Possibility of an "attractive" girlfriend with short height

I am thinking about how bad the situation is for someone who is 5'6" in the West, mainly North America.I know the probability of finding an "attractive" girlfriend  is low but is it very less? I have not been able to date attractive looking girls but I have been successful in dating average looking girls...How has your experience been? Has LL changed the equation completely?

I just wish that I was a couple of inches taller

It varies based on other things.  There's a short pro wrestler (I'm not sure how short, I think the 5'4 listed on Wikipedia is an underestimate) named Drake Maverick, not even an in-proportion short; he has a goofy long neck and a big torso with tiny dwarf-looking legs (actually he's one of the best LL candidates I've ever seen).  But he's on TV so his girlfriend is pretty hot.  Same with 5'2 Marko Stunt who is even shorter but has better features.

Not being on TV myself, there is a big difference between how girls reacted to the 5'7 me and the current me.

Yeah..those on TV/celebrities are outliers.

I guess it is very very important for short folks to take care of other aspects of life (weight, career, grooming etc).. Tall guys can get away with it..

But for you, is it because you became less angry/more personable etc or just the height itself made you more attractive with your personality more or less the same?

Quote from: Realistic on February 13, 2021, 02:36:09 PMI am thinking about how bad the situation is for someone who is 5'6" in the West, mainly North America.I know the probability of finding an "attractive" girlfriend  is low but is it very less? I have not been able to date attractive looking girls but I have been successful in dating average looking girls...How has your experience been? Has LL changed the equation completely?

The internet makes short height sound like a disability. Reality could not be further from the truth. It is very common to see a short man with a very attractive women.

The possibility is always there, but that's not what's important. What's important is the probability

I am 5'5 and had an attractive girl as my girlfriend in the past. She has the same height as me. Maybe it's different in the US. I think it's more about self-satisfaction than getting a girlfriend.

This thread is fücking retarded.

@below the mean... couldn't agree more...

If the probability is greater than 30 percent(>0.3), then it is okay..If it is less than 10 percent, then it says something..All this is based on anecdotal evidence of course but still..

@indian..I do not want to get LL  for curing height dysphoria, if you want to call it that..This surgery is no joke ..I hope I get significant tangible benefits out of it

I am also going through a bad phase in life..That also contributes to how I feel about myself which is angry, frustrated and sad..

Getting LL for the wrong reasons. A majority of the expectations or "desires Post-LL" should be thrown out. This cures dysphoria/neurosis (probably), makes more self confidence and loving towards ones self. View anything more as a BONUS, not a baseline expectation, and you will love the results. Expecting anything more as a guarantee/baseline? Probably not good outcome

Quote from: Realistic on February 13, 2021, 06:23:39 PMI hope I get significant tangible benefits out of it

I'm sure you'll get something tangible in terms of even slightly more appeal to women (compared to old height) for sure, but squash any expectations first, or else you may be disappointed. I would be lying if I said I didn't factor in that for myself (and everyone else is lying too if they say it's completely for themselves and nothing external at all) but self esteem is the major one thing you should expect, everything else is bonus and not guarantee. It's fine if you disagree, you still have the right to do LL and I'm sure you'll have a somewhat improved life regardless, even if marginally, as with most LL vets.