So is the short man the new "heavy set?"

[Jumpman023]

Originally Posted by k374

I think if a short man is pompous it's labeled as "arrogance" and "napolean complex", if a tall man does the exact same thing it is labeled as "confidence".

The truth is that I have hardly seen any short man with attitudes, but I have seen plenty of tall guys who are complete jerks and think they are above everyone else just because of their height.

Thank goodness money is the great equalizer A few wads of cash will make the guy who is 5'6 more popular than the guy who is 6'5 even though women will vehemently deny this.

This! Most of the people I know that are short are also extremely passive and afraid to be aggressive, yet somehow a lot of these women seem to be running into shorties with a Napoleon Complex. I think the whole Napoleon Complex thing, while it exists, is simply just another excuse for girls to not sound superficial about not wanting to date a short guy just because of their height, and a lot of people exaggerate how many short guys they see with it.

But whatever. Let's lock this thread before it gets ugly. The answer to your question though Jeepgirl is that yes, us short guys are apparently the equivalent of heavy set females/males, but you already knew that.

[k374]

definitely not... short man is not equivalent to fat woman being short is a normal healthy state..the lack of height being undesirable is only a societal perception and nothing more! being overweight is not healthy and not normal.

I would equate being short for a man equivalent to a woman having small breasts

[JBT1980]

Originally Posted by k374

I would equate being short for a man equivalent to a woman having small breasts

Women wont like that espcially the small breasted ones who prefer tall dudes..Thats why some may want to compare it to overweight women a trait they dont posses so they dont look like hypocrites..

Preferences are fine but when you start demeaning a trait in a man you think isnt attractive you take it too far especially since you can dish it out but you cant take it..

Women are so overly sensitive about a trait they might not have that a man puts down and call the guy shallow and misognystic for it but some of them have no problem telling you what traits in a man are undesirable seem less masculine and that they want no part of..

[linicx]

I like intelligent men, I don't care if they are 5' or 7' tall, I care what comes out of their head. Most of the short men I know have the same problem. They are not particularly well educated, interesting, well read, well traveled, well spoken. or willing to engage in any conversation unless it focused on their 'shortcomings'. They were small minded and by end of the evening I did not care one whit about their height or anything else they had that was short. It was a boring waste of my time.

I dated a short man until he had a seizure and died. He was an Ex-Colonel, aviator, builder, well read, intelligent, we liked the same things. He was a terrific, loving, human being, who knew exactly what he was all about; he cared nothing about what anyone else thought about his height. He was far more concerned about his annual FAA physical because of seizures.

My best friend is about an inch taller than I without his hat. He is an engineer, he's well traveled, well read, and we have a lot in common despite the fact we have wide differences about politics and national issues. .

I get tired of listening to little men whine that taller women don't want them, and how they can't get a date because they are too short. too little, or some other "little" excuse. I keep hoping that some day these poor, poor, pitiful me, whiny men will quit worrying about the name stamped on their belts, their elevated shoes, and put their heads in classic books, classic music, get a library card, go back to school to learn how to communicate and then take up a hobby or learn a new skill. Women like to have conversations with men who have substance. Sadly it is difficult to find that in most short man. I don't know why, but I know I celebrate when I do, for I know I a jewel to treasure.

[mrstewart]

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