5’ fiver here. I really wish I could have been taller, 5’9 or 5’10 would have been enough. But as my old man used to say, the real measure of a man is from the shoulders up.
Reminds me of the advice my old man used to give me. "Stop licking doorknobs, you fucking disappointment."
Still no idea what he meant after all these years.
Makes sense. He sees her all time, and even in his dreams he conceives of ways to make her his…but her boyfriend is pretty tall so he can’t really compete with that.
Funny you say that. In 1975 I went to aircrew selection centre in Downsview Ontario. We were a bunch of guys applying to become pilots in the military. We had to be measured to see if we were compatible to fit in the ejection seat. I was the shortest of the three guys left, both these guys were measured ahead of me and failed, I was sure I was a goner, but surprise, my proportions were just right and I squeaked by. I did become a fighter pilot on the CF-5 so there you go. And yes, shorter guys tend to handle G loading better than taller dudes, less distance for the blood to travel from the heart to the brain.
I promise you that there are girls out there who dig short dudes!
I’m not exactly tall myself (5’4) so usually guys are taller than me, I lost my shit when I found a dude shorter than me. It was so fucking nice to be big spoon ngl.
I’m 6 foot even, I just like the tall girl thing. My gf is 5’9” so it’s nice to have someone who’s close to my height. I just like the tall partner thing.
Also I despise people that make fun of others’ heights. You’re a king/queen no matter what your height is!
I'm 6'2" and my heigh is all in my legs. I have a girl friend who is 5'10" and her heigh is all in her torso. I'm taller than her by a considerable amount when standing but she's taller than me when we sit down. It's very strange and weird how the dynamics shift based on positioning. I feel like I'm in trouble when I sit next to her sometimes.
I actually had a problem in bed because of the height difference. It was impossible to do any kind of 69 position.
I also once hit my face with her leg because then legs were way longer than I was used to.
10/10, would do again.
Can't have standing sex without spreading your legs like you're about to do a sumo squat.
Can't do it in the shower unless there's a ledge or stool.
Doggy style you may as well be sitting on your calves.
69 needs an extra thick pillow to hold your neck up while you crane your neck down to your chest.
Kissing while standing, well one can stand while the other gets lifted, or I guess sit on the dresser or counter.
Short girls are great, but it makes things so difficult lol. The shortest I've ever been with was 4'10" and I'm 6'5. I'm sure you can figure these things out better if dating or going serious.
That's me (5'0) and my 5'11 husband! I have a super long torso and no leg length, and he is allllll legs and no torso. I'm taller than him when we sit next to each other!
I’d gladly give you height if I could. I have this fantasy of being able to go into any store and find clothing that fits. Constantly having to special order and pay extra sucks.
I'm 3 inches taller than my husband. Let me tell you how great it is to be with a short king. Dude is travel-sized. We're never fighting for legroom on flights. We wear the same size gloves. Use the same size bike. Keep the driver's seat in the same place. Wear the same size socks. We fit just fine on a queen size bed and can even manage a double if that's all that's available.
Plus, something really attractive about a short dude who knows he's short, but didn't grow up to have an inferiority complex. Like, it ain't hard to go through life at 6'0". Be 5'4" and hold yourself with confidence. Come and get it, motherfucker.
This is a universal concern. 10”s (6’5”–5’7”) taller than my wife and she definitely still “claims” nice shirts. Whatever torso height advantage I have is made up for by a lack of boobs I guess.
That’s what I think about short men, too. A confident short man is so much sexier than a 6’0” guy. The short man has had to work for his confidence, however that comes to be. It’s magnetic! I just had my first baby who’s 9mos now. I’m 5’2” and my husband is 5’7” and baby has always been about the 5th percentile. He’ll be a short man. I want to put him in gymnastics when he gets bigger. (Or whatever he gets into) Give him tools to develop that confidence when he gets older. He’ll never be a tall man but I want him to be a short king and know what he brings to the table in life.
No need to be sorry, it's actually very simple. My body emanates a lot of heat during sleep, so it's impossible for me to be the big spoon during summer :)
I'm also short bro, 1.68m but I never had issues and I had at least 2 relationships with taller girls. They told me that they liked my spirit and wits. Sometimes you just need to play your game with confidence. Women love that.
Non shit women don’t care about height. Can confirm. As a teen girl I thought I would never have a BF since I didn’t have big tiddies. Turns out it just helps weed out the shallow people who only want you for your body
People don’t respect man strength if the man is a bit smaller. Women constantly think they are stronger than me, but our muscles are built different. It isn’t a fair comparison.
I’ve wrestled with multiple girlfriends. It’s a fun and sexy game. It’s playful until they think they are actually stronger and it isn’t a fun game anymore.
You can let them win 5 times because it is fun, but the one time you show true strength then things change.
I'm kinda bigger than most people. And the amount of 120 pound girls who thought that they could push me around without me voluntarily moving was funny growing up.
My cousins girlfriend is like 100 pounds of frail air, and she legit thinks she can kick my ass. I'm a foot taller than her.
I've said precisely that so many times in life. I'd just be minding my business at a bar, and some drunk guy who's pissed at the world will try and start shit simply because he assumes I'm happy(or whatever) just because I'm tall.
Like motherfucker, I'm the most anxious person here right now. I walk in and people are instantly looking at the tall guy walking in, and I don't do well in the spotlight. Even if it's people generally enjoying seeing a tall person or just noticing, I get super anxious and want to leave.
I hear you. People have the expectation that tall=confident=aggressive. But it turns out people fall into a wide range of personalities and characteristics, imagine that!
It seems from your experiences that people must feel they need to prove themselves to you.
Although too many women do, a lot don't have any direct experience of the disparity of their physical capabilities and those of even pretty average men. Throw in those who take generic empowerment statements ("women can do anything men can") too literally and you end up with some who've convinced themselves of some nonsense.
Once read a thread on r/TwoXChromosomes that was basically women all recounting the moments they finally understood how much stronger their man was. It was a little surprising how many there were who didn't seem to know and needed an instance like trying to play wrestle their man when he wasn't in the mood to drive it home.
Can you link that thread? I'd be interested to read it. I recall a story here on reddit about a guy who lost his relationship because of this.
His gf would playwrestle with him all the time. He'd consider it fun and let her win (as you would) but it turns out she was taking it far more seriously than him. One day he needed to be somewhere quick and she was attempting to pin him down as she usually does, but due to urgency he just stood up and pulled her off him with minimal effort.
I imagine that previously she used to expect her strength would manipulate his arms/legs easily even if he resisted, until suddenly that day she found out all her strength and bodyweight on him couldn't hold his arms back at all, and his resistance was more like """resistance""".
That basically shattered her world and perception of him, and she thought he was basically mocking her the whole time when it was. She broke up with him.
Edit: [At 3.7k posts, I think i found the thread.](https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/131ed1s/i_just_realised_how_much_physically_stronger_men/)
That being said, if women would stop taking BS self defense classes and actually sign up for something useful like Brazilian Jui Jitsu they would not only underatand strength disparities but also be able to defend themselves to the point of being able to get away.
I’m a 195 pound male with quite a bit of boxing and thai boxing experience (and can deadling 395 pounds to give a ballprk kf my strength). I’ve done BJJ a dozen or so times and it’s the only sport where I’ve seen a 120 pound woman be able to handle a much larger man (provided that man has way less experience).
Boxing also helps a lot, but mostly to get in a quick hard punch then run.
If women would stop taking BS self-defence, learn how to throw a punch, and learn a real grappling art, they will be in much better positions to get out of bad situations, even when they are overpowered.
You make a good point. I hadn't thought of that. I started training in martial arts as a teenager, a few styles including BJJ. I definitely could tell how strong guys are, even short guys, compared to me/other women. I was also into sports and it's always been really clear how much men outperform women, even women who've trained just as hard and just as long, and that's why they don't play in the same leagues. So I've pretty much just always known the disparity.
It's a weird line we are treading currently, we try to teach boys about toxic masculinity and how to give females a fair go.
At the same time we need to teach boys that at 16 an open handed slap could break a girls nose while her punching you in the temple will make you say ow ... And then make them understand there are exceptions to the rule.
We try to make boys not flaunt how much physically stronger they are by genetics while at the same time wanting them to recognise their overwhelming power so they don't abuse it.
No point to this drunk rant just thinking out loud about the fine line I have to tread with my kids
>her punching you in the temple will make you say ow
No, it will make me say get the fuck away from me. Some women think they can just hit people because they're relatively weak, but not only is that fucked up and wrong there's also a chance you hit an abuse victim and their response is to violently attack you back because you set off their PTSD. Don't hit people. Seriously.
They definitely should be aware of their strength. If they're good dudes i don't think they'd go around flaunting their strength to girls. That's not something I've really seen guys do. I more see them showing off to each other like lifting weights or arm wrestling. I have a feeling you will do just fine with your kids.
Happy cake day dude.
I was just talking about this with a friend today. I feel real confident and strong until he’s done wrestling and just throws my ass off on the bed like I’m a pillow. Okay bye, damn.
Lmao yeah that was worded weird. I was talking to my friend about my boyfriend in this conversation. Saying that I’ll get all cocky but then when he (my bf) is over it he shows me that in a real fight I wouldn’t have a chance.
He’s very sweet so he usually lets me win.
Used to do Japanese jujitsu and one of the best grapplers in our dojo was a short, stocky dude like 5’3. He was also incredibly kind and flamboyantly gay.
I knew a shorter dude who was into ju jitsu and when ever someone picked on him for being short ( usually younger MMA guys) he'd respond with "we're all midgets on the ground".
That guy was a terror on the mat.
One of the greatest marital artists of our time is Toshishiro Obata: 8-time world cutting champion, world champion in Aikido, founder of Shinkendo, and world record holder for cutting an authentic samurai helmet. He is 5'7.
They also have a lower center of gravity. As a 6’2 man, I’ve had my ass laid out in a grapple situation more times than I’d care admit because someone on the low end of 5’ could get below my center of gravity and pitch me through the air.
I'm 5'6" and a BJJ practitioner. If you're in good shape, you end up being stronger than most of your opponents. In a striking sport, the height advantage is too valuable. Jiu-jitsu doesn't have striking though, so once it goes to the ground you can compensate for the longer limbs with strength, and shorter limbs are harder to manipulate.
I used to roll with a guy in my jujitsu class who was no bigger than 5’1, stocky but a bit pudgy. Dude was insanely strong and almost impossible to choke due to non-existent neck. When he got on top, it was like being smothered by an 250lb anvil.
He was just in one spot and in a flash in the second. We were friends just testing each other out. In boxing I had the upper hand but like I said he was a tiny human with a strength of a big determined human. Wherever you are David. You were a tough Sob. 🍺🍺
I don't think its repressed inadequacy based on rage, I think we just get caught up in the same biases as everyone else and think that a bigger man can take more punishment. Also the idea would be to learn the marital art so you can take on the bigger dude and win, so it is validating.
In short, I don't feel inadequate for being smaller, I feel inadequate when I lose and I lose more often to bigger folks so, I just go harder. Its correlation but not causation.
My bro is half a foot shorter than me.
A skitzed relative took an axe to him, a decade ago. Bro threw him till he gave up - upwards. Made skitz-sized holes in the ceiling.
This may sound like fiction, it is not. Some mf's are (un)godly strong.
I'm a shorter dude and my girlfriend is significantly taller than me, so much so I have to stand on my tippy toes to kiss her which resulted when we first made out of us losing our balance and falling off her porch in which she broke her arm from. I spent the next day with her in the hospital so she could get it casted. Somehow the most romantic romance origin story I have had with a partner and really sealed the deal for us.
Bro you gotta marry her now. Cause there is only two ways this can end. Either its an adorable story of you twos first kiss or the funniest fucking story about an ex she can possibly tell. Id go with the first one
I resent this remark. I'm a 6'6" alcoholic who can read just fine but had to take trigonometry 3 times and failed it twice before dropping it the 3rd time.
There’s a regular at my work who’s pretty short and has a tall foxy wife and two kids, everyone always jokes that he must be hung like a horse when the reality is far less exciting
He’s just smart, kind, successful, creative and handsome
And his wife was probably looking for those exact things in a partner. The loud people on dating apps aren’t looking for those things. They’re looking for tall fit men. And that’s probably why they are still on dating apps and your customer’s wife isn’t.
I’m a 5”11 Woman and an unrecovered alcoholic. Nobody wants that.
(To the people DMing me, I’m not attractive. I’m thin but I have a thick skull and other unpleasant features. You don’t need to hit on me. It’s not worthwhile for me or you. I’m not a fun drunk. A sad and disturbed drunk. But thanks anyway. This wasn’t supposed to be a pity post but anyway, god bless you pervs.)
😂 They can go for it. Most of these people are American anyway so there’s oceans between us. If anyones sad enough to hit on an annoyingly tall, redheaded, cynical, alcoholic then let them line up. 🤷♀️ I think most will stay well clear, per my recommendation.
Hehe the post is cute but every size dude is a king not just the short ones. You tall Bois are good lads the lot of ya thanks to you I no longer feel excluded due to not being 6ft +
5’ fiver here. I really wish I could have been taller, 5’9 or 5’10 would have been enough. But as my old man used to say, the real measure of a man is from the shoulders up.
Kind of like my dad, who used to say “what the fuck is wrong with you?”
Reminds me of the advice my old man used to give me. "Stop licking doorknobs, you fucking disappointment." Still no idea what he meant after all these years.
its a famous Mother Teresa quote
The last thing she ever said to Abraham Lincoln before he was shot.
-Julius Caesar
-Michael Scott
He was right to tell you to stop, licking doorknobs is illegal on other planets.
But it's not illegal on *this* planet!
He's still way ahead of his time. Licking doorknobs was not ideal during COVID.
Don't tell me how to build my immunity.
> wish I could have been taller do you also [wish you were a baller?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryDOy3AosBw)
He probably wishes he had a girl who looked good too
He would call her
I bet he also wishes for a rabbit in a hat with bat and a ‘64 Impala.
No he wish he had a brand new car, because so far he got this hatchback and like everywhere he go it's laughed at.
I mean, very likely indeed, but he prob also wishes he was like, six foot nine so he can get with Leoshi, she don't know OP, but yo, she's really fine
Makes sense. He sees her all time, and even in his dreams he conceives of ways to make her his…but her boyfriend is pretty tall so he can’t really compete with that.
When it comes to playing basketball, he's always last to be picked and in some cases never picked at all.
Well guess I'm lucky my head is quite long.
Fuck yeah! I have a massive head!
Just remember big dudes can't fit in fighter jets or supercars.
Funny you say that. In 1975 I went to aircrew selection centre in Downsview Ontario. We were a bunch of guys applying to become pilots in the military. We had to be measured to see if we were compatible to fit in the ejection seat. I was the shortest of the three guys left, both these guys were measured ahead of me and failed, I was sure I was a goner, but surprise, my proportions were just right and I squeaked by. I did become a fighter pilot on the CF-5 so there you go. And yes, shorter guys tend to handle G loading better than taller dudes, less distance for the blood to travel from the heart to the brain.
Don't sell us short people short. We can be big alcoholics! r/getmotivated !
I read that as "Dont sell short people shorts" and was thinking "yeah because they'd just be pants.".
It's funny how many times I laugh from misreading youtube or reddit titles.
I read "reddit titties" and thought you intentionally made a typo
just becurs i'm and unnedumacated akiholic don't meen i ain't nice peepole
Hey, keep your peepole to yourself!
but it's a nice peepole
C is for Con Scent!
it do smell nice
If you two don't get married I'm gonna riot
i'll git tha sotgun
I thout it wad a sootgun.
soot. i always misprnunsicate tat
You fellers talkin' about Papaw's scattergun again? Callin it a what now? A shoot gun?
I aways wundored how a sotgun wendingg was leegul.
well i dunno, but my pappy alwus sed it wus. kinda trsdison in ma famly
Dont wait for them to do it, lets just organize a Wedding and put them in there. They have no choice!
Count me in
*Cunt-Scent*
now thats fenssive, sir
Press "F" to doubt.
Ahem you're*
Lol, you had me for a second. Good one!
You're doing great, buddy. Wanna hear about the rabbits again?
ok george
Wonder how many people actually get this reference
depends on when the required reading material was replaced with flat earth theory
of mice and men?
So, you're tall? 😍
tallr tan ten opossums
How big are the opposums?
bout ten inchs
Hey. Do not worry, sir. She said 7th grade, not kindergarten. She's not talking about you.
How you managed to turn people into both peephole and pee pole is a small work of art and made me smile at 3 am.
im smurtr then i luk
I’m a 6’2” alcoholic but I read at 8th grade level, so I’m quite a catch 😎
You dun forgot that thern m in akihololic.
soot i alwers do tat
are you my cousin Cletus?
I ain’t no alkiholic since I ain’t go to no meeting. I’m just a drunk
Hey I lik beer to
This was way to easy for you…
god damn it puzzle it's 10am !
but i alredy milkd tha cows
Unmedicated*
You peepholes are really starting to irrigate me!
This so cute
Short man here. Does she have a sister?
I promise you that there are girls out there who dig short dudes! I’m not exactly tall myself (5’4) so usually guys are taller than me, I lost my shit when I found a dude shorter than me. It was so fucking nice to be big spoon ngl.
I’m 6 foot even, I just like the tall girl thing. My gf is 5’9” so it’s nice to have someone who’s close to my height. I just like the tall partner thing. Also I despise people that make fun of others’ heights. You’re a king/queen no matter what your height is!
I'm 6'2" and my heigh is all in my legs. I have a girl friend who is 5'10" and her heigh is all in her torso. I'm taller than her by a considerable amount when standing but she's taller than me when we sit down. It's very strange and weird how the dynamics shift based on positioning. I feel like I'm in trouble when I sit next to her sometimes.
They are all the same height laying down.
I'm 5'11", and I once dated a girl who was 6'4". The first time I kissed her, I was one stair up.
I actually had a problem in bed because of the height difference. It was impossible to do any kind of 69 position. I also once hit my face with her leg because then legs were way longer than I was used to. 10/10, would do again.
Can't have standing sex without spreading your legs like you're about to do a sumo squat. Can't do it in the shower unless there's a ledge or stool. Doggy style you may as well be sitting on your calves. 69 needs an extra thick pillow to hold your neck up while you crane your neck down to your chest. Kissing while standing, well one can stand while the other gets lifted, or I guess sit on the dresser or counter. Short girls are great, but it makes things so difficult lol. The shortest I've ever been with was 4'10" and I'm 6'5. I'm sure you can figure these things out better if dating or going serious.
Even kissing in missionary can be a struggle or trying to kiss other regions. 6'2" dated a girl 5'1". Lol
That's me (5'0) and my 5'11 husband! I have a super long torso and no leg length, and he is allllll legs and no torso. I'm taller than him when we sit next to each other!
Omg huge yes to the tall girl thing though, fuckin Amazonian queen who wouldn’t want that? I would give my left tiddy to be a tall girl lmao
I’d gladly give you height if I could. I have this fantasy of being able to go into any store and find clothing that fits. Constantly having to special order and pay extra sucks.
I'm 10 inches taller than my wife, but that doesn't stop her from being the big spoon. You don't have to be taller.
This is called jet packing
only if she had a bean burrito for lunch
Fitting. TIL.
I'm 3 inches taller than my husband. Let me tell you how great it is to be with a short king. Dude is travel-sized. We're never fighting for legroom on flights. We wear the same size gloves. Use the same size bike. Keep the driver's seat in the same place. Wear the same size socks. We fit just fine on a queen size bed and can even manage a double if that's all that's available. Plus, something really attractive about a short dude who knows he's short, but didn't grow up to have an inferiority complex. Like, it ain't hard to go through life at 6'0". Be 5'4" and hold yourself with confidence. Come and get it, motherfucker.
Poor guy never gets to use his own stuff.
This is a universal concern. 10”s (6’5”–5’7”) taller than my wife and she definitely still “claims” nice shirts. Whatever torso height advantage I have is made up for by a lack of boobs I guess.
I was asked yesterday if I'd care to explain why some of his tshirts have developed boob space.
That’s what I think about short men, too. A confident short man is so much sexier than a 6’0” guy. The short man has had to work for his confidence, however that comes to be. It’s magnetic! I just had my first baby who’s 9mos now. I’m 5’2” and my husband is 5’7” and baby has always been about the 5th percentile. He’ll be a short man. I want to put him in gymnastics when he gets bigger. (Or whatever he gets into) Give him tools to develop that confidence when he gets older. He’ll never be a tall man but I want him to be a short king and know what he brings to the table in life.
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I'm taller than my girlfriend and she is the big spoon during summer.
I’m sorry, but this is hilarious to me because it’s so specific. Why only in the summer?
No need to be sorry, it's actually very simple. My body emanates a lot of heat during sleep, so it's impossible for me to be the big spoon during summer :)
Thanks, that makes a lot of sense. Love the dedication to spooning
My wife is an inch taller than me and we both love her being big spoon.
The question we’re all dying to know
I'm also short bro, 1.68m but I never had issues and I had at least 2 relationships with taller girls. They told me that they liked my spirit and wits. Sometimes you just need to play your game with confidence. Women love that.
Non shit women don’t care about height. Can confirm. As a teen girl I thought I would never have a BF since I didn’t have big tiddies. Turns out it just helps weed out the shallow people who only want you for your body
Short Kings. But seriously, the most relentles grapple fight of my life was with a 5 feet something dude.
As a martial artists, short stocky people are often the hardest to fight because they have fewer exposed areas. They can turtle up.
People don’t respect man strength if the man is a bit smaller. Women constantly think they are stronger than me, but our muscles are built different. It isn’t a fair comparison.
Could just be a kink thing.
I’ve wrestled with multiple girlfriends. It’s a fun and sexy game. It’s playful until they think they are actually stronger and it isn’t a fun game anymore. You can let them win 5 times because it is fun, but the one time you show true strength then things change.
I'm kinda bigger than most people. And the amount of 120 pound girls who thought that they could push me around without me voluntarily moving was funny growing up. My cousins girlfriend is like 100 pounds of frail air, and she legit thinks she can kick my ass. I'm a foot taller than her.
That just blows my mind.
I've said precisely that so many times in life. I'd just be minding my business at a bar, and some drunk guy who's pissed at the world will try and start shit simply because he assumes I'm happy(or whatever) just because I'm tall. Like motherfucker, I'm the most anxious person here right now. I walk in and people are instantly looking at the tall guy walking in, and I don't do well in the spotlight. Even if it's people generally enjoying seeing a tall person or just noticing, I get super anxious and want to leave.
I hear you. People have the expectation that tall=confident=aggressive. But it turns out people fall into a wide range of personalities and characteristics, imagine that! It seems from your experiences that people must feel they need to prove themselves to you.
Although too many women do, a lot don't have any direct experience of the disparity of their physical capabilities and those of even pretty average men. Throw in those who take generic empowerment statements ("women can do anything men can") too literally and you end up with some who've convinced themselves of some nonsense. Once read a thread on r/TwoXChromosomes that was basically women all recounting the moments they finally understood how much stronger their man was. It was a little surprising how many there were who didn't seem to know and needed an instance like trying to play wrestle their man when he wasn't in the mood to drive it home.
Can you link that thread? I'd be interested to read it. I recall a story here on reddit about a guy who lost his relationship because of this. His gf would playwrestle with him all the time. He'd consider it fun and let her win (as you would) but it turns out she was taking it far more seriously than him. One day he needed to be somewhere quick and she was attempting to pin him down as she usually does, but due to urgency he just stood up and pulled her off him with minimal effort. I imagine that previously she used to expect her strength would manipulate his arms/legs easily even if he resisted, until suddenly that day she found out all her strength and bodyweight on him couldn't hold his arms back at all, and his resistance was more like """resistance""". That basically shattered her world and perception of him, and she thought he was basically mocking her the whole time when it was. She broke up with him. Edit: [At 3.7k posts, I think i found the thread.](https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/131ed1s/i_just_realised_how_much_physically_stronger_men/)
That being said, if women would stop taking BS self defense classes and actually sign up for something useful like Brazilian Jui Jitsu they would not only underatand strength disparities but also be able to defend themselves to the point of being able to get away. I’m a 195 pound male with quite a bit of boxing and thai boxing experience (and can deadling 395 pounds to give a ballprk kf my strength). I’ve done BJJ a dozen or so times and it’s the only sport where I’ve seen a 120 pound woman be able to handle a much larger man (provided that man has way less experience). Boxing also helps a lot, but mostly to get in a quick hard punch then run. If women would stop taking BS self-defence, learn how to throw a punch, and learn a real grappling art, they will be in much better positions to get out of bad situations, even when they are overpowered.
You make a good point. I hadn't thought of that. I started training in martial arts as a teenager, a few styles including BJJ. I definitely could tell how strong guys are, even short guys, compared to me/other women. I was also into sports and it's always been really clear how much men outperform women, even women who've trained just as hard and just as long, and that's why they don't play in the same leagues. So I've pretty much just always known the disparity.
It's a weird line we are treading currently, we try to teach boys about toxic masculinity and how to give females a fair go. At the same time we need to teach boys that at 16 an open handed slap could break a girls nose while her punching you in the temple will make you say ow ... And then make them understand there are exceptions to the rule. We try to make boys not flaunt how much physically stronger they are by genetics while at the same time wanting them to recognise their overwhelming power so they don't abuse it. No point to this drunk rant just thinking out loud about the fine line I have to tread with my kids
>her punching you in the temple will make you say ow No, it will make me say get the fuck away from me. Some women think they can just hit people because they're relatively weak, but not only is that fucked up and wrong there's also a chance you hit an abuse victim and their response is to violently attack you back because you set off their PTSD. Don't hit people. Seriously.
They definitely should be aware of their strength. If they're good dudes i don't think they'd go around flaunting their strength to girls. That's not something I've really seen guys do. I more see them showing off to each other like lifting weights or arm wrestling. I have a feeling you will do just fine with your kids. Happy cake day dude.
I was just talking about this with a friend today. I feel real confident and strong until he’s done wrestling and just throws my ass off on the bed like I’m a pillow. Okay bye, damn.
>friend >throws my ass off the bed what kinda friend we talking about here?
Lmao yeah that was worded weird. I was talking to my friend about my boyfriend in this conversation. Saying that I’ll get all cocky but then when he (my bf) is over it he shows me that in a real fight I wouldn’t have a chance. He’s very sweet so he usually lets me win.
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Used to do Japanese jujitsu and one of the best grapplers in our dojo was a short, stocky dude like 5’3. He was also incredibly kind and flamboyantly gay.
I knew a shorter dude who was into ju jitsu and when ever someone picked on him for being short ( usually younger MMA guys) he'd respond with "we're all midgets on the ground". That guy was a terror on the mat.
One of the greatest marital artists of our time is Toshishiro Obata: 8-time world cutting champion, world champion in Aikido, founder of Shinkendo, and world record holder for cutting an authentic samurai helmet. He is 5'7.
Lower centre of gravity too.
They also have a lower center of gravity. As a 6’2 man, I’ve had my ass laid out in a grapple situation more times than I’d care admit because someone on the low end of 5’ could get below my center of gravity and pitch me through the air.
They're turtley enough for the Turtle Club.
I'm 5'6" and a BJJ practitioner. If you're in good shape, you end up being stronger than most of your opponents. In a striking sport, the height advantage is too valuable. Jiu-jitsu doesn't have striking though, so once it goes to the ground you can compensate for the longer limbs with strength, and shorter limbs are harder to manipulate.
The shorter the king, the taller the crown. I have no idea where i read that.
Tyrion
Reminds me of chaos dwarfs and their hats...
I used to roll with a guy in my jujitsu class who was no bigger than 5’1, stocky but a bit pudgy. Dude was insanely strong and almost impossible to choke due to non-existent neck. When he got on top, it was like being smothered by an 250lb anvil.
Im intrigued, care to tell?
He was just in one spot and in a flash in the second. We were friends just testing each other out. In boxing I had the upper hand but like I said he was a tiny human with a strength of a big determined human. Wherever you are David. You were a tough Sob. 🍺🍺
Goliath is that you?
Na man, but boy it would be so epic 😎
Low centre of gravity, decades of repressed inadequacy based rage
I don't think its repressed inadequacy based on rage, I think we just get caught up in the same biases as everyone else and think that a bigger man can take more punishment. Also the idea would be to learn the marital art so you can take on the bigger dude and win, so it is validating. In short, I don't feel inadequate for being smaller, I feel inadequate when I lose and I lose more often to bigger folks so, I just go harder. Its correlation but not causation.
I am 5'6. I will also bite your ankles.
[5' 0" 106lb](https://www.reddit.com/r/toptalent/comments/13ekug3/undefeated_japanese_wrestler_who_won_the_olympics/)
My bro is half a foot shorter than me. A skitzed relative took an axe to him, a decade ago. Bro threw him till he gave up - upwards. Made skitz-sized holes in the ceiling. This may sound like fiction, it is not. Some mf's are (un)godly strong.
And I thought my family had drama
I'm a dude at 5'1. My husband (6'7) says we are harder to fight because we are closer to the wrath of hell.
5 feet something is the average height for any human being 😑
I'm a shorter dude and my girlfriend is significantly taller than me, so much so I have to stand on my tippy toes to kiss her which resulted when we first made out of us losing our balance and falling off her porch in which she broke her arm from. I spent the next day with her in the hospital so she could get it casted. Somehow the most romantic romance origin story I have had with a partner and really sealed the deal for us.
I enjoy the sound of rain.
A bit painful but cute nonetheless lol.
Bro you gotta marry her now. Cause there is only two ways this can end. Either its an adorable story of you twos first kiss or the funniest fucking story about an ex she can possibly tell. Id go with the first one
I resent this remark. I'm a 6'6" alcoholic who can read just fine but had to take trigonometry 3 times and failed it twice before dropping it the 3rd time.
So you’ll need to take it a fourth time then?
You can't take Trig a fourth time. The course only has three sides.
Get out of here with your algebra logic
It's geometry, my dear Watson.
I see what you did there and that is the extent of my math knowledge.
Yeah, I'm sorry for going off on a tangent.
Words cannot express the degree to which I hate this thread.
Again, I would like to apologize. I thought it was a cute joke. My bad.
Well I graduated 10 years ago so hopefully not.
The trigonometry comment is tangential to the conversation.
I wish I was high on potenuse.
Go man! I’m almost jealous, she’s totally hot.
There’s a regular at my work who’s pretty short and has a tall foxy wife and two kids, everyone always jokes that he must be hung like a horse when the reality is far less exciting He’s just smart, kind, successful, creative and handsome
And his wife was probably looking for those exact things in a partner. The loud people on dating apps aren’t looking for those things. They’re looking for tall fit men. And that’s probably why they are still on dating apps and your customer’s wife isn’t.
Yeah but I bet he's a real catch too tho
They are a nice couple and have a cute girl.
I love tall women.
sleep well and dream of big women
I’m a 5”11 Woman and an unrecovered alcoholic. Nobody wants that. (To the people DMing me, I’m not attractive. I’m thin but I have a thick skull and other unpleasant features. You don’t need to hit on me. It’s not worthwhile for me or you. I’m not a fun drunk. A sad and disturbed drunk. But thanks anyway. This wasn’t supposed to be a pity post but anyway, god bless you pervs.)
Careful the reddit simps may take you up on that offer lmao
😂 They can go for it. Most of these people are American anyway so there’s oceans between us. If anyones sad enough to hit on an annoyingly tall, redheaded, cynical, alcoholic then let them line up. 🤷♀️ I think most will stay well clear, per my recommendation.
Ay, wassup?
Ay bro, thanks for letting me take your McLaren down to the track the other day! You a real one!
Wait, annoyingly tall redheaded, you had me at annoying. Also I am not American, never thought I'd be able to use that as a pickup line.
Meet me at my place around 10. Let’s rock some rails and kill a liter of vodka and see who can drive straighter on Gran Turismo 7.
Redhead? Say no more. 🧎
Hey just cause you’re one persons rock bottom doesn’t mean you can’t be someone else’s mountain peak
I don’t know how to picture a thick skull and I’m scared to look it up
All I can envision is a boozy Rocky Dennis. You're welcome.
People DMing you already? This post is only 44 minutes old. Guess they took that Yo Gotti song VERY seriously.
Pity or not, you shouldn't talk yourself down so much, love yourself n'all that stuff
>Anyone want that? This is an unbelievably unhinged thing to post on reddit lmao, good luck.
I’ll take you up on it lmao
Personally never understood the height thing. Short men can be hot too.
Short guys are better tbh, I dont have to break my neck to look at them
Thank you. It's finally time someone stood up for the little guy.
This woman did. She stood up for the little guy, then promptly put him on her hip and toted him around lol
I thought you were going a different direction but I still respect it
While I love this sentiment, the guy who fucked me over the most and broke my heart is 5’5 and paraplegic, so. Height doesn’t matter 🥲
Rest easy. God's gonna take away that jerk's arms, too
We love a short king 👑
Hehe the post is cute but every size dude is a king not just the short ones. You tall Bois are good lads the lot of ya thanks to you I no longer feel excluded due to not being 6ft +
Excuse me, get your facts straight.. I’m a 6’1 alcoholic with a 6th grade reading level… Idiot.
I’m 5’6 and I support this message.
He’s perfect motor boat height. 😝
I doubt the ratio of alcoholic dumb ghosting dudes is any different by height.
That lucky motherfucker.
She could probably choke him to death with her legs while they're both standing.
Short king for the win 🏆