Well that was fun. I read this entire thread and have several points to make.
Im kinda sad that your millennial generation seems just as confused and insecure as we Gen x'ers were in the 90s.
As for turning 30: When I was 20 years of age the thought of turning 30 meant a wife, kids, house , suit briefcase. I spent much of my 20s living paycheck to paycheck having fun mixed in with being very concerned I would never meet a woman who would marry me nor would my career take off.
Being in your 20s is simultaneously the greatest and challenging time of my life.
When I was 28 my daughter was born and that was basically the end of the road for me in terms of my 'youth'. When you guys have kids it doesnt matter what age it is it will stiffen you up very quickly.
I can tell you that life goes on just as fun when you are 30 or 40. I will let you know how 50 is when I get there. The difference is we grow as people every day so what we find challenging at 20 is boring by 30 which is then boring by 40 and so on.
As for being 5ft 7 , I hover anywhere from 5ft6.5 at night after exercising all day to 5ft8 in the morning all stretched out.
My height average of 5ft 7 is considered 'normal' .........compared to circus midgets or pygmies that is. I am taller than most women but a good 20% are taller and many are my size. 85% of grown men are taller than I am.
My wife is 5ft 2 and I was very fortunate she saw beyond my height.
Women find men attractive because of our height. Without it, we are not attractive in that way. Just like a woman who is fat. She will not be considered attractive to men in that regard. She can have lots of other qualities that COULD make up for it, but she would have to be quite a lady.
I have lived with ridicule from other men, and been ignored by many women because of my height. Like most of us on here, we are bright, attractive, articulate and presentable. We have all had multiple experiences of having all that chucked out the window because of our height.
Our height costs us in every way possible, whether we want to believe it or not. We have a much smaller group of women to choose from. We need to find those who dont think height matters in a man. We have less of a chance to get a promotion, win elections to public office or even something as simple as being taken seriously in a social situation.
We in the US have advocates for Black folks. Advocates for women. Groups for Latinos. We got Native Indian advocates .
There is nobody standing up for short folks -regardless of the fact our height aint our fault. Its not a character flaw. Its a genetic flaw. Height discrimination is one of the few remaining prejudices that is still allowed as fair game.
Of course I am going to have the operations. Even in my 40s I have 30 years or even 40 more years of being over 6ft to gain. You guys in your 20s have 50 or 60 years to live as medium to tall folks. Your damn right its worth it.
How do you put a price on 50-60 years of an easier way of life based on how others will percieve you? I know I cant.
I have spent my life simply denying that being short was a problem . I convinced myself that anyone with half a brain should see beyond it to my character. Its a lie. It does matter. Matters a lot more than we even realize.
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