For all of those complaining about your height or weight

[AmsterdamAssassin]

And generations down the line, this will result in a race of human chihuahuas.

I said 'shorter' not midgets.

And why would you be concerned about Italian dwarves generations from now?

 

[FlexpertHamilton]

Not necessarily true.

Typically in fights, at least the ones that happen outside a ring in a social area the person who is more aggressive and more ruthless has the advantage. This isn't boxing where the bell rings, the fighters tap gloves and then they get down to it. There are no rules involved and no such thing as a "fair" fight.

Most people want to talk and talk and talk. The person who says nothing and simply acts and acts violently and ruthlessly will always have the advantage because the other person will not be prepared for it.

If I'm ever in a fight, I'm not looking to throw a bunch of punches and dance around and talk. I'm looking to land one carefully placed kick to the outside of their knee with force and cave their knee in then walk away without any worry of them being able to follow me.

Typically tho, if you aren't out looking for trouble, you usually don't find it. The ones who tend to find it usually are out looking for it.

Well yeah, but this is amounting to special pleading. If we assume equal levels of skill and aggression, a 6'4 man is going to beat a 5'7 man 999/1000 times. Even if the shorter guy is more skilled and aggressive, he's going to have a hard time. The reach advantage alone is huge.

Not my experience. My GF is 6” shorter than I. My first GF was 5” shorter. A

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Experiences of members here don't necessarily translate to the general trend.

Highly doubt this thought ever crosses their mind

Not consciously. It's evolutionarily hardwired in women to want the best physical traits for their offspring.

Well, that's because women haven't been street-fighting. If they had, they'd know that shorter men tend to be more violent than taller ones.

Because they have to be. Ego comes into play, I suspect that some guys want to win just to prove themselves, and others who will fight dirty and violently out of rage and possibly even psychopathy (which are obviously the truly dangerous ones). I for one would have no problem eye gouging, kicking the groin, sucker punches, biting, using the environment, etc even if it was against a much smaller guy.

 

[AmsterdamAssassin]

Because they have to be. Ego comes into play, I suspect that some guys want to win just to prove themselves and others, and others who will fight dirty and violently out of rage and possibly even psychopathy (which are obviously the truly dangerous ones). I for one would have no problem eye gouging, kicking the groin, sucker punches, biting, using the environment, etc even if it was against a much smaller guy.

I always assume that any smaller person than myself still wants to fight me is probably armed.

So I retaliate first.