I was never aware these existed until just recently. I can understand why they exist but I honestly feel like they shouldn't. Or I just think height shouldn't be regarded so highly that people feel a need to buy these. I see it as quite literally a form of crutch for a guy's insecurity of not being tall enough for things like women's standards and just not feeling dominant or confident enough as they are.
What do you think about height-increasing shoes for men?
I remember watching this because a short guy friend mentioned this to me and well, it's part of the harsh reality we live in where short men are treated by A LOT of people as less than, or like boys, or constantly made fun of, and yes, it is super simple to say, oh you know, just believe in yourself and things will get better or your height shouldn't hold you back, but for men, where you can be denied a job in leadership, or paid less, or have far less success with women, a height disadvantage is not just an imagined insecurity---it can have real world repercussions on their life. Women can literally re-invent themselves with fake hair, nails, contacts, padding, corsets, cosmetic teeth, heels, you name it, so if a guy wants to put on some shoes with a bit of lift because he feels it improves his life, then by all means.
@Rangers Have you made this experience yourselve or are you just repeating after guys commentary online? I am 5'5 which I consider an average height and nobody I know personally is that tall. I talk to midgets as well for your information. As long as I can still look them in the eyes while talking I don't care. Keep making excuses for yourselves.
@becks3 It's not an excuse, girls like tall guys and they believe short or average guys (like me) are incapable of protecting them, but no matter how much muscle I build, they still think that and it puts me at a massive disadvantage in the dating world. If a girl is able to choose between a tall guy and a short guy, they'll take the tall guy every time.
@Rangers If you only focus on physical attributes you already lost in the dating world. If you only have your height to offer you already lost. Maybe you only go for shallow girls because you also focus primarily on looks. For a real relationship you need way more than that. First step would be to change your attitude my dude, whining is not attractive at all.
The idea that most girls won't talk to a guy under 6'2" is bullshit. The trouble with this stuff is that so many guys now seem to strangely obsess over the way women act on sites like Tindr. It's like they don't actually know any women in real life, so they think that Tindr sluts are representative of all women. They aren't.
@becks3 FALSE: I'm building a connection with a girl who I haven't even seen a picture of yet. She described herself as being thin and tall. I hold on to her because I have an emotional connection with her, it obviously can't have much to do with looks because again, I haven't seen her!
@englisc I agree. They don't care for "real" women eather. I get the feeling many are just looking for these "Tinder sluts" like you put it snd then they wonder afterwards why they are so shallow and all.
I'm honestly not saying this to be a dick, but the fact that you're saying that you're building an emotional connection with a girl online proves my point. With guys who say these kinds of things, they always seem to talk to women almost solely through online dating rather than meeting them in the real world. I've seen so many guys like this.
Secondly, if you haven't met the person and especially if you haven't seen what they look like yet, it's not a real connection. It's a fake connection and it sounds like desperation. The only reason you'd say such a thing again is because of the lack of real successful interactions with real women.
The issue with all of this stuff where guys obsess over women's "unrealistic standards", height, money, social status etc. is that it doesn't really have to do with that stuff at all, but more to do with not knowing how to talk to women properly in a way that interests them. That's the reason guys only talk to girls online and come up with these silly ideas - and that's the real problem.
I mean I'm 5'4" yet I've done just fine dating. There's no way I'd ever use a site like Tinder, it really is a complete waste of time unless you're really good looking and tall because the male:female ratio really fucks things up as well as the number of thirsty men, and the women on there aren't quality women anyway. Things are much easier and much different if you have the confidence to meet women in person instead, rather than using online dating as a crutch.
@englisc We found a connection through deep problems we share and she's very compassionate, and she inspires me to not give up on making myself better for me. It wasn't on any dating website, in fact, it was here. She lives over 1,000 miles away, so a bit hard to talk to her in person from all the way over here. If you were here, you'd say the same thing about the women, I could go on all day long about how judgmental and entitled they are. None of them want anything real, they just want to use you and leave, or leave when they see someone better and believe me, they will no matter how good you think you are.
I own a few height-increasing shoes. Being confident and all is good, but the reality is that we don't have confidence indicators hanging above our heads when we walk around.
Unfortunately, people WILL treat you differently because of your size. Forget about women, your height impacts every bit of your daily life. Try to be an entrepreneur when you are 5'9" or shorter, literally nobody will take you seriously. From career success to personal security, height is a huge factor in our society.
It's dumb, but it is how it is. The reality is that confidence will get you nowhere if it is not accompanied by substance.
Ah ok. No there isn't such an indicator for confidence, it's not something you see so clearly but something you feel when around people. Also with things like body language. Yeah in today's society people are treated differently because of height. But I honestly think height mattering for entrepreneurs is pretty silly. I follow Gary Vaynerchuk who's 5'7" and he is a confident dude who speaks honestly to help society. I've never once thought one entrepreneur is less confident or lesser as a person because of their height. I just don't think you can really apply height to career success so broadly.
Sure, but the statistics say otherwise. Men who are 6 ft or taller are 3 times more likely to be millionaires as those who are below average height, only 10% of certified male millionaires seem to be below average height, for example.
Height plays a big role in how people perceive you, and in corporate environment, the differences will become apparent.
You can't make that conclusion. How was the study conducted? There may well be more factors involved. Also, I wonder why average height people are more likely to be millionaires than below avarage sized men like you state. Could it be because the average population normally also consist of the majority? So logically the under avarage (minority) will be less represented? Who would have thought.
@becks3 6 ft men are far from the average, the average male height is 5'9". The men over 6ft constituted an outlier, however they disproportionally represented 30% of millionaires, whereas the equivalent outlier the other way around constituted only 10%. The study was conducted on data collected on a dating platform catering specifically to people of high income (where the users had to get officially certified).
We could say that a dating platform isn't the best place to collect this sort of data because it motivates people to lie about their specifics, but there are other, even bigger sources claiming the same positive correlation between height and socioeconomic status.
Short person problems… If you want to wear them it’s fine with me… You’ll get caught by the cops while everyone else gets away... You’ll be the first one to get shot by a mass shooter. You’ll be the one that gets caught by the angry dog or hungry bear in the woods. You won’t get out of the burning building fast enough or whatever. Shoes are a functional thing. They protect your feet when you need to move. Those platform things look like they would lead to a sprained ankles and a trip and a fall. It doesn’t hurt to have a little bait lingering around so that the rest of the group can survive a catastrophe.
You can't change the fact that height is important to many women. That has evolved over thousands of generations. Height is a proxy for size, and size is a proxy for "Can he protect me and our potential offspring against physical threats?" So women tend to care about height, and that is unlikely to change anytime soon.
However, women care about other traits too, so if you're short, don't give up. Just anecdotally, I have known short guys who dated beautiful women. I am taller than all of those guys, but I have other deficiencies, so I haven't dated anywhere near as attractive women. If you are short, develop your other traits.
And DON'T buy height-increasing shoes. You will get busted as soon as you take them off. Women are attracted to hard-to-fake signals of attractiveness. The same goes for toupés, penis implants, Photoshop, etc. etc. etc. Be honest. Be yourself. Improve yourself. Make the best of what you've got. Be the best version of yourself you can be.
Looking at the picture here... especially the GIRL's footwear... the poor guy seems to have no other chance? His shoes count as self defense. Or as irony? We now could establish a "body-height-positivity"- movement. We also could just laugh it off.
I mean you just chose ad hominem instead of refuting my point. Lack of tallness is not associated with not being sexy. Ladies have different equations. Go google it bro.
Well, if they make a guy feel more confident then that's great. I've read that high heels make some girls feel sexier. If you are doing it for yourself and not for others then I don't see anything wrong about these shoes.
Why not just wear normal boots? Boots will make you taller. Or go cowboy boots with a heel. These are just standard traditional foot wear. Height boot xl sneaker 2" is some gay shit. Its feminine to buy a height sneaker.
Perfect solution since many women are so shallow for height anyway. They have quite literally asked for it. Now the market came up with a clever solution. Yay short guys and businesses.
Wow just make sure the designs are not distinguishable because everyone will know why you purchased those shoes if they are not unique and you will look like a pathetic fool indeed
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