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by reverend_gonzo 1513 days ago
> Basically this means that in modern dating, if you are short, you are very likely to die alone and this trend will only get worse in the future.

This is his claim. I call bullshit.

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The other great factor for dating success for men is income. You can offset being short by earning a lot of money. Since you are here on HN I assume you earn way more than average Americans.

Each inch of height corresponds to about $25k of yearly income on the attractiveness scale. Do the math, are you still below average? Note that income isn't just what you earn, but what you can be expected to earn in the future, so even if you met a woman as a bright computer science student you would still expect to earn a lot of money.

http://home.uchicago.edu/~hortacsu/onlinedating.pdf

It's the same as saying 'You can offset being short by being a rock star' yes, I suppose you could.