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The actual bagel guy had a stroke and can't move half of his body. He definitely went through it though. 

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There's a saying. It's... "still smashed though".

When you get to a peaceful space, especially if you have money and all of your ducks lined in a row, you begin to care less and less about people's dumb jokes.

There are people on this forum who would rather be an under average 5'10 guy (i.e. the people who are cracking jokes on social media) vs a 5'7 or 5'5 guy who has it all together.

Sure the 5'10 guy could build himself up to, but in this case, most of them don't and won't be anything special.

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Yes you absolutely would, and this is okay. We have people on this forum whose parents are 5'9 (father), 5'2 (mother) and they complain that they are 5'6. Endocrinologists would be the first to tell you that a 5'5 or 5'6 boy or girl would not only be completely normal, but expected. It is okay to feel the way you feel, but of course, you don't actually know that your height is the result of that medication. You are speculating. As an example, there are plenty of people who ate poorly during their childhood, yet still grew to be very tall. There are people who take medication for years that have no side effects, yet they don't develop any side effects. Genetics are a crapshoot. 

A soft yes to both fears, but it has to be put into context. There are imbeciles who will respect you less no matter what. They could respect you less for being a certain skin color (plenty of those), respect you for having less money (plenty of those), or respect you less for being male (plenty of those). Disrespect against short guys is one of those unprotected things, however you can change who you interact with and what you're wiling to tolerate. As a man, you can also build yourself. This is a key point. If you went to say Law School, graduated and became a respected lawyer who operated his own law firm, then people will respect your expertise, authority and experience. Problem solved. Again, there will be idiots who do not respect you because of your size, but there are people who would feel that way about certain races in their fields, etc. Put it in context. 

As for sex. There are 7.8 Billion people in the world in 2020. By that stat, there are 3.8 billion women. Lets take a 1/3 of that away for people who aren't adults. So that leaves 2.6 billion adult women worldwide. Let's be harsh and imagine that 1 out of 10 women would date a guy who is short (it's higher than that, but let's use the harsh number to drive this point). By this imagined measure, then if 9 out 10 women would only date tall men, this would still leave 260 million women who would date short men.

Is 260 million women still too few women for you? There are plenty of 5'5 men who score regularly. Ignore the men here who complain and look for those that DO. Do you work out in your gym? I am not saying that these men can get any woman, but neither can a man who is 6 feet. There are women who will still say no. 

Easy fix. Hit the gym and have discipline. I don't know what prices are like in Brazil, but here in New York City, one can go to Planet Fitness for as little as $15 a month. That works out to "R85$" in your money. 

You will be okay.

Because people can be jerks, you will need to learn how to develop a thick skin and that will take time, but this is something all men have to learn whether they are 5 feet, 6 feet or 7 feet.

Complaining is considered a feminine trait, which is why you have so many women who run around saying that men act like "bitches". You will get a soft pass here, but remember in the real world, no one owes, you, myself or any person understanding. 

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Fear not. 5'5 is not the end of the line. Many, many, many men are 5'5. Go to the "Gallery" section of this site and filter by 5'5, you'll see a ton of famous people who are 5'5. Not just entertainers, but also successful businessmen, engineers and inventors. You're in good company. 

Before you say, "wait, they are celebrities". No. The majority were not born that way. You are a man. Men have to make something of themselves. Some are lucky and win the genetic lottery. Even if you did win the genetic lottery, you would still have to work to make something of yourself. The more you do this, the more your value increases. You must get this into your head.

The world does not owe you, myself or anyone here understanding.

Sure we will listen to your story and help coach you to success, but this story cannot be your crutch, because the world will not care.

Average penis size regardless of height is 5.16 inches. You say you're 5.5-6". Guess what, you're above average.

The hardest pill to swallow is that whatever happened in your childhood is over and done with. Weeping on this is a complete waste of time and unproductive because... none of us can do anything about what happened during our childhoods, height-related or not.

There will be some naysayers here, but please google all of the divorces of celebrity couples this year. Then google some divorce and dating statistics. The majority of these men who were on the receiving end of divorce were well over six feet and they are being raked over the coals financially.

The good thing about being a man is that you can build yourself and increase your value even if you were born from diddly squat.

It will take a while for this to sink in, but sir, you are okay.