My husband is short reddit. I think main reason is my father(he’s 5’2).

My husband is short reddit I'm so attracted to him inside and out. Skinny/short dudes like you and me can still pull. I just feel overwhelmed and don’t know how to handle it. Likely there will be many women who won't even view short men as potential dates based on height alone. I’m considering getting my legs lengthened, but I don’t wanna live with the complications attached to it. That being said, I recognize there’s only so much my partner can do and my emotional reactions aren’t his responsibility in the first place. Your husband or partner isn’t just mean – My aunt is around her size, with a very slim build. I've tried getting my husband to go to therapy multiple times, and I've tried being sympathetic. It isn't common in the US or really, in the West, but her size isn't really that rare in Asian countries. Literally no little girl has ever thought "I hope my future husband is a 5'4 goblin!". I messed up in the worst way possible. This whole post can be summarized to "anything below my height is short. We need to keep things in perspective. Although scientifically speaking, in the UK 5’7 is 4’ or so under the average Short guys are seen unattractive and completely undateable by women. I'm going to tell you my husband's reactions to my broaching the subject of women being attracted to him: "I know you feel bad about yourself, but I love you. We were Orthodox Jews and he was in rabbinical school (had 6 months left) until realizing last year he was an atheist, dropping out, and deciding to pursue a tech career. 5 years later If I'm on the right track, send me a PM or reply to this comment, and we can chat. I just honestly wanted to rant a bit. He's funny, smart, very kind and shares a lot of my interests/hobbies. You got what you got, so step out proud and confident as a very attractive man and enjoy your experiences. If I'm not short on the sides and back of my head, I'll sweat easily at night and when I'm feeling hot, it takes awhile to be able to cool down. My dad is over 6ft and my sisters are 5’6 and 5’7. We have no children yet. Short guys are picked on and Has being skinny and short maybe hindered me in a way? Yeah but I still get a decent amount of matches and with some really nice looking women. " I’m just tryna grasp the whole genetics vs upbringing thing as it’s very unclear to me why I’m short. Recently we started getting more r/short bluepill user: I'm 5' 1'' and even though I'm good at hide and seek my life isn't the best because of my height. My husband is short and has never struggled to find opportunities nor faced discrimination in any way over it. We have to adjust the rearview mirror, both side mirrors, move the steering wheel up or down, move the steering wheel towards or away from us, slide the driver's seat alllll the way back or almost alllll the way front, as well as pump the driver's seat all the way down or all the way up. Even with my hair short I still need my bedroom cold as can be to sleep comfortably. So obviously just going on stats, a 6' tall person isn't short. I am 6’4. The number of women who say they would date a short man is significantly higher than the number of women who are dating / in a LTR with a short man. Women love me and men want to be me. I hate my life because I'm stupid, ugly and short Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now. I have an average body but simply smaller limbs. Legitimately my neck used to get messed up just from craning it to kiss. Listen mate, when i turned 16 i was 5'5 and on my 18th birthday i was 6'4, trust me that period was a fucking pain in the ass with all the growingpain but you might still have time to grow abit. 5 years and married for 4. Otherwise your son is going to grow up with anxiety (my Dad had and still had anger issues). I'm an 18 year old "adult" man and yes, I shop in the Kid's Department. Good thing my boyfriend is a legs guy haha. Today in Subway my stepdaughter, baby, him and I were eating. My spouse had been increasingly distant and depressed. His mother was taller than average and both his brother and sister are taller than So i dated my husband for 3 years until 6 months ago we officially got married. My last boyfriends treated me poorly, but that is a different story. and their half brother is 3 years old. Attached by Amir Levine is a good book on the topic. I gained a few pounds, so it surely didn’t help my self-esteem. Other reason is that the time to care for my hair goes way down. true. I only asked to dye it, but she said that I needed to cut some of for it to be pretty, so I did. You admit yourself you are stuck with the mindset. Maybe 5'3", but I'm 5'6" and I am not short! I am a woman so my height is more "forgivable" than a man's We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I have two kids (17m /19f). My husband is very loving. Just as yours is for you. There is nothing wrong wid my bf but i just wanted him to be a bit taller. It would get caught in chairs, doors, get wet in the toilet, boys would pull it, girls would threaten to cut it off, my mother told me I would be unlovable (yeah, unlovable) with short hair, etc. I said “Go throw it out. Now that my husband has me pregnant with our first child in which I'm 14 wks. But I wouldn't want anything else. I could get dates, but I couldn't get a loving, caring, lasting relationship. My uncle is far taller than my grandfather was and so are two of my brothers (one is my grandfather’s height around 5’6”). Pretty surprised when the card came back at 170cm (5'7"). İ will undergo limb lenghtening surgery soon, my doctor will increase my height by 8cm-9cm (3 inches), i am not asking you to do the same since you are not adult (this surgery is for adults btw) but i believe outcome of this surgery will be great you guys can follow my progress and recovery on this youtube channel that i have just created Edit: To all the profile-lurkers, my husband is no longer a moderator, and has a (real) job now FYI. My partner is 4 inches shorter than me, and i love our relationship. While being short as a man does put you at a disadvantage it’s not a death sentence. After 4 years all she says is how happy she is that my partner doesn't drink, treats me well, has good manners etc. So they can feel physically dominant in a relationship. short kings! My moms side is short, but my dads father is 6’1 while his mother is 4’11. My husband started to to get all weird and say that he had an "8 inch" penis, which is not really true. He’s an artistic person and has never been the most masculine guy, but has never shown signs of wanting to be feminine or dress like a woman. Four years into our relationship, I got pregnant and had absolutely no sex drive that is probably due to being sick almost my entire pregnancy. I just thought more an open group for short people to share short ppl problems. I am not talking about 5 '6 short, I would sell my family to slavery if it would make me 5'6, I am talking about being 5'1, as a man. Short men who went for me liked my height and didn’t try to make me feel bad about it. And having a vasectomy means that I am serious and won't change my mind on the issue; this is worth far more than a few inches of One of the things that helped flip my mindset around about my height was hearing a co-worker, a guy who was my height but in his 30s and had a wife, kids, and was overall a happy dude, say to another co-worker that his height used to really piss him off, but eventually he just got over it after realizing it's really not a big deal to anyone My little girl was visibly upset at being smaller than a younger child. Update: Sorry if I upset anyone with this post. It was absolutely infuriating for me as a girl. for a man: 5’3” and below is very short, 5’4” - 5’6” is kinda short, 5’7” - 5’9” is lower average, 5’10 Ok so ik alot of short people will say no because there sick of average height guys complaining about life but ima keep it real, depends where you live and also how you see yourself, technically your average considering 5’7-5’11 is what the majority of the population is thats why they get the average 5’9 however if you feel or people tell you are who aren’t 6ft> then yeh sure My BiL is like this. His 20 year old sister is 4'11" just like her mom. . I definitely wouldn’t want my husband telling my friends husbands that I’m insanely tight, it’s fat, or it’s juicy. My husband and I have been married for 5 years, together for 9. First I’ll explain my situation. You can't tower a man who Big thing for me is body temperature. I didn’t get that lucky, I’ll have to work for it. Best you move on and show your kids that you know your own worth and how you should be treated. " Bruno Mars is 5'5. Even though your partner should 100% be expressing this so that you can give him space and let him be without feeling he’s being unnecessarily short or cold towards you, it may well be he doesn’t realise that it’s upsetting you or coming across in a personal way. Women who only date tall men are missing out. I was so sick when I realised. My husband is 4 inches shorter than me and he’s never been intimidated by my height or cared about how our heights compare! Don't try to get back with him. He's sort of shy, but I don't mind. The most annoying thing is how I have a little Prius C. Tall men (taller than me) were often insecure and would get upset if I wore heels (even if I was still shorter than them). My father is taller than average (slightly) and my aunts and female cousin are shorter than average (but not as short as I am). The fact that these people shame you like that for dating outside of what is considered to be a “normal” relationship, commonly a man and a woman, where the man must be taller than the woman, shows that they have internalized and try to normalize this norm upon others since anything outside of the norm is considered to be “other” or “alien”. Well, it's just a joke and my boyfriend "needs to man up and stop being such a bitch" but last time I checked jokes shouldn't make you cry. The guy for some reason told us that he had a seven inch penis. Probably explains why I've never felt thaaat short around people despite everyone I know saying "they're 6'. I feel pretty bad when I'm around my dad's family, where everyone is tall. My male cousins are taller than average. same my demon was my fave airing drama as of recent 😭😭 i knew i probably wouldn't find a drama i liked as much so soon after that took it's place but i'm currently watching MMH, just finished the latest ep, and tbh it's def not my favourite type of drama but i keep watching to see what happens next lol and I'd like to see the chemistry between the two leads develop more. 99,99% of women STILL find my height outright repulsive, and 0,01% would be willing to condescendingly tolerate it at the very best. I told my husband as soon as I knew but at that stage he had already been integrated into the friend group. I (28F) got married to my husband (31M) in early 2021, after 3 years of dating. Sorry for the length Allow me to preface this post by stating that my husband is perfect (to me) in every way imaginable. It helps me to remember that it's just nerve wracking in general doing online dating. You are bigoted about short men and that hasn't changed. Married for 5 years and generally happy. My husband is not lazy. I understand how you feel, my hair reached my butt and when I went to the hairdresser for a cut a few years back she also cut way too much. However, my 17 year old nephew from my older sister had a growth spurt earlier this year bringing him to 5'7". Girls are atleast the same size as me and even taller. On occasions I go back to Vietnam to visit my folks in the country side, I am a giant amongst them, and I am only 6ft. Now my husband of 8 years and I are on lockdown. Small ceremony due to covid but we made it work. 5% of the women world wide. I didn't have the chance to play sports with him (i played football during college, but When I first cooked for my current as friends, I was so used to the criticism, I'd gotten into the habit of heading off with my own negative commentary as I served and ate. My fiancé is exactly my height and I’m 5’5” but he was confident enough to talk to me and we’ve now been together for 7 years. I go to my clothes closet. He has been there for me holding my hand and helping me through this. He yells at other drivers when they do something wrong. I stumble over my words like it’s our first date when I make an attempt at a compliment. Denying the existence of heightism, using anecdotes to undermine the experiences of short men/scientific studies, and humble-bragging about your height (or your partner's height) will result in a ban. Intelligence, work ethic, and connections have much more to do with success. I agree with you on the men’s side but 5’3 - 5’6 seems like it’s leaning slightly towards “taller than average” for women. So I ended up suffering psychosis from cannabis and checking myself in the hospital and they would only release me to someone & the only one I had was my husband. Have been my whole life. Short guys get mocked by taller men and think they’re an easy target. small man, because he's basically an easy target, very handicapped in every social exchange, unattractive and just so short. When I was 3 or 4, I accidentally spilled a sugary drink on the carpet floor as I was distracted, watching my Dad vacuum. 48 hours later it had 85,000. Even if it is sometimes objectively weird or bad due to overwhelm, he's still grateful and helpful. However my husband had been acting strange after our honeymoon and i tried asking him about it but he just shrugged off Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now. Almost married Susan Wojcicki after I saw that Pros. She When I was in my late teens I told them if they ever got back together I would cut them both off. He rocks it! He's so confident. My marriage was 23 years of no emotional intimacy or talking. When we got married everyone kept saying I could not wear high heels because of his height. You and your husband can sit down and research his hair texture and type to find a way to make it look nice. My legs are significantly longer than my torso (if I had a ruler I'd measure but alas) and I have short arms which make them look even longer. She Short interviews aren’t always a bad thing, especially if they’re first-round interviews. My mom's dad is 6'1 and his 2 other brothers were 6'2 and 6'4. I meant that gaining 90 kg in such a short period of time is a lot and not healthy for one's body. Like my dad is 5’8 and he got my mom and my mom is stunning. 9 cm (5 feet 4. Just wanted to tell my story and maybe get some input. I have learned from my last ex gf who is 15 years older than me, that there are many man seek out short women to marry. My ex husband was cheating on me during my entire pregnancy and treated me exactly like OP's husband is treating her. So my wife and one of her girlfriends were having a few glasses of wine, and while I was in my office I overheard a very awkward part of their conversation The other woman I'm worried because my husband is 6'5'' (I'm 5'6'') and I'd kind of assumed our son would be tall (all the men on his side are above 6'3'', although on my side the men are around Try to imagine if your husband called you a "fat, ugly, worthless skank" in front of your friends, and you knew that's how he really felt about you (and so did they). Now I’m very short but I see all these tall guys and short girls and I get very jealous. However, when I first moved in I felt very much at peace and happy. I think main reason is my father(he’s 5’2). Okay. My stand , final word from biblical stand: god gave us all the right of free choice to follow his ways. ” This is something you can do with a trained IFS therapist or some on your own. He is kind, sincere, honest, open I just joined reddit and I'm not much of a writer, but I wanted to share my share my perspective with the people in the group. Reply reply More replies More replies. I feel a rush of excitement and anxiousness when I compliment him. Short guys are seen as being unable to protect their partners. Today my sister came to my house crying because she had a dream about Jimmy. He wasn’t taught how to regulate his emotions as a child. Tall for where I live since hispanic men on average are 5'7 and for women it's 5'2, i think those statistics are right, me and my partner are Hispanic and among both of us the tallest is 5'5, our heights are considered short by people outside of our area but it's considered the norm for us My husband and I have been together for 10 years, since we were 16. My husband has been my absolute rock. A safe space for GSRM (Gender, Sexual, and Romantic Minority) folk to discuss their lives, issues, interests, and passions. He’s been so loving and attentive to both my kids and I. It is who I am and how my short family is. If you wish to receive forgiveness you must seek to forgive. 5 guy with a 5’11. When my daughter was born, I felt like my life completely shifted and I was almost never interested in sex. If it goes even a couple inches above my knee, he says it is too short. ” In an annoyed tone of voice. First impressions is a real thing and your parents' reaction was like my mom's. Being short sucks for sure, but I have learned to cope with it, and I haven't allowed my lack of height stop me from accomplishing my goals. I personally refused to allow it to define him. I did not state anywhere I regret marrying my husband. I encounter my brother who says something like "good morning munchkin" or "sup little man". That's how I realized through dating my husband that a tall husband isn’t a good husband. That’s a detail we leave out for privacy reasons. P. A Reddit user shares, “I am 5ft 8in. His friends lied for him. I think all of us have a tendency to think that whatever we perceive as a flaw is the thing that is keeping us from getting dates, when the reality is that almost nobody likes the process of online dating, because it is full of false starts and rejections, and the vast majority of us have what we perceive as I’m really short like 5’ and he is 5’6”. Daniel Radcliffe is 5 foot 5. We have a 2 year old son who is in the 96th percentile for his height, so he takes after mama, and we also have 1 on the way. Yeah. Don’t let height be your defining factor. I cut off my ex friends and made new ones. I would rather be taller than 5 feet so I wouldn't My husband is short and balding. I'm on the other hand, 5'0" (150 cm), not fit, plump well rounded girl, you can say that I'm chubby. and only a very large amount of money would make it worth doing that for a short period of time. " Scott Caan, 5'5. He’s been in undergrad for a year. One of my biggest turn offs is lying about height, it's like saying you have a Corvette and you drive a cavalier. His wife, my husband's sister, comes to all family events with their child but her husband never comes. Or check it out in the app stores   My husband and I have been together for 3 years. So in short, good for you for coming clean, doing whatever it was you did to make it better, but in his own words as you posted, ("My husband says he still thinks about my cheating often") - this death/murder will live in your relationship forever. You just gotta be confident my guy and don’t forget to have a decent personality. 😣 His job was his second family and he misses them terribly. I’ve never known someone so amazing and I know I never will again. I thought I was 5'5" my entire life. I've been in this guy's shoes and lost my marriage because of it. While most women prefer taller men, they won’t rule out a man who is “short”. My husband had the trash from what we were eating in his hands and was just standing there watching. I also refuse to believe 5'5" is short. 13 votes, 14 comments. My husband he 6'2" (189 cm) tall, slim, lean muscles, and very fit, he does run long distance, he can run for hours and hours without tired, he also swim long distance. Luckily he is a strong person, but I know it has bothered him and still does. He’s also been drinking more. " And he does. Literally every short man I know is successful in some way. I think you are largely exaggerating how much height matters in the real world beyond dating apps. My 15 year old son is 5'6" currently and my wife is 5'3" and is worried that he's stopped growing. I remember my mom and sister whining about how some guy was cute, but "ugh, so short" and saying they only dated tall men, and I never understood it (granted, I'm autistic so lots of things really slip out of my comprehension). because just posting on reddit which is the equivalent of going to a your cities largest bus Usually after some alone time I can see my errors and apologize, but that’s extremely difficult for me to realize in the moment. Lurking woman: My 6' 6'' chad husband doesn't care about height, and treats everyone equally including you subhumans, oops, I mean uh. My partner lives my cooking and is always grateful and complementary. We get along really well, especially ever since both of us had med changes (we've both got bipolar). This. S. I’m from England and my best mates are 6’6, 6’2 and two of them are 6’1. I've been there-- I'm a tall woman, and confronting my self-consciousness about my own height has made my life much, much better. I’m 22 and my friends and I do talk about sex but never size. My husband is short but his father is average height. My husband and I are going on 20 years this summer and neither of us have been unfaithful, nor would we. " They're just good looking. I hope like some others who have reconciled or rug sweep, it does not surface as a new discovery Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now. I wanted to have a soon-to-be-man boy, not an eternal "grown-down". 1. I'm 6'2 and just going to the store anyone my age is taller than me, it's not only men it's women too. " Let me see if I've got this right-- your eighteen-year-old brother got a visit from the short fairy, and is getting depressed over his height. But, he is the one making the choice here. Please feel free to PM me if you want to chat because I 1000% feel your pain. Realistically, in the U. He told me to get used to the short hair because I won't have time to worry about my hair after the baby comes and he wants to get pregnant again right away after our first baby. His love languages are cuddles, kisses, making dinner for each other, playing games together, and helping me with my aquariums. My husband was the same, especially around cooking. It's a wonderful thing. The difference is I was military, worked 12s 5 days a week and deployed for 6 months every year. My kids are still loved, cared for, played with, and I haven’t let my load slack around the Yeah that comment made me raise an eyebrow too. You've been psychologically torturing this man, and are either too uncaring or too self absorbed to see it. I have adapted using note taking, diaries, recording voice memos for myself and so on. You just empty your pockets and put your bags on the belt, walk through a normal scanner not the nether regions XRAy machine. I [37F] accidentally found out last month my husband [38M] was using 'work trips' as an excuse to sleep with his also married coworker who lives across the country. You have to really think about taking photos together; 3. I have a poor short term memory and she has an excellent one. The colleges where we would be working, starting this fall, are extremely liberal, and I knew that there were some women on the faculty that were in same-sex relationships. 6 centimetres (5 feet), and that of a man 164. Good thing my Typical Day: Every morning I wake up, remember my height, and then just want to sleep/stay in bed. Of course part of it is that he's just way hotter and nicer and better in every way lol but also the logistics are so much easier. My husband comes Yes but all of my peers are tall. They were happy like two pigs in a mud. 23 yo man, 160cm ( 5'2 or 5'3 ) with an average face here, i wanted to talk about my experience of being a short man here, not looking for advice ive already accepted my fate and i know nothing will ever change about peoples behavior towards me. I don't know that reading it solved my attachment mismatch in my relationship, but it did help me in these 2 ways: 1 understanding that my partner has different needs and that's ok 2 understanding that it's not 100% on my partner to change their attachment needs to fix the relationship problems. I'm 6'0" and my husband is 5'6". But that’s probably some crazy odds that my group happens to be so tall. First things first, my husband is pretty great and I love him. He Me and my husband have been married for 4 years and together for 6 years. I told my husband I would like it if we could spend more time together and that I was feeling a little neglected. My husband constantly tells me that he loves my daughter more than me. I'm short, your mother's short, your whole family's short. if any husband leaves a wife for her weight, often she gets so angry, that the wife immediately starts hitting the gym, diet with the discipline of an insane female, workout hours each day after work (because hey, now she doesn't have to take care of that husband anymore) then take out from their savings maybe $4K to get some fat lipsocution removal and another $3K for excess But, when they came home several years later I helped them pick up the pieces. Either you are desperate for attention on Reddit I simply said "No". It was probably the worst time in my life Hello Reddit! Forgive me as I am new to the online community. I've been with my husband for 10 years and have never really spent time with my BiL. He didn't really get dates until he was older. It gets really hurtful having to be the person that he takes his frustration out on. No woman fantasizes about a short guy. My husband is extremely attractive, even more so when I was in my mid-thirties. I feel like the words coming out of my mouth sound silly. Wouldn't you be devastated? I know most women would be. He is great. Nothing wrong with that. Just thought I would get some advice for physical struggles especially from the ladies. I am a 5'3 adult male and I have been short all my life. Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now. I’m 5’2” as well as my mom, her female cousins, and two of my female cousins (two are taller but their mom isn’t a Jew). I'm a child of this. People making creepy comments about our sex life. " Second - height becomes less important to a childfree woman when she has an 800 lbs. It's not about how tall you are at 5'8 it's about your personality. My sister's ex, their dad, is 6' and his family is relatively tall. Well we get in the car and my husband is beaming at the idea of a beautifully healthy baby, but I start to cry. My husband has short temper and when we argue he yells and says a lot of mean things, he also yells at me if I do something wrong and he also has anger issues. The baby is in the 19th percentile but normal, they say. He's perfect for me. Dumping your partner for a more desirable person is something that both men and women do. The average height of an Indian woman is now 152. Hi there, this is my first time ever using reddit so apologies if i didnt do things correctly. Or check it out in the app stores   As a short man, I wouldn't give you a chance, I really don't need your drama around me. He is very impatient when he drives. I’m 5’4 and my husband is 5’7 so we’re not tall. My husband and I have been together for 4 years. My husband, who I just married this past Sunday actually, is short (5’6”), blonde, chubby, the farthest from emo/goth you can get, and sure as HELL isn’t a vampire. I wish I'd die. Most people would perceive you as an average sized man if you don't have significant muscles. He (m38) works a lot of overtime and has a far commute. LGBT is still a popular term used to discuss gender and sexual minorities, but all GSRM are welcome beyond lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people who consent to participate in a safe space. But he sort of seems shorter to me compared to other guys. He says I am a mother and should not dress like that. I also don't know what country Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now. If otherwise they're decent parents maybe they were just My boyfriend (26m) and I (25) have been dating for almost two months. I remember my early 20s as sucking too, but for different reasons. My husband and I are in our late 20’s and been together for about 8. Where ever we went, people would tell me what a bad ass he is and all the stuff he’s done. I am destined to stay lonely and get mocked for something I have no say over. Can my height be close enough to be considered the beginning of tall?" Does it really matter? In reality, nobody cares. I don't work & I was in a new community with no support. And definitely don’t let it keep you from talking to women. I have Never had any problems with my height. s. He’s having an affair. Not every man in the world is 6'8", just because we're all here in this one sub. Or check it out in the app stores   My husband is short and hot as hell. " Not a single one is "good looking for a short guy. 5 father and a 5’2. I love short men. Bro this been on my mind like crazy my mom is 5 foot 3 and I think my dad is either 5 foot 11 or 6 foot my sister is 5 foot 7 and I’m 5 foot 8 and a half and I hate my height I feel hella short compared to everyone in highschool I’m 18 I know I’m super short but It never crosses my mind. Expand user menu Open My father's parents are also short. I think he’s right in the middle, but got lucky with his wide frame. They don't know your partner yet and I think commenters are a bit harsh. She complains to me that kids 2 & 3 years below her are taller and can pick her up. But my husband thinks that dresses should be at least knee length. Now I don't think your husband is cheating. I’ve gotten attention from women because I have a nice face, but due to my insecurities I’ve rejected them. For $80 you'll get shorter lines and less scrutiny at TSA for 5 years. Had I listened to them back then and dumped my man, I wouldn’t be engaged right now. If we interpret his comment as generously as possible, it's not that she's going to be like "Ohhh, this new guy is 6'6, come fertilize my eggs," but she may feel more attracted to a taller man which may contribute to her decision to dump her "Son, you will never be a tall man. 326 votes, 55 comments. elephant of a compatibility issue to contend with. I haven't been on a single date. my husband refuses to look for a job even though I think it would be good for him (And we could use the additional income), but he just says he’s, “got too much on his plate already”. "I came here to ask for advice as opposed to r/short which might have made more sense at face value because from what I've seen over there is bitter misogynistic men with Napoleon complexes and I don't want my brother to end up like them. We talked about sexual topics. I posted some type of love story about my husband and me on this sub a couple weeks ago and actually got downvoted! Haha. One of my ex gfs Aunt was 6” tall and she married a guy who is 5’6”. My husband retired from the fire service about one year ago and has been miserable ever since. My husband is 6' 1 and he's the second shortest (my older brother is 6') of any of my other 4 brothers or his dad and two brothers, so he's definitely tall, but growing up being surrounded by brothers and uncles mostly over 6' Thankfully my husband took me to therapy. 5 years. If my wife or girlfriend was acting like this, I'd show her the door and tell her not to let it hit her in the ass on the way out. The truth is I didn't value the relationship and had my head up my own ass. I'm not a short person, but the amount of snide comments I've seen/people acting like I can't possibly love my boyfriend despite him being small. I was trying to calm her down. If he travels for work he’ll FaceTime me from duty free and ask if I want to replace my mascara. Most people think I'm taller anyways. If you're a 6' tall woman, you're taller than 99. Nearly shat my pants. I wear heels all of the time, my husband loves it. We live 5 minutes away and my SiL is a really good friend of mine. No. By the way I also always wear tights or leggings with my dresses, so I am not even showing my legs. As the doctor put it, "He looks like you. We’ll explore the pros, the cons, and oh yes, dish out some fabulous tips for dating a shorter guy. A few months ago however my husband’s best friend made a new friend and introduced the guy to their group. All my friends and everyone has a partner, or at least had one at some point. I am 5'3 and I have been single my whole life, I am almost 27 years old. I don’t wanna live my life alone because I’m a short loser. I can feel my cheeks I chatted with my husband about his dating life as a short man, and he said his early 20s were pretty bad. That being monitoring these stupid subreddits. You're going to be a short man. And some people may not realize it, and jump into marrying a person solely for how many feet from the ground Yes, get ready to dive into the world of short kings. My stepdaughter collapsed on to the floor throwing a big fit. I do lastly want to add anyone who took my very vague short Reddit post and made comments about some sort of pedophilia shit going on I believe that if your mind went there from such a short Reddit post about my husband loving our daughter than you need to seek It is devastating, I can't live one second with out being reminded of how worthless I am. First - none of this "I want a tall man so that my children won't be short. My husband and I comforted her but I was a little annoyed because the second I let her in my house she ran into my husband My father is 6'2 (194 cm), my mother is 5'1 (154 cm) and I am 5'5 (170 cm). He was cheating on me. I have made all the suggestions: go back to school, pick up a hobby, volunteer. He has C3 curly hair and so if it’s not properly hydrated and detangled it becomes frizzy and the curls loosen. In other words, I am not short. A little over a century ago, in 1914, Indian Take that $5 per person and put it towards a TSA Precheck application. " I'm 38 years old now, I am quite obviously taller than my dad, you can Getting measured by Skatteverket when I moved from the US to Sweden is the only reason I know my actual adult height. Funny enough, I had a first round phone interview for an undergrad legal internship yesterday morning, and I kinda felt the same way with how my interview I just searched my height of 5'8 in the search bar and felt my brain melting at the negativity surrounding the height. this past week. When I'm with my mom's family, where everyone is short, I feel just normal. Finally, I just wanted to mention that although I live on the mainland, now, I spent most of my adult life in Hawaii and you would be considered large there. My two grandmothers were very short and one of my grandfathers also was, but then the other one is 5’11. 3 reasons why your husband is deliberately mean to you. My younger cousin is way taller than me. But he can have a short temper. I fall short everyday and only get by on his grace and forgiveness. I’m just shy and weird about verbal affection / compliments for whatever reason. Im sure you will see you are too set on what society tells you, and not what you think. If you're a 6' tall man, you're taller than 86% of the men world wide. While everyone of all heights are welcome to post in this subreddit, your posts and comments must be respectful of short guys. Doing parts work has helped me and my husband a lot in our parenting and marriage bc we see which parts are being triggered and can work to get back into “self energy. My husband and I also really like The Peaceful Parenting Podcast by Sara Rosensweet. The hardest part is the shame when you don't know something, especially as a man if he was in a more traditional household, he may not know it's okay to not know - at least that was the case for my husband. You'd need to fix that in yourself before you would seek to have a successful relationship with a short man. I've tried getting mad. My husband and I are the same height at 5’3 and I consider myself pretty fucking hot!! He is good looking and he doesn’t make a My bf has been growing his hair long and he (and I) have done some research in how to keep his hair healthy. he also asked my daughter but she locked herself in If you tell me you're 5'10, and we're eye-to-eye barefoot, you're a liar, and a short one at that, and you need to get over it. Or check it out in the app stores   I know it sounds horrible just please hear me out. I’m an almost 19 year old 5’7. Frankie Muniz? 5'5. Every time I see a couple I get jealous and I feel depressed. By some karmic twist of fate my husband’s new friend was the guy I kissed all that time ago. But never let that make you a small man. He was so angry, yelled at me and cleaned up my mess. Tonight he blew up at me My mother and sister are average height. Literally impossible to lie about and not get caught. Or check it out in the app stores   I heard before that being short as a man is a privilege If a girl doesn’t want you just because of your height, so be it, you don’t need someone like that in your life, when you find love you know its legit and not just she likes you Reddit's Place for Outfits, Welcome! Make sure to read the rules before posting or commenting! Have a great time Members Online • My husband is around the same and wears short shorts on the daily (military PT uniform) and they look amazing! Reply reply This is exactly how I feel about my husband too! He’s my favorite person in the world and I love our love story. Dude's 5 foot 2 and a half. People might point it out; 2. My husband does things for me that doesn’t always benefit him just to make me happy. To answer your question here - my husband and I have both had to make compromises and And, since you’re only 19! Yours is probably still growing. He's really into me, which is something I'm not used to, honestly. When I got my first boyfriend, who was my height, my mom asked me "yeah, he's cute, but don't you mind that he's short?". My husband was acting in a way I have never seen him before, like we were these liberated, relaxed people open to anything. Get app Get the Reddit app Log In Log in to Reddit. He said ok but nothing changed. I can list out multiple couples where the guy is under 5’9. My husband who is 168/5'6 (although I suspect he's 166/5'5) has been bullied all of his life due to his height, granted we live in Scandinavia where everyone is a giant, but it truly bothers me I'm not denying that people look down on short spouses, because I will inevitably be a spouse at some point in life along with me being short. I eventually force myself up and go brush my teeth. You might feel more masculine; 5. Sometimes I’ve even attracted tall women (5’10) help. so in my 20s, I kept my hair short and never looked back. YTA my husband is short (significantly more than me) and he was teased growing up and to this day. I’ve been hassling my husband about his short fuse/temper, and snapping behaviour for almost 2. I’m not sure how to cheer my daughter up about her height and weight. I have 38,160 subscribers, with 3,900 of them gained from this short alone My YouTube short currently has 812,537 views, Medically, short is defined as: "Short stature (SS) is conventionally defined as height 2 standard deviations (SDs)(approximately the second percentile) or more below the mean for age- and gender-specific norms" (1) Reference: (1) Sandberg, I'm a woman and my husband has been a stay-at-home Dad for about 5 years. By the time my spouse came out to me, depression was very obvious and interfered with our relationship. I live in Luxembourg and have a lot of friends from the Netherlands and they are tall. You're selfish, callous, and clearly care more about sex than you do about him. The following three reasons refer to your husband’s deliberate, calculated meanness: Your husband is cheating on you. Because 6ft is short. Obviously I can't diagnose your husband, but my father is a sociopath and a narcissist (diagnosed). 9 inches), according to a new research report from the Imperial College London. he asked my older son and he refused because he was going out with friends. I was heartbroken to realize my epiphyseal plates have fused and I am stuck in this subhuman corpse for the rest of my shitty life. Arrowmatic • Kind of on the other side, but I'm a 5'11" woman and my husband is 5'7" and both our kids are REALLY tall, lol In that case, professionals help with anger management is required. I don’t allow myself to wallow. My fiancé is half Korean and got bullied a lot in school. The fingertip rule for skirts doesn't work for me, my ass would totally show. With that said, I do think nutrition is a bigger factor especially for the men. This year, my goal is to just worry about what I CAN control. He knew I'd be occupied at the doctor's office and took advantage. I prefer someone close to my height or taller. I'm 5'2 and he's 6'10. My mother is a fabulous, vibrant person, but you wouldn't have known it because she's also an introvert and anorexic. Lol It doesn’t mean ANYTHING. We had a healthy sex life during the entire pregnancy, but he was cheating with someone from work. Just be your short self and rock that shit. And there are absolutely good men out there. Every job I’ve had I always got the biggest raises or the first one to be consider for a promotion. Always saw my dad get the most respect. Your good posture will most likely disappear; 4. My siblings are starting to have children, and I am here with a 32 year old man child who makes me feel like a stressed out mother in all the worst ways. along he told me he wants me to cut my long hair short. Or check it out in the app stores then technically girls think anything less than 6 feet is short. " My “ideal” guy in middle/high school was tall, thin, dark hair, goth/emo, and a vampire. I’d probably say 5’3 - 5’5 (or maybe even beginning at 5’2) is pretty normal for women, but once you cross 5’6 you start to get into “slightly tall” territory for me. My How It Works Having A Short Boyfriend. Don’t get me wrong, I am a mother first always. He doesn't make much money and never really had any. I like a guy who is tall and who sort of seems to protect me. My husband had an emergency (dad had a medical emergency) and wanted someone to watch our son. THIS! I like physical affection of all kinds so much more with my 5'5" husband than with my tall-ass ex. 5 mother. cwkky qsomem ifu ghdagdm ybagxhptn eqssydbr qbzg kih xduhvdn uhee