Short Guy

[ThaWholigan]

I think you are over-rating tallness.

If you know any better, just stop responding. This will go round in circles

 

I've said my piece already.....

[AD1980]

I think you are over-rating tallness.

 

Not according to ruby who says all women desire tall men and short men now know how women feel by being judged for shallow reasons

[Content]

Not according to ruby who says all women desire tall men and short men now know how women feel by being judged for shallow reasons

 

Shes not somebody who speaks for all or even most women take what she says with a grain of salt.

[lollipopspot]

Not according to ruby who says all women desire tall men and short men now know how women feel by being judged for shallow reasons

 

Do you want to date ruby or something? She's just one person.

 

It may be a general preference for some women. But it's certainly not a deal breaker for many.

 

I have physical qualities that no guy would put on his "want" list. But that doesn't mean that he might not find me attractive regardless.

[somedude81]

I think you are over-rating tallness.

Doubt it.

 

While I have no way to prove it, I am certain that if I were my dad's height, 5'10, instead of being 5'6, I would have had my first girlfriend at least 10 years ago.

 

There's something else, my little brother is 18 years old, has a personality very similar to mine, always playing video games and watching cartoons, is pretty awkward and looks completely goofy, I found an open package of condoms in his room. He's 6' tall.

[lollipopspot]

Well, the guy I love is about 5'6" (no taller, maybe a little shorter), so you're talking to the wrong person.

[silicone]

I answered that pages back. 5'7.

 

Thought so.

 

I have a small theory that 5'6"/5'7" is the optimum level to be shorter than be average. Certainly most short men who do well are 5'6"

Or 5'7".

 

I say that the danger is 5'5" or below.

 

People say that I have to be extra smooth etc: I don't see why I have to, it is not a flaw, it is simply an immutable trait. There is no biological imperative that I can see which significantly causes the balance to be turned against me bar that simply common attraction preferences and requirements follow societal trends. In other words, there's nothing wrong with me. I don't care how much my parents or others try to convince me, I'm not buying it.

 

It really is a matter of perspective. I am 5'2" and if most women want someone taller and are not willing to date down, I am going to have a significantly smaller pool of women to choose from, and most of that will be discarded.

 

Alas, I'm not seeking for a woman now, I know where my greatest worth lies, and I know that I am attractive, funny and a flirt.

[somedude81]

Well, the guy I love is about 5'6" (no taller, maybe a little shorter), so you're talking to the wrong person.

I'm not talking just to you.

 

As I said before, it's great that you don't care about a guys height.

 

What I'm saying is that it took me till I was 31 to find a girl who didn't care about my height.

 

I've been turned down by a bunch of women who ranged from acquaintances to my best friend. I have no doubt that if I were taller, at least one of those girls who turned me down, would have said yes.

[MalachiX]

I think its mostly old,i find it hard to beleive that women are telling these guys in person that they cant date them because therye too short i think these guys are just looking for that as an excuse and maybe overrating other parts of themslves wheter physically or personality wise that might be turning off women.

 

Actually I agree that it's worse in OLD. Like I said, I think it's because women are looking at these statistics. In person, they can already sense the chemistry they might have with a guy who happens to be shorter.

 

As far as an "uphill battle" it depends who you are,most guys aside from really good lookign guys struggle at one time or another,tall blah looking guys arent surrounded by women either theyres only a small percentage of men who dont have to do much work to get women.

 

I agree that many guys struggle. I don't think it's a contest of "who has it harder." I also think it's a waste of time to obsess over stuff like this.

 

I was just suggesting that there's a REASON why Tom Cruise (even when he was the most famous movie star in the world), felt the need to wear lifts (and he was 5'7''). I'm saying there's a reason why I know a guy whose job was to literally dig a trench in the ground for all the other actors to walk in so that Eddie Murphy appeared taller in a movie. Just sayin'

[BillJJ]

To be honest, I do feel sorry for short guys.

 

My Uncle has a friend that is 3 feet 7 and even though he is married now to a regular size woman he struggled most of his life to get a girlfriend because most regular size woman don’t date little people but I have absolutely no sympathy for guys who are over 5 foot 5 that spend all day complaining on a forum about not being able to get a girlfriend because of their height because the truth is it is just an excuse they come up with to cover up other problems. I am just over 6 foot and the majority of men I know that are married and in relationships are shorter than me and I am the tallest guy my current girlfriend has ever been with so unless you are living in ‘Land of the giants’ quit the excuses and just grow up.

[Badsingularity]

Doubt it.

 

While I have no way to prove it, I am certain that if I were my dad's height, 5'10, instead of being 5'6, I would have had my first girlfriend at least 10 years ago.

 

I am 5'9".

 

I did not get my first gf until I was in my mid 20's. It was because I was too shy and had low selfesteem. I was too afraid too do what I needed to do.

 

I have remedied that problem.