How to Deal with Being a Short Guy?

I'm 28 years old and never really had an issue with my height before. It never seemed to get in the way, at least as far as I noticed, when it came to my relationships or my ex-girlfriends. But lately, it’s been bothering me a lot more than it used to.

Before meeting my current girlfriend, I started noticing more and more that girls cared about my height and would outright ask me about it. When I answered honestly, their interest would drop immediately, a reaction I didn’t experience in the past. Hell, even dating apps started to outright demand of you to inform your height in your profile, like, if they asked anyone about their weight it would as much as discrimination as the former, but why one and not the other?

I’m really happy that my girlfriend doesn’t care about height or things like that, but it still gets to me. It feels like there’s increasing pressure on men regarding height, and the worst part is that it’s something you can’t change.

Social media, like Instagram and facebook, keeps throwing videos at me, even though I’ve flagged to the app that I don’t want to see them, that highlight this insecurity, constantly judging men by their height.

Dude, it’s disheartening. Sometimes I feel discriminated against, like I’m less of a man or even “less valuable” as a person because of it. I’ve started wearing insoles, which are uncomfortable but help a bit with the insecurity. Still, it doesn’t feel like a solution because it’s not me.

Any advice? Has anyone gone through this before?

Thanks in advance!