Males with body image issues.

Edit Post

Quote from: YellowSpike on January 29, 2016, 02:20:47 PMDude, I think you misunderstood what I wrote (ouroboros seemed to get it), or you're just being sarcastic lol. Of course I'm not going past 5'10" - I'd look like a freak and would probably never walk normally again. I mean, height is important to me, but I'm not an idiot. What I meant was that, with my work ethic, if there were some sort of natural (none bone-breaking) way to get to 6'4", no matter how hard, I'd have been 6'4" since  was 16. That's the kind of person I am, and Dr. Guichet I believe definitely screens for that.

O0o0h. I thought you were actually expressing some 6'2 or 6'4 secret desire. I don't take any height related references lightly because of the ambience of this place lol. Good to know you're reasonable about it.
Do you think 5'8 to 5'10 is worth it though?

Edit Post

Quote from: Penguinn on January 29, 2016, 11:11:09 AMTrue, although there are definitely tall guys on this forum that think their height is a hindrance. I don't think LL will help their mentality either. And I don't know why a tall guy, despite not finding his height to be a hindrance, would do this unless he were an aspiring model or just a really rich psychopath with a lot of free time.

Thanks! I too think going 5'2.5 or something to 5'5 or 5'5.5 where the average male height is 5'7, and the average female height is 5'4 or so is a massive gain. It's like going 5'5 to 5'8 in the States.
I think you should do what your body can handle. Since it looks like your actual final goal(though you won't go for it) is 6'4 or just "really tall!", you won't stop this until some complication forces you to. If you're doing 2 more inches, just triple check if it's worth it and tell yourself you'll stop there. Just my 2¢.

The guys that are like 5"10 and up.. And think that they are held back by their height are sad people.

Edit Post

Quote from: Deads on January 29, 2016, 05:20:10 PMThe guys that are like 5"10 and up.. And think that they are held back by their height are sad people.

Socially, they are fine. But if they had father's who are taller then them, then I can understand their mental dilemma

At the same time I regard anyone over 5'7 to be fine socially unless you live in like the Netherlands. What I find crazy is when people who don't have height neurosis, and just let comments get to them decide that it's sane enough to do LL at this current state. If LL was much easier then I wouldn't think it'd be so crazy.

Edit Post

Quote from: Alu on January 29, 2016, 05:26:41 PMSocially, they are fine. But if they had father's who are taller then them, then I can understand their mental dilemma

At the same time I regard anyone over 5'7 to be fine socially unless you live in like the Netherlands. What I find crazy is when people who don't have height neurosis, and just let comments get to them decide that it's sane enough to do LL at this current state. If LL was much easier then I wouldn't think it'd be so crazy.

I am a 5'7 living in italy. I have no idea what you are talking about. Even walking with shoes that add to my height 3-4cm I am still one of the shortest males around (And that's without including the teenage giant mutants). 5'9+ is where you are at a normal range height.

Edit Post

Quote from: TIBIKE200 on January 29, 2016, 07:31:17 PMI am a 5'7 living in italy. I have no idea what you are talking about. Even walking with shoes that add to my height 3-4cm I am still one of the shortest males around (And that's without including the teenage giant mutants). 5'9+ is where you are at a normal range height.

Talking about discrimination, not so much your own personal mental/character weakness/insecurities. You're short in the sense that you're slightly below average, but you really won't face any problems (you even said so last time that you didn't have a problem with that; which does highlight that it's all in your/our heads). All those comments of people below 5'9 are usually to those bellow 5'7.

Edit Post

Quote from: Alu on January 29, 2016, 07:38:40 PMTalking about discrimination, not so much your own personal mental/character weakness/insecurities. You're short in the sense that you're slightly below average, but you really won't face any problems (you even said so last time that you didn't have a problem with that; which does highlight that it's all in your/our heads). All those comments of people below 5'9 are usually to those bellow 5'7.

I'm with Alu on this one. The 5'7' - 5-9' group have a significant advantage over the 5'4-5'6 guys. 5'7 in my opinion, is where most caucasian girls draw the line. Here, you can redeem yourself with cash money, great education, other good qualities that LL'ers lack 'cuz they're too busy shaming themselves. A 5'4 guy, she'd be embarrassed to take home even if he had all the goods.

If i was 5'7, I would've kept all money and bought 2 BMWs instead of breaking my legs.

Edit Post

Quote from: Alu on January 29, 2016, 07:38:40 PMTalking about discrimination, not so much your own personal mental/character weakness/insecurities. You're short in the sense that you're slightly below average, but you really won't face any problems (you even said so last time that you didn't have a problem with that; which does highlight that it's all in your/our heads). All those comments of people below 5'9 are usually to those bellow 5'7.

  It's in everybodys head. Yeah I said that no one really told me "Wow you are short". But I am just conciouss about the fact that I am shorter than most guys I see on the street. I did get "you look taller in the photos" comments though

Edit Post

Quote from: PatientZero on January 29, 2016, 07:46:06 PMI'm with Alu on this one. The 5'7' - 5-9' group have a significant advantage over the 5'4-5'6 guys. 5'7 in my opinion, is where most caucasian girls draw the line. Here, you can redeem yourself with cash money, great education, other good qualities that LL'ers lack 'cuz they're too busy shaming themselves. A 5'4 guy, she'd be embarrassed to take home even if he had all the goods.

If i was 5'7, I would've kept all money and bought 2 BMWs instead of breaking my legs.

Doing it when you are below 5'7 is the same as doing it if you are 5'7 or above. What changes is the reason you do it. At your height (below 5'7) I can understand why this surgery might indeed be a "life changer". Guys like me which are "borderline" dont believe (atleast I can say for myself) that going up to 5'9 will be a "life changer" because it wont. It will indeed make life easier (not needing to be full of cash or great education of whatever you listed) because being average, height will just wont be a problem (and neither a quality)... It will just be something that won't make part in my life.