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Why focus on the one thing you don't have? You'll almost always be the shortest guy in the room. So what? Being short hasn't hurt Danny DeVito, or Al Pacino or Tom Cruise. Not to mention all of the short writers, artists and inventors.
And, you appear to have the personality and earning potential that appeal to most women. Plus, you have a British accent (though that won't be a bonus if you live in Britain).
Focus on all of the things you have to offer your GF and other women. The only alternative would be to invest in the leg-lengthening surgery someone suggested, which would be an expensive, arduous process.
I'm short myself (just 5'). I'd never be happy comparing myself to leggy model types. Instead, I take advantage of the fact that my height helps me look younger than my age and men are always eager to come to my rescue if I need to reach something.
OK. In my attempt to be more positive but keep it realistic, here is the lowdown.
I'm about the same height as you, maybe an inch shorter and probably several years older.
I have a friend about our same height. Guy is a dentist, makes tons of $, has a penthouse apartment in the city, and has tons of charisma. I'm talking about, if you put 50 guys in a room, he will almost always have the most charisma. He's never been the guy that gets all the gals. When we used to go out, taller and better looking guys with less charisma used to get more women. But the gals he does get are of high quality. Very pretty and smart.
I have another old coworker about our height who is a very gregarious guy. He does pretty decent with women and I think his current girlfriend is real cute.
As for me, I've done relatively poorly with women. I've had a few. I'm just kind of a nice guy who doesn't really stick out. But I'm working on it.
If I was 5'10" or even 5'8", would I have done better? I'd say yes.
In a way, height hurts 'quantity' more than the 'quality' of the women you can get. You'll probably never be a ladies man, but you can get high quality women.
Do you have to work harder than taller men? Yes, I think so. I think the important thing is to see your disadvantage, and work with it. But don't develop too much of a chip on your shoulder.
In a way, height hurts 'quantity' more than the 'quality' of the women you can get. You'll probably never be a ladies man, but you can get high quality women.
Do you have to work harder than taller men? Yes, I think so. I think the important thing is to see your disadvantage, and work with it. But don't develop too much of a chip on your shoulder.
Weird because a 5'9-5'10 guy feel shorts in most places.
Like I said, I'm 6'1 and I tower over the vast majority of the men I meet. In fact, I was standing up in a very crowded subway car last week and was at least 4 or 5" taller than pretty much everyone in that car...
I also do online dating and the majority of the men on there are between 5'6 and 5'8. It's a rarity to find anyone over 6'.
I've had the same before too, I'm only a 5'9 or something.
Funnily enough tiny/short women are usually the most strict about finding a tall male. The latter is usually a side-effect from compensating what they are lacking for.
That's true. All my shorter friends are super picky about height, while my taller friends (the ones that are around my height or taller) don't care about height as much as the shorties.
Might want to turn off the TV and get out a bit more. Go to the mall, grocery store, etc. See all the guys your size and smaller who are walking around with women...
Longhornsfan, you're not even that short. Yes, you're shorter than the avg american man. So is my boyfriend and I still love him and never even thought about his height.
I'm 5'5 and I've dated men between 5'4 and 6'1. I didn't rank them ever in terms of their height, obviously.
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