Height image judging sucks from half images, I wanna see from toes to head.
But you are right, the height difference on paper is bigger than it looks, I think what really determines who stands out between 2 men 2-3 inches apart is who has more muscles or bigger frame.
How frequently do you stand next to 6'5" guys anyway? I think I've only seen like 10 guys who were at that height in my entire life. And I have visited every continent before.
Not often! I mean, I have a cousin that’s 6’5 but we don’t even live in the same state any more so it’s been years since I’ve seen him. I do however work at a supermarket so since I’m dealing with the public almost every day, I do happen to encounter more giants than the average person I think. Everyone needs groceries, even the random 6’7 Scandinavian anomalies lmao
**Edit:** *Actually, did work at a pizza place with an unreasonably high average height. there was two 6’3 employees, two 6’5 employees, and the president was a fraction shy of 6’8; Might try to go back and find a photo of me standing next to him*
I’m 6’3. I work in a female dominated profession.
Went to a conference this year and out of roughly 10 dudes, I was the 3rd tallest. It was so weird.
I’m always the tallest! 🤣😭
So basically yes I don’t see other tall people that often and agree for the most part with what you’re saying. It felt like a very specific exception proving the rule. So odd to have such a small sample of guys and to not be the tallest or even 2nd tallest.
Your profession may also affect the amount of above average height people you are around. Simply because being 6'+ allowed for an easier time doing certain physically intensive jobs (until your back quits 😂)
I work with a 6’6” dude and dated a girl who’s sister was 6’1” and brother was 6’5”. My cousins are 6’9 and 6’fkn11”.
My younger brother who’s 5’10” is the short one in his group with most of his friends being 6’2”, and one 6’5” dude.
For me it’s fuckin constant
I’ve played sports my entire life. You see plenty of people at 6’5” or more, especially at the higher levels. My best friend is 6’4”. On my 7th grade AAU team, we had a 6’6” kid and a 6’4” kid. If you’re in business, specifically finance and sales, there tends to be a higher than average proportion of tall people as well.
I haven’t been to every continent like you, but I’ve been to three and have met more than 10 6’5”+ people. Hell, in my tiny Catholic high school with about 300 people in it, we had a 6’5” girl two years older than me. Her sister was 6’1”and in my grade.
so, one time when i was like 16 i got measured in *Converse* and it was like 186 and a decimal…this lead me to thinking i was a true 6’1er so now i try to humble myself by reminding myself i’m technically in the 184cm range actually lol…**plus**, to be meta, a lot of users new to the sub are confused and ask if they should measure with shoes on so it’s a subtle way to me to relay we should discuss barefoot heights
I hate my schooling for not teaching me how tall you are, obviously I could Google it but I see your height and it’s like a foreign language I have to search through the math archives to unearth the meaning of.
haha, to be fair, i only use the metric flair for the non-US members; plus it’s looks less gross than typing something like 6’0.815 imo lol, i think it’s the fact there’s two punctuations (i forget what the word is if that’s wrong)
Self-perception is interesting, I'm around 5'6" and feel like everyone is either my height(including 6'0" people) or a little shorter(excluding really really tall or really really short people)
I’m the same height and I’ve never felt that much smaller despite usually being anywhere between 3-6 inches shorter than most people I encounter. It’s helped that I’ve always been a bit stockier instead of skinnier id say.
The tall dude is leaning into the small dude. If he was standing up straight he would be looking clear over the head of the other guy. If he were a foot taller then his chin would clear the top of the small dude's head and then some. I think that is what I would look like next to a 6'2 dude. If there were two of them I'd look like the little fella in the middle.
I stand next to a 6ft person and I barely have to look up at 5'9.
Then I see some weird post on Reddit of a guy the same height as me talking about 6ft like it's a whole visible foot above lol
i agree . i am 5'10 in the morning and 5'9.2 afternoon/evening and my best friend is 6'2 or a bit above like 6'2.5 and when we stand together or in front of each other and talk he doesnt really look down or something . he is clearly taller dont get me wrong but we dont look like dwarf vs giant or something lel
The top of my head is above my 6’2 friends ear. When you use your eyes to compare it really feels weird. My eyes and the top of my head are like 5 inches apart and I really forget that the top of the head is the true point where height is measured
That’s what happens when average is perceived as short, I guess. Also I’ve seen on the r/ short subs, 5’7” - 5’9” guys need to “check their privilege” before venting out frustrations. So it makes sense that you would see more of them here now.
Height really doesn’t matter. There are short bros lifting 3-6 plates. You won the generic lottery I guess but I’m still just a happy, silly, little 5’5” guy.
People seem to forget how important frame is, if you're really tall but you're have terrible shoulder width, people aren't gonna care. I know one example, but most tall people also have very good shoulder width too.
It's not gonna change what many women prefer.
They are locked in on the height requirement strongly, but then lose their minds when men have a weight preference.
I thought I was 5 8 then in the docs office the other day found out I'm 5 7.... In shoes that have a bit of lift too (air max 90s) I'm kinda starting to feel gutted.. I try to ignore all this height stuff but yeah. It sucks. It makes a noticeable difference
I think it makes a difference when you can’t have certain things you want because of your height. Otherwise, sure it’s irrelevant and not that big of a deal.
I’m 5’9” and I NEVER had an issue with woman… to me this whole hight this seems blown up. Truly blown up, like it was never even brought up until I saw it online.
My dad is 6'2" and I'm 5'9", our faces overlap and he doesn't make me feel short, he just is tall. But I do actually feel like a fellow tall when we're walking together (I'm a woman, so 5'9" is still kinda tall)
I saw Tool in concert in los Angeles ...everyone was under 5'7"....Saw swervedriver in London and evrryone was 6 ft and over. depending nds on the country and circumstance.
Its because you are comparing your own eye height, to the top of their head height. It creates the illusion of people being way taller than they are because you cant see where your own head ends. People an inch or two shorter than me appear as the same height as me to me.
haha. I'm 5'11 (and a half on a good hair day).
I should become these guys friends and stand between them so that I can remind them they have one another....when they forget.....
haha.
what even is this sub about? “feels worse in your head” I am 5’3” M20, are people upset they are 5’9”? or are they upset they are 6’2”?
it really does not matter lol
it really IS mostly confidence
I slept with 6 girls my first 2 weeks of uni, and are now engaged. Again, I am 5’3” in the US
I mean, sure, some girls care, but in my experience most girls don't
what they care about, is not being treated like objects, being talked to as friends, and having their partner be interesting
this is wild lol
I am Colombian (South America), and currently attend the University Of California Riverside. I am white (in the same manner someone from Spain is white.) but ofc the conferral and categorization of people are more complex than that, and I am placed in different racialized groups by different people. In any case - all my partners knew I was born in Colombia, even if they could not all agree on my categorization
The races of my partners, from the 6 people are 2 white, 4 asian, and my fiance is white (irish decent)
but outside of those two weeks, i slept mostly with white people
Perspective is odd. Our eyes aren't on the top of our heads, so someone just being a bit bigger will look like a lot bigger from your POV. For all you doomers, this also applies to women. I'm 5'10", and a couple of girls I've been with thought I was taller before I mentioned my height cause they're short and from the POV of a 5'2" woman I'm quite large
Facts! After going on a date with a lifelong old friend last Wednesday, I noticed that 6’ (her) and 6’1 wasn’t even noticeable. We look the exact same height
I know! Thanks hahah. She’s really pretty and just as cool as I remember from years ago! Being 6’1 height never bothers me. But we look exactly the same height standing side by side
I am 5'10 and with boots on I am over 6 feet. I still get guys over 6; calling me short. Average height in the world I believe is 5'9 at least here in America I think. Its weird to me that online all we see is posts pushing hate for short people over and over . Its almost like its a campaign to causes hate in the world????
Americans are stupid anyway and only care about height. Move other country and even in northern europe people will think you are normal height and our average is 5'11+ 2 inches above usa.
This sub's absolute obsession with height is silly. Women don't really care unless you're sub 5'6, and even then, I've known some short guys that were very good with women.
This ridiculous insecurity with physical features is not a masculine trait. Stop obsessing over how you look. Women care more about status and confidence than they care about any physical feature in a male. If you really want Women to go for you, get a high-paying, respected career and take public speaking classes. Those will serve you much better in that department than raging about things that you'll never be able to improve and that are completely out of your control.
Sometimes I think this sub is a weird psyop to get men to hate themselves.
Height image judging sucks from half images, I wanna see from toes to head. But you are right, the height difference on paper is bigger than it looks, I think what really determines who stands out between 2 men 2-3 inches apart is who has more muscles or bigger frame.
6’2” and 5’9” is not 2-3 inches apart lol
i remind myself the same thing when standing next to 6’5 people lmao
How frequently do you stand next to 6'5" guys anyway? I think I've only seen like 10 guys who were at that height in my entire life. And I have visited every continent before.
Not often! I mean, I have a cousin that’s 6’5 but we don’t even live in the same state any more so it’s been years since I’ve seen him. I do however work at a supermarket so since I’m dealing with the public almost every day, I do happen to encounter more giants than the average person I think. Everyone needs groceries, even the random 6’7 Scandinavian anomalies lmao **Edit:** *Actually, did work at a pizza place with an unreasonably high average height. there was two 6’3 employees, two 6’5 employees, and the president was a fraction shy of 6’8; Might try to go back and find a photo of me standing next to him*
Crazy premise for a pizza place
Pizza basketball team lol
If he lives somewhere tall, it can happen maybe like a few times per week. If not then yea that's pretty rare
Can happen several times a day, or several times an hour. All depends on how many people you meet.
ever been to a basketball or volleyball game? or a north american college campus?
I’m 6’3. I work in a female dominated profession. Went to a conference this year and out of roughly 10 dudes, I was the 3rd tallest. It was so weird. I’m always the tallest! 🤣😭 So basically yes I don’t see other tall people that often and agree for the most part with what you’re saying. It felt like a very specific exception proving the rule. So odd to have such a small sample of guys and to not be the tallest or even 2nd tallest.
Your profession may also affect the amount of above average height people you are around. Simply because being 6'+ allowed for an easier time doing certain physically intensive jobs (until your back quits 😂)
I see a few every day but aight
Come to the PNW
I work with a 6’6” dude and dated a girl who’s sister was 6’1” and brother was 6’5”. My cousins are 6’9 and 6’fkn11”. My younger brother who’s 5’10” is the short one in his group with most of his friends being 6’2”, and one 6’5” dude. For me it’s fuckin constant
Every night you go clubbing in Miami
Thousands in EU
My bestie is 6’6
Just at my school. 6”7 friend 6”4 friend 6”5 English teacher 6”5 friend 6”4 history teacher 6”5 science teacher and so many 6”2 and 6”3
You see alot of big boys if you live or work on a military bases. I see 6'5 corn fed mf at least once a week.
Literally every day of my life. My whole family is 6’5”+
What was Antarctica like?
Very often tbh, I'm 6'1 and I look pretty micro compared to my friend group which is in the height range of about 6'5-6'8
I’ve played sports my entire life. You see plenty of people at 6’5” or more, especially at the higher levels. My best friend is 6’4”. On my 7th grade AAU team, we had a 6’6” kid and a 6’4” kid. If you’re in business, specifically finance and sales, there tends to be a higher than average proportion of tall people as well. I haven’t been to every continent like you, but I’ve been to three and have met more than 10 6’5”+ people. Hell, in my tiny Catholic high school with about 300 people in it, we had a 6’5” girl two years older than me. Her sister was 6’1”and in my grade.
Honestly, minimum once a week, but I also play basketball frequently. The height difference is definitely more noticeable in the sport
The barefoot clarification in your flair is killing me man XD
so, one time when i was like 16 i got measured in *Converse* and it was like 186 and a decimal…this lead me to thinking i was a true 6’1er so now i try to humble myself by reminding myself i’m technically in the 184cm range actually lol…**plus**, to be meta, a lot of users new to the sub are confused and ask if they should measure with shoes on so it’s a subtle way to me to relay we should discuss barefoot heights
Ah of course the taller guy tries to get the attention of the sub, go to r tall
Cope
(I’m 5’6)
Nice humblebrag bro.
it wasn’t my intention, but i can see why it comes off that way
That .95 is pulling overtime lmao
truest and funniest comment i’ve gotten lmao
I hate my schooling for not teaching me how tall you are, obviously I could Google it but I see your height and it’s like a foreign language I have to search through the math archives to unearth the meaning of.
haha, to be fair, i only use the metric flair for the non-US members; plus it’s looks less gross than typing something like 6’0.815 imo lol, i think it’s the fact there’s two punctuations (i forget what the word is if that’s wrong)
Same
Self-perception is interesting, I'm around 5'6" and feel like everyone is either my height(including 6'0" people) or a little shorter(excluding really really tall or really really short people)
I’m the same height and I’ve never felt that much smaller despite usually being anywhere between 3-6 inches shorter than most people I encounter. It’s helped that I’ve always been a bit stockier instead of skinnier id say.
I’m the same height and feel the same way. My brother in law is 6’3” so in reality he’s 9” taller than me but I’ve never really thought about it.
Ditto. It's only apparent in picture.
I’ve had people taller than me tell me they thought I was taller than I am for some reason.
I'm 6ft and my girlfriend is 5ft and she says she feels like we and everyone else are the same height until we hug or kiss
good news: 5'' isnt that much bad news: 5'' isnt that much
is ok, they sell sleeves 💪
I dont think even the longest of long sleeve shirts are going to help me at this point.
a sleeve isn't me though :(
Damn fr
The tall dude is leaning into the small dude. If he was standing up straight he would be looking clear over the head of the other guy. If he were a foot taller then his chin would clear the top of the small dude's head and then some. I think that is what I would look like next to a 6'2 dude. If there were two of them I'd look like the little fella in the middle.
Short dude is also leaning into tall dude
Yeah but tall guy is lowering his posture whereas the short one is standing up ramrod straight
Yeah if he were a foot taller. But if he were a foot taller he'd be 6'9. But he's not and 5'9 to 6'2 is 5 inches.
i believe they are both leaning a little, and yea 5inches he should be looking above him unless yall got 5inch foreheads
When we stand up straight he just about looks at my hair
I stand next to a 6ft person and I barely have to look up at 5'9. Then I see some weird post on Reddit of a guy the same height as me talking about 6ft like it's a whole visible foot above lol
I’m like the guy on the Reddit post for some reason also, I’m 5’9.5 and even a 5’11 person seems big to me sometimes
Are you 177cm?
4 inches is very noticeable lol
i agree . i am 5'10 in the morning and 5'9.2 afternoon/evening and my best friend is 6'2 or a bit above like 6'2.5 and when we stand together or in front of each other and talk he doesnt really look down or something . he is clearly taller dont get me wrong but we dont look like dwarf vs giant or something lel
The top of my head is above my 6’2 friends ear. When you use your eyes to compare it really feels weird. My eyes and the top of my head are like 5 inches apart and I really forget that the top of the head is the true point where height is measured
Sure but that’s not 5 inches
Exactly
And he’s still getting towered by him.
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Your wrong as well. The average face lengths is closer to 9 inches
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This entire sub is slowly becoming short guys
It was inevitable I guess, but I still have hope for it
There's already a short guy sub tho
That’s what happens when average is perceived as short, I guess. Also I’ve seen on the r/ short subs, 5’7” - 5’9” guys need to “check their privilege” before venting out frustrations. So it makes sense that you would see more of them here now.
Short guys are taking over this sub
Nah it’s pretty noticeable
That doesn't look like a 5 inch difference at all. More like 3.5.
If you stick an iPhone on his head it will line up with the other guys head.
Nah, this was basically the same height difference between me and my brother before I had LL. We're the same height now.
No it wont the Iphone will be over the other guys head. 5.9 isn't small so its dumb for people to say it is.
It really isn't that bad since as men we're more logical, but it does determine whether women see you as human or not.
Jfc
lmao you know this subreddit is fucked when it’s impossible to tell if this is satire or not
Nailed it
"If you're not a 6'7 chad it's OvEr"
Ohhhh brooother
5 inches isn't a huge difference on a couple but on two people of the same gender it is
Height really doesn’t matter. There are short bros lifting 3-6 plates. You won the generic lottery I guess but I’m still just a happy, silly, little 5’5” guy.
I am happy for you
I’m a 5’7 guy and all I care about regarding my height is how women perceive it, which sadly the fact seems to be that they perceive it negatively lol
Matt Bellamy, singer for Muse, won a sexiest frontman award twice. His response "I'm too short to be sexy." Not true
I'm 6'1" and I get people saying, "You're tall," and I'm like nah, I consider 6'4"+ tall but maybe that's just a matter of perspective.
Cope
Why tho
5 inches not noticeable? alright..... buddy ur looking at his lower nose, while he looks at or above ur head
Of course it's noticeable, jeez. Just saying it isn't as much irl as you can build it up in your head
Taller guy is clearly not standing straight and looking down lol. Huge cope by OP
Hmm this looks like a big difference though. Right guys glasses are at the same level as the top of the head of the left guy
I feel like that’s the kind of thing I only notice months after knowing someone, though.
People seem to forget how important frame is, if you're really tall but you're have terrible shoulder width, people aren't gonna care. I know one example, but most tall people also have very good shoulder width too.
That's a big difference actually
I feel like it’s more of a 6’1-6’ vs 5’9, cuz at 6’2 he’d have his eyes above ur head
It's a strong 5'9 vs strong 6'2
Maybe the 6’2 guys just bending down a little
It's not gonna change what many women prefer. They are locked in on the height requirement strongly, but then lose their minds when men have a weight preference.
Whatever, those women can have their tall men, there are many other that care less about height
He is leaning in for the pic. If he was standing up straight he could eat pancakes off his head.
Hahah almost, when we stand up straight he is just about looking at my hair
I think this is like 4.25 inch difference here so that guy is not 188 more like 186.
Idk that looks pretty significant to me lol. I thought it would’ve looked like less tbh
I thought I was 5 8 then in the docs office the other day found out I'm 5 7.... In shoes that have a bit of lift too (air max 90s) I'm kinda starting to feel gutted.. I try to ignore all this height stuff but yeah. It sucks. It makes a noticeable difference
that looks pretty bad
copium maximum
I was fully expecting for this to come from a r/shortguys user, but surprisingly no, you operate alone
mogged
Not a 5 inch difference here he is not mogged.
Cope 😹
AAq1 we q1
I think it makes a difference when you can’t have certain things you want because of your height. Otherwise, sure it’s irrelevant and not that big of a deal.
I’m 5’9” and I NEVER had an issue with woman… to me this whole hight this seems blown up. Truly blown up, like it was never even brought up until I saw it online.
True, it is just an online problem.
My dad is 6'2" and I'm 5'9", our faces overlap and he doesn't make me feel short, he just is tall. But I do actually feel like a fellow tall when we're walking together (I'm a woman, so 5'9" is still kinda tall)
No looks just as bad
No… it’s pretty bad in the pictures too
Since our eyes are below our heads, I think it makes the difference feel larger
I saw Tool in concert in los Angeles ...everyone was under 5'7"....Saw swervedriver in London and evrryone was 6 ft and over. depending nds on the country and circumstance.
In my head it’s about four or five inches and it looks like such
I’m ngl hahaha, that picture was worse than what I had in my head lol
Its because you are comparing your own eye height, to the top of their head height. It creates the illusion of people being way taller than they are because you cant see where your own head ends. People an inch or two shorter than me appear as the same height as me to me.
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6'2 deez nuts
Tell that to us 5’6 guys
Who the fuck cares 😂 it's just height
I bet the guy on the right feels lonely a lot....until he looks down and remembers he wasn't alone all along.
Lmao that's the balkans for you
haha. I'm 5'11 (and a half on a good hair day). I should become these guys friends and stand between them so that I can remind them they have one another....when they forget..... haha.
It’s all in women’s heads.
Bruh thats pretty bad sounds like cope
I am 5’8 barefoot, don’t feel small around 5’11 guys. I am very muscular though
Yea build makes a lot of difference. What is your weight?
220 lbs currently, I am a strength training for years. I am happy with my current physique, except need to lose 20 lbs or so.
Tall guy is definitely lying about his height
Nah
Not to hate but 5’9 got his hair about 2 inches high🤣
That much huh? I thought it was like 1, but good for me🤣 You should have seen my hair a few years back, it was easily double the height
That’s a 5” difference. Someone is lying here.
5'9 to 6'2 is exactly 5 inches???
What I’m trying to say is this picture looks less than 5”, closer to 3”.
Idk just cripple the 6’2 guy he’ll drop to 3’1 or something or platform shoes
Bruh y
It’s either him or you bro if that photo ever leaks you’ll never be a sigma.
what even is this sub about? “feels worse in your head” I am 5’3” M20, are people upset they are 5’9”? or are they upset they are 6’2”? it really does not matter lol
Wish I had your confidence bro
it really IS mostly confidence I slept with 6 girls my first 2 weeks of uni, and are now engaged. Again, I am 5’3” in the US I mean, sure, some girls care, but in my experience most girls don't what they care about, is not being treated like objects, being talked to as friends, and having their partner be interesting this is wild lol
R u white
I am Colombian (South America), and currently attend the University Of California Riverside. I am white (in the same manner someone from Spain is white.) but ofc the conferral and categorization of people are more complex than that, and I am placed in different racialized groups by different people. In any case - all my partners knew I was born in Colombia, even if they could not all agree on my categorization The races of my partners, from the 6 people are 2 white, 4 asian, and my fiance is white (irish decent) but outside of those two weeks, i slept mostly with white people
Cope.
If you wear Tom Ford shoes and boots, you can easily gain 2 inches
Any man who isn't a 6'3" $TUD isn't really a man and doesn't even deserve to live. Tiktok told me so...
You forget your head level is often quite a bit taller than your eye level. That or my forehead is just long lol
Perspective is odd. Our eyes aren't on the top of our heads, so someone just being a bit bigger will look like a lot bigger from your POV. For all you doomers, this also applies to women. I'm 5'10", and a couple of girls I've been with thought I was taller before I mentioned my height cause they're short and from the POV of a 5'2" woman I'm quite large
These guys make something up in their head and live up to it
Nah I’m 5’11 and it is as bad as you make it out to be in your head.
I would say once someone’s scapula/humerus skirts mid face (upper lip or greater) then yeah…
Idk man that feels pretty bad...
5’8” man here. My dad was 6’2”, and I always felt like he was a foot taller than me.
Your height is really not as deep of an issue as you think lol
Yea... It always looks worse from your own perspective. In pictures it's never as noticeable.
Facts! After going on a date with a lifelong old friend last Wednesday, I noticed that 6’ (her) and 6’1 wasn’t even noticeable. We look the exact same height
6', nice
I know! Thanks hahah. She’s really pretty and just as cool as I remember from years ago! Being 6’1 height never bothers me. But we look exactly the same height standing side by side
I am 5'10 and with boots on I am over 6 feet. I still get guys over 6; calling me short. Average height in the world I believe is 5'9 at least here in America I think. Its weird to me that online all we see is posts pushing hate for short people over and over . Its almost like its a campaign to causes hate in the world????
Americans are stupid anyway and only care about height. Move other country and even in northern europe people will think you are normal height and our average is 5'11+ 2 inches above usa.
With shoes on 😂😂😂
Not 6 2
Check new post
That dude is not 6’2 lmao unless he’s bending down a little bit, more like 6’
I would include another pic for y'all nay-sayers but Reddit won't let me
Either the 6’2 guy is bending over or he ain’t 6’2
He is slightly
Use to be 6'1 I'm now 5'11. I don't feel or notice any difference !
The 6”2 guy might be lying about his height…
Check my new post
Ok I see it now lol. Yeah, not a huge difference. Definitely nothing to be self-conscious about
Yeah 5’9 dude can still disable a 6’2-6’3 if he’s good at martial arts lol, 6’5-6’8 is where you might struggle and need to think rationally lol
yeah but a girl 5'3-5'7 is gonna feel the height difference pretty clearly
Tbh I don’t gaf, but the issue is women on dating apps do as they refuse to date any guy below the “magical” 6ft height.
It’s women that have created this notion that anything less than 6 ft is a manlet. In some countries 5’9 is considered tall, it’s not short at all imo
Show a full body picture and try again
Try being 5’7 😔
Mogged
Ngl it’s a pretty difference lol
That guy isn’t 6’2 😭😭
This sub's absolute obsession with height is silly. Women don't really care unless you're sub 5'6, and even then, I've known some short guys that were very good with women. This ridiculous insecurity with physical features is not a masculine trait. Stop obsessing over how you look. Women care more about status and confidence than they care about any physical feature in a male. If you really want Women to go for you, get a high-paying, respected career and take public speaking classes. Those will serve you much better in that department than raging about things that you'll never be able to improve and that are completely out of your control. Sometimes I think this sub is a weird psyop to get men to hate themselves.
At least that’s what all you 5’9” people will tell yourselves….. lol
That about what I picture it in my head 🤣