I believe this. A lot gets said about the standards that people of each gender have, especially when it comes to the standards that good-looking people have, bu

I believe this. A lot gets said about the standards that people of each gender have, especially when it comes to the standards that good-looking people have, but most people of any background are normal people looking for basically compatible partners, with particularly picky people being a highly visible minority. The problem is that ceteris paribus, tall people do have an advantage in the aggregate, and "short king energy" is about having the requisite physical traits (ex. facial hair, body hair, muscles), confidence, and compelling personality to make the cetera not be paria. I also think part of the problem is A) that dating, especially on apps, places physical appearance front and center when it comes to getting your foot in the door to talk to people, and B) a lot of other people are instinctively judgmental about certain dynamics in heterosexual dating, especially when shorter/younger/less successful/less dominant men date taller/older/more successful/more dominant women, and homosexual dating is comparatively a blank slate in terms of how your friend group/family will perceive it.