Is 5'8 considered a short height for males these days?

No bashing in this thread please. For instance when i look at myself in photos or in the mirror, i look a bit short. Yet how do woman who are like 5'4 may think a guy who's 5'8 be short? I mean since I am 5'8 and if i see a guy who is 5'11 he definitely looks tall.

I don't know. Do woman like 5'3 even look at a guy 5'7 5'8 and say they are short? I mean she's a good 4-5 inches shorter.

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Yes. Unfortunately, 5'8 is a little on the short side. I'm a hair over 5'9'' and feel short compared to most men I know. But honestly i think for women who are 5'4'' and under, the difference between 5'8'' and 5'10'' is probably negligible...but im not a female and have no idea.

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"Yet how do woman who are like 5'4 may think a guy who's 5'8 be short? I mean since I am 5'8 and if i see a guy who is 5'11 he definitely looks tall.....I don't know. Do woman like 5'3 even look at a guy 5'7 5'8 and say they are short? I mean she's a good 4-5 inches shorter."

>>>Let me put it to you this way.....

A 5'-3" woman saying that a 5'-8" man is short is like a non-obese man saying that a woman with A-cup or B-cup breasts has "small breasts."

Obviously the woman in question has larger breasts than the male commenter, but that's clearly not the point. It's about comparisons with other women. Compared to men, B-cup breasts would be "large".....but compared with other more endowed females, B-cup breasts are "small."

Same holds true for height.....a 5'-8" guy would be tall compared to girls, but compared to many other guys, that is short.

And in the end, it just comes down to what those individual girls are attracted to. It doesn't matter if the girl is 5'-10", 5'-7", or 5'-3"......whatever she's attracted to is what she's attracted to. There are 5'-3" girls who won't date any guy under 6-foot. It is what it is. Same as your preference for female cup size or body weight has little to do with your own breast size or body weight. People are attracted to whatever they are attracted to. Maybe they'll find what they are looking for, maybe they have to alter their standards a bit to avoid being alone, but attraction doesn't always follow rules of logic

Good Answer. Im a 4'11 female and has always been attracted to tall guys at least 5'11. This is my opinion, for me I think this height attraction is a silent way a man can be dominant without words or actions. Also, if Im running off at the mouth, just tilt your head down & give me the eye. That will absolutely put me in my place.....Again, this is referring to me.

Height is a big factor for men... it's not the same for women. Women shouldn't be tall. Men should be tall. Height is masculinity. For a 5'2" woman, height would still be critical to a man's appearance. In South America, men MUST be at least 6' to be considered attractive. It may sound silly, but the theory of being well-endowed as a man is in union with how tall he is. And, that is the biggest masculinity factor around.

I'm 5'9" and your comment makes me very angry. Height doesn't mean masculinity. Confindence is masculinity. Btw. How tall are you?

Thanks for verifying the sole reason why short men have serious insecurities about something they CANNOT CHANGE. Get outta here you're 4'11 height don't mean dominace height means you got ****ing lucky in the gene pool.

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South America hey? you mean all those countries you **** whichever girl you want for a couple of bucks.
My 2 cents.

Definitely disagree with you on that one. A lot of women prefer shorter blokes and it s also whether the guy can create attraction that wins the girl, not look atteactive

If I were basically a dwarf, I wouldn’t care if a guy was 5’8 or not though

Im 5'8 and a freshmen in highschool.

This is how you can determine if you're short or not. When it comes to multi-cultural countries. In the US, average height for men is 5'10" and women is 5'5". I'm a Canadian male at 6'2" and the average height for Canadian men is 5'9" and for women it's 5'3". My girlfriend is 5'10" so it the height difference is perfect.

To be honest 5' 8" could be tall for a male. That's of course you are living in Canada where the average male is between 5' 4" to 5' 5". It may seem low but comign from a 5' 9" person myself i tower over most males by a good 5 inches max. Most guys heads come up to my nose. Now many guys may feel they are 5' 8" when they are wearing boots. I am not saying you are one of them. But most males add an inch or 2 to their height to boost up their confidence of being a male in these tough times.I just do not see 5' 8" as average or short.I see the other comments that the average male is 5' 10". I personally do not see very many 5' 10" Males. I go out doors every day and for me to see a 5' 10" male would be about once every 6 months. Come to Canada you will feel very tall.

I live in Canada and am 6.0 ft and there are many males and even a few females who are taller then me lmao.

Average here ain't that short, but is actually more around 5'7-5'8 for males, but on campus, I see more 5'9-5'11 for guys, and at 5'10.5, I fit in but population wise for the student body, I am one of the taller guys but there's lots of non-European guys on my campus. I also attend one of the largest campuses in Canada, the Keele Campus at York University. Even while vacationing in Greece, the average height still felt around 5'9ish, I still felt above average height there but not as much as in Canada.

I am a 16 year old female and I am 5'8" so yes I do consider that to be short if your a male who's older.

Yes it is short for a man.

Yes it is short for a man. But it doesn't bother me at all.

Im 6'8 so yeah 5'8 is really small

have fun dying at 65

Well no kidding, it's a foot difference. By that same rationale, I would say that 4'10-4'11 is really small because I'm a foot taller.

this is all bs im 19 and im 5 foot 7 all this masciline for being taller is bs it dont work with me im a boxer and i dropped people over 6 ft lol so it dont bother me

cmon lads height dont matter even size dont its all deception im 5 ft 7 and i dropped people twice the size of me there u go i just debunked this masculine myth being taller dont mean shit id rather be 5 ft 7 and have the blinding speed that i have no plus 5 ft 7 at 19 aint short

Silly. I'm 5'10', a boxer also and former D1 NCAA athlete. Have crushed big guys up to 6'5" and have dated women as tall as 6'3". Most of my buddies are taller, but they look up to me when it comes to attracting women; most tall guys are uncoordinated and goofy. Masculinity is based on intelligence, looks and confidence. Height not even of secondary importance.The cream of the crop get this; who cares what public thinks!

what a joke. what do u mean at 19. are u even kidding, dont you know most of the timeboth guys and girls stop growth at 18. i havent grown an extra inch in 2 yrs now and i am 20. the lucky guys that grow after 18 only probably add 1 extra inch o their height.

You are doing great by motivating short guys like us.but I totally disagree because i had very much suffered because of my short Height

Hi height dont mean nothing at all. Well I hope it goes bouth ways, as it seems as men are supposed to be tall, and every one who not , feel short and that short unfortunatly have and negative sound, in some ignorant eyears , while tall is supposed to s´´be a posetive thing according to the mss meda and in society as a whole. And the komplet oppersit for women. Now i'm 5'11,5 tall or as we prefer in Denmark 181,5 cm , while my wife she's the tall woman , very tall indeed 197 cm or 6,5 . She use to feel too tall , and when we met first time , she were 27 year and felt akward, until I told here height , dosen't mean nothing, and the funny part were when we walked by each other in the mall, I suddenly became the short guy , rather than her being the giant. And until this day, most people look at me as a short guy, I don't mind , and love the feeling having at tall super woman, and the releafe she faced , when I told her that height never meant shit to me, And i'm happy for her, as she completly change her attitude towards her own height, so it's important to own you height, no matter what height you have. As a little extra my wife, been dating guys as short as 152 cm and 164 cm tall , so she never her self think men are short at all

People forget Eazy E had all the hoes he wanted and was the biggest gangsta rapper of the 90's

Many of these comments on here is why I never want to be in a relationship. I say **** women. Just stay alone. It's your best option.

Heck no. matter of fact 5'8 is considered tall in USA and Canada. Look back at all the male heart throbbing actors in the 1960's even 1950's. The Show My Three sons the Oldest boy Don Grady (Robbie Douglas) Who i always thought was very tall when watching these shows in the 70's was 5'7 at his highest peak meaning when he did tat show he could of been shorter perhaps 5'6 or 5'6.5. Tony Dow and his male cast members from Leave it to Beaver were all 5'7 in height. On TV they all looked tall where as the female would look 5 to 6 inches shorter. Females would be 5'2 which is average even to today's standards.Look at James Dean the Heart Throb in the 1950's. WOmen loved him and Men wanted to be like him. He was 5'5. Marlon Brando was a heart Throb to. Marlon was under 5'7 and women loved him and just like James Dean men wanted to be like Marlon Brando. I do laugh when i see websites saying the average Male height in USA and Canada is 5'9. Not even close. 5''7 is still average height for a male and the fact that most males add an inch to their height and measure themselves in shoes they can easily say they are 5'9 when in fact they are really 5'7. I myself am 5'10 and as a male i get told every where the i'm very tall. In the afternoon i measure 5'9 1/4 and still i get told i'm very tall. Average male is 5'7.When i see a 5'10 male i see a awkward tall height. When i see a 5'7 male i see a perfect height for a male. This because average females are between 5'0 to 5'2.. There are many females who are 4'11. Females like their man to be taller but not 11 inches taller. The difference between a male and female should be 5 inches.This allows the female to wear heels and still be a tad bit shorter than the male. When the male is too tall it starts to look awkward. So 5'2 for female and 5'7 for males are a perfect height. You are in fact tall.

5’10 is the average height of an American male. 5’8 is shorter than 5’10. I am nearly 5’7, and most of my female friends are at least 5’4. The average height for a women in the U.S. is 5’4. To me, 5’8 is on the shorter side, but to a women who is 5’0, maybe not. Also, Marlon Brando is 5’9. Google it. 4’10 is considered dwarfism, so 4’11 is riding that line of scientifically being considered a midget. If someone if 4’11, they probably do think 5’8 is tall though.

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I'm 5'8 and I come up over my 6'0 friend's eyebrows, in the middle of the forehead...

I am a 5ft 8 inch tall guy.
I am good looking too.
So, what do women prefer. Good looks or good height.

What do girls prefer a good looking guy or a guy with good height.
BTW I am 5ft 8 inches tall and good looking.

I’m 5’5. The shortest guy I dated was my height and at that time I preferred tall men. His height didn’t bother me at all because he wasn’t insecure about it. At least he did not express that to me. Taller men didn’t intimidate him either. He was willing to take on anyone in a fight. Later on I was really into a guy that was 5’8 and he was so insecure about his height. Made it clear that he only dated really short women. I thought his height made his muscles look better. It’s cool to have a preference, but he acted like 5’5 was enormous so that was annoying.

I'm 5,8ft. But I have an 8inch penis. Much rather be my height and have a big d##k. Than 6,8ft with a 4inch penis.

I'm a guy, 16 years old and 5'8, do you think I could get any taller?

Yes, you're still growing, you might end up 5'10 or taller, you never know. I was 5'7 at that age, and 5'10.5 now.

I'm only 5'9", I think the average male American is now about 5'10, with the average female beng about 5'4". So that also works well onto my model. I prefer a woman at about 5'0" to 5'2" IDEALLY, but I've dated women as tall as 5'4" and still had what I'd consider a good (but not as good) "fit".

When I say a good fit, I mean everything from public displays of affection, to embracing in hugs, cuddling at home on the couch, and of course in the bedroom.

Although it Can work, my experience with women over 5'6" has been more difficult. I have no doubt there is science behind it. Follow the 6"-8"'rule & I don't see how you could go wrong :)

And do you really want to be with a girl who already thinks you're too short? They are superficial & you can do better. Good luck!

I m the opposite. I m 5 foot 8 and would happily date a woman considerably taller than me . Even over 6 foot 8 would be good ☺

5ft8 is DEFINITELY not short for a guy. As a small girl (5ft 3.5) I personally consider this size ideal when it comes to guys. Taller guys intimidate me.
But then again, I know lots of girls that are into VERY tall guys, which is confusing to me bc what woman wants to look like a midget next to her man?

As a girl who is 5 '0, I consider any guy who is 5' 5 and above tall. 5 '8 is very tall in my opinion but many girls do consider that to be too short for a guy. I personally prefer guys who are anywhere between 5 '5 to 5 '7. 5 '8 is my limit and anything above that is way too tall for me. But I guess it's just a matter of opinion. So to answer your question.....yes....5 '8 is significantly tall compared to my 5 feet self.

Sad to say, most of the women like tall men, but you can wear elevator shoes or do exercises to get taller, CHAMARIPA shoes can increase height 2"~5" instantly and invisibly, I think it is a healthy way to make me look taller.

Can I do excerises to make myself shorter lol

Funny thing........ I’ve never been concerned with the topic height during the first 35 years of it. It’s only been recently that I’ve become more insecure with my 5’8” stature. I’m not sure why this is. I honestly never even used to think about it. I’ve always been in pretty good shape, and “look strong”. I even retired out of the US Army, and never really heard anyone call me short, or treat me as a “short person”. It’s been on only a couple situations that I can think of, where someone called me short. Maybe this is the reason I never cared to think of height. But as I age, and as more social media sources seem to demonize shorter statured men, the more I dwell on this topic. I guess I’m at the “taller side of short” for a lack of better terms, and that may play a significant role in my previous, but subtle confidence, but one thing is certain...... the older we get, the more handicaps we will get, short or otherwise.

In 16 almost 17 and I'm 5'8 and still growing but I'll prolly just get 1-2 more inches but id be fine if I didnt bc most guys I know are 5'7-5'11 and I dont feel small next to them at all just perspective I guess 🤷‍♂️

Actually 5'8 is still around average height even by today's standards. To give you persepctive on this, European men during the Medieval times had an average height of 5'8.25, and weren't any shorter than men today. 5'9 is a touch above average height, so if you're a man and you're 5'10 or slightly over 5'10, you're above average height by a standard deviation of 2 inches, which is taller than you think it is. So, a 5'8 man may at times feel on the short side, but he's far from a midget.

5'8 is still about average height today actually, esepcially the global average which is still 5'8. 5'10 is above average height by 2 inches, it's not 6ft, but it's not a far cry from 6ft either.

5’8 is a short for a guy compared to other men. But compared to women it can be tall since there are plenty of girls 5’3 and below.

I think 5'8" is okay for a woman of 5'3" and it is ideal to be 5-7 inches taller than the female

I think there is a age range when certain things matter to woman more then others. In High School, Women look for the dude who has the most friends. in College they look for the guy who is the most fun. In their early 30's they look for a guy that has his life together. I feel like that is the reason for so many divorces when people marry young. The fun dude they married in their 20's doesn't have his life together like the guy they want them to be in their 30's.

I think Hitler was 5’8.5 and he scared the shit out of guys a good 6 inches taller than him just saying !

Some people are complete idiots, height doesn’t mean shit. It’s about how attractive you are. I’m considered to be a very attractive guy. Girls stare at me almost everywhere I go. My height is at a staggering 5 foot 9. I have personally never had any problems attracting any girl, tall or short. A great example of my point is actor Mel Gibson. Do you think his lack of height ever gave him problems getting girls, hell no! This stays true to anyone who is attractive. A lot of (for lack of a better term) ugly ass tall guys feel they have some kind of dominance over all men because of their height. This is so far from the truth, attractive shorter men will always win and get the girl. People need to understand, just by having height will only get you so far. Btw you rarely see an attractive tall guy, so if your a attractive average height male, enjoy your dominance. Also, who cares about height anyway, worry about how to improve your appearance and confidence, work out, dress better and get a great haircut, this is all it takes to attract girls, I can promise you that.

Yes. 5’8” is short for a man regardless of anyone else of any other gender or species’ height.

Depends on the woman. Some have no care at all if you are short or tall. Others have preferences. Find one that is attracted to you and stop worrying about women in general. They don’t matter. There are plenty of short men with gorgeous girlfriends and wives. It’s more about personality, confidence, attractive face and body if Im being perfectly honest.

im 15 YO and my growth plate already closed
from a year ago.i really dont know what should i do for growing.im 5'9.do u think i can grow up to 5'10 or not?

The average height is 5’9” in the United States. A one or two inch height difference doesn’t matter from far, and is only noticeable when two people are standing right next to each other. A 5’8” man might receive height discrimination in leadership positions or in the military, PD, or as a security guard. The average female height is 5’4” and most women would be satisfied with a man three inches taller than her or even the same height/shorter. And even then there are women that are 5’0” and are more than okay with a 5’8” man, and even if they were not it’s not like that many 6’0” men would date her anyway. My father is 5’2” and my mother is 5’0”. It turned out just fine my mom just then decided to never wear heels anywhere.

It depends upon the girl you want to date or be with. Everybody has their own preferences,some girls like tall guys some like handsome face, etc etc. For me 5'8 is normal it's not short or tall.

💥💥💥💥 5,8 IS AN AVERAGE HEIGHT. IN AVERAGE (OR CLOSE TO AVERAGE) HEIGHTS, THE HOW ATTRACTIVE YOU ARE, DEPENDS ON YOUR FACE. (The cloths that you whear also play a good role). IT IS VERY RARE TO SEE A TALL MAN WITH A GOODLOOKING FACE. THATS THE TRUTH. I MY SELF AM 5,8 WITHOUT SHOES AND I AM REALLY GOODLOOKING. IN FACT I FEEL VERY GOODLOOKING AND MOST WOMEN TALL OR SHORT WANT ME.

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