At 8ft 1in height, India’s tallest man is unable to find love. Because of his height, Dharmendra Singh, from Uttar Pradesh, is yet to find ‘the one’, reports Telegraph.
Dharmendra said:
“In terms of marriage, the main problem is my height. It will be very difficult to find someone who is tall enough for me. I think it is impossible. So this is also the reason why I haven’t had a girlfriend. Women are very much interested in me. They talk to me and giggle but I have never met anyone who I could look up to.”
Dharmendra, who is a shy person, also has problems finding work. Despite being a post-graduate in Hindi, he could not find a job because of his height. He said:
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While most of Mr Singh’s family are a normal height, his maternal grandfather was 7ft 3in, suggesting his size could be genetic. As a child, he was always taller than his peers and was often bullied in his youth. Dharmendra said:
“Some people would say that I have grown too tall and I have become useless. People would say I have become hopeless. I used to feel bad about these things.”
But what hurts Dharmendra the most is that he cannot do normal day-to-day things. He explained:
“I need a helper to help me with smaller things. I have trouble even walking. I need someone to go to market and buy things for me. I have to face a lot of hardships which a normal person does not have to. It is a terrible feeling when I am unable to do normal things. Also, my health gets affected because of my height. “
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