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I was married to a woman a foot (12 inches, 31 cm) shorter than me for 20 years. Tall men can do just fine, despite all the travails in your post, many of which never happened for me.
i never said they couldnt. But did she choose you and stay with you for your height? Thats what my last point was. It wasn't your personality or chemistry that kept her around?
She did like tall guys... that's who she dated before me.
But she didn't stay for that. But also not every girl prioritizes it at the top tbh. And I know plenty of guys married under 5'10
You can change height with McCheetah. He's always complaining he's too short at 5/11, which is ridiculous.
Well, if some women didn't have unfair expectations of men like that, we wouldn't HAVE men that are 5'8-5'11 thinking they are short.
@TomGarand hahaha and here I am 5'6😂.
@SussyBaka You're still taller than me.
@Daniela1982
After all this time and you can't get my name right? Really?
And didn't YOU make a post about how you'd curb stomp Harry Potter?
I may "complain" about being short too much, but it doesn't make them any less valid.
Learning to become asexual is harder than you think...
@MCheetah I know your name, I didn't want it to be a member post.
@Cherry234 yeah thanks for saying that. Lol it just feels a little good to know that.
(Around my place I have girls a little shorter than me... like girls would be 5.4 so I feel a little confident but still seeing guys 5.7-6.1 lol scares me (not in the fight lol but that they would steal my girl😅)
@SussyBaka Why do you think those guys would steal your girl? If your girl really loves you then she would stay with you and not be tempted by those guys.
@Cherry234 yeah you are right
As a man there is no genuine downside to being tall. Unless you hit that 6'6-6'8 range. That's when it starts getting weird. 6-6'5 is all upside.
I just listed the downsides. They exist and they are real and your wallet and back will remind you of that.
You pieced together trivial matters that are largely untrue. The average tall person will not have any of the issues you stated. Just for example. Most clothing brands have clothes that fit men in the 6'3-6'6 range. You won't have to shop in the big and tall.
A guy at 6'3 and a guy at 6'8 will have a different experience. Both are tall. You overstate points that kinda make sense to the point of just being false
okay i need to tell myself that my own lived experiences never happened and are untrue figments of my own imagination.
I am a 6ft guy and just got the hell of it I got height boosting dress shoes (makes me 6’2’’). I DID notice a positive difference when I was interacting. Maybe it was the placebo effect but it they seemed more interested.
No one cares about the few difficulties off being tall since there are many perks to being tall. Women only choose short men for marriage for security and out of necessity, a tall guy is always a woman's first choice. There's nothing to be proud about being a woman's last option
I’m 6’5 and wouldn’t change a thing. Yeah, the struggle to find clothing that fits is real and some woman or short guy in front of me usually pushes his seat back on the plane, but everyone has their challenges.
If you do not like being tall pls exchange with me am 5'6 and I feel like a midget when I try to talk to people
You're 5'6 and a girl. Tall girls tend to have harder times finding guys fyi. Also all of my GFS have been 4'10-5'6 except one a 5'8. They seemed fine with it and I certainly loved their smaller stature. My girlfriend is 5'4
🤣🤣🤣 I dont have a guy in this heigh neither id rather be tall 🥰
@medlife You are looking for a Guy? :)
I am not looking for a guy. I am open to solid man to approach me. Someone who knows what he wants, has his life figured out, has a good solid foundation in faith, in education and is well settled in his career. Someone who knows how to treat a woman and how to speak to a woman on a level. So no im not looking for a guy.
5”6 is no midget. Maybe compared to guys 6”5 or taller
I feel small most people around me are taller than me🥺
I have a female friend who is 6'0 and she is making fun of short girls like you :D
More power to her if she only has her height to use as a way to out do others, rather juvenile to either use height, age, sex or sexual orientation. Only children wether mentally or physically do this. Do better ! Both of u...
She is tall, athletic and very pretty. Girls are intimidated by her, so it's normal she use her best traits tog gain power and beat other girls
Great for her how about u? I am in neurosurgery, have a PhD in neuroscience own my own company and working on another PhD in neurolinguistics and am very pretty, I am also very athletic and I am a great mom. I do muay Thai, calisthenics and I hold black belt in kickboxing 🙃 I do not have a reason to be intimidated by anyone be it male or female. Tata for now 🤣
I'm 5' however I dated a guy who was 6'6... it was definitely interesting we both had problems with our heights but very different problems 😆
Why? Did he keep calling you Munchkin?
@Daniela1982 Probably called her a hobbit. 😂
Watch your head 😅 yeah, no. Being tall and being short can both suck. Especially for men. They can’t do anything about their height and apparently women prefer guys who are 6ft as a preference.
"Women often don't choose them for a life partner" - I disagree. A lot of the couples I see the guy is very tall. And if they don't choose them, then they are single. In my area anyway.
all those things and in the office you are always getting called over then asked to get the stuff off the top shelf some times it's shit being tall.
This sounds like a hell. How tall do you mean? Do 6'0 feet tall men/women go through this hell too for example?
I'm 6'3. My dad is 6'1 and has enough issues himself. My uncle was 6'7 and I can't even imagine.
The things that people complain about these days! Being tall is GRRRRRRRREAT! :D
@Bel88
How tall are you? (I'm a girl-sized 180 cm. So, short.)
I had no idea big and tall clothing was such a racket. That sucks.
what is this really about.. nobody gets to decide their own height. you can get extensions if you want.
Being taller is better than being short especially for a male
Yeah there’s definitely a limit, I’d be quite content with 6’
Know a few guys in the 6’6 - 6’10 range and it’s definitely not hard to see the drawbacks
This reads a lot like "being a pretty girl born to a rich guy isn't all it's cracked up to be".
You literally get treated better by everyone for being taller or more attractive.. I am saying this as someone who is dead average height for an American, 5 feet 10 inches.
but i wasn't. in high school EVERYONE wanted to brawl you in hopes they'd be the one who would be the one to knock you out. I'm just sitting down trying to chill and had dumb asses in my face. Should have mentioned this. And when you get creeps frothing over you constantly, I'm going to guess that's its own kind of hell. Especially when socially awkward dudes get all pissed and escalate the shit. Also they are likely a bigger target for rapists and stuff like that. Money burns up quick and the world runs on it. So yeah when you are at the grocery store with very little left it DOES suck ass. I'll let you take any sort of better treatment (which i never got for being tall) for a few ribeyes. Wanna trade?
"I'll let you take any sort of better treatment (which i never got for being tall) for a few ribeyes. Wanna trade?"
Studies literally show that you get treated better for being tall in almost every way lol. I can find the links for you if you don't believe me.
Idgaf what studies show. I haven't gotten special treatment. Most of my life has been one big shit show. Give me the Ribeyes and let's trade up now. You can get the tall privilege card and I can get some awesome steaks. When you start banging your head all the damn time let me know if it was worth it. The world is tailored to small people so I'd rather be smaller and fit in everywhere I go. Small cars, small clothes, by the way lots of small girls I know wouldn't date taller guys. They said they felt intimidated by my height and I got rejected for it a lot in HS actually.
If you think being tall is so bad try living with autism, dyslexia and A. D. D.
thats not the comparison. its tall vs not being tall. your throwing in mental illnesses that could affect anyone, INCLUDING tall people
besides the point of this article was saying being tall is no "so great". Not bad, not good, its highly overrated.
You should have a chat with @mcheetah He thinks tall is where it's at.
I tried before. He's taller then the national avg even but still thinks he's short. I e explained my childhood friends are 5'4, 5'6, and 5'10 and all of them are married except 5'10 ironically. Im not sure why he feels that way. He would still be taller then most men, just not all of em. I have no hate for him. We've had pleasant conversations but just not this subject. I honestly don't think 5'10 is ideal height tbh. Not short and you can fit where you need to. Now girls will be shorter than you too. Just my opinion. I remember what that was like when I was 14 and miss that height.
@douride2
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Well, like I said, being sh*t-tier is still sh*t-tier. I can't correct or fix my height, so I'm not going after women anymore. So, that problem is "solved."
@t-8900
Your 5'4" and 5'6" friends are likely very cocky and have enough 'confidence' to compensate for their stature. Not that it matters; your three friends and I are all in the same boat. Like I said, even women are 6'0" and above nowadays. Back when I was in the US, most women I met were 5'6" flat-footed. In heels, they're now my height. Most men were taller than me; 6'0" to 6'2". You'd have to meet a 70 year old Asian, Mexican, or Jewish guy before you'd start to see men shorter than me. I don't know man; if you want to be small, weak, tiny, inferior, and MOGGED by women when they're in high heels, then that's cool. I don't like the feeling of being a F-grade in height, but "not allowed to feel bad about it" just because Jeff Bezos happens to be 5'6". Just like I said with this chart before.
I also made a MyTake in response to this one, in order to try to play Devil's Advocate and pretend like any woman would be fine with a guy the same size she is (or shorter).
It's based on other people's research, NOT my own opinions.
Your Odds As an Average Man of Getting A Woman, Based on Height (according to one dubious study) ↗
Nope. Had a get a SUV so I could fit into it and drive comfortably.
try dating as a small dude and you'll stop complaining.
Dating and relationships is one aspect of life. Everyday aches and pains stay with you all day. So does potentially having to wear the same clothes again because shit is expensive or hard to find. How long have you gone with no pairs of shoes?
i'm just saying that i'd be willing to deal with a bit of pain here and there if i had an easier time dating xD but anyway it's not a choice to be made.