I was always small through elementary and middle school, but it didn't really hit me that I was short until after I graduated college and went into the real world. While I was small, I never thought of being short as having that much of an impact on my life. When I got into the dating market and started applying for employment, I notice that I always received apprehension, unease or lack of interest as a first impression with people. A few years of that and I put two and two together.

While I have prevailed, it took me until my mid 20s to understand that I was "short" and what it meant. How about all of you?

The How Stuff Works (Stuff Mom Never Told You) YouTube channel with over 62K Subscribers does a 5 min video on Heightism from a Non-Comedic, academically backed position. This is a slam dunk guys :)

There is a lot of truth in this video. I notice a lot of taller men go out of their way to bash short guys. Could it be because many of them are insecure in general and only have being tall to hang on to?

This is from a few years ago that may have some impact on height increase

New Artificial Bone Made of Wood

Why is it that when I go to a club fat women gravitate toward me? I am not attracted to fatties at all, but for some reason they assume I will entetain their advances and then get mad when I don't take a liking to them.

I mean no disrepsect, but just because I am short does not mean that I am desperate. I notice this in every club I go to. The fat girls will ignore the tall guys (or maybe they are getting ignored?) and then come to me as a last resort (at least that is how it feels). 

Come 12-1 a.m. they are all over me like maggots on rotten meat. 

When it comes to the height of a man or a woman, it means nothing, literally. I am 6'2'. Yes I'm fairly tall, but that doesn't matter. The shorter or taller a person, doesn't mean a difference. What it all really comes down to, is total confidence. The shortest man would find a woman with ease if he just exhibited confidence within himself. I know that's kind of common knowledge, but it needs to be said sometimes. Just go out, talk to people, meet people, have fun, be yourself. 

Any bike riders here? Which brand or model do you use or recommend for a guy on the short side?

After striking out for a long time with women online and in real life, I finally met a woman who liked me for me. We would hang out, go out on dates at night and every other week, she would come over and we would sleep together. 

We met at a book club that I go to here in Philly . She was in a group of women and I was asked about a book I read. As I answered, she became interested in the conversation. We had a bit to drink that night and she came back to my place because she wanted to see some of the other books in my collection. 

We slept together that night. We were both drunk, her more than me. After texting back and forth for a week, we met again and slept together again. She always seemed busy and I noticed that we always got together on Sundays. Once I got a text from her telling me to meet her at a Starbucks and when I replied she said that she sent the text by mistake and that it was meant for me the week before she just never pressed send.

My job is by a movie theater and one night when I was coming home from work late, I bumped into her. I saw her in the movie theater (the facade has glass panels) by herself. I went in and she told me she was waiting until 9 to see a movie by herself. She told me she would call me on Sunday. When I call her during the week, she doesn't pick up now. She only wants to see me on Sundays.

She tells me she loves me, but when I ask her to be official, she tells me she just isn't ready.

I don't know if I should stick around and continue to pursue this, or if I should go back to being alone.