Before we can find an answer to this question, we need to understand how US Americans measure size. I did a little research on it and want to share my new knowledge with you.
Please correct me if I am wrong:
People front the US seem to mix 2 different “units” together - foot/feet and inches. They are notated in short with single (‘) or double ticks (’‘).
If I understand correctly, you need to build the sum of the two units, so if somebody is 5’6’’ this means I am 5 feet plus 6 inches tall. So similar to how we would say I am 1 meter and 70 centimeters tall.
Now this leads to funny things - what is the next size bigger than 5’9’‘? It is 5’10’‘! But 5’10’’ is not 6’. There is also 5’11’‘. This is because one foot is 12 inches! Consequently, 5’12’’ is 6’.
6’, or I think you actually write it 6’0’‘, is about 182 - 183 cm, I am too lazy to find the exact value right now. This means if you are smaller in size then 6’0’‘, for example 5’11’’ (180 cm, ridiculous), you have zero chances to ever find a dating mate (if I understood correctly).
Thank you for staying with me so far! Now here comes an interesting fact - in Germany where I live, we have something similar, it is 180 cm. I heard this the last time on the playground when I was 14, but 180 seems to be a magical number over here, even if I don’t think we take it nearly as serious as our brothers in the USA.
Now, think about it for a second, 6’, 180… they are all more or less clean and pretty numbers. Six - nothing more, nice. 180, just like in Darts!
It gets funny though, if we look at the average size in these countries. In Germany it is 182 cm, in the US about 176 cm. That means the “acceptable” size in Germany is 2 cm below average and in the US it is 6-7 cm above average. This is crazy!
Now let’s get back to the question. Why is this such a fetish in the USA? Is it the same with your penis size?
Let me tell you my friend, your size (of whatever body part) is totally fine! I mean your ancestors who “cursed” you obviously also weren’t very big and they still managed life and had children. Please stop focusing on dating apps. Go out and get to know real people that share the same interests you do, collecting rocks or history or whatever. If height is so important that probably tells you something - you wouldn’t even want to get to know these women. Who would want to date a person that superficial?
You really stayed until the end. I hope it was worth it!
cloudshouter@lemmy.zip 14 hours ago
Short answer yes. Long answer, yeeeeeees. Manosphere self cucks who would rather hate women than wash their own asses have made a story that men who aren’t 6ft tall with correctly angled cheekbones can’t get girlfriends because women are picky and mean. They point to the few women who have stated that they like tall men (in the same way men like different tits or ass) as if this is a stone wall consensus and validation for their hate. Now people joke and meme on it.