Ask Men on Sidechat | I hate being short. All I ever wanted when I was a kid was to be one of those huge, intimidating, super masculine guys, but nope, you’re gonna be 5’9 and you’re gonna like it

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Ask Men 7w

I hate being short. All I ever wanted when I was a kid was to be one of those huge, intimidating, super masculine guys, but nope, you’re gonna be 5’9 and you’re gonna like it

Anonymous 7w

If you want to feel intimated just spend like 5 years in the gym and wear shoes with 2 in insoles. 5’9 is fine

Anonymous 7w

I’m not a man, but I don’t think 5’9 is bad at all. A guy I was with (super sweet) was 5’7 and I never wished he was taller when I knew him. If it does bother you, you could wear lifts and shoes with thick soles.

Anonymous 7w

None of us will get everything we want, even if you were 6’6 you’d just end up wanting something else. There are other 5’9 dudes who don’t hate that abt themselves. There are guys shorter than you with even deeper insecurity who would kill to be as tall as you. When you die, people will not remember you for being 5’9, they’ll remember what kind of person you were. Loving others usually needs a balance with loving yourself

Anonymous 7w

Everyday the meaning of short changes

Anonymous 7w

5’9 is objectively not short. That’s the average male height in America.

Anonymous 7w

Hit the gym

Anonymous 7w

I think it’s fine as a woman. I’m the same height

Anonymous 6w

5’9 is pretty tall tho but this is coming from someone who’s 5’1 so idk. I think social media emphasizes a women height preference for men, or just men’s height in general, a lot more than it actually matters irl.

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#2 7w

I’m only 5’5 on a good day and I had a gf who liked that I was a similar height to her. Oftentimes we as men focus overly on traits we THINK women want instead of more challenging things like emotional intelligence, confidence, and security

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#2 7w

No offense but I don’t want to be tall for women. And wearing shoe lifts to lie about your actual is even worse imo. But thanks for the kind words

Anonymous

OP 7w

Do you want respect from coworkers, friends, strangers ?

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#1 7w

Yeah control what you can control I know. But there’s only so much you can do when you’re short

Anonymous

#1 7w

I want it for myself. But also, yeah somewhat

Anonymous

OP 7w

I wouldn’t consider lifts lying but totally get how it’s more of a self image thing and not for other people. Maybe you could do something like #1 said, working out may not change your height but it can still build confidence

Anonymous 7w

No it ain’t. Not where I’m from certainly

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Anonymous 7w

Is that why 85% of men I see in public are taller than me?

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Anonymous 7w

Trust me I look for dudes shorter than me

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Anonymous 7w

It’s the same where I live and where I go to school 😭 not to say I don’t trust the stats but… I don’t trust the stats

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Anonymous 7w

Napoleon was average to above average height for his generation he just had hella tall securit

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benjamin.rush 7w

The only thing being intimidating is good for is dissuading ppl from doing stupid things, there are better ways to do that than being tall. Alexander the Great was prob ≈5’4. Also keep in mind that these desires were most likely inserted to your mind via media as a kid. You’re essentially allowing some soulless megacorp to brainwash you into hating your own body. Think of the ppl who love you, think of yourself as a kid, they would want you to be comfortable in your own skin