22M from UK. I want to get limb lengthening. Thoughts?

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Quote from: Bella86 on January 14, 2024, 07:21:37 PMMy cousin about that height just got married. My uncles too, are shorter than 160cm. My high school friend also has that height is also married and has kids. 

I'm 5 foot 4 gay male, and I did get dates. Tall men too. I rejected one before whom i find a little too tall for me, among other attributes lol. So no, I disagree.

I am a straight man, how do gay men take the issue of height? Like some women?

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Quote from: YOUNGandSTRONG on January 14, 2024, 07:35:15 PMI am a straight man, how do gay men take the issue of height? Like some women?

I think it differs from one to another? "Fun size" men like myself do have a place in a dating scene, albeit a smaller one compared to very masc 6 footers. I have seen petite chinese boys dating tall white men. I also do know of one couple with the tall one playing the submissive role. So, with all these examples the takeaway is that height is simply not only thing that is considered for both roles. I believe to some extent, like some women.

Handsome tall guys are nice to look at personally but I hate having to crane my neck too much lol. I prefer probably only  3 inches taller. I have a best friend who is also gay and tall too, but not very lucky when it comes to dates. I don't have the heart to tell him that it's his face 🤭.

I want to do this surgery simply because I do not want to feel too drowned in a crowd. Probably one of the pros would be not having to get my pants shortened everytime i buy a new one lol.

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interesting point hehheh, I thought it was not so relatable to a heterosexual man and woman

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Quote from: YOUNGandSTRONG on January 14, 2024, 08:06:59 PMinteresting point hehheh, I thought it was not so relatable to a heterosxxual man and woman

🤭. The short hetero men I mentioned - there's a common trait that they have that I noticed - they know how to make people laugh. They're funny. I personally like that in a date too. It's hard to get my interest piqued by a man who just sits there like slab of stone and expects me to hand over my bum on a platter. No sir.

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No one cares about a man's standards for sticking his dck in another man.

Saying 'well I know a 5ft 2 bald Indian janitor who gets laid all the time' isn't an argument and proves nothing because 1) It's unverifiable, and 2) No one claims that no one ever got laid who was short and/or ugly. That doesn't mean it's not being short and/or ugly that is the problem in your dating life, however. It's like me saying, well I know a handsome broke guy with a girlfriend so therefore your spiel about money and 'access to scarce resources' isn't accurate in the slightest. One example that could have been created out of thin air means the square root of nothing.

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Quote from: CLLvet on January 11, 2024, 04:14:32 PM
In general I agree, yes. Most of the benefits for him would be psychological. Which would make him more confident.

But he might also see some improvement in his dating life concerning dating apps (Bumble, Hinge, Tinder, etc). Sometimes girls there set preferences for height as a filter.

He could just lie on his dating profile and see if he gets more matches. It's not like girls would realize he is lying about 3 cms based on pictures.
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Height is very important and probably the most important OBJECTIVE physical factor in dating. By objective I mean that can be directly compared. Having a good looking face could be more important but it's subjective. Having a "good personality" is also subjective.
Objective factors are stuff like height, weight, muscle size etc. You can directly compare who is shorter/taller, heavier/lighter, who has the bigger biceps etc.
That doesn't mean being bigger is objectively better but it can be directly compared.

Study after study show that women prefer men who are not only taller than themselves but at least slightly taller than the average of where they live.
Does that mean that all tall men are attractive? No, because they may have terrible subjective traits like being extremely ugly or being socially inept. Does that mean some guys who are short or average can't be attractive? No, even excluding celebrities who are short, there are guys who are just good looking, funny and extremely popular.

There are other less invasive stuff you can do to become more attractive but it's hard to think that getting a bit buffer, getting a nice tan or becoming more extroverted etc will have as much as an impact as becoming 6'2". Also, being on objective measure we can be sure it's reachable. You can get plastic surgery to become more handsome and still look ugly. If you're 5'11" and get 3" LL you will be 6'2".

However, on the other hand, realize that LL is extremely expensive, time consuming, painful and may leave you with permanent damage. So, at 179cms you gotta really weigh in the pros and cons. It could also happen that if your other traits are bad you may go from 0 to 0 and join the millions of tall guys who can't get laid.

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Quote from: Temoc on January 16, 2024, 05:48:26 PMHe could just lie on his dating profile and see if he gets more matches. It's not like girls would realize he is lying about 3 cms based on pictures.
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Height is very important and probably the most important OBJECTIVE physical factor in dating. By objective I mean that can be directly compared. Having a good looking face could be more important but it's subjective. Having a "good personality" is also subjective.
Objective factors are stuff like height, weight, muscle size etc. You can directly compare who is shorter/taller, heavier/lighter, who has the bigger biceps etc.
That doesn't mean being bigger is objectively better but it can be directly compared.

Study after study show that women prefer men who are not only taller than themselves but at least slightly taller than the average of where they live.
Does that mean that all tall men are attractive? No, because they may have terrible subjective traits like being extremely ugly or being socially inept. Does that mean some guys who are short or average can't be attractive? No, even excluding celebrities who are short, there are guys who are just good looking, funny and extremely popular.

There are other less invasive stuff you can do to become more attractive but it's hard to think that getting a bit buffer, getting a nice tan or becoming more extroverted etc will have as much as an impact as becoming 6'2". Also, being on objective measure we can be sure it's reachable. You can get plastic surgery to become more handsome and still look ugly. If you're 5'11" and get 3" LL you will be 6'2".

However, on the other hand, realize that LL is extremely expensive, time consuming, painful and may leave you with permanent damage. So, at 179cms you gotta really weigh in the pros and cons. It could also happen that if your other traits are bad you may go from 0 to 0 and join the millions of tall guys who can't get laid.

I largely agree with your points. In life, we must put our best foot forward and maximize the attributes that we have (within reason, of course). If something can be boosted/ improved in a safe manner, I am a proponent of doing so. One of my main mottos in life is that I am CONSTANTLY working to improve myself in all domains of life (physically, mentally, financially, spiritually, etc).

So naturally, I eventually decided to improve/ increase the one aspect of my physical appearance (my height) that I felt was truly lacking and holding me back from becoming a truly physically attractive man.