<p>I think height is universally perceived as more masculine, not necessarily just in our culture. Women are supposed to look up to their men, for protection and whatnot. I think the comparison with short guy to fat girl is that neither are particularly attractive attributes by themselves, not based on the nature of how malleable they are.</p>
<p>lakrosse - yep what my friend said is an extreme insult. but all I meant to say is that I've noticed girls are more concerned with their weight, and guys with their height. a short, pretty girl doesn't worry about attracting guys the way a short guy worries about getting girls. but really, I feel like too many short guys are overly concerned with their height.</p>
<p>electric...how do you 'convert' that lol? I know avg for U.S women is 5'4, what is it for men? 5'9, maybe 5'10? it depends on ethnicity too...I know women of my ethnicity are like 5'2 on average :)</p>
<p>The height difference between males and females is 5.5 inches, so you basically add 5.5 inches to 5'4", and you get 5'9 1/2" as an average for men, and this includes all races/ethnicites, which you point out. So here are some figures for average heights:</p>
<p>Male
White/Black: 5'10"
Asian/Hispanic: 5'7"
All races: 5'9 1/2"</p>
<p>Female
White/Black: 5'4 1/2"
Asian/Hispanic: 5'2"
All races: 5'4"</p>
<p>(average heights vary among different ethnicities)</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>thanks electric</p>
<p>doesn't really help the OP though, considering you just told him he's the average size of an Asian female...</p>
<p>obviously good personality traits like humor, confidence, etc help. but does looking more muscular help alot to overcome to shortness in height?</p>
<p>would you want to be friends w/ someone who constantly complains about being short? think about it.</p>
<p>nope. i have some of the world's shortest friends. lol.</p>
<p>Frankly, height does help (a bit) with women, making friends, etc. But its mostly because the tall person is usually more confident and sure of himself. Short people have a problem, precisely because of the mental block that they form.</p>
<p>I know this because I was short till 11th grade, around 5 '3'. Then I gained 3.5 inches and some confidence. </p>
<p>A good idea can be to be wear high heeled boots. You know, the ones with 1.5 or 2 inch heels. a half inch arch inside and you are suddenly 5ft 4.5 inches. Add some workout in the gym and you can do fine.</p>
<p>But in the end, its all about how you feel about yourself. Thats a very unhelpful statement but its true nevertheless.</p>
<p>Being muscular won't help.</p>
<p>Muscles look awkward on short guys. It makes him look more short due to the extra width.</p>
<p>Anyways its been shown the optimal height difference for sex and aesthetically most pleasing height difference is the guy being two inches taller.</p>
<p>A 5'10" man and a 5'8" inch woman look perfect.</p>
<p>So date a 5'0" woman.</p>
<p>I'm sure one day 5'10" will be the average female height and the average male height will be 6'0" since heights have been increasing since the last century.</p>
<p>A 2 inch difference is most pleasing? hmm that's kind weird considering the average difference is like 5 inches...girls can wear heels though, guys can't really.</p>
<p>A 5 1/2 inch difference looks more ideal. 2 is a bit too close.</p>
<p>Personally, I'm 5'2.5", and I would love to have a guy friend who was shorter than me. I would like to be the tall one sometimes, and that's not a huge height difference.</p>
<p>I know these two brothers who are definitely not tall (5'7 and 5'5) and they're two of the coolest and most popular people I know. They definitely have more than enough girls liking them. I really think making friends is about confidence. If you want girls to overlook the "unmasculinity" of being short, just be confident (but not cocky) and it's not a big deal. Also, don't worry about it too much. When you do, it'll show through and that's definitely not attractive.</p>
<p>I dunno...I mean, I know guys as short as 5'5 with attractive girlfriends, although they do say being that short is hard. I've simply never met any guy who's 5'2, so not a lot of data. </p>
<p>But to the 5'7-5'8 guys-give me a break. You just can't pull girls based on your height, but you're far from being handicapped. Go to Latin America and your average height. </p>
<p>If you're 5'8 and ugly, well, that's a different story.</p>
<p>But anybody can have friends. I make friends easily and I'm so far from the physical ideal it's ridiculous.</p>
<p>Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but height is the single most important factor in virtually every aspect of ones life. Moreover, it is common knowledge that ones ability to make friends directly reflects his or her height. It is better that you address the implications of your height realistically, rather than reading into the utterly absurd contention that your height will serve a trivial role in your social endeavors.</p>
<p>As for sexual relations, there may be hope for you:</p>
<p>Go to the Moonylite BunnyRanch in Nevada! It is one of the most highly regarded legal brothels in America. Presupposing that you have the financial means, you could POTENTIALLY find a working girl who will look passed your height.</p>
<p>sorry, lil fella! :(</p>
<p>^im sorry for you, because you're an a**hole! :(</p>
<p>transferkid21, I highly doubt that.
Sure, girls are generally not going to go out with guys who are a lot shorter than them, but I think as long as you're not more than 1 or 2 inches shorter than the girl then it doesn't really matter what your height is.
Plus, I'd think giants would have trouble making friends without intimidating them.
I think personally is way more important than height in making friends/girlfriends.</p>
<p>Would girls date a guy who is 5'4"?</p>
<p>^are all 5-4 guys single and never marry and end up having their short genes wiped out and the world end up with no 5-4 people? the fact there are 5-4 people in this world means that girsl do date 5-4 people. </p>
<p>another brainless dude on CC</p>