I'm gonna trust what my friends say to me over you since I know them and they literally have no reason to lie about it, so don't go trying to gaslight me. From our conversation, I feel like the real reason you get rejected is your lack of confidence. Height is a factor just like eye colour may be a factor, but it's nowhere near as important as guys make it out to be, and you won't get rejected for only your height by any reasonably mature girl. A girl isn't going to tell you that you lack confidence as a reason of rejection, they're gonna give you one of the default responses, "You're not my type." or "You're too short." cause from experience, that's easier