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.
I feel guys and girls should be confident with their height. It all comes down to preference. Some girls like tall guys. Some like short guys🤷♀️.
Just as toxic as heels for women. We should stop using those self-destructive stuff to conform to some dumb social standards
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.
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.
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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 find them stupid why wear these when your true height will be seen the moment you take them off
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.
They look a lot more comfy then women's heels. If wearing them makes your feel more confident then go for it.
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
Sounds like it could be a good idea if they look good and they are comfortable.
I guess wear them if it makes you feel better. I probably wouldn't even notice though if someone I knew started wearing them
What about high heels for women? Pushup bras? Makeup?
Well mens boots and dress shoes normally have a substantial heel to them to negate the effect of women wearing heels
Seems cool to me, im 6ft, but taller is always cooler. I wear cowboy boots a lot, so they give quite bit lift as well.
Its like tupees, its just something you can keep up in public. You dont mind them?
" form of crutch for a guy's insecurity of not being tall enough" if these things exist for women, why shouldn't they exist for men?
How are they worse than heels for women? Which I don't like, by the way.
It has been done before, and we dropped it for a reason.
If women wear high heels and become taller than the guy then he should be able to use them. I think Tom Cruise uses them
So men's heels then what ever it don't bother me I won't need nor want them
Dance heels
They're used to dance in
Just as the girl there is wearing her dancing heels (heels in general, are generally used to dance)
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