A 5ft2 woman can still get dates with men of any height. A 5ft2 man is going to have a very difficult time dating even short girls. Height discrimination is one of the last socially acceptable forms of prejudice.

Being a short guy is right up there with being unemployed as absolute deal-breakers for a man. It's far-reaching in many aspects of life, from careers to dating and beyond. There's a reason why guys lie about their height and girls lie about their weight in online dating. First filter is to exclude "guys under 5 foot x inches" or even "under 6 feet."

5'9" is close enough to average, definitely not worth risking health and safety over something like this.