T B H there's research actually supporting that short is on average more attractive. I.e., gets exponentially more male attention...the shorter you are, even on an app, the more first messages you get for example. While of course there's model envy, more men than not have fetishes/preferences for petite women over taller ones. It feeds also into how thin is more attractive. It has to do with being "smaller."

I think being tall is a huge falio if you're ugly...and I know that doesn't make much sense, but it basically is like putting your face/body on a pedestal. At least if you're short (though maybe not under 5 feet) you can still blend in and be perceived as being younger. I was bullied a lot for my height even though I'm not even incredibly tall; I just look ginormous...because while my frame maybe wouldn't be that freakish if I was short, I look like Frankenstein's monster with how tall I am.

That isn't to say men can't have preferences for taller women. They do all the time. But it's a myth/lie that men don't care at all about height.