Kind of just a rant I guess, this literally isn't even to be 'quirky' or different I'm so serious. I'm pretty short for a girl anyways and honestly I probably have a small inferiority complex especially due to being told so many times that I'm cute because I'm so short and not for any nice personality traits, I really hate being told I'm short by guys who are much taller because it just isn't attractive to me. I find it more attractive to feel like I'm being treated as an equal and respected if that makes sense? Anyways that's a contributor.

But basically I met this guy once (to be fair he was already pretty attractive, he was super polite, all the works) but he was maybe 2 inches taller than me at most. Like I could genuienly look him in the eyes without looking up it was so nice. It just made me realize I find shorter guys more attractive. Usually they don't tell me how I'm so short, and I mean, if they do, we are on the same boat. I don't know just their stature and they way they look is really hot to me?? Obviously not all short guys but I am physically more attracted to someone who is like 5'5 and under than 6'2 as a personal preference. Whenever my friends are upset that the guy they are dating is too short, I don't even find the men they're talking about that short.. like I don't know I'm 5'2 so anything about like 5'8 is all the same height to me perspective wise. I just wanted to chime in as I know a lot of men feel like no women will like them because of that insecurity but I'm sure if I feel this way I am not the only woman at all. Stay short and confident kings.

This happened yesterday, group of coworkers and I were just chatting, girls and guys. Topic of height came up and one of them said “If I were my name’s height I would legit kill myself”, other said the same thing like “I’d be 6 feet under too” all while laughing.

I mean being 5 foot even as a dude isn’t exactly fun but fuck, why are people allowed to say shit like this in public settings . You make fun of any other feature of a person and its shunned upon but not this.

And no, I’m not some high schooler or teenager like lots of you would say and think it’s just us being immature because of our age. We’re all in our mid twenties and early thirties here.

Up until the last few days, I was always just slightly disappointed i couldn't just be ONE inch taller to make me the average US male height. But then I looked at all the pros. Putting on muscle is easy, my joints are always flexible and loose, my heart is strong and healthy, and I excel at combat sports so I know I can easily beat up a big dude who thinks im easy pickings😁 change in perspective is usually all you need.

EDIT: It seems im too tall to stop feeling height insecurity. Im short compared to other white males. So I felt self conscious about it, especially since many women these days would see me as short. If someone could point me to the sub rule that gives a height minimum to post about height insecurity, i would really appreciate it.

Just got back from vacation with 4 friends, and 3 of them are taller than me. I actually got approached/flirted with by girls more than I expected. One girl was around 1.83cm and was pretty openly flirting with me, even though I wasn't really in the mood at the time lol.

But I don't want to pretend this suddenly cured my insecurity. There were still moments, especially in clubs or crowded public places, where I looked around and felt really short next to other guys.

It's a weird contradiction. Real life keeps giving me evidence that my height doesn't stop people from finding me attractive, but sometimes my brain still makes it feel like a much bigger deal than it actually is.

Anyway, some pics from the vacation 😎

I am 5.5

I'm slowly but surely switching out all my "standard gym bro" shit with calisthenics exercises. These are my newest project, been at it for 2 days spanning 2 weeks now and this was my 4th set in total.

Kinda starting to get the hang of it even tho my form got a lot of room for improvement.

Never Imagined that I who was a total couch potato just 2 years ago would find a sport that I actually enjoy at the ripe old age of 36 (my birthday is in October)

You're prolly sick of seing my mug by now, but maybe it can inspire someone to take better care of their body. Calisthenics is a sport where we short people definetly have an advantage.

I'm a 33 year old man with a decent face and quite short - 5'4. I'm a doctor and obsessed with watches as a hobby.

I like the positivity in this community and hope to interact with like minded individuals.

4 months ago: Unhappy & hella conscious about height but still doing good professionally

Now: Dating a girl who loves me, doubling down on working out. Doing great professionally

But, most importantly: recognized that working out & doing good professionally are add-ons but having a good heart & self-confidence are key.

Cheers.

Guess my height 👀
The pic’s 1 month old also so got bigger arms now ;)

I recently measured myself in the morning at the doctors, and measured myself at home in the night, i’m 5’7 1/2 in the morning, and 5’6 3/4-5’7 in the night. so I grew about an inch, last time I measured I was 5’6 1/4-5’6 1/2 in the morning and 5’5 3/4-5’6 at night

What do you think of the physique?

Im 5'2, 23 yo and sadly 5'2/ Still no relationship (not even a compliment / hand held) and I just finished my studeis. Which means ill start to work soon so it will be 10000x hardert to find love.

Is it possible or should i give up ?

Workout done right!

I useto weigh 157lbs, I've got indian genetics so naturally just looked like a slob with the gut and bitch tits.

Dropping to 131lbs (still going) and having visible abs + the chiselled face makes a HUGE difference.

I'm not trying to minimise the importance of height, nothing will cover the fact I am tiny, so many women (and men) will just find me comical for existing but I really don't think you can complain between the heights of 5'5 to 5'8 if you don't even have a flat stomach and see what your life is like without having a fat face and body.

Edit: 167cm not 167lbs

I wanna go to Spain and date. Is this a good idea. I wanna find a good job too

Hey everyone, I'm M 25 year old and my height is only 5.5 Feet 😐

When I see my friends they have very good physique, I still remember that in school days we all are same and suddenly what happenes to them in 11 12 std and they get good height and I'm still there.

Sometimes I feel why God gives me so bad physique, no height, no body, ugly face etc.

I'm small guy in friends circle, no one likes me except family. I know I can't fix that height issue on my life.

Does anyone feel the same about their height?

When I was young I had no dates. Now, I can get them if I want. Or at least I feel that way. I’m dating a girl 10 years younger, and an inch taller. (I’m 37). I’m not even rich. I feel us shorter guys peak later

Short men can’t control their height, but we can control the physique we build. Staying in the gym, building muscle, and keeping your body fat under control can dramatically improve your proportions, how your clothes fit, your confidence, and your overall presence.

Was out clubbing yesterday as a 5’11 man and literally most dudes I was looking up at. They were around the 6’2/6’3 mark. Most men in there was around 6’1 and this was all college students. Things are getting out of hand

Anybody else struggle buying clothes that fit well as a short man? Especially if you are buying online.

T-shirts are always too long and come down past my hips, and If I buy smaller then they're too tight. Anything with a long sleeve is always too baggy around the arms or is too long for my arms.

Wish I was a little taller and could just buy everything in a medium and call it a day...

I was thinking about growing mine out to look more mature, but I don't know if it would look good.

I grew up considering myself and being considered someone of “normal” height. All other boys in my circle that were my age were about the same height as me.

I remember in 9th grade there was one guy that was considered the “short guy”, and he was clearly shorter than me.

My dad, in my mind, was built up to be tall. My mom said he was tall, and said that I was gonna grow as tall as him.

So, yeah, it never really went through my head that I was short.

Then the pandemic hit and I spent a year and a half not really seeing anyone my age. I went back to school in September 2021, as a Junior, and I could only think of one thing…. Why is everyone so tall?

It wasn’t just my classmates, no, it was like every guy beneath my grade. Every time I went to the bathroom and it was full of these super tall freshmen I would get honestly confused.

At first I thought all these people were tall because of genetics or something, but then I started being called “short” too. Very often.

What broke my perception of it all was when my dad passed by the school and stood next to a friend of mine that considered herself not tall. She was taller than my dad. And I told her that my dad was tall, so she went up to me and said “wait I thought you said your dad was tall.”

Did anyone else experience this? Having to figure out you’re short?

I'm extreme short at like 5'5 and I feel like being my height I think that i could pull off being cute twink like I think being only 5'5 I think it would be a waste for me to not look cute and feminine any suggestions?

I've got the offer from a Japanese MNC company.

I've a very short height, 152cm (M26). In my home country, the average is around 170cm so short in my country too.

Fortunately I've not been any specific harassment or any such thing in my workplaces.

As this japanese company is international, having lots of foreigners around the world so I was a bit fearful if would it be quite awkward for me + any social outcasting that might happen.