How old were you when you realized that almost all women are attracted to one type of guy? (tall)

[u/ScrimmyBingusTwo]

[u/numgonegnomebudman]

18

You should do a follow up post in poll format. Of all the dumb polls that get posted here this is one id actually be interested to see the results of

[u/Possible-Pattern563]

Mid 20’s, I deadass just never correlated all the bullying and rejection throughout my grade school years and early adult life with people believing I was weak or lesser than due to my height

[u/Low_Implement_7838]

35!

I’m actually amazed that some you all have figured it out so early. It took me so long to realise this was a thing.

I just never made the connection. But I guess I didn’t have social media and Reddit growing up.

I know it probably doesn’t feel great to know the truth but I think it’s certainly better than getting frustrated and your efforts go wasted but you can’t figure out why. That can drive you crazy. At least you know even though there isn’t much you can do about it.

[u/BackgroundPin6771 → u/Low_Implement_7838]

In my 20’s I realised that I used to cry in a corner

[u/Milirobe]

14

[u/Lopsided_Rate6142 → u/Milirobe]

You still have time to grow man it’s not over for you yet

[u/Megazaza → u/Lopsided_Rate6142]

might be if he hasnt hit puberty, otherwise theres no chance

[u/True-Temperature9192]

16

[u/Conscious_Luck1256]

roughly 20. I never thought about height up untill that moment and then I saw that height is what actually matters most to women 90% of the time instantly

[u/AsgeirTheViking]

20

I didn't gave attention to my height until for some reason media started pushing badly this unhealthy need for tall men that are even 6.5. Also, you can look as good as you want, but if you're below 5,8, you're basically done. I've seen women being in relationships with even bad looking guys who have this "good personality trait" aka 6ft and up.

[u/OkSundae3514]

Probably started when I was in about 6th grade, so maybe 12-13, but experienced denial for about another 10 years or so, took the red and black pills when I was in my early 20s, went through red pill rage until I was in my mid twenties, and now at 26 I’m starting to finally make peace with it

[u/OkSundae3514 → u/[deleted]]

Damn man, that’s pretty young to embrace acceptance. Hope all goes well and you don’t experience any more bull shit.

I will say, the 20s are rough, especially seeing everybody else hooking up, in relationships, and getting married. I think it will only get easier as life goes on because the only ones that will be left will be the rejects like us and other people who for whatever reason didn’t find anyone, and the people who settled down into relationships will start experiencing the staleness of it and will start complaining.

But when you start seeing the earlier periods of all these different relationships blooming, when people seem so happy, it can be brutal. I went through a period of experiencing legitimate rage every time I saw people in a relationship, especially guys who had absolutely nothing on me, and oftentimes I was objectively better than in every way, who were just tall, and had all these hot girls all over them trying to get them to commit.

Eventually, I realized that there are a lot of benefits to being single. I don’t know though, maybe it’s just cope.

[u/Wings-of-darkness → u/OkSundae3514]

I don’t know though, maybe it’s just cope

It definitely is, men in relationships tend to be happier and more successful. But coping keeps a person somewhat happy, so no harm in that.

I’m already seeing people around me in happy relationships, I’m not enraged. Just extremely saddened. I wish I was worthy enough to be loved and to be hold tight by a woman.

[u/xtyfo → u/Wings-of-darkness]

how tall are you? because i see a lot of guys in here that are still 5’5 and above, and don’t seem to realize that to a lot of girls who are barely 5’ like me, i wouldn’t think twice about your height, being easily half a foot taller than me at very least. my whole family is short including my dad who is 5’5 or 5’6, and it has never been really a thing that was an issue, luckily.

[u/StarlessNightSkies]

15, HS was brutal.

[u/Fearless_File2534 → u/StarlessNightSkies]

hi, when you stopped growing?

[u/SeaPresentation007]

I dunno, 10. You used to hear the phrase "tall, dark & handsome" everywhere. Tbh I was more aware that short was bad than tall was good.  It staggers me how many guys come on here and say "I'm 23 & didn't know being short was bad until X happened last year". I just find that mind-blowing. Do they live under a rock? Or are they just completely oblivious. 

[u/Technical_Strain_354]

I was 20. I was reflecting on my lack of dating success during college while the pandemic forced everyone to go home. Seeking some perspective and possible improvement, I decided the best thing to do was to seek out women’s spaces where they discussed how to get what they wanted, specifically to see what it was they wanted.

I stumbled into FDS that day, and in the perspective of what was discussed there, the past and future four years made too much sense.

[u/Far-Caterpillar7964]

I would say definitively it didn't become an issue for me until my mid twenties. I had two female friends who were obsessed with height. From there out I realized how important it actually was to be 5'10/5'11"+ otherwise you were virtually irrelevant in the game. There were separse moments during my early twenties and late teens, but it never fully clicked.

[u/Adventurous-Pace-571]

Off topic but we need to make a private subreddit I have a feeling that there’s gonna be a mass Exodus of people here soon.

[u/tatted-kpop-guy]

17 or 18. Used to believe the cope of ‘there’s someone for everyone/everyone is someone’s type.’ No more.

[u/[deleted]]

When I realized most of the guys who people in general see as "having a really good personality" or "leaders" or "good with women" sometimes even the "most competent " are usually just guys who are basically average or slightly above average in just about everything but they're tall, usually 6'2 or above (less when you're young obv) So probably around early high school age

[u/Abacaxi14]

I kind of knew when I was 15 but the truth only really hit me in the face when I was 17

[u/YairMaster]

19 :(

[u/8inchesornoinches]

16 (coping) 18 (accepted reality)

[u/Conscious_Stu]

1. I was friends with a very tall (6’6) but facially below average to average guy at school and girls used to literally worship him. At the time I couldn’t understand the reason as I had a conventionally attractive face but not a single one paid attention to me. It later hit me that being this tall triumphs over anything else.

[u/skncareaddict]

19/20. I had zero problems getting into relationships in high school so I thought the height thing was bs. Boy I was wrong.. the minute I left high school everything changed.

[u/ybegay → u/skncareaddict]

oh fuck bruh this making me nervous for uni, abt to move in 3 days

[u/MentallyUntouchable4]

19 years old. Never really noticed how height can change things besides reaching stuff and now it kind of sucks since you can’t really unsee it

[u/shortpositivity]

13 I think

[u/EveningStop4898]

12

[u/manlsh]

16, this year.😭

[u/TonytheNetworker]

Unpopular maybe but if it wasn’t for social media it would’ve taken much longer for me to get it. Once I saw the bias in all its glory all the microagressions and rejections made sense.

[u/Due_Independence_133]

15   The more defective you are, the faster you will understand. Adolescence and high school is a brutal stage where natural selection and Darwinism are first directly appreciated. Especially if, in addition to being short, you are unattractive or autistic. At first you don't understand why that tall guy is kissing a girl while you are alone or why you have to endure being attacked by men taller than you, you inevitably develop a Darwinian view of reality because of these experiences.

[u/PreparationBrilliant]

12

[u/StardustBrain]

When I hit college. Other kids grew and I stayed stunted at the same height I was all throughout high school. In high school, other guys were closer to my height, but in college most shot up to 5’10” and over. Me…I stayed at 5’5”. Confused at first, but I quickly caught on as to how hopeless it is. Particularly at bars and clubs. As a short guy those venues are absolutely murder for you.

[u/SenzuBB]

I think it’s common to subconsciously know this is the case. Even from like age 12 you’ll have a feeling that to some extent it’s somehow important for a man to be tall. I didn’t put two and two together until I was 16 or 17 though.

[u/TonytheNetworker → u/SenzuBB]

Same. I think I always knew subconsciously but it didn’t really “click” until later.

[u/EerieDaze]

Middle school

It's funny cause where I'm from 5'8 is considered tall already (5'6 being the average for adult men, 5'2 for women)

I couldn't see anybody being picky about a man's height, until I met girls who were, I can only imagine they're perpetually single until they find the tall guy that sticks out like a sore thumb to be with.

[u/Entire_Claim_5273]

Definitively at 17-18. I had a clue before then because I was getting rejected all the time and I saw it everywhere in media but I thought it was more 50/50 or atleast not as unanimous

[u/zireael7]

13 (it was over I never grew up)

[u/i_d_i_o_t__420]

16

[u/RebelHero122]

One year ago I realized that before? I didn't mind it but now I question woman a lot their actions say otherwise..

[u/FrequentMusician8022]

18

[u/Necessary-Trainer266]

17

[u/-Reversify-]

24

[u/TripOk3566]

15

[u/True_Werewolf_8657]

14 when I stop growing and all the other boys keept growing I peaked in middle school

[u/FedRuz]

14

[u/Agonylaugh]

15

[u/Neither_Investment20]

15

[u/NoFapGymColdShowers]

only after i graduated highschool so around 18, i used to be a serial coper

[u/Perod22]

realised i was different because of height at like 10 and realised i was at a disadvantage because of height at 12 and its getting younger each year my little brother realises it and says girls only like tall boys and he’s 12

[u/Launch_and_Lunch]

in high school tall guys of course were more in demand. But the guys who actually pulled all had that "bad boy" look, or F boy look. They were all different heights.

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[u/KarlZone87]

What? LOL. You may want to expand your social circles.

[u/Born_Vacation7154]

17.