There is nothing you can do about your height and people will always notice it—it’s so obvious and more so because you're male.
Society wants men to BE and LOOK powerful. When tall men succeed, they look the part. When short men try to succeed, they are accused of compensating because they have a Napoleonic complex—never because they wish to be successful like every other person.
You already know these things even though you'd like to believe otherwise. Forget parents and family members who try to convince you that you are something special; family is biased and as relatives they experience that moral duty to protect you and safeguard you against unfavourable perspectives which, in all honesty, are closer to the harsh reality that many like to deny.
You will never make a great impression. People here will list short male celebrities in response to your plight, and oxymoronically claim that nobody notices their height. That's bullshit …
Tom Cruise, at 5ft7in, is also known as ‘tiny Tom'—in Top Gun, they had to put shades on him and make him look cooler next to a taller Val Kilmer, whom women rated as having more sex appeal; Verne Troy, who played Mini Me in Austin Powers, killed himself; and who do you think men would rather be, Dwayne ‘The Rock' Johnson or Kevin Hart?
Another issue most people who reply here will neglect to mention as they desperately attempt to convince you that you're ‘okay' out of some moral sense of duty: tiny men aren't always selected for talent; political correctness and identity politics is so nuts today that institutions feel the social pressure to include all types for the sake of reputation and appearances—all races, genders, backgrounds etc. must be looked at and considered. It's all a sham!
You hate yourself because society has given you negative feedback about your height and other short men out there.
When people are being blatantly frank, they will joke or rebuke about your bantam frame being ridiculous, laughable and make you feel like you have no right to exude pride. Some will even venture that, if they were you, they would commit suicide.
Others will be happy to hang out with you because you make them feel superior; they will call you ‘friend' whilst awaiting the opportunity to make themselves look bigger in front of others … by pointing out that you are smaller. They are not your friends.
I'd advise you not to trust everything that people say. You are particularly in a precarious situation as many individuals will see you as ‘easy pickings'. People will not respect you as much as the next man because you are small. Many resent your existence as much as you resent your parents for conceiving you and some call upon your self-destruction—in this category, average-sized and tall men reckon you give ‘manhood’ a bad name, and women are sick of being approached by ‘Lord Farqwaad'.
Here's something else good Samaritans who love to avoid treading on eggshells with others will never tell you:
As a man, you are NOT attractive because you're short. Heterosexual women lust after BIG men. Money and fame tend to be the ‘great equalisers', so you better believe that women who accompany the likes of Daniel Radclyffe have ulterior motives. Just notice how Kevin Hart's wife leans away from her husband, with an awkward grin, when they pose for pictures on that majestic red carpet …
It's Hollywood. It's not real life in our quotidian sense. It's all about image, perceived fairness, etiquette and a dose of neoconservatism to balance it all. After all, a President still needs a First Lady even if he's an in-the-closet homosexual.
Beware of older women who are no longer wanted by the men they desire. They know the clock is ticking and any company will do before they cash their chips in. They won't be with you because they fancy you and it would be erotomaniacally naïve to believe so. If you allow yourself to be lured by these women, you will be mugged off. They will take advantage of you besides blaming you, as a man, for all the perceived injustices done to them by their taller exes.
Remember this when your mind makes you think that someone is giving you the eye: You are NOT physically attractive because a man needs to be tall in order to be a lady's eye candy—a ‘ladies man' is ALWAYS tall. Height is paramount for a man's physique. Notice that ‘tall' comes first in ‘tall, dark and handsome’. It's not personality. If it were, men like Ed Kemper and the ABC killer would not have female fans and groupies in jail, and little pacifists like Gandhi would be ‘studs' instead of being assassinated for making their countries ‘look weak’.
You don't owe society anything. You don't have to prove anything to anyone. Your solution is simple. Ignore/avoid people. Become a recluse. Get yourself signed off work for depression and body dysmorphic disorder or work from home. Become more private. Forget traditions such as marriage and forget procreation—why bring more people into this dolorous existence, right? Life guarantees suffering. You get ill, grow old, lose loved ones, and contemplate your own demise. Having kids is morally cruel but because of tradition and the creed that life is sacrosanct, nobody bats an eyelid.
Forget what other people think. Forget society. Embrace your hobbyhorse and everything else that makes your existence bearable.
