5'8 isn't short.

Happily married guy who happens to be 5'4. Being short is just a fact of life for me. You have to own it and be confident about it.

Everything is relative. I'm sure there are 5'0 people who see me and think I wish I was 5'4. And I'm 5'4 and it would be great to be 5'8. But the thing is, 5'8 is right about average height for a male. The societal 6'0 standard for men is incredibly unrealistic.

I really wish he would have been more confident about his height and appreciate the height he does have. Believe me, I'd love to be able to buy pants at a store and not at a specialty online store or have to get them hemmed.

I also wish she hadn't felt the need to mention that he was shorter than her usual type. I felt that was incredibly rude. Imagine if someone had said, "she's a lot heavier than I usually go for." They'd be lambasted online for body shaming.

Be confident in yourself and don't put others down!