Little Man Syndrome - Napolean complex

[Reggie Bush]

I've heard these terms used a lot, but I'm not really 100 percent sure of the meaning,etc...

I think that it means that short guys that try to act tough or macho to make up for their height correct?

I'm a short guy. 5-3. 21 yr old. So I'm not going to grow anymore....I guess I'm gradually learning to be comfortable and confident with what i'm born with, but how do i avoid being labeled as having little-man syndrome? Or should we have the attitude of " idont care what anyone thinks about me"?

I don't act tough or anything, but does being confident seen as having little-man syndrome? I try to lift weights, but is that seen as making up for my height? It seems like a catch 22.

 

[johnmich]

little man syndrome

:crackup: :crackup:

 

[Tha Realnezz]

It just seen as being a lil' crazy.

Being that most people beleive small guys won't be able to defend themselves(women especially,i'm sorry to tell to you this) they tend to get annoyed or brush them off alltogether when you guys get angry or try to get mannish.

It's been labelled a "complex" I just think people don't respect smaller guys.



I'm not trying to be mean..

 

[Centaurion]

Yeah skinny ass midgets always try to compensate for their height through acts of bravado. Just like this little f*cker in my football team. On practises he always gives 110%, even if we are just fooling around. I told him to relax a couple of times, but he wouldnt hear it, forcing me to teach him a lesson.

 

[WORKEROUTER]

Sh*t man you got dealt some short cards. Same here...I'm only 5'8.

But make the best of it. Work out, get built, get powerful.

 

[TubularBells28]

I am short also. But I have been told I have a complex because I lift like the mofo.

Whatever.

 

[wavejams007]

Originally posted by WORKEROUTER
Sh*t man you got dealt some short cards. Same here...I'm only 5'8.

But make the best of it. Work out, get built, get powerful.

Hold up, 5-8? that isn't short. I am 5'6." but even at that, I am not a midget.

wht you don't have in height, make up for in caracter.

 

[reyalp]

move to japan, you'll fit right in!

i had a buddy who was 5'4", he never got macho. he always got all the play from the ladies that he wanted, too, he was really comfortable with himself.

 

[WORKEROUTER]

Nothing wrong with realizing that you're deficient in some area and making up for that deficiency by trying to surpass the average in other areas.

Some people might call it a complex or whatever, but you can just tell those people to lick you balls.

 

[Silverback82]

Don't worry about insecure haters putting you down for lifting weights when you're short. Idiots like that always find ways to criticize others because they are unhappy with themselves. Looking short and strong is better than looking short and weak.

 

[blinkwatt]

This is how I respond to chicks who make short comments that I want to bust their balls, "Yeah so what Iam short get over it,doesnt stop you from checking me out"you must say it in a friendly manner. I say this to chicks who are married and have no sexual interest in me and it even gets then to laugh. Now for guys I just tell them "haha very funny,now get over it".

 

[WORKEROUTER]

Originally posted by blinkwatt
This is how I respond to chicks who make short comments that I want to bust their balls, "Yeah so what Iam short get over it,doesnt stop you from checking me out"you must say it in a friendly manner. I say this to chicks who are married and have no sexual interest in me and it even gets then to laugh. Now for guys I just tell them "haha very funny,now get over it".

Just pull your d*ck out and tell them to lick your balls.

 

[Thomas94305]

We all have something. I'm actually average heighth.. and I sometimes feel down when a tall guy comes walking through. I've personally learned not to play things by someone else's rules. If the tall guy makes a point of being tall, then just be cool and let others see him as a jerk, that changes the playing field from heighth to social skills, and he's not doing so well. Or, show them that you're smarter, or more charming, or whatever. Effectiveness (maleness) means taking what you have, and moving forward.

If the woman stares at the tall guy, let her stare. Just be charming, funny, skilled, or whatever. She can then decide for herself. Tall does not help her to laugh, or grow, or many many things. In our society, tallness doesn't even get her security.

 

[Tha Realnezz]

^lol...that's exactly why people don't like shortguys.


Jealousy & complexes.

 

[blinkwatt]

Thomas is not acting jealous in any way. He is simply stating that less then average height males must accept their height and move on. Every thing he said was correct and to the point. I personally know many 6 feet or taller people who can only pull ugly chicks because they do not know what they are doing. A "short" male can pick up ALOT of females if he knows how to act,talk and dress. Think of any of the vertically gifted that you know who attract attractive women. Now do they some game? Do they dress nice? Do they act like idiots in front of women? Its not like being tall is all that you need to pull attractive chicks. No on should use their height as an excuss as to why they dont go out with women.

 

[Tha Realnezz]

Again this one of the Bizzaro world myths floating around here.I don't see many guys under 5'9 with hot ass women.

I see a few with gf's & a handful I've met that are real players with nice personalities.

But they deal younger chics and as they get older ..I see less and less of them with attractive females.I don't remember the last time I've seen a guys in his 40's under 5'10 with a hot ass babe.


Could it be that women don't want to settle down with these types cuz they instinctivley want stronger offspring?

Ding,Ding,Ding,Ding,Ding...we have a winner.

Most chics like there men tall regardless of what you last two guys are saying.

And please tell me how you can use your height "against" someone?I think you guys are jealous.

Guys don't knowingly do that,man...I've never heard of that.Unless of course they smaller guy was hating...

I'm not trying to be mean but lets's cut the crap.


First thing a woman comments on when she meets me is ..

1.My height.
2.My build.

So how can it be that they don't care,c'monn..

I mean that doesn't make you less of a person at all.But let's start separating fact from wishful thinking.First thing women say when they describe an attractive partner is that they want them strong,tall and even handsomness comes in after height,maan...

lol....

To Recap this post:Short guys do get women.But women still perfer tall men.It's almost usually a requirment.

 

[philly_95]

Reggie Bush ignore all these haters on this board. I don't post much here cause there are to many ***** ass mother****ers on here...

I am also short, so call it the little man syndrome i don't really give a ****. I posted bout this **** before.

Can a short guy get hot ass women. Yes but its not easy, and if you are not white, its even harder.

It's all on your attidude, if you believe you can do it. You will!! I'm short but i have pulled women way taller than me... Just worry bout getting your **** together first before you worry about trying to impress women.


To the haters, you can bash and hate me, but I don't give a ****.

 

[SomethingCreative]

All things equal, of course the taller person is going to get the girl. Of course, all things are never equal. Some people are more intelligent, some are more athletic, some are better conversationalists. Everybody is different so it is stupid to say that soandso can't get hot girls because they are short. I myself am 5'4, and I am not saying that I can get more girls than any of the rest of you, I am simply saying that you can't count people out automatically because of their height. It is perfectly normal to be insecure about height, almost everyone is insecure about some aspect of themselves, even if they don't show it or admit it.

 

[Scrumtulescence]

Originally posted by Tha Realnezz
Again this one of the Bizzaro world myths floating around here.I don't see many guys under 5'9 with hot ass women.

I see a few with gf's & a handful I've met that are real players with nice personalities.

But they deal younger chics and as they get older ..I see less and less of them with attractive females.I don't remember the last time I've seen a guys in his 40's under 5'10 with a hot ass babe.


Could it be that women don't want to settle down with these types cuz they instinctivley want stronger offspring?

Ding,Ding,Ding,Ding,Ding...we have a winner.

Most chics like there men tall regardless of what you last two guys are saying.

And please tell me how you can use your height "against" someone?I think you guys are jealous.

Guys don't knowingly do that,man...I've never heard of that.Unless of course they smaller guy was hating...

I'm not trying to be mean but lets's cut the crap.


First thing a woman comments on when she meets me is ..

1.My height.
2.My build.

So how can it be that they don't care,c'monn..

I mean that doesn't make you less of a person at all.But let's start separating fact from wishful thinking.First thing women say when they describe an attractive partner is that they want them strong,tall and even handsomness comes in after height,maan...

lol....

To Recap this post:Short guys do get women.But women still perfer tall men.It's almost usually a requirment.

Regradless of your earth-shattering anecdotal evidence, confidence and good looks are more common features among guys who have hot "chics" than height.

 

[God_of_getting_layed]

some women want tall men, others dont really care about height.
It depends on the woman. Not all women are the same. like most things in life, there is variance. And you rarely ever find anywhere near 100% correlations. So why should anyone expect there to be a strong correlation in height and success? we shouldnt. Im not saying theres no correlation, Im just saying its not a strong one; like most things in this world.

And height is relative. Women prefer tall guys as in "TALLER" than they are. a girl can be short, but if your short too, but taller than her, she most likely wont have a problem with you.

Height shouldnt be a problem for "short" guys. Remember, not all women are the same. There are women out there that will not like you becuase youre short, and others just wont care.

But its normal to have women who wont like you becuase you're "XXX" or becuase you have or dont have "XXX". Theres women out there who dont like blonde guys, theres women out there who dont like dark haired guys. Theres women who dont like guys who are "pretty" or maybe the opposite, they do. The point is, no matter what, youll have a feature that some women just wont like, and others that dont care about it, or even like it.

Height is being over-hyped as a bad trait. what is bad is relative to the woman under consideration. No matter what, youll have a trait that a proportion of the female population will not like. No body is perfect, no body can get everygirl to like him, and women are different in tastes. There is variance.