mate you got with your woman almost 40 years ago, why do you think your experience has anything to relate to current society 2 generations later?
you got your woman at an age before widespread internet usage, smartphones and social media, and she was 3 inches shorter than you so she wasnt that bummed out about it
not attacking you at all, its just like the boomer memes of "pull yourself by the bootstraps" and "just go in there and give the manager a firm handshake and you get the job!" which have absolutely no base in current reality
i say just enjoy the fact that you lived in a much better era
TLDR - I am an old bastard and agree it is tough out there for single short men , but not impossible !.
I am not offended my friend, I acknowledge the 80/90's were great decades for shorter men looking for LTR's.
I am red pilled and fully aware dating has become even more superficial and selective since Tinder etc , I agree that 80% of women find only the top 20% of men to be attractive, so 8/10 men will struggle to find a decent woman as they are all off chasing "Chad", however I also know that women hit the wall much earlier than men so peak attractiveness for guys is in your 30's (or later) and for women it is the early/mid 20's, accordingly I encourage guys to get their lives/career/finances in order and don't give up on relationships until at least your mid 30's.
I also believe a 4/10 woman can easily have a body count higher than a 8/10 guy and this gives her a false idea of her SMV - but the 4/10 woman will eventually get real as she ages and struggles to find a LTR guy whilst being aware her Biological clock is ticking away.
In my previous post I concluded that Male Height was very often a female prerequisite for attraction (regardless of face), I have a 5 7 , 65 kg, son who is 27 and found himself a very attractive and intelligent 5 4 Girl (from his friend group) some 6 years ago, She is pursuing a Medical degree , they have a one year old daughter.
Ofc my stories are subjective, dated and anecdotal - but I have seen that some women (even Modern ones) don't care too much about height, so live life and don't give up on Love, BTW my Dad was 35 YO when he met my 25 YO Mother.