Why Can't We All Get Over Our Bias Against Short Guys Already?

It's Time To Get Over Our Bias Against Short Guys
From left, Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson seen at Lionsgate's 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Los Angeles Premiere, on Monday, Nov, 18, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Lionsgate/AP Images)
From left, Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson seen at Lionsgate's 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Los Angeles Premiere, on Monday, Nov, 18, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Lionsgate/AP Images)

For all my very firm beliefs that dating in NYC is harder for women, here's a stat that will make you cringe for men, or at least some of them: In Manhattan, a guy who is under 5'9" has only a 1.2 percent chance of getting contacted after being viewed, according to dating site AYI.com. One point two! That's even worse than the 2.9 percent chance that a "curvy" girl will get liked, which made me mentally barf a few weeks ago.

Why so harsh to the not-so-vertically-inclined, New York ladies? And likely, ladies all over the country, although shorter guys do have much better odds in New Jersey, where they have a 7.6 percent of being contacted. Being totally guilty of writing off guys of a certain height myself, even while knowing it's pretty stupid, I thought we should address the reasons we're biased against short guys, and debunk the reasoning behind them.

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