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Posted on May 11, 2018, 10:59 am
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Im 5'7,so I realize my experience may vary alot compared to someone say 5'4.Anyways has anyone realized they can attract girls 5'1-5'4 pretty easily? I mean really short girls not average height girls.My last girlfriend was probably around 5'2 or 5'1. Maybe its me,but its something I'm noticing.However I do tend to focus on heights far too much.

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Posted on May 11, 2018, 11:30 am
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No, you're right.

I've read studies that showed male height only increased in importance to the female participant as the female participant's own height got closer to the male figure used in the simulations. However, there's also societal conditioning, societal pressure, and supply and demand involved there. Even if a 4'11 woman can find a well-proportioned 5'2 guy hot, she may avoid any serious relationships with that guy simply because there's a big supply of 5'8+ males who meet all her criteria.

In Thailand, 40% of women are willing to date a 5'4 guy. In the US, that figure was around 10%. And this was extracted from online dating data. I suspect the figure is higher in Thailand and actually lower in the US.

Also, 5'7 is not short; it's just that a lot of people in Europe and in the US are taller and tall. I'm not American, so fxck that mentality where every height can get called short under 5'11. I will not abide by that. 5'7 is exactly the lowest end of the average for whites, and average in most other places outside of white North America, Europe, and Eastern Africa.

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Posted on May 11, 2018, 11:36 am
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It's funny how we shorter guys (5'3) think we can be a lot more confident and successful being 5'7, at the same time 5'7 guys or even higher have the same problems Any short guys realize this? (not specifically addressed to you yogobro298)

I'll be happy with 5'7 because I'm not even an ethnic european, I would be average in my home country.

When I was younger (13-17) many girls were attracted to me (some were my height, some were slightly taller). I had no problem but at that time they were maybe hoping I would grow. I have to say that currently I have other things to do than looking for relationships which is why I didn't approach any girl for a few years but I wasn't approached either.

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Posted on May 11, 2018, 11:39 am
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Quote from: myloginacct on May 11, 2018, 11:30:02 AMNo, you're right.

I've read studies that showed male height only increased in importance to the female participant as the female participant's own height got closer to the male figure used in the simulations. However, there's also societal conditioning, societal pressure, and supply and demand involved there. Even if a 4'11 woman can find a well-proportioned 5'2 guy hot, she may avoid any serious relationships with that guy simply because there's a big supply of 5'8+ males who meet all her criteria.

In Thailand, 40% of women are willing to date a 5'4 guy. In the US, that figure was around 10%. And this was extracted from online dating data. I suspect the figure is higher in Thailand and actually lower in the US.

Also, 5'7 is not short; it's just that a lot of people in Europe and in the US are taller and tall. I'm not American, so fxck that mentality where every height can get called short under 5'11. I will not abide by that. 5'7 is exactly the lowest end of the average for whites, and average in most other places outside of white North America, Europe, and Eastern Africa.
Actually 5'7 is short,However my perception of whats short is alittle warped(Where I live everyone is 6'0 and at my job everyone is over 6'0) again my perception is alittle warped. I wish ll could take me to atleast 6'0 lol.

Also I don't care what anyone says someone say 5'6 will probably be seen as easy prey vs someone 6'0 no matter how you carry yourself.


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Posted on May 11, 2018, 11:52 am
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Quote from: yogobro298 on May 11, 2018, 11:39:32 AM Actually 5'7 is short,However my perception of whats short is alittle warped(Where I live everyone is 6'0 and at my job everyone is over 6'0) again my perception is alittle warped. I wish ll could take me to atleast 6'0 lol.

Also I don't care what anyone says someone say 5'6 will probably be seen as easy prey vs someone 6'0 no matter how you carry yourself.

In other words, it's your own subjective opinion due to where you live - not a measured comparison looking at objective height data from our species.

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Posted on May 11, 2018, 12:04 pm
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Quote from: myloginacct on May 11, 2018, 11:52:06 AMIn other words, it's your own subjective opinion due to where you live - not a measured comparison looking at objective height data from our species.
Where do you live and what does the height average around ?

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Posted on May 11, 2018, 6:20 pm
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I agree 5'7 is short, hell I am 5'5 and 5'7 seems a few hairs above me that its barely noticeable. At 5'9 it becomes obvious probably because of bigger shoulders, arms/ legs etc.

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Posted on May 11, 2018, 6:32 pm
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Quote from: zack420 on May 11, 2018, 06:20:47 PMI agree 5'7 is short, hell I am 5'5 and 5'7 seems a few hairs above me that its barely noticeable. At 5'9 it becomes obvious probably because of bigger shoulders, arms/ legs etc.

Weren't you 5'4? That's what I remember reading in posts from a few months ago.

And I'll agree/concede that 5'7 is short in the same way 5'8 is short. It's short for specific peoples and societies. My main point is that 5'7 still isn't at the same level as "short-short". Just look at male 5'7 celebrities and compare them to someone like Daniel Radcliffe.

I'd also like to add that perception of height is probably very distorted in the US. People are prone to lying about their height, and the Imperial system makes the leaps even bigger. Johnson here is 5'7, said he claims 5'9, and no one has called him out on it.

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Posted on May 11, 2018, 7:01 pm
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It was a silly mistake lol, I measured wrongly. I am 164 cm/5'5", and I made sure to check standing besides my father who is 167 cm /5'6". In my country 5'7" is average but In the future I will live in the west where the average is 5'9 so I am pretty screwed If I don't atleast make it to 5'9.

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Posted on May 11, 2018, 7:10 pm
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Quote from: zack420 on May 11, 2018, 07:01:46 PMIt was a happy mistake lol, I measured wrongly. I am 164 cm/5'5", and I made sure to check standing besides my father who is 167 cm /5'6". In my country 5'7" is average but In the future I will live in the west where the average is 5'9 so I am pretty screwed If I don't atleast make it to 5'9.

Sorry to break it to you, but it depends entirely on where in the West you're gonna live. The average gets brought down in countries like the US because it's a country from immigrants all over the world. You'd still get towered by many white dudes in the US at 5'9, if that's a concern for you.

Depending on your answer, you'd not be safely average if you aren't at least 178cm.

And a 6cm difference definitely can't be described as seeming like just a "few hairs". Otherwise no one here who's 171~174cm would have height dysphoria/neurosis.

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