Unlike a lot of the people who are responding on this thread, I know your exact situation. I too am only 5'3 and I'm 22 and for most of my life I went through the same situations that you were talking about. Granted, I have been dating someone for the past year and a half, but she is the first person in my life that I dated for longer than 3 months. She is beautiful, although she does look younger, but she is very mature so it evens out. You can just tell when you see these women that they feel they're better than you because of your height and won't even consider the thought of being with you. My advice to you is fuck them and I don't mean sleep with them, but forget about them. The vast majority of women you're talking about are more trouble than they're worth. If you want a long term relationship with someone and have it actually have meaning, then I would suggest getting out of the bar scene. I have met very few people in my day who met their soul mate, while both were drowning themselves in alcohol. If you really want to meet someone worthwhile, find something that you greatly enjoy and try to find others who share that interest. It sounds very cliche I know, but it does work. Also, don't look for a girlfriend. Because when you do, you try to force feelings on people and that causes it to not work. You can put yourself out there, sure, but actually going out and seeking someone to date is where I think a lot of people have problems. Just don't let your height bother you and have confidence in yourself even if you're not as tall as the other people. It will show if you have confidence or not, and women do pick up on it. I had a lot of problems with it as a kid, but I'm slowly starting to get better with it. You're not alone though.