I'm 5 foot 3.5 and I'm an 18 year old guy =/

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  1. Flyteryder's Avatar
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    I'm 5 foot 3.5 and I'm an 18 year old guy =/
    Is there any way at all I can become taller? Everyone is so much taller than me and it makes me feel really self concious.
  2. Altaïr's Avatar
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    Re: I'm 5 foot 3.5 and I'm an 18 year old guy =/
    Wear stilts.
  3. doggyfizzel's Avatar
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    Re: I'm 5 foot 3.5 and I'm an 18 year old guy =/
    Either wait and hope. Or have that horrible operation where they break your legs, part the bone and wait for the bones to rejoin. I think you gain 1 inch.

    You might have to just accept you are a short guy.
    Last edited by doggyfizzel; 31-05-2012 at 13:48.
  4. NathanW18's Avatar
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    I don't think so.

    I understand because I'm 5'5". It sucks, but you just have to get on with things.
  5. whyumadtho's Avatar
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    Move to Cambodia and you'll feel normal.
  6. Bubblyminty's Avatar
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    Re: I'm 5 foot 3.5 and I'm an 18 year old guy =/
    (Original post by doggyfizzel)
    Either wait and hope. Or ohave that horrible operation where they break your legs, part the bone and wait for the bones to rejoin. I think you gain 1 inch.

    You might have to just accept you are a short guy.
    I watched that procedure in a documentary a while ago. It is amazing the lengths people will go to in the name of beauty. It looks painful and risky.
  7. charlie9872's Avatar
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    You can get some lifts - kind of like insoles that you put inside your shoes and they can give you a good 2-3 inches depending on what ones you get.
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    Re: I'm 5 foot 3.5 and I'm an 18 year old guy =/
    Think about all the things you could do if you were average height (say 5ft 10) then compare it to what you can do at your height now...

    You shouldn't put yourself down because of it. Its how you are, if people want to judge leave them too it!
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    (Original post by AcidNation)
    Think about all the things you could do if you were average height (say 5ft 10) then compare it to what you can do at your height now...

    You shouldn't put yourself down because of it. Its how you are, if people want to judge leave them too it!
    This! I'm tall and the amount of leg room I get on public transport is insufferable - think of the positives .
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    Re: I'm 5 foot 3.5 and I'm an 18 year old guy =/
    (Original post by Bubblyminty)
    It is amazing the lengths people will go to . . .
    Unintentional pun for this particular thread?


    Don't worry. Tall people block views and take up supermarket aisles.
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    Re: I'm 5 foot 3.5 and I'm an 18 year old guy =/
    (Original post by somethingbeautiful)
    This! I'm tall and the amount of leg room I get on public transport is insufferable - think of the positives .
    Public transport is insufferable, why should concerns about leg room make the OP feel better?
    (Original post by Palatial Veranda)
    Unintentional pun for this particular thread?


    Don't worry. Tall people block views and take up supermarket aisles.
    I'm hoping it was intentional.
  12. TimetoSucceed's Avatar
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    Re: I'm 5 foot 3.5 and I'm an 18 year old guy =/
    lol

    6'0 19 here, and im not even tall
  13. somethingbeautiful's Avatar
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    (Original post by tehforum)
    Public transport is insufferable, why should concerns about leg room make the OP feel better?


    I'm hoping it was intentional.
    Shorter legs = more leg room .
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    Re: I'm 5 foot 3.5 and I'm an 18 year old guy =/
    I'm that height (: Obviously being a girl it's different. But there's nothing wrong with being short (:

    Edit: So I guess there is something wrong with being short?
    Last edited by x-Sophie-x; 31-05-2012 at 18:59.
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    Re: I'm 5 foot 3.5 and I'm an 18 year old guy =/
    become a jockey.
  16. Pitt1988's Avatar
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    Re: I'm 5 foot 3.5 and I'm an 18 year old guy =/
    You might still get some more growth yet!

    Otherwise think of the benefits. Leg room for me at 6'3" on buses and planes is absolutely terrible! If you hit the gym hard you've got a better chance of looking stacked quicker.
  17. sl96's Avatar
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    Re: I'm 5 foot 3.5 and I'm an 18 year old guy =/
    take weed, then u wnt feel like yur small, cos youre high
  18. As_Dust_Dances_'s Avatar
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    Re: I'm 5 foot 3.5 and I'm an 18 year old guy =/
    It depends on the whether your family has tall people in it
  19. EmmaJane_'s Avatar
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    Re: I'm 5 foot 3.5 and I'm an 18 year old guy =/
    I'm 5'2, let's get married
  20. kka25's Avatar
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    Re: I'm 5 foot 3.5 and I'm an 18 year old guy =/
    Mate, I could have cared less if the guy next to me is short or whatnot. As long as he's a good guy, well mannered and just plain alright, he's definitely better and worth the time than a 6'0 prick that just gives us headaches all the time :/
    Last edited by kka25; 31-05-2012 at 14:46.
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