MP4 Love #14 — He said/she said: A short guy with dating troubles

Neely Steinberg

Features MP4 Love

April 9, 2012

Hi Neely,

I’ll get right to the point. I’m 5’7″ and 27 years old. I’d say I’m better than average looking and fairly fit, but I find I have a hard time meeting women because they want taller men. Obviously I’m not getting any taller – unless they invent some sort of growth pills – but I do want to meet someone who doesn’t care about my height and loves me for me. I find being a short guy is tough – if I have confidence then people say I have a Napoleon complex; if I don’t have confidence then I’m, well, a short guy with no confidence. How do you suggest I attract women despite my 5’7″ stature?

Short guy, Boston

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