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All my life I have been at a major disadvantage because of been short. No one respected me the way I looked even though am nice, funny, confident and good personality as my friends have told me and some women. As well as been a misery in finding a girlfriend I have resulted to escorts for year or so as the only way of intimacy with someone am attracted to and I fail to get the job I want because am short. Sometimes I think suicide is a way to go but don't want to hurt my friends or family or going through painful costly surgery to become tall in order to be appreciated, I can't help the way I was born we live in a world where image is only important and you all know am doomed if I don't meet these expectations unless I become rich and famous like tom cruise, other than that am basically fucked. I go out to nightclubs and bars to meet women very rare I get lucky with a nice girl in there or most of the time they say go away you look like a child your no man to man and blah blah blah. You must understand that people can't help the way they look why am I judged on my appearance, am not exactly bad looking I take care my self a lot to the point of trying to please people so I can feel respected and so women will at least dig me instead of tall goodlooking guys, I knew this tall dark handsome guy who don't have to open his mouth to get a date except say bonjour to them. I know it sounds very sad but it's making me bitter to the point that surgery is the only way so am all asking is it really that worth it? I work really hard in life am trying to get a degree so I can get a good job and at least maybe if I do get a high paid job a women might tolerate my height if I have a big house with a pool in back along with a cocktail bar and even then I won't have time to make a cocktail because I be too busy working my ass off to keep her happy... my life sucks

I mean come on am 22, average looking, 5 foot 6... game over! Lol

I'll start with a short version of this question for those who don't want all the details, and I'll fill in the details at the bottom in (___) for those who actually do want to read all that. What would you guys do in this situation?

Short version:
So I've gotten to know this girl over the course of a month and when I recently asked her out, she accepted enthusiastically and gave me her phone number... BUT, she proceeded to give me this warning and I quote:

"as long as you're cool with the fact that I'm working things out with my ex-boyfriend--it's complicated".

Is she pretty much telling me she isn't interested in me and I'll never have a chance with her? If so, why would she give me her phone number then? Should I continue pursuing her or would this just be a waste of both our time?
Ladies, have you done this to any guys?

(Here's the long version/ details to put things in context:
I had gotten to know this girl fairly well over the course of a month; I didn't just ask her out all of a sudden outta the blue. I made sure I got all the positive signs that she liked me / was interested in me first; the smiles from across the room, the flirty hugs, the fact that she would go out of her way to come over and say "hi" often and try to start a conversation, etc.
I was finding myself increasingly attracted to her the more we talked and got to know each other as share a lot of similar opinions, interests and hobbies.
I was starting to noticing all her great qualities I felt would make her an amazing girlfriend. And I honestly felt that she wanted me to ask her out.
Anyways, before asking her out I wanted to make sure she was was available and she had said that she recently broken up with a boyfriend. So I thought okay, she doesn't seem too emotional about it, so I'll ask her out for a casual lunch to start things off and to might delight, she accepted and seemed excited about it... until she dropped the EX-BOMB. My immediated thought was just WTF.