I'm asking as a confident short guy (5'6). Short men tend to feel highly insecure about their height especially when it comes to the ladies and the workplace. Tall women often complain of feeling big and monstrous compared to their petite counterparts. But on average, who would you say has it worse, mentality-wise? Who is more insecure and uncomfortable with themselves? Tall women or short men?
(And because SOME PEOPLE don't understand what qualifies, I'll put the heights below!)
Definitely short guys. Although I don't fit your definition of "short guys," I don't care. (I also don't agree with your definition of "tall girls" either; 5'6 is short AF on a woman.) For ME, a short guy is under 6'0"/183 cm and a tall girl is over 5'8"/173 cm, but whatever. "Tall" and "short" is completely subjective anyway, especially if one only sticks to their dumb local standards (for example, Americans are short compared to northern Europeans).
Short guys are definitely more insecure and I can attest to that myself and witnessing other short guys. Society treats short guys like sh*t. We're the only demographic you can still openly mock and humiliate in society. Told that they're weak and girl-like and all. Even super obese fat girls (like 400+ pounds; not the ones I like) are supposedly "protected " with crap like Fat Acceptance and Body Positivity and whatnot. I can admit *I'm* certainly insecure at times at society seeing me as 'lesser of a man' for something I had no control over. Being assumed to be weak and a push-over compared to some 6'8" asshole (and I've met plenty of guys like that).
I've never heard a tall girl complain before about her height. I've mostly dated girls who were taller than me and only two seemed to dislike it and they were the two girls who were nice (most of my exes were kind of bitches in hindsight). But most of them never had any issues with being 5'10" or over.
As for WHY are some short guys insecure? It has to do with what they want. If they like being short for their own personal reasons, then they won't be insecure. However, if they aren't getting what they want, then they will be insecure. Nothing stops tall women from getting anything they want, including boyfriends. They may be insecure, but it's solely their own reasons for it. Why short guys will be insecure due to people sh*tting on them, but if they grow up in an area where everyone is short, or they (somehow) never got crap for being short and women never rejected them for being 5'8" or whatever, then they may not be insecure.
TL;DR: Ultimately environment and the treatment you get from others determines what makes you feel insecure. And society doesn't mistreat tall women (they glorify them as models and goddesses), but certainly mistreats short men.
Most insecure will for sure be short men, but that doesn’t limit them compared to tall women. By that I mean short guys will still try to talk to taller girls but taller girls won’t really talk to short guys. Which then goes back to short men being more insecure because they know that just because of their height women and sometimes other men see them as less. Tall women insecurities come from themselves because women don’t want to date a shorter guy so when they are taller than the average man they feel like it’s hard for them, but there are men who will take them for however they are as compared to short men who are on a thin line , and the only thing holding them is maybe their personality and if they have money
I dont think women complain about it as much, that's why guys tend to deny or be shocked if I bring it up when I hear someone talking about how hard it is to be a short man. From personal experience I'd say women, men have a big mouth about it but it seems pretty skin deep. Mostly used as an excuse for things rather than a real insecurity.
I think short men tend to be more insecure. They usually assume that women are only attracted to tall men and it's true some are (like myself) but we all have different preferences so some women don't care about height.
I'd guess short men; tall women tend to not face the same level of rejection for their height. There's certainly SOME, but not as much. And being tall can give them a kind of model mystique; short guys don't really have anything to compensate in that way.
I dunno I've met a lot of tall girls and short guys and most tall girls don't really mention their height. I feel a bit insecure about my height tho bc some men have told me I look like a man bc of my height and some if my physical features. To be fair if a guy had my body they'd probably make fun of him for being "too feminine ". Ig you can't please everyone
I would guess short guys. Men want to be taller than their woman from my experience and the thought of someone they are dating being taller than them may trigger insecurities related to their height, masculinity and being able to be taken seriously.
Tall girls definitely I’m into tall girls so trust me when I say it’s very hard to date them because they’re emotionally unstable and insecure because even their less attractive fatter friends gets more guys attention than they do most guys don’t want tall girls most women aren’t that tall so short guys actually have way more options than a tall girl
Tall girls! Short guys aren't typically insecure. Women just have a bias against them. They don't have a problem with being short. They have a problem with those that have a problem with them being short.
Seriously? A lot of tall girls complain about feeling unfeminine, especially if a man is shorter than they are. I take it you have no real issue with short men, dating-wise?
i notice more guys lying about their height and trying to seem taller than they actually are than vice versa for girls. most of us tall girls do not try to hide our actual height or appear shorter even if we complain. i'm just speaking from experience here
I would guess short men, but none of either that I know irl seem to have very much of a hard time with it. And I'm 5'4" and my (girl) friend is 5'11" and neither of us care about it.
To get rid of insecurities one must first learn to like themselves as they are, short are tall. I know plenty of both who like who they are and are very confident women.
Its just the slick remarks. The fact they comment on my height at all really... Like refusing to believe I am the modest height I am. They insist I am taller. I guess numbers lie now?
I realized they didn't want to believe my height because they were so close to it... and they want to think they are a few inches taller than they really are.
I am very feminine and insecure short guysbwill never change that. But after hearing their comments towards me it definitely made me second guess ever looking at a short guy. I don't want to deal with that insecurity and them trying to bring me down for it.
