i'm 5'9", i don't really see these problems in real life
5 ft 9 is not short.
Thats the average height of male in the United States.
I'm 6ft, and if I stood next you there wouldn't even be that much a difference.
When I'm playing ball and I stand next to some thats like 6ft 2 or 6ft 3, there isn't much of a difference either.
Its only after someone tells me they're 6ft 2 or 6ft 3 that realize that they are that height.
People exaggerate online. In the real world to be considered short you gotta be like 5ft 7in and under if your a guy. To be considered obviously tall you gotta be like 6ft 5 or something.
All you literally have to do is go outside and look around. Then you'll realize height is not that important.
I honestly can't understand why "short" dudes worry about height so much.