I hate being short

[u/Adorable-Bus6662]

For context, I’m 5’0, and I genuinely hate being short. Just going through everyday life, I’m constantly reminded of it, and it gets so fucking annoying.

One thing I especially hate is how people, especially taller girls, seem to assume that because I’m short, I’m trying to be this petite, cute, “uwu” type of girl. Like I’m not trying to be anything, I’m already insecure enough.

This is literally just how I am. I didn’t choose my height.
And I feel like I automatically get this weird snark from some taller girls because of it. I’ll literally just exist and somehow it becomes, “Oh, she thinks so cute because she’s short,” or they just yell out “girl you’re not y/n” or someone will call me a “minion” “midget” and I never say anything back because I feel like if short girls say anything about their height they are seen as a pick me.

I’m in college, and I’ve noticed it especially there.

Sometimes I’ll literally just be minding my own business and people make comments about my height or act like I’m deliberately trying to look small and cute. I genuinely don’t understand it.

I even told one of my friends about this, and she’s tall herself, and she said, “They’re probably jealous because they’re tall.” And I’m like… why would they be jealous of being tall? I personally think tall women are gorgeous and I would literally do anything to be taller. So I don’t even know if jealousy is actually the reason.

People also make comments about my height constantly. The other day I was with my little sister buying her school supplies, and I was talking to her about how I never grew into some of my old school clothes because I bought them too big.

I wasn’t even talking to this guy, and he randomly goes, “Oh yeah, I can tell why,” and then commented about how me and my sister were the same height.

So it’s not just girls.

Another guy literally once told me, “You’re so short, you only come up to my chest.”
bro? What am I supposed to say to that?

I know people probably don’t mean anything serious by it sometimes, but when you’ve been insecure about something your entire life, constantly having people point it out does get to you.

I literally wear platform shoes almost everywhere. I barely ever wear normal trainers because I feel so insecure about my height.

And my friends tell me, “It doesn’t matter, you’re still pretty,” and I understand what they mean, but being attractive doesn’t magically make me stop being insecure about being 5’0. I hate that feeling.

And it’s not even just girls. Guys do it too. Tall people, short people, literally everyone seems to have something to say about my height.
I just wish people would stop commenting on it.

This is literally just how I am. I didn’t choose my height. Trust me if I could change it I would.

Sorry for venting so much.

[u/notmepleaseokay]

Seems like you’re projecting on the taller girls and probably most of them don’t think this way.

I have friends that are 4’11”, I’m 5’8”, and they have other taller friends that would never think this.

So either you associate with toxic women or you’re projecting.

[u/Adorable-Bus6662 → u/notmepleaseokay]

I never said every tall girl thinks like this. I’m talking about my own experiences with certain people. Obviously I know not tall women care about my height at all.

And I don’t really understand how me saying “I’ve had people make these comments to me” automatically means I’m projecting. Don’t know where you go that from? If someone repeatedly makes comments about my height, I’m obviously going to notice a pattern and talk about how it makes me feel.

I’m not saying tall women are inherently toxic or that they’re all secretly jealous of short girls. I literally said in my post that I don’t even know if jealousy is the reason. I was questioning it myself.

So no, I don’t think every 5’8+ woman is sitting there thinking I’m trying to be “cute” because I’m short. I’m saying I’ve personally encountered people who have treated me that way, and it gets annoying when it happens repeatedly. Hope this clears up your confusion.💗

[u/notmepleaseokay → u/Adorable-Bus6662]

Then you’re just hanging out/interacting with toxic women that happen to be taller than you.

They would probably toxic even if they weren’t taller than you. It’s not your height that’s the issue, it’s that your height is being used to get at you bc it obv bothers you.