Will59 Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 Say you were on a prescription drug from age 14-18 and it made you miss out on that big growth spurt that guys get during puberty, and you stopped growing at, say, 5 foot 9-10. Would you be insecure? Would you feel like you had to "bow down" to guys 6 foot 2+? How different would your life be? and please no rude answers... I was very suicidal over this for a long time
Feelin Frisky Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 If I were short I wouldn't conclude that my growth had been artifically stunted. Even if it had, there would be nothing I could do to undo it. I would probably take even more Prozac to stop obssessing about my perception that somehow I got a raw deal and just try to earn my place in the world as I am.
YellowShark Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 Say you were on a prescription drug from age 14-18 and it made you miss out on that big growth spurt that guys get during puberty, and you stopped growing at, say, 5 foot 9-10. Would you be insecure? Would you feel like you had to "bow down" to guys 6 foot 2+? How different would your life be? and please no rude answers... I was very suicidal over this for a long time I just Googled it and read several websites that say most men across the globe are between 5"8" and 6'0". Therefore I would say that you fit into that demographic. For example here's charts by country from Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height#Average_height_around_the_world Additionally I have a friend who is 6'5" and he has a terrible time finding clothes that fit, or a car he doesn't have to crouch in. He ended up buying and SUV because there wasn't a sportscar made he could sit up in. ...and if a girl gives you grief about being 5 foot 9-10, you tell her "it doesn't matter when we're lying down honey!"
Author Will59 Posted September 6, 2010 Author Posted September 6, 2010 If I were short I wouldn't conclude that my growth had been artifically stunted. Even if it had, there would be nothing I could do to undo it. I would probably take even more Prozac to stop obssessing about my perception that somehow I got a raw deal and just try to earn my place in the world as I am. Wow.... thanks dude
The Collector Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 You've started a lot of threads about this. You have a lot of anger and feel cheated out of your potential height. Well, sorry to break it to you, but what's done is done. BUT the point is, and this is a HUGE point... you are not 5'1. You are not 5'5. These heights can seriously damage your chances, yet men of these heights still get women. If you are 5'10 you are just an inch shorter than me and I've never had any problems - there was ONE 6'1 girl who told me she couldn't date anyone shorter than her because it made her feel self-concious about her height. Few people get dealt all the aces. The ones best with women often have been dealt just an average hand, but play it like a master, and win. It's up to you, but what are you really going to get out of these threads?
Feelin Frisky Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 Wow.... thanks dude Consider Will that many people get some kind of major raw deal in their lives. Mine was being medicated with food into submission as a child and having to grow up through endless torment and then battle all my life with food and weight issues. I could well up and blame my parents and keep blaming them or I could accept myself and do my part to win the fight. Being 6' 2-1/2" doesn't buy one anything if one is spilling out of his clothes. Popularity and marketability has always gained and ebbed for me as I either lost or gained weight. It absolutely sucks but it's too late for me to undo the pattern set for me before I knew the social stakes. I just have to sacrifice all pleasure eating and get lots of exercise--those are the rules. And that cuts me off from seeing women who hold wining and dining up as the defacto ritual of dating.
Author Will59 Posted September 6, 2010 Author Posted September 6, 2010 I just Googled it and read several websites that say most men across the globe are between 5"8" and 6'0". Therefore I would say that you fit into that demographic. For example here's charts by country from Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height#Average_height_around_the_world Additionally I have a friend who is 6'5" and he has a terrible time finding clothes that fit, or a car he doesn't have to crouch in. He ended up buying and SUV because there wasn't a sportscar made he could sit up in. ...and if a girl gives you grief about being 5 foot 9-10, you tell her "it doesn't matter when we're lying down honey!" The younger generations is completely different, way taller. I'm not short as a WHOLE, but compared to guys my age, I'm always on the shorter half. I would say if I were 5'11" then I would be good, but only average usually. But any average height being 5'9" you see on google is bull crap and only refers to the older generation + all the hispanics in the country. PS- That "not fitting into anything cause I'm so tall" thing is what makes guys think they own everyone. I see it every day, and I reeaally think I was supposed to be 6'1" like my dad where I wouldn't have to take crap like that, and it's driving me nuts
torranceshipman Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 (edited) Say you were on a prescription drug from age 14-18 and it made you miss out on that big growth spurt that guys get during puberty, and you stopped growing at, say, 5 foot 9-10. Would you be insecure? Would you feel like you had to "bow down" to guys 6 foot 2+? How different would your life be? and please no rude answers... I was very suicidal over this for a long time I have a lot of great looking female friends and most of them are actually dating guys your height. You are average height - no problem, dude. Question: how do you know that the prescription drugs stopped you growing? And 'bow down'...that sounds weird - like you put tall people on a pedestal. There are a 100 things that make a guy cute. Tom Cruise and LOADS of other guys are int'l sex symbols and they are much shorter than you. Be careful that you are not blaming other things on your height - if you aren't doing well with girls it is unlikely to be a height thing 100% of the time. Finally, even speaking as a girl that loves tall guys...if I meet a hottie that I really gel with, and he is average height, I'd totally go out with him and think he was every bit as hot as a taller guy. Edited to add: what do you mean, 'all the hispanics'? Me and my friends would end a date with you for saying something like that. Edited September 6, 2010 by torranceshipman
ViciousViolet Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 Become rich and successful and I guarantee women will not care.
Sivok Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 I don't know. I always took my height for granted
The Collector Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 What's the point in this thread when you have previously said Steve is 6'3" so of course he is going to fight for height 100%. I didn't even read his posts cause I know exactly what they're going to say lol. Steve said height wasn't the only factor btw.
TigerCub Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 Say you were on a prescription drug from age 14-18 and it made you miss out on that big growth spurt that guys get during puberty, and you stopped growing at, say, 5 foot 9-10. Would you be insecure? Would you feel like you had to "bow down" to guys 6 foot 2+? How different would your life be? and please no rude answers... I was very suicidal over this for a long time I'm gonna give you the girl opinion on that one. 5'9 / 5'10 is NOT short!! We all have our insecurities and sometimes we may feel like we got a crappy deal about something, but honestly what's done is done and you're not short. Besides, its all about confidence and how you carry yourself. You could be 6'3 and a complete douche and no one would want to bother with you. And its not like you're 5'1, really buddy, 5'9 is not a bad height.
Green Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 I'm not going to lie being 6 foot+ definetly helps with the ladies but my good friend is 5'2 and he still manages to get gf's ect. Stop feeling sorry for yourself. Also what drug did you take that stunted your growth and do you yell at your parents about this every day lol. (ur growth might have not really been stunted and if ur under 22 you could still end up growing an inch mayb)
Author Will59 Posted September 6, 2010 Author Posted September 6, 2010 I'm gonna give you the girl opinion on that one. 5'9 / 5'10 is NOT short!! We all have our insecurities and sometimes we may feel like we got a crappy deal about something, but honestly what's done is done and you're not short. Besides, its all about confidence and how you carry yourself. You could be 6'3 and a complete douche and no one would want to bother with you. And its not like you're 5'1, really buddy, 5'9 is not a bad height. Yes it is, it's an awful height. I've seen 5'4" girls call 5'9" short and they all agreed. And when I try to live up to my mental potentiol it's like a calling for insecure 6'2+ guys to come and try and crash my party, but they're tall so apparently it doesn't matter. It's happened way too many times. Back a while ago, every time I would hook up with a girl this 6'5" a$$-hole that I knew would literally come running to my apartment (he was was roomates' ex-roomate) to not only try and take the girl, but to make it known that he is the "alpha" and that I'm "not allowed to hook up with girls" and that he was "better than me," despite the fact that I was better looking than him and most likely smarter. I can't explain what this does to me with how many dumb people I see in this world. I know I'm boosting a lot of guys' self esteem with these threads, but this is really just my personal situation. It sucks... hard.
Author Will59 Posted September 6, 2010 Author Posted September 6, 2010 I'm not going to lie being 6 foot+ definetly helps with the ladies but my good friend is 5'2 and he still manages to get gf's ect. Stop feeling sorry for yourself. Also what drug did you take that stunted your growth and do you yell at your parents about this every day lol. (ur growth might have not really been stunted and if ur under 22 you could still end up growing an inch mayb) I don't have a problem getting girls, that never has been my problem. It's just how much negative attention my height draws when I'm with a hot girl...
torranceshipman Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 Back a while ago, every time I would hook up with a girl this 6'5" a$$-hole that I knew would literally come running to my apartment (he was was roomates' ex-roomate) to not only try and take the girl, but to make it known that he is the "alpha" and that I'm "not allowed to hook up with girls" and that he was "better than me," despite the fact that I was better looking than him and most likely smarter. WTF? Lol. This guy took way too much interest in you and your love life There is something weird about this. Clearly the guy is just a jackass. It has nothing to do with height. I think you need to learn to stand up for yourself more, and to just ignore clowns like the one in your building.
Author Will59 Posted September 6, 2010 Author Posted September 6, 2010 Back a while ago, every time I would hook up with a girl this 6'5" a$$-hole that I knew would literally come running to my apartment (he was was roomates' ex-roomate) to not only try and take the girl, but to make it known that he is the "alpha" and that I'm "not allowed to hook up with girls" and that he was "better than me," despite the fact that I was better looking than him and most likely smarter. WTF? Lol. This guy took way too much interest in you and your love life There is something weird about this. Clearly the guy is just a jackass. It has nothing to do with height. I think you need to learn to stand up for yourself more, and to just ignore clowns like the one in your building. Yea he did, but cause he knows what I have going for me and he was insecure. But the second me and him are around strangers, it's like at the snap of a finger I'm nothing, and people aren't even looking at me, they're looking at the result of a freaking chemical. like I've studied my growth charts, the prozac studies, and everything else for 2.5 years and I know I was supposed to be 6'1", my mom made such a strong point to me as a kid that Iwas going to be "taller than my father," and he's 6'1", only difference is I go on a drug at age 14 that has stunted tons of peoples' growth and I stay on it till 18 and don't grow an inch. Can you imagine that s**t?
The Collector Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 1. What drug? 2. Your momma promised? Guess how much she can predict that. 3. What's done is done. WHAT PURPOSE DO THESE THREADS SERVE?
threebyfate Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 Hey Will, don't forget to post pics of your small hands too. I'm a little surprised that it took you this long to come back to troll LS.
Green Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 Look at you being depressed got you here in the first place. AND now you just act more depresed. Cmon dude life isn't perfect for 6ft+ guys. I'm telling you that 5'9 isn't even really short. Also things happen for a reason. GET OVER IT and live ur life. You are depressed that is the real issue. You know drugs do a lot of things to a lot of people. Some people take a drug and get Iretable bowl syndrome for the rest of their lives... would you rather have that? just be greatful that you are 5'9 and stop letting that 6'5 guy hang around you if he steals women. I'd serously beat the crap out of this guy if he did that to me. Keep him out of ur life.
threebyfate Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 And how tall are you? I'm 5 foot 11 but I just can't stand being around guys who are 6'1"+... I'm kind of an alpha male and I know how much more respect girls give them and it drives me up a wall... Like I hate life soo much sometimes because I'm not tall given I have every other good quality except for short fingers, and I could burry most of those tall "perfect" guys in terms of street smarts and masculinity... How tall have your past boyfriends been?Last time, you were 5'11". Now you're 5'9". Did this drug make you shorter in the past year?
The Collector Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 Well researched threebyfate, didn't realise it was ol Stumpy. I'm outta here.
kalikula Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 I really don't think your growth was necessarily stunted. Men's puberty goes from 13 to 21 so you had two whole years after you were off it to keep growing. You can't *know* that you were supposed to be 6'1. Perhaps you inherited your mom's side of the height genes. How tall are her brothers/father?
Mad Max Posted September 6, 2010 Posted September 6, 2010 My cousin had to take hormones to grow. He's 18 now and says he's 5'4"(he's not). You're 5'9". That's very average. Stop complaining.
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