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  • Taller men don't bother me yo...
  • Society favors tall men, and tall men become tall through no effort or merit of their own. When you are born you have a set range of potential height. So long as grave illness or malnutrition does not interfere, you will reach that height range. As a result of being born to be taller, you will: 1. Be statistically more likely to have more choices of mates; women value height intrinsically. Your mother wants you to be as tall as possible, and will take pride in your height should you exceed the average (which is around 5'9 for a male, though despite even the most recent statistical studies many people insist this cannot be true). Mates will be attracted to you sometimes for your height alone, and height is always an attracting factor. A male who stands the average of 5'9, who is muscular and has an attractive face will still be viewed as being "short," a detriment. The exact same male with 3 inch longer legs (and often height differences are comprised largely of leg length) will be very highly valued. 2. You will be more likely to receive favorable treatment in education, as many studies have demonstrated that taller males tend to receive more favorable treatment from instructors. 3. You will have much more opportunity to participate in sports, which may translate into popularity in school and also into opportunities for social and business networking. 4. All of which translate into greater opportunity for employment and greater opportunity for higher income than men of less height performing the same job (assuming they can get the same job in the first place). It's natural that shorter men would have some resentment about these factors rather than envy, particularly as there is nothing a man can do to actually increase his height short of bone-lengthening surgery, which is costly and potentially crippling. Still, seeing that many men choose to travel to far-flung places like China and the Ukraine to endure this sort of treatment (which can take a year of painful recovery and require re-learning how to walk in some respect) underscores how important height actually is. In American society height is at a particular premium, so much so that "average" height is considered "short." Statistically, I believe something like 11% of men are over 6'0, yet if you asked many men and women they would tell you they "think" that 6'0 is actually the average. How many times have you watched a football game where a 5'9 (average-height) 205 pound (very heavy) running back is described as "diminutive" - a word that means not average or even short, but exceptionally small, and is even used to describe things that are so small as to be pitiable. As a disclaimer, this was a topic that was familiar to me as I stood around 5'9 until late into my college career. I was a very late bloomer and literally rocketed up to well over 6 feet, and I was struck by just how much life and people's perceptions of and treatment of me changed. Not just people who knew me and were surprised at my height gain, but people I had never met before, just day-to-day interactions where subtle difference in demeanor and respect accorded were very obvious.
  • Being envious never helped anybody - only makes you feel bad about yourself. So, short men should make the best of what they have, and keep in mind their opinion of themselves is what matters most.

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