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lol neither do I...I read the title and just started laughing to myself. I remember the old thread before he was considering it...and thought that this was a funny follow up
We all have imperfections, I don't care who you are, you have something you would like to change.
The fact that the OP had the time and resources to make his life better then more power to him.
Who are we to judge if it was worth it or not to him? It might not be worth it to you, but to him it most certainly was. It's his life, his money, and his choice to make.
I don't understand his specific issues since I am over 6' tall but I do understand how hard life is and how hard everyone tries to fit in or be accepted. We all have things we wish we could change or that we wish was different. Don't be haters just because he managed to better himself even if his life is only better in his eyes, thats all that counts!
I had Lasik surgery. No difference in the concept of getting my eyes fixed so I dont wear glasses or him gaining a few inches to fit in.
This happens more often than you think! Read between the lines! and with JustJulia's permission, I can post a zillion links proving it. Thing is, I didn't need any of the links, I lived it daily!
You could post some links to general articles about how height surgery has helped people, but be prepared to be answered by articles that say the opposite. These articles should be about how being taller has improved relationships with people. This topic toes the line between the Relationships and Fashion & Beauty forums, so I might have to move it over there--in which case, be prepared for a different set of regulars, who will probably react with similar skepticism that you're not trying to sell them something.
Hajnal Ban - Australian Politician Who Went From 5' to 5'4'
The link doesn't work and I can't see what he looks like, but going through such hell with still unknown future consequences in order to be 5'4" instead of 5' for a man is simply not worth it, particularly if he already was a politician.
No. Has nothing to do with confidence sweetie. I'm the same person. My confidence has nothing to do with women smiling at me more and walking to to me to talk to me. I fumble the same way when approaching women also. Now, they let me talk. On the occasion that I am turned down, its now after I've said something, not from the off. The majority of women prefer taller men. Plain and simple. 5'9 isn't tall, but it isn't super short like I was, and I am taller than most women. All of the 5'2s -5'4s are now shorter than me, even when they have their heels on.
I'm guessing it has something to do with calling the women you meet "sweetie". I'd wager that's a turnoff.
Sierra, Hajinal Ban is a WOMAN not a man who used to get teased a lot when she was in grade school. Her friends and colleagues would taunt her with names like Midget, Shrimp and tease her to no end. She figured that her height would get in the way of her aspirations of becoming a lawyer and then politician. She wanted to blend in and not let her height by the object of criticism and lowering her credibility. She went to Russia to have LL in 2001 after completing her degree and then went successfully into politics. She wrote a book detailing her story under a pseudonym.
She didn't tell the media that it was her who wrote the book until 2009 for which the media went ballistic proving the point. Prior to her coming out with it, she was just a councilwoman, after that it was all about her lack of height PRIOR TO the operation.
Funny stuff. I see shorter women (say 5'1 and below) who get frustrated all of the time in the workplace because they are not taken seriously by their counterparts.
How many short CEOs do you know? 99% of CEOs are over 6ft tall, yet only represent only 13% of the population. Gee, I wonder why that is? You'll run across a handful of average height executives, but very few if any who are shorter. These guys run out and start their own businesses. The social hierarchy of most companies means that a lot of these shorter guys will always be working 8x as hard to get the same respect and acknowledgment. I know it, I was there.
Many people on this board know it too. I've already gotten 18 PMs from shorter guys on this board asking me about the procedure and agreeing with everything I've said here. I'm not here to sell anything, so I tell them to Google it, but to sit here and talk about having "Confidence" and trying harder is absurd (to a degree). If you're not a celebrity, and you're short, and a male AND SUPER AMBITIOUS, you're gonna struggle!
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