, well dressed, made good money drove a great car and had a young Tom cruise vibe going on. When we went to clubs he would strike out so much with women while I just being tall would be leaving with some little hottie with daddy issues and all he'd be left with was what id call the gutter balls or mopeds. Another buddy he was 5ft11 and that one meger inch held him back so much, like they could instantly tell he wasn't 6ft and was below the minimum height to ride requirement they had.

[TommyWiseau69]

Honestly speaking I hate to say this but most tall guys I see really aren't good looking. I've seen some ugly ass tall guys so I don't know how girls like them so much. Of course there are good looking ones but those are far in the minority. And yeah it is a status thing. A tall guy that looks like an alcoholic with some wild facial hair going on and a beer belly is somehow worthy enough of being shown off. I honestly don't get it.

[SaoirseS]

Most of us do. Height is not the measure of a man, character is. People of substance who don’t live their lives on the internet understand that.

[TommyWiseau69]

Eh I don't know. I've had a fair share of women shorter than me as a short guy tell me they liked bigger guys so yeah. I find a plethora of shorter women attractive. Is it the same the other way around? Of course not. If I were a foot taller at 6'4 that would probably be different. Fun fact, you usually always see short women with bigger guys in the media never are they short themselves. That's just how sad it is

[SaoirseS]

Why do you bother asking the question if you’re going to argue with the respondents?

[TommyWiseau69]

This particular question was a hypothetical question with an already obvious answer so I was just curious to know if it would sway in a different direction but it didn't

[SaoirseS]

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[NostalgiaSenpi]

Nope.

[Anonymous]

Not a chance

[TommyWiseau69]

Yeah sadly