Usually depends on the girl but generally yes, height does seem matter to some extent. Though in most cases that can be made up for with other attributes.
The three basic general things that seem to be looked for one a man physically are the three H's. Height, Hair, Handsomeness.
Does "Hair" mean "short hair" ?
It does ?
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*Crawls into bed into a fetal position pulling his sheets over himself while svcking his thumb*
You'll still love me Alduin statue, or you trading cards, or you Dungeons & Dragons handbook!
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Now in all seriousness I do think height matters a bit in a guy but just like a guy can fall in love with a flat chested girl a girl can fall in love with a short guy. Those who would judge you by your physical appearances are not the kind of people you wish to be with unless you yourself are looking to date someone for such vain reasons. So if anything you can look at being short as a way to filter out the bad weeds so that you can find those that can truly make you happy.