Would all men see me that way?

Not all men, but most.

Eerily enough, a lot of guys don't see anything wrong with this behavior. They think girls should appreciate guys finding their lack of anything due to their physiology adorable, as though it were a compliment. Sadly, it becomes borderline condescending after a while, even though he probably didn't meant it in that way. Sadly, it's not limited to height, but personality as well; so if you're inexperience in certain areas, prepare for "compliments" such as, "You're so pure," or "I find it cute you haven't done..." As well as them rolling their eyes or chuckling when you fail at doing something for the 1st time that they are well-versed in. But god forbid if you tell them they're cute, or laugh when they try something for the 1st time and fail, then you're considered a bitch.

It's just something you have to weed through on your way to finding a decent partner. Like us women, men share habits that they generally all do, and this is one of them. It's not bad because some girls like that baby talk and being treated as a little girl thing sexy/attractive or they believe in rigid gender roles; but just like you, I'm not into that nonsense.

Jesus flipping Christ! How long did you stay with that creepy, manipulative guy?

However long it lasted, you can at least be proud that you resisted his attempts to program you to play the helpless little victim. And that is what he was doing: constantly feeding you suggestions in an attempt to hypnotise you into believing you were a pathetic person who had to rely on him. I don't know if it was something he did instinctively or some some NLP BS, but I am sure getting away from him was a positive step.

The thing about him not wanting you to spend any time with friends was an enormous red flag, by the way. Separating a woman from her preexisting support network is the classic first step for a man who's a highly manipulative control freak.

Given what you say about your stature, I suspect you will probably always attract men who want to treat you like a precious, helpless little person because that makes them feel good about themselves. You might also attract the attention of real scuzzbags who are secretly sexually attracted to young teen girls. But I'd like to believe that there are guys out there who will mainly see you as the person you are, rather than primarily as a woman who's smaller than average.

Become a lesbian perhaps.

He sounds really condescending and possibly a little bit sexist. Not everyone is this much of an idiot.

Well most comments have cover how I see it from your description, only other things I will add is the following

You are 18, I assume he is of a similar age. He probably is a big dummy and doesn’t really realize how big a problem it is how he acts towards you.

So I hope you have had a serious talk with him about treating you with a little more respect. Because if i think back to my teens/early 20’s I was a goober.

And what I thought was cute or charming, might have rubbed other people the wrong way.

That guy sounds gross.

I think you should get a big horse turd, stick it in a box, wrap it up in wrapping paper and ribbons, then mail it to his piece of shit ass!

I'm glad you dumped that piece of shit, son of a bitch! 😁

It's ok for guys to think that you're cute, but what this guy did was way too much.

Him not letting you hang out with your friends or go to work is not normal. That's called being a control freak.

Also, him assuming that you are afraid of everything seemed like he actually just generalized every petite person in this world.

So yeah, will other guys see you the same way as this guy you left? No. At least not the sane guys. What this guy did was not something a sane guy would do. This guy you left seems kind of mentally ill. You leaving him was a good idea.

It's more like your appearance and physique gave off a adorable nature that clearly resonated with the guys expectation. If you dont like to be called adorable I understand. Guys have a shit ton of tastes I'm kinda in the same boat as that guy. There are so many other guys who have other tastes.

Who cares, date a chick

I have a dick, and I would not be worried if I were you. This guy clearly was a little wacko, and you didn't like that so you got out. Hope he finds someone who appreciates that, but you can definently find someone who won't bother you in that way.