Great, I'm ~5'7 and there's nothing better in life than being the small spoon so I feel like I don't have the masculinity problem, at least not in the direction of overcompensation.
My dad is 5’3” and he coaches little girls soccer. If anything his overly masculine qualities come from being in the marine corps and being a boomer in the south. And I have a friend who is 5’4” and he is one of the kindest and most humble people I know. It’s not a guarantee that short guys have little man syndrome. But many do so it’s become a stereotype.
I feel like it has become a lot worse with things as Tinder and such where it has become painfully apparent how much girls prefer a man to be 6' or taller.
The stupid thing is that, in my experience as a shortish dude, girls tend to be terrible at actually gauging height in person as long as you’re taller than they are. I’m 3-4 inches taller than my (also short) wife, but when we were dating she guessed I was a couple inches taller than I actually am. I’ve had similar experiences a couple times. Good posture and a bit of muscle mass go a long way.
I will say I’m glad I’ve never been single in the dating app era though. Sounds like a fucking nightmare all around
Yeah, I'm totally with you. I don't I would have liked the Tinder jungle.
I think that's true for not only women. I have a friend that is probably 3 or 4 inches taller than me but I have a little better posture and more muscles and it is very common than people say "wait, are you not taller than X, are you sure?"
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u/Malusch Jan 08 '20
Great, I'm ~5'7 and there's nothing better in life than being the small spoon so I feel like I don't have the masculinity problem, at least not in the direction of overcompensation.