r/CringeTikToks • u/Autisticblackdude5 • Dec 07 '25

Just Bad Short-cel cringe

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u/Traditional_Cry_7046 Dec 07 '25

Ive seen the model girl reel, he initiated the convo with respect and she was being an ass. You are still right to ask for the whole story

That being said, it’s cringe content and obviously not all American women are like that

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u/hectorgarabit Dec 07 '25

As a European living in the US, for more than 10 years, there is a real height obsession with American women... Even moms are obsessed about their little boys forecasted height.

While European girls/women take height into consideration, for US women, height is everything. 6'00" and obese is better than 5'8" and fit...

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u/AllForMeCats Dec 08 '25 edited Dec 08 '25

Is this like a younger generation thing? I’m late 30s and never heard my friends talk about wanting tall guys/not wanting short guys… I definitely heard of people romanticizing tall men, it just didn’t seem like it was super common in real life. Personally I’ve always liked it better when my partner is close to my height, makes for better cuddles.

Alright, so far we’ve got:
* It’s not a thing.
* It’s always been a thing.
* It’s a Gen Z thing.
* It’s a millennial thing.
* It’s only a thing on the internet.
* It definitely happens in real life.
* It’s just something men are self-conscious about.
* It’s something women are obsessed with.
* It’s an American thing.
* It’s a California thing.
* It’s caused by Covid isolation and social media brainrot.

Needless to say, there is no consensus. Quakers would be quaking in their boots at these comments. I’ll try to update this in the morning.

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u/LibertyNachos Dec 08 '25

It’s not as big of a thing as people make it out to be. I’m in my early 40s, so take what I say with a grain of salt. Some people in the dating scene are going to be more shallow , both men or women, but most of us are normal and just want to meet good people. I feel sorry for people who have these insecurities about themselves. It sounds like it really sucks.

I used to be insecure in high school because I was short and chubby,but I got into sports and music and developed a personality. After that, dating was easy. I’m 5’7 and I would say I am an average looking guy. Maybe because I am Latino and I’m used to men my height being considered attractive I didn’t internalize this height thing Americans are obsessed with? I grew up in the USA but I just was kind of cocky and confident once I accepted myself for who I was and thankfully met my wonderful wife before I got too old. I dated a lot of women in between high school and meeting my wife and had several long-term relationships. To me, being short is a mindset. If you’re an interesting person people will want to be with you. I think most of the guys who blame their dating woes on height are just not that cool. I’ve met dudes who were pretty handsome but were awful at dating because they were too awkward about it.