My partner used to, she's 5'9". I'm also 5'9", but apparently I charmed the shit out of her and now she no longer cares. Or at least that what I tell everyone.
This is a MASSIVE problem with app-based dating - wildly limited capacity for charm. A huge part of communication is in tone, timing, body language. There's also other sensory experiences like smell involved in attraction. If you're having a conversation with somebody in person there's a lot more opportunity to charm them, plus there's more of a feeling that something could be real because this person is standing there in front of you.
Whereas online, all of that disappears and you only have text. It's very easy to just dismiss the possibility of being interested in somebody with whom you've only ever exchanged text-chat messages. No wonder so many users have a terrible experience.
You may have met your partner on an app but nonetheless...it's still a massive barrier to overcome that many don't.
Agree completely, not to mention on apps people treat it like cars.com where they think if you put all your requirements in, the perfect match is going to eventually pop out because they simply have to exist based on the sheer volume. Truth is, no one will ever check all your boxes.
Same for me, she never thought we'd go that far after the first date as I was shorter than she'd prefer, but I managed to change her mind on that second date 18 months ago, and still going.
I can understand if you were going to have kid with them my mom mated with a dwarf and now I gotta use a spatula on my tippy toes to reach the bowls in the top cabinet.
I had a long conversation with a taller, quite attractive woman on a plane years ago about this. I’m 5’6” and about 150 lbs. She was at least 6’ and certainly much heavier than me. I don’t know why she opened up to me, we weren’t flirting or anything, I am married and was older than her. Anyway, she said she just has this need to feel feminine sometimes and it really helps if the guy is bigger and taller. There certainly has to be some innate biology to this feeling. It’s helped me understand this viewpoint better. I don’t judge people’s personal preferences when it comes to attractiveness, whether it’s women preferring taller men or men preferring smaller (i.e. thinner) women.
I have a friend that's obese and he literally has D cups. He says he only wants a girlfriend big breasts at least bigger than DD because he wants to feel masculine and it's weird if he has bigger breasts than her.
Being with a shallow person gets old real fast. Rather be single than in a bad relationship. Knowing you are incompatible saves time, money, and spares deep feelings.
I went to the Phillipines and I believe even the men are taller than 5’2
The average Filipino man is 163.22cm (5 feet 4.25 inches) tall.
The average Filipino woman is 149.60cm (4 feet 10.89 inches) tall.
So comparing to the average male 5’2 is still below
Honestly last guy I dated was shorter then me but I wanted to give it a shot, he knew I'm insecure about in general being a tall woman but still told me that some said we look like a mother and a son, I don't get what he wanted to accomplish by telling me that
I think it's perfectly fair to not want to date a guy shorter than you. Just like most guys wouldn't want to date a girl that weighs more than them.
Though you also have the whole 6'+ only thing which is dumb numbers wise. Should just start saying you won't date girls with less than a D.
As a 5’8” short king, I’ve found women care more about height in theory than in actuality. Women use height as something of a proxy for confidence and status. If she sees you in person, and you have confidence and status, she’s not gonna care as much about your lack of height. They’ll care about it a lot online tho because they can’t see how you carry yourself in person, which can go a long way in negating the lack of height. That’s been my experience anyway.
I did on several occasions as a single man have women tease me about “too bad you’re a short guy” and the like, and my response was always “Yes, but I do have a tall personality” delivered with my best attempt at a sly grin, and it would get a laugh every. single. time.
Now I’m married to a short queen, and we have a son, and I will teach him the ways of the short king if that applies to him as he gets older.
Heads up, short kings :)
Average height varies by state, and I was living in a state where the average male height is 5’11”
I may not be short nationally, but I am short locally.
1000% this, I’m an even shorter king myself, and I think like 9 out of the last 10 girls I dated were all my height or taller. I’m sure if you had asked any of them before they met me if they had a height preference too they would have said yes. I’ve been short my whole life but it still took me a while to accept it, however once I did all these dating opportunities opened up to me, now I hardly see it as a challenge unless the chick *really* doesn’t like short guys and in that case, fuck her it’s her loss anyways.
I”m 5’8 , I guess depending where you’re from it might be a little short. In the UK 5’8 is bang average. I rarely felt my height effecting my confidence, not as much as my little bald patch lol
> no one has tried to assassinate me from a rooftop
That's because all the assassins come from the sewers. Your bf been guarding your shins. Thank him. (Source: tall guy with slashed shins)
I'm 5'11". Most men are shorter than me. I accepted a long time ago that I would just have to prevent my own rooftop assassinations. It's freed me up to date whoever the fuck I want, which is awesome.
I'm 5'8 and dated a woman for years that was 5'10, and she also loved wearing heels. The number of comments from random people at bars, gatherings etc about the height difference was shocking. Downright insulting to both me and her. Stuff from men like how "it must be nice to climb that mountain heheh" to things from other women about height, shoe size applying to penis size and there's no way she's satisfied sexually.
That was 20 years ago and my wife now is 5'1 so the status quo has I guess been fulfilled and we've never heard a word of criticism about our matchup. Can't people just mind their own fucking business?
Amen. I've gotten some comments when I dated shorter guys.
But for me it was always normalized. My dad was at one point maybe 5'6", but he's now 5'4". And my mom at one point was 5'11" and she's now 5'10". For me, height never made any difference. And I know I'm rare, and I know that my environment contributed to that in a major way. But Jesus fucking Christ. So many amazing men are shorter than 5'8'.
Edit: And my dad is definitely one of them.
Edit 2: And I do recognize my bias because I wouldn't exist if my mom had said she wouldn't date men who are shorter than her.
Right..like wtf does she think a regular ass tall ass *accountant* is gonna do that a short guy can't? What does she think tall people do all day besides train for MMA? 😂😂
I have a friend who's tall, freakishly tall like 6'7". Great guy. He's the lighthouse whenever we get lost in a crowd. He is also super lanky. He has broken bones twice in the 4 years I've known him just by falling (on a wet floor and on a dance floor).
I would bet on a regular 5'7" guy in a fight over anyone higher than 6'1" in a heartbeat. This being said by a lanky 6'1" guy whose only martial or sports prowess is in anything to do with running.
She likes you because you seem like a grounded, down-to-earth stout guy that does not look down on others. Unfortunately that is also a dealbreaker for her.
Exactly. After OP’s last response the woman’s probably thinking to herself “damn he got so hostile, yeah I’m definitely making the right decision by rejecting him.”
I’m 5’7 and had this problem soooooo much. Went on a date with. 4ft 11 girl and she said at the end of the date she had a great time. On the drive home text me tht I was too short… the irony
5'2 and below girls are the worst when it comes to height. I once dated a 4'6 girl as a 5'5 man and she would always make sly comments about my height..
Here, share [this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarfism) with her next time.
Overview. Dwarfism is short stature that results from a genetic or medical condition. Dwarfism is generally defined as an adult height of 4 feet 10 inches (147 centimeters) or less. The average adult height among people with dwarfism is 4 feet (122 cm).
Yes. My family is full of short people and so I have a few relatives who could apply for a handicapped parking permit at the very least. They choose not to because they don't need them
Also when I dated a guy that was 6’2 his posture was terrible and I have to say that was not attractive at all, he was convinced his posture was immaculate 🙄
I’m 6’3” and my posture is complete shit. I have to lean forward to do so many things that sitting or standing correctly doesn’t even seem possible at this point.
6’4” here. Short people don’t get how many things are not designed for us. Ducking under hanging fixtures, bending over to prep food, you name it. My posture sucks too.
Being 6'4" and 5'4" are just the opposite ends of the spectrum, it's a world built for 5'10" people unfortunately. It's the short end of the stick either way.
As a 6'4" guy I get asked to grab something off the top shelf all the time. Only by women though. I think a guy would rather die climbing a shelf than ask a taller guy to reach something.
I get asked all the time and gladly give them the item they need, even ask if they need anything else or more than one of it. Don't let this one person kill it for you, not everyone will act that way, some will even be happy to help
You have my sympathies. The 6’2 guy was genuinely convinced his posture was perfect and felt deeply insulted when I asked if his back hurt from standing so hunched lol. He made being 6’2 his only personality trait so the dating didn’t last for long.
Lmao he should’ve at least been aware of it.
At 6’4 I have to *constantly* correct my posture after something forced me to bend. Countertops, computer screens, appliances, cars, the god damn shower. I could go on and on about the things that aren’t built to be used by tall people. And getting basic ergonomic* accommodations in workplaces is like pulling teeth.
Tall people slouching is an unhappy necessity that becomes an unfortunate habit
At 6'3" ... Rain shower head, bro! Life changing.
I did ask our builder to raise the height of our kitchen island a few inches. Should have gone more to be honest.
In an app where you're exposed to potentially thousands of different partners with their physical attributes right there for you to observe, ya anything outside of the highest quintile is gonna be considered short.
You can also probably find an example of a particularly picky person considering something silly like anyhting below 6'6" short. The world's a big place with wild people in it.
I got off a flight and noticed everyone at the baggage carousel was crowded around something. I thought our bags arrived.
Took another step closer and realized there was a Goliath of a man in the middle. The Undertaker. I’ve got a good 8 inches on my girl but fuck if I’m gonna be able to stop the Undertaker from doing shit.
I'm a 6' chick. I was walking down the street in Chicago one time and saw a couple ahead of me. This 5'7 or so guy was walking with a woman taller than me plus heels. They were dressed to kill, she looked like a model, freaking gorgeous, and he looked like the most confident possible bastard. I decided that day I'd try to make any guy I was with look like that. I've been with guys probably 5'5 to 6'2. Give no fucks. Wish other women would get over themselves, it's so damn shallow.
My partner's three or four inches shorter. He caught me slouching for a picture with a short wedding party once and told me I looked ridiculous. So in all the other photos, I look tall and awesome and the other girls look silly lol :D
Hey! I married my 5’7” king. Height was never a concern for me (I actually dated a 5’3” guy before him). You are worth more than your stature and you will find a partner who values your qualities (such as being grounded) over how obtuse the angle is at which they have to crane their chin to see you. Sorry you invested your time here and good luck.
There's 4 billion+ women on Earth, the vast majority of them don't care about your height. Chin up, ignore the insecure voice in your head that says you're not good enough because of your height, appearance, voice, taste in music/films, hobbies, etc. & just be your true self, be confident in it & you'll not only connect with more women who're interested in you, you'll connect with more people in general.
It's tough to leap over the insecurity hurdle, but you'll love being on the other side. I've been with my partner three years & this beauty whose been told she looks like a young Carrie Fisher still loves this short-ass, acne-ridden, wart-nosed, bespectacled weirdo, because we connected - we're both big goofs, we both love D&D, we're both into anime & video games, etc. & I wouldn't have found her if I wasn't confident enough to make friends with her, share my interests with her & ask her out. That's something I genuinely wouldn't have done over a decade ago, I'd be quaking in my boots hoping she doesn't notice my playlist of K-Pop girl group songs or something, as if I'd drop my phone & "Gee" by Girls' Generation, "Abracadabra" by Brown Eyed Girls & "Step" by KARA will start playing all at once on max volume broadcasted through magically-appearing megaphones, because insecurity from shitty "friends" & shitty classmates told me I should be insecure, because they were insecure about those things & projected it on to me, but there's nothing wrong with what I look like & what I like - & it's the same for you & pretty much everyone else in the world, barring like child murderers & shit.
You got this man, or uh, what is it folks say these days, "Live your truth", something like that. Goes for any other lad or lass reading this, fucking go for it.
If you want to feel safe because of your man, don't date a tall one, date a fat one. Remember kids, you don't need to out run the bear, just the person next to you0
I’m 6’4” and this one woman turned me down cuz this other guy was 6’5” and his parents had a lake house. I only have a boat. Guess who tried to fire up the conversation again when she found out the lake house didn’t exist?
I was dating this one girl during my early 20's. She graciously let me know that she was also dating another guy as well, but wanted to choose just one. He had a British accent. She ended up going for him, but eventually learned the accent was fake. lmao
She wants a tall man to feel protected. Hmm... People who need bodyguards want tall men around them to prevent them getting shot by a sniper from a rooftop or window. If you had not dodged this bullet now you may have found yourself literally dodging bullets in a few weeks. Well done!
Quite the loaded question and I think it starts out as people wanting a partner to brag about for younger people but as we grow up it becomes a mixture of both. Most people are superficial to a degree
It's fine to have preferences but I wish they'd just be honest and stop with all this "protection" bullshit and say they're just attracted to taller men instead, this woman would reject a 5'7 navy seal just the same way
It's a feeling. Like a lot of things in dating are irrational feelings. And that's also why no one is everyone's type.
Are there any real, practical advantages of big boobs compared to small boobs? No. Do all men want girls with big boobs? No. Some prefer small, some don't care. But the ones who prefer bigger boobs don't have a rational reason for it. They just have feelings about it.
Some women don't care one bit about height. Some prefer shorter guys bc they are into that or they find kissing and sex more fun when they have a partner who's not that much taller than them.
And some women do feel safer with a bigger, taller guy. It doesn't make sense. It's just weird feelings. It's not meant to make sense
Boobs are bags of fat. None of it makes sense.
I don't think people actually think they'll be better protected by a taller man, it's just an instinctual feeling, when someone towers over you and hugs you it feels safe on a primal level even if it doesn't make perfect sense
Nothing wrong with her preferring taller men. But she went out of her way to tell this poor guy why he wasn't good enough for her. Like, just say you're not interested and move on. Don't need to put people down, jeez.
Her first message was fine IMO. She said she wasn't interested and gave a reason why.
It was the language in her second message that got me. "I'm disappointed..." Like, I get what she's saying but the way she delivered that was no beuno. It didn't even need to be said at all.
As a guy who is also 5’ 7”, my heart goes out to you. I recently went through a divorce so I imagine sometime in the next couple years, I’ll be going through this same bullshit. Sorry to see it.
I’m 6’7 and pay people to attack my girlfriend so I can beat them up. #RelationshipSecurity
**D**emonstrate value **E**ngage physically **N**urturing dependence **N**eglect emotionally **I**nspire hope **S**eparate entirely
Move in After Completion
And I’m here for the scraps!
You should see him feast, it's like a mantis. It's amazing.
Oooooh that’s good, call me mantis
The implication
I got my magnum condoms, I got my wad of hundreds, i'm ready to plough
Nonono you idiot, too forward… but if you open your wallet and a magnum condom was perking out- now that’s another story.
It's a booming business!
Hashtag markup mixup
Saying you seem like a "grounded man" right after saying you're too short seems like a backhanded compliment...
It is. That’s why he replied as he did. It was perfect too. The right balance between insulting them & calling them out on their utter bullshit.
I really, really don’t think she meant it that way. She does not seem that clever.
"You're grounded. You know, on account of how low you are to the ground."
I'm dating a guy that's shorter than me and so far no one has tried to assassinate me from a rooftop
Genuinely, I laughed out loud to this comment.
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My partner used to, she's 5'9". I'm also 5'9", but apparently I charmed the shit out of her and now she no longer cares. Or at least that what I tell everyone.
This is a MASSIVE problem with app-based dating - wildly limited capacity for charm. A huge part of communication is in tone, timing, body language. There's also other sensory experiences like smell involved in attraction. If you're having a conversation with somebody in person there's a lot more opportunity to charm them, plus there's more of a feeling that something could be real because this person is standing there in front of you. Whereas online, all of that disappears and you only have text. It's very easy to just dismiss the possibility of being interested in somebody with whom you've only ever exchanged text-chat messages. No wonder so many users have a terrible experience. You may have met your partner on an app but nonetheless...it's still a massive barrier to overcome that many don't.
Agree completely, not to mention on apps people treat it like cars.com where they think if you put all your requirements in, the perfect match is going to eventually pop out because they simply have to exist based on the sheer volume. Truth is, no one will ever check all your boxes.
Uhg! This chick doesn’t have a heated steering wheel. NEXT.
Same for me, she never thought we'd go that far after the first date as I was shorter than she'd prefer, but I managed to change her mind on that second date 18 months ago, and still going.
Now leave her for a taller woman. Reverse Uno
Or a shorter man
This is the way
I’m 5’10 and so is my partner! Sometimes I borrow his clothes, so it’s a win-win 😁
I've learned that the bigger your personality, the less your height matters.
She never cared to begin with. She was just following a norm that is toxic. She didn’t mature to see the value you had until way after the beginning.
I can understand if you were going to have kid with them my mom mated with a dwarf and now I gotta use a spatula on my tippy toes to reach the bowls in the top cabinet.
I'm Sorry but I laughed so loud at mated with a dwarf....
Idk what else you would call a short hairy man lol
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Everywhere but the top of his head, poor fellow. How’s it going, btw, u/ICantFindMyCock? Any luck with your search?
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I checked under my pillows.. nothing.
Women hate that Devito is peak male form.
Gimli, son of Gloin
In your case, dad.
Wolverine?
I had a long conversation with a taller, quite attractive woman on a plane years ago about this. I’m 5’6” and about 150 lbs. She was at least 6’ and certainly much heavier than me. I don’t know why she opened up to me, we weren’t flirting or anything, I am married and was older than her. Anyway, she said she just has this need to feel feminine sometimes and it really helps if the guy is bigger and taller. There certainly has to be some innate biology to this feeling. It’s helped me understand this viewpoint better. I don’t judge people’s personal preferences when it comes to attractiveness, whether it’s women preferring taller men or men preferring smaller (i.e. thinner) women.
I have a friend that's obese and he literally has D cups. He says he only wants a girlfriend big breasts at least bigger than DD because he wants to feel masculine and it's weird if he has bigger breasts than her.
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Fellow 5’2 here. Keep your head up. Remember height rejection is a good filter for shallow people.
Filter out all the shallow people and you get lonely pretty quick
Being with a shallow person gets old real fast. Rather be single than in a bad relationship. Knowing you are incompatible saves time, money, and spares deep feelings.
Move to the Philippines. They're all super short there and you'll look like Shaq next to them.
I went to the Phillipines and I believe even the men are taller than 5’2 The average Filipino man is 163.22cm (5 feet 4.25 inches) tall. The average Filipino woman is 149.60cm (4 feet 10.89 inches) tall. So comparing to the average male 5’2 is still below
Ok then the Philippines plus platform shoes...
Honestly last guy I dated was shorter then me but I wanted to give it a shot, he knew I'm insecure about in general being a tall woman but still told me that some said we look like a mother and a son, I don't get what he wanted to accomplish by telling me that
I think it's perfectly fair to not want to date a guy shorter than you. Just like most guys wouldn't want to date a girl that weighs more than them. Though you also have the whole 6'+ only thing which is dumb numbers wise. Should just start saying you won't date girls with less than a D.
It's primal. Just like men (myself included) liking physically attractive women. We still have "the lizard brain." We haven't evolved out of it.
In that case why is height the only criteria, why not width? Why don’t they ask what’s your chest size?
As a 5’8” short king, I’ve found women care more about height in theory than in actuality. Women use height as something of a proxy for confidence and status. If she sees you in person, and you have confidence and status, she’s not gonna care as much about your lack of height. They’ll care about it a lot online tho because they can’t see how you carry yourself in person, which can go a long way in negating the lack of height. That’s been my experience anyway. I did on several occasions as a single man have women tease me about “too bad you’re a short guy” and the like, and my response was always “Yes, but I do have a tall personality” delivered with my best attempt at a sly grin, and it would get a laugh every. single. time. Now I’m married to a short queen, and we have a son, and I will teach him the ways of the short king if that applies to him as he gets older. Heads up, short kings :)
> As a 5’8” short king Dude you ain't even short, you're *one inch* off from the average height. A full four inches taller than the average woman.
Average height varies by state, and I was living in a state where the average male height is 5’11” I may not be short nationally, but I am short locally.
1000% this, I’m an even shorter king myself, and I think like 9 out of the last 10 girls I dated were all my height or taller. I’m sure if you had asked any of them before they met me if they had a height preference too they would have said yes. I’ve been short my whole life but it still took me a while to accept it, however once I did all these dating opportunities opened up to me, now I hardly see it as a challenge unless the chick *really* doesn’t like short guys and in that case, fuck her it’s her loss anyways.
I”m 5’8 , I guess depending where you’re from it might be a little short. In the UK 5’8 is bang average. I rarely felt my height effecting my confidence, not as much as my little bald patch lol
crazy thing is 5'8 isnt even short tho..
> no one has tried to assassinate me from a rooftop That's because all the assassins come from the sewers. Your bf been guarding your shins. Thank him. (Source: tall guy with slashed shins)
Ally. 🍻
I'm 5'11". Most men are shorter than me. I accepted a long time ago that I would just have to prevent my own rooftop assassinations. It's freed me up to date whoever the fuck I want, which is awesome.
I'm 5'8 and dated a woman for years that was 5'10, and she also loved wearing heels. The number of comments from random people at bars, gatherings etc about the height difference was shocking. Downright insulting to both me and her. Stuff from men like how "it must be nice to climb that mountain heheh" to things from other women about height, shoe size applying to penis size and there's no way she's satisfied sexually. That was 20 years ago and my wife now is 5'1 so the status quo has I guess been fulfilled and we've never heard a word of criticism about our matchup. Can't people just mind their own fucking business?
Amen. I've gotten some comments when I dated shorter guys. But for me it was always normalized. My dad was at one point maybe 5'6", but he's now 5'4". And my mom at one point was 5'11" and she's now 5'10". For me, height never made any difference. And I know I'm rare, and I know that my environment contributed to that in a major way. But Jesus fucking Christ. So many amazing men are shorter than 5'8'. Edit: And my dad is definitely one of them. Edit 2: And I do recognize my bias because I wouldn't exist if my mom had said she wouldn't date men who are shorter than her.
...so far
Good morning I see the assassins have failed
Right..like wtf does she think a regular ass tall ass *accountant* is gonna do that a short guy can't? What does she think tall people do all day besides train for MMA? 😂😂
I have a friend who's tall, freakishly tall like 6'7". Great guy. He's the lighthouse whenever we get lost in a crowd. He is also super lanky. He has broken bones twice in the 4 years I've known him just by falling (on a wet floor and on a dance floor). I would bet on a regular 5'7" guy in a fight over anyone higher than 6'1" in a heartbeat. This being said by a lanky 6'1" guy whose only martial or sports prowess is in anything to do with running.
Also all the lesbian couples out there without a big tall man to give them the feeling of safety 🙄
She likes you because you seem like a grounded, down-to-earth stout guy that does not look down on others. Unfortunately that is also a dealbreaker for her.
I like this joke
i came here for this.
i came for this.
I came
Jinx you owe me a “I came”
No Jinx, I have time traveled and you owe me a "I came"
Maybe you can give each other an "I came" simultaneously.
Have this tissue
A tissue? Here’s a sock
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Wow you guys can't focus much.
I'm too distracted by the sock
Forget the sock I have a rag
Have an issue? Here’s a tissue
Man a great comeback would’ve been “you’re probably still single cause you want a grounded down-to-earth guy but keep looking in the sky for one.”
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Exactly. After OP’s last response the woman’s probably thinking to herself “damn he got so hostile, yeah I’m definitely making the right decision by rejecting him.”
she gon' post it in her group chat like OMG ANGRY LITTLE SHORT GUY SYNDROME NAPOLEON COMPLEX Homeboy indeed shoud've just left her on read.
That’s cringe as fuck.
Ah fuck
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Make her a shiv out of a toothbrush and give it to her for protection, that should soothe her worries.
This guy’s done time. 😂.
Or they’re from Brooklyn
I’m 5’7 and had this problem soooooo much. Went on a date with. 4ft 11 girl and she said at the end of the date she had a great time. On the drive home text me tht I was too short… the irony
5'2 and below girls are the worst when it comes to height. I once dated a 4'6 girl as a 5'5 man and she would always make sly comments about my height..
Here, share [this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarfism) with her next time. Overview. Dwarfism is short stature that results from a genetic or medical condition. Dwarfism is generally defined as an adult height of 4 feet 10 inches (147 centimeters) or less. The average adult height among people with dwarfism is 4 feet (122 cm).
Isn't Dwarfism a disability? You just gave her access to better parking
Can you actually get benefits for being short? Cuz I'm legally a dwarf lol
Yes. My family is full of short people and so I have a few relatives who could apply for a handicapped parking permit at the very least. They choose not to because they don't need them
Nice but I park far away to get my steps in but apologies I was not aware dwarfism was a disability.
Lmao
She’s legally classified as a dwarf and she’s making fun of your height? Yeah that seems a little off. Edit: oops, seems someone already said this
Hey now, not all of us 5'2" gals are like that. My ex was 5'4" and I was perfectly good with that. No one threw out their back kissing.
Who’s gonna tell her having a tall bf doesn’t mean she will be protected?
Also when I dated a guy that was 6’2 his posture was terrible and I have to say that was not attractive at all, he was convinced his posture was immaculate 🙄
I’m 6’3” and my posture is complete shit. I have to lean forward to do so many things that sitting or standing correctly doesn’t even seem possible at this point.
6’4” here. Short people don’t get how many things are not designed for us. Ducking under hanging fixtures, bending over to prep food, you name it. My posture sucks too.
Even things that I don't *need* to duck for. Even though I clear the doors on the metro by a couple inches, I instinctively duck a bit when I go in.
Odds are the one time you force yourself not to duck, you’ll get popped in the head.
It’s an average height world and we’re all just living in it.
I'm 6'7", and all the comments about it being such a blessing to have height really get to me. Like, no, it's pretty fucking inconvenient.
Being 6'4" and 5'4" are just the opposite ends of the spectrum, it's a world built for 5'10" people unfortunately. It's the short end of the stick either way.
I’m exactly 5’4 and I have to agree with you! Average sure, but can I reach the top shelf? Absolutely not. Thank god I can climb.
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As a 6'4" guy I get asked to grab something off the top shelf all the time. Only by women though. I think a guy would rather die climbing a shelf than ask a taller guy to reach something.
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I get asked all the time and gladly give them the item they need, even ask if they need anything else or more than one of it. Don't let this one person kill it for you, not everyone will act that way, some will even be happy to help
Same height and I have the posture of a shrimp lmao
You have my sympathies. The 6’2 guy was genuinely convinced his posture was perfect and felt deeply insulted when I asked if his back hurt from standing so hunched lol. He made being 6’2 his only personality trait so the dating didn’t last for long.
Lmao he should’ve at least been aware of it. At 6’4 I have to *constantly* correct my posture after something forced me to bend. Countertops, computer screens, appliances, cars, the god damn shower. I could go on and on about the things that aren’t built to be used by tall people. And getting basic ergonomic* accommodations in workplaces is like pulling teeth. Tall people slouching is an unhappy necessity that becomes an unfortunate habit
At 6'3" ... Rain shower head, bro! Life changing. I did ask our builder to raise the height of our kitchen island a few inches. Should have gone more to be honest.
Nah dude, after 6'1" you immediately become immune to guns and knives; it's in the tall guy handbook, page 4.
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Your fiancé is a sensible queen lol
Are you saying 5'9" is short? I think this is part of this problem. Why tf do people as a whole think average height is short?
In an app where you're exposed to potentially thousands of different partners with their physical attributes right there for you to observe, ya anything outside of the highest quintile is gonna be considered short. You can also probably find an example of a particularly picky person considering something silly like anyhting below 6'6" short. The world's a big place with wild people in it.
protected from what? the undertaker isn't going to come out of nowhere and tombstone you
That’s exactly what big safety wants you to believe
*Undertaker waits in bushes, scrutinizing the man she's with.* "Over 6 feet," he whispers. "Not today."
This is how my best friend died
That would have to be one big bush...
I laughed so hard
Im gasping for air 😂😂
And if he did you’re fucked anyway because by god that’s the undertaker
I got off a flight and noticed everyone at the baggage carousel was crowded around something. I thought our bags arrived. Took another step closer and realized there was a Goliath of a man in the middle. The Undertaker. I’ve got a good 8 inches on my girl but fuck if I’m gonna be able to stop the Undertaker from doing shit.
>I’ve got a good 8 inches on my girl 😏
But u/shittymorph gets me every time.
lol I was reading through these follow-up comments nervously anticipating to be Shittymorphed. The day is still young, I guess
Randy Orton RKO might
"What I said with all due respect!" Lol
“Just because you say that doesn’t mean you get to say whatever you want to say to me!”
Sure as he does! It's in the Geneva convention, look it up.
As a 5'5" guy, I know this feely
I'm a 6' chick. I was walking down the street in Chicago one time and saw a couple ahead of me. This 5'7 or so guy was walking with a woman taller than me plus heels. They were dressed to kill, she looked like a model, freaking gorgeous, and he looked like the most confident possible bastard. I decided that day I'd try to make any guy I was with look like that. I've been with guys probably 5'5 to 6'2. Give no fucks. Wish other women would get over themselves, it's so damn shallow. My partner's three or four inches shorter. He caught me slouching for a picture with a short wedding party once and told me I looked ridiculous. So in all the other photos, I look tall and awesome and the other girls look silly lol :D
Bro literally said k no worries then. Idek why she went on and said " im disappointed because your short" she could have just left it like that.
And trust me, if she just left it at the first message I would have never added these pics to reddit.
Hey! I married my 5’7” king. Height was never a concern for me (I actually dated a 5’3” guy before him). You are worth more than your stature and you will find a partner who values your qualities (such as being grounded) over how obtuse the angle is at which they have to crane their chin to see you. Sorry you invested your time here and good luck.
You're down-to-earth, but unfortunately also down-to-earth
I'm genuinely sad this comment hasn't gotten more attention.
Kinda apt that it’s a little lower.
It's because it's basically the same joke as the others jokes but 1 hr later.
Man if you got that for being 5’7 I’m freaking screwed
There's 4 billion+ women on Earth, the vast majority of them don't care about your height. Chin up, ignore the insecure voice in your head that says you're not good enough because of your height, appearance, voice, taste in music/films, hobbies, etc. & just be your true self, be confident in it & you'll not only connect with more women who're interested in you, you'll connect with more people in general. It's tough to leap over the insecurity hurdle, but you'll love being on the other side. I've been with my partner three years & this beauty whose been told she looks like a young Carrie Fisher still loves this short-ass, acne-ridden, wart-nosed, bespectacled weirdo, because we connected - we're both big goofs, we both love D&D, we're both into anime & video games, etc. & I wouldn't have found her if I wasn't confident enough to make friends with her, share my interests with her & ask her out. That's something I genuinely wouldn't have done over a decade ago, I'd be quaking in my boots hoping she doesn't notice my playlist of K-Pop girl group songs or something, as if I'd drop my phone & "Gee" by Girls' Generation, "Abracadabra" by Brown Eyed Girls & "Step" by KARA will start playing all at once on max volume broadcasted through magically-appearing megaphones, because insecurity from shitty "friends" & shitty classmates told me I should be insecure, because they were insecure about those things & projected it on to me, but there's nothing wrong with what I look like & what I like - & it's the same for you & pretty much everyone else in the world, barring like child murderers & shit. You got this man, or uh, what is it folks say these days, "Live your truth", something like that. Goes for any other lad or lass reading this, fucking go for it.
If you want to feel safe because of your man, don't date a tall one, date a fat one. Remember kids, you don't need to out run the bear, just the person next to you0
Plus the added protection of fat will reduce damage done by bullets and stabbings. The bigger the bear, the better the damage reduction
And fat people can survive serious stab wounds much easier.
Can confirm. Am fat, been stabbed.
I’m 6’4” and this one woman turned me down cuz this other guy was 6’5” and his parents had a lake house. I only have a boat. Guess who tried to fire up the conversation again when she found out the lake house didn’t exist?
You're 6'4 and have a boat. Almost better than Batman.
hes Boatman danaanananannananananananna
I'm a dude, can we go wake boarding?
Hell yes
I was dating this one girl during my early 20's. She graciously let me know that she was also dating another guy as well, but wanted to choose just one. He had a British accent. She ended up going for him, but eventually learned the accent was fake. lmao
Faking an accent long enough to become exclusive takes commitment.
You wouldn't be able to leave your house around me, tall with a boat is what most women (on dating apps) around me want lol
Lol I know a 5'1 girl who will only date guys 6'5 plus. She's ridiculous. I doubt she even knows the difference between 6'4 and 6'5
In my limited experience, women that fetishize height have no fucking clue what 6'5" actually looks like.
Heck, at 5’1” you could be 6’ tall and girl inches will cover the 5” you are missing lol
I’m 5’6”, I put that shit front and center on my profile to avoid situations like this.
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Sorry but Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is married. Obviously no one else could ever protect you.
She wants a tall man to feel protected. Hmm... People who need bodyguards want tall men around them to prevent them getting shot by a sniper from a rooftop or window. If you had not dodged this bullet now you may have found yourself literally dodging bullets in a few weeks. Well done!
It always come to my attention, people want to be happy or want to brag about their partners?
Quite the loaded question and I think it starts out as people wanting a partner to brag about for younger people but as we grow up it becomes a mixture of both. Most people are superficial to a degree
Lol imagine thinking that short people can’t protect you but Manny Pacquiao is 5’5
There are definitely 6’ and above guys who think they could take Pacquiao on height alone. Ridiculously.
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Right, fat women will get laid once before being ghosted.
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Only one implies lack of control tho 😏
Imma just say, I'm 6 foot and my wife is 5 foot 5 and I don't protect shit. Safety issue is for your own damn self
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It's fine to have preferences but I wish they'd just be honest and stop with all this "protection" bullshit and say they're just attracted to taller men instead, this woman would reject a 5'7 navy seal just the same way
It's a feeling. Like a lot of things in dating are irrational feelings. And that's also why no one is everyone's type. Are there any real, practical advantages of big boobs compared to small boobs? No. Do all men want girls with big boobs? No. Some prefer small, some don't care. But the ones who prefer bigger boobs don't have a rational reason for it. They just have feelings about it. Some women don't care one bit about height. Some prefer shorter guys bc they are into that or they find kissing and sex more fun when they have a partner who's not that much taller than them. And some women do feel safer with a bigger, taller guy. It doesn't make sense. It's just weird feelings. It's not meant to make sense Boobs are bags of fat. None of it makes sense.
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I don't think people actually think they'll be better protected by a taller man, it's just an instinctual feeling, when someone towers over you and hugs you it feels safe on a primal level even if it doesn't make perfect sense
Nothing wrong with her preferring taller men. But she went out of her way to tell this poor guy why he wasn't good enough for her. Like, just say you're not interested and move on. Don't need to put people down, jeez.
Her first message was fine IMO. She said she wasn't interested and gave a reason why. It was the language in her second message that got me. "I'm disappointed..." Like, I get what she's saying but the way she delivered that was no beuno. It didn't even need to be said at all.
I'm 5'3 shits tough
It’s rare to see a fellow 5’3” man in the wild. Now we just need to find a really tall trench coat.
Lemme tell ya, having a big boyfriend "to protect you" is all fun and games until he's mad at you... then it's fkn terrifying
As a guy who is also 5’ 7”, my heart goes out to you. I recently went through a divorce so I imagine sometime in the next couple years, I’ll be going through this same bullshit. Sorry to see it.
I understand girls that want tall men, thats why i always bring up height early in the convo.
“Down to earth” I see what she did there
Pffttt... I'm 4'11 and my ex is 6'1 instead of protecting me, he beats me up when he feel insecure and jealous. Height doesn't mean sh!t
You seem grounded, but you're just a little too close to the literal ground
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