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[–] javasux@lemmy.world 90 points 11 months ago (20 children)

If she likes you and your height is a problem, she didn't actually like you

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago (18 children)

Obviously. It's just frustrating that being short is a dealbreaker for so many women. Even women who are significantly shorter than 5'5.5" will often refuse to consider a guy of that height.

So, a short guy will never even get to the stage where "she likes you" is even a consideration, because the height filter rules them out of contention. Personality, fitness, sense of humour, etc. are all irrelevant because your parents happened to be short.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's not true. It's just one factor. Most of the men in the world are 5'5" poor dudes. It's not money or height.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's one critical factor that, because it's a number is easy to use as a filter.

I don't know about "most of the men in the world" being 5'5". It may be an average if you count a lot of developing countries with poor nutrition. But, among developed countries it's a lot more than that. Even Japan, which is known for smaller people, has 172 cm (5'7.5") as the average.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The average person lives in a developing country with poor nutrition.

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