5'7 - 5'8 is a terrible height to be - Limb Lengthening Community

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Posted on May 13, 2021, 12:19 pm

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I am a weak 5'8, which means I stand at 5'7.5 for the later part of the day.

It's one of those heights where people tell you not to complain too much becsuse you're 'just below average'

But I know if I had been 2 full inches taller my life up till now would have been a lot better.

3 inches? It would have been radically different. A different reality.

I come from such a conservative family that they would likely be disgusted by me if I got the surgery.

But, realistically, it would be one thing that would utterly change my life if it went well.

I'm 32 years old and leaning towards getting it done in the next couple years. At my age it's a risk, but fk it, life is a risk.

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Posted on May 13, 2021, 12:28 pm

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I think it’s all relative based on someone’s life experience. I was 5’4 prior to undergoing surgery and that is truly a rough height but in spite of that I still managed to live a good life but with a bad neurosis i developed. Now that I am less than 1 inch away from 5’7 I know that going from 5’4 to 5’7 is going to change my life for the better but that is largely because my starting height was extremely short. Since you have always been that height I understand why you wish you were a bit taller. If you have neurosis and believe it will change your life / make you happy then I think you should go for it.

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Posted on May 13, 2021, 12:33 pm

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Quote from: RB on May 13, 2021, 12:28:25 PMI think it’s all relative based on someone’s life experience. I was 5’4 prior to undergoing surgery and that is truly a rough height but in spite of that I still managed to live a good life but with a bad neurosis i developed. Now that I am less than 1 inch away from 5’7 I know that going from 5’4 to 5’7 is going to change my life for the better but that is largely because my starting height was extremely short. Since you have always been that height I understand why you wish you were a bit taller. If you have neurosis and believe it will change your life / make you happy then I think you should go for it.

I'm sorry man, I probably sound insensitive with my post, considering there are guys a lot shorter than me on here.

If I had had your gratitude towards being 5'7, I would have done better in dating as well. So many wasted options.

I have a lot of things to improve- cosmetically and mentally, before I decide I must get LL

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Posted on May 13, 2021, 12:53 pm

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You should care about those people under 5'7,such as 5'4 tall people.I'm one of them.

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Posted on May 13, 2021, 12:58 pm

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Quote from: Ronman on May 13, 2021, 12:33:27 PMI'm sorry man, I probably sound insensitive with my post, considering there are guys a lot shorter than me on here.

If I had had your gratitude towards being 5'7, I would have done better in dating as well. So many wasted options.

I have a lot of things to improve- cosmetically and mentally, before I decide I must get LL

All good man no need to be sorry. But I think that’s a good strategy - take care of other areas of your life before deciding if LL is right for you. That’s what I did and now I’m glad I went through with it.

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Posted on May 13, 2021, 1:05 pm

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LL is always an improvement no matter what starting height (unless you are 6'4 or 6'5 and above because LL doing at that height will only push you into an abnormal, unhealthily tall territory).
I don't believe in the "height X to Y is better than height Y to Z" discussion as height is always something personal and going from 5'4 to 5'7 is a huge improvement as is going from 5'7 to 5'10.

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Posted on May 13, 2021, 1:37 pm

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The worst height to be is the one you don’t want to be.

If you’re 5’4” and became 5’7”, I’m sure you’d be ecstatic at being. I’m 5’9” so I’m around that “two inches taller” threshold you mentioned, and I’m out here looking for 6’0 to 6’2”. There are people on this forum who are unhappy at 5’11” or 6’0”. There are also people very happy who are now 5’6”. It’s all about where you are now, where you want to be, and what difficulties you are facing in your own life. I’m not personally offended, but it’s a bit cruel to come on here and say that your perfectly average, possibly slightly below average height is “terrible” when there are other people dreaming of being that height. It’s not the best height in the world, sure, but it’s far from the worst and definitely doesn’t preclude you from having a normal love and social life.

I would say that shortness becomes more difficult (as a man) when you start becoming shorter than a large number of woman, in my opinion and experience. Even then it can be totally fine if the person can power through height neurosis, or if they don’t ever form it.

Regardless I hope you end up at a height you’re happy with one day

we’re all in this together!

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Posted on May 13, 2021, 3:00 pm

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Quote from: Ronman on May 13, 2021, 12:19:17 PMI am a weak 5'8, which means I stand at 5'7.5 for the later part of the day.

It's one of those heights where people tell you not to complain too much becsuse you're 'just below average'

But I know if I had been 2 full inches taller my life up till now would have been a lot better.

3 inches? It would have been radically different. A different reality.

I come from such a conservative family that they would likely be disgusted by me if I got the surgery.

But, realistically, it would be one thing that would utterly change my life if it went well.

I'm 32 years old and leaning towards getting it done in the next couple years. At my age it's a risk, but fk it, life is a risk.

Don't ask people on this forum to make up your mind for you. If you want to do it then do it. There is a risk of death and it's a painful surgery.

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Posted on May 18, 2021, 7:05 pm

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Quote from: Ronman on May 13, 2021, 12:19:17 PMI am a weak 5'8, which means I stand at 5'7.5 for the later part of the day.

It's one of those heights where people tell you not to complain too much becsuse you're 'just below average'

But I know if I had been 2 full inches taller my life up till now would have been a lot better.

3 inches? It would have been radically different. A different reality.

I come from such a conservative family that they would likely be disgusted by me if I got the surgery.

But, realistically, it would be one thing that would utterly change my life if it went well.

I'm 32 years old and leaning towards getting it done in the next couple years. At my age it's a risk, but fk it, life is a risk.

Sounds insensitive lol, I am 5’5 and am suffering like crazy just to get to 5’8 lol

5’8 isn’t too bad. You’re taller than 40-45* of the population. At my height you’re in like the 5th percentile

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Posted on May 18, 2021, 7:27 pm

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Quote from: Activatedxx on May 18, 2021, 07:05:28 PMSounds insensitive lol, I am 5’5 and am suffering like crazy just to get to 5’8 lol

5’8” is a good height and most men who are that height tell women they’re 5’9” or 5’10” and don’t get called out on it.

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