<p>Does anyone actually try to imagine what it would be like to be short?? Please do so before creating dumbass responses.</p>
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All between 5'3''-5'8''. You were saying?
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<p>You gave a comprehensive list of celebrities that are between 5'3'' and 5'8''. Now name all the celebrities who are within 5 inches of the median American height 5'10''-6'3''. Even if we're only looking at big names within the last fifty years, the list would go into the hundreds.</p>
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You gave a comprehensive list of celebrities that are between 5'3'' and 5'8''. Now name all the celebrities who are within 5 inches of the median American height 5'10''-6'3''. Even if we're only looking at big names within the last fifty years, the list would go into the hundreds.
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<p>First of all, where the hell did you learn that 5'10''-6'3'' is the median American height? The AVERAGE height in America for males is 5'9''/5'10''.</p>
<p>Second, that's not a comprehensive list, thats just off the top of my head.</p>
<p>Your tried to make a point about height bias and my post was just to refute your skewed perception. </p>
<p>Sure there's discrimination and bias toward people who are short but same goes for ugly, fat and ethnic people. The point is, none of those factors can hold back a person whose strong willed and dedicated enough to succeed, whether it's with woman or something else.</p>
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Does anyone actually try to imagine what it would be like to be short?? Please do so before creating dumbass responses
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ok first of all, I think the OP has gotten some great responses on thsi 11 page thread, second, many of the posters have stated that they themselves are short or given examples of other short friends/family who get girls all the time. Don't forget that half of people are average height or shorter, and the other half are taller, half of all men probably feel like this. girls too - I know that I always wanted to be average height with big boobs, I got stuck with short with a normal chest...I got over it. </p>
<p>to summarize basically what's been said over and over, being short is detrimental because the ideal for men/women is tall, but it's not a huge deal since there are so many other important factors taken into account - overall body, build, face, hair, features, personality, intelligence, humor, etc...for guys in the 5'7+ range, height's not really a huge deal at all. It's like the equivalent of a woman having small boobs - not ideal, but not gonna stop you from dating. as for guys who are significantly short like Lakrosse - they have every right to complain, but it serves no purpose, and they can still get girls, it's just harder.</p>
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You are so misinformed, do you read what you write before you post?
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<p>Did you read anything I wrote after that post? Not everyone is as educated as the people on CC. All I said was that some people might assume that. Geez, did I really strike that many people's nerves? lol </p>
<p>I wasn't even all that serious. Are you butthurt because you're short? If you've read the posts afterwards you would know that I'm short too, the only difference is that I got over it.</p>
<p>If I failed biology, everyone who's all defensive about this has never heard of figurative or analogous language and needs to go back to middle school. Sorry, if that's harsh, but no one gets away with even implying that I'm a dumbass. kthxbai.</p>
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Robert Downey Jr
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<p>That's one short man I'd hump into next week.</p>
<p>LOL Plattsburgh, ME TOO!</p>
<p>Hmm I just googled Robert Downey Jr because I didn't know who he is, and this came up in Google Images <a href="http://www.mugshots.com/IMAGES/Mugshot__Robert-Downey-Jr.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://www.mugshots.com/IMAGES/Mugshot__Robert-Downey-Jr.jpg</a> it's his mugshot, and it appears he's 5'9 or so - hardly short, pretty average.</p>
<p>I'm a tall female (5'8 1/2 or thereabouts, though at my last doctor's appointment I got measured and was told I'm 5'8 1/4) and I just finished a master's degree at a state flagship school.
Most of the people and students I've encountered on campus, in the campus library, at church, and in other places are shorter than I am. I find it hard to believe that the average guy these days is really 5'10" (do they overestimate their height by a couple of inches?) because it appears to me that the average guy I encounter is shorter than I am.
I see couples around campus and other places all the time where the female is a lot shorter than I am, and the guy is a little shorter than I am.</p>
<p>I would go so far as to say that 5'8" (if it's a genuine 5'8") is a good height for a guy, and if you're a guy of that height, you really have nothing to complain about.</p>
<p>Reading some of these threads, one would think some of you have this idea that the ideal height for a guy is over six foot, and that the typical female is 5'7". That's just not reality.</p>
<p>I've actually had some female friends who were 5'7" and who felt that they were too tall and that their height hindered them a little when it came to guys and dating.</p>
<p>i would just find it really weird to have to bend down to kiss my guy. it would just be like kissing my younger brother or cousin on the cheek; it wouldn't be anything more than friendly cuz it reminds me of that. also, many guys who are shorter than me try and compensate via obnoxious attitude so... that's why lol</p>
<p>chances are dbear your "younger brother" or cousin is gonna be taller than you eventually. Also, stop with your ridiculous pretentions about short guys. Its amazing at least you can admit your shallowness.</p>
<p>i know they're likely to be taller than me one day, but it's a mental thing i can't deny. it's called a preference for a reason. i'm not saying its impossible for me to like a guy shorter than me. it just hasn't happened yet.</p>
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Hmm I just googled Robert Downey Jr because I didn't know who he is, and this came up in Google Images Mugsh...-Downey-Jr.jpg</a> mugshot - Mugshots.com - Biggest Directory of Mug shots on the internet it's his mugshot, and it appears he's 5'9 or so - hardly short, pretty average.
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I'd assume he's wearing shoes in the mugshot, lol...so subtract 1 inch and you get his legit height :) He's borderline.
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I find it hard to believe that the average guy these days is really 5'10" (do they overestimate their height by a couple of inches?)
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Nope, actually, 5'10" is nearly the average height [for guys in their 20s] these days and there are sources that support this. Every other caucasian guy I see is 5'10"-5'11".
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I would go so far as to say that 5'8" (if it's a genuine 5'8") is a good height for a guy, and if you're a guy of that height, you really have nothing to complain about.
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Agreed.
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Reading some of these threads, one would think some of you have this idea that the ideal height for a guy is over six foot, and that the typical female is 5'7". That's just not reality.
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Yeah, that's true. The typical female is more like [5'2"/]5'3"-5'6". Ideally, I think 5'9"+ is good enough for a guy and 5'9"-6'0" is a good, ideal range.
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Also, stop with your ridiculous pretentions about short guys. Its amazing at least you can admit your shallowness.
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There's nothing shallow about that =[ It's just a simple preference that girls have, which is something I totally understand. No need to be mean here :( </p>
<p>She didn't even refer to short guys, just guys who are shorter. (and the obnoxious short ones, so it's not even a physical issue here)</p>
<p>I think she also proved her theory about the obnoxious attitude.</p>
<p>what "obnoxious attitude?" She acts like all short guys, or short like me, are that. What about the tall guys who are obnoxious, or cocky аssholes? Or are short guys not allowed to act in the way that 'tall guys" act?</p>
<p>Why does it matter? It's one person's opinion.
She could think all short guys lick socks. It doesn't make it true; just a reflection her experiences.</p>
<p>I don't think most girls wouldn't date a short guy, Lakrosse, I think we wouldn't date a guy shorter than us...and I think that's fair. although some girls don't mind stooping down to kiss a shorter guy. and I definitely wouldn't date a guy shorter than me, cause he'd be like a dwarf...plus what dbear said about the little brother thing is kind of valid...I guess we just expect men to be larger and almost like protectors, and being 5'1 myself, I'm not accustomed to seeing men smaller than I am, so naturally i expect them to be taller.</p>
<p>thanks guys! and plattsburgloser read my mind haha..</p>
<p>fyi, i'm 5'3 so if a guy is shorter than me... idk, maybe i wanna give our kids some hope that maybe they'll grow past 5'5, what can i say? i'm sry lakrosse i wasn't intentionally trying to offend anyone. i didn't say all short guys are obnoxious, just that usually the ones i come across are. odds are you're probably taller than me anyway.. if not, as stargazerlilies mentioned, there are a lot of short girls out there too.</p>
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Are you butthurt because you're short?
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<p>I'm not short.</p>
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Sorry, if that's harsh, but no one gets away with even implying that I'm adumbass. kthxbai.
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<p>Whatever dude, you make your self look stupid so stop posting about topics you don't know anything about. </p>
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Hmm I just googled Robert Downey Jr because I didn't know who he is, and this came up in Google Images Mugsh...-Downey-Jr.jpg</a> mugshot - Mugshots.com - Biggest Directory of Mug shots on the internet it's his mugshot, and it appears he's 5'9 or so - hardly short, pretty average.
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<p>He's 5'8''.</p>
<p>agentdemon how tall are you (out of curiousity)?</p>