[gooner4ever]

I'm 5'1 and I'm a guy. Yeah it can be annoying and I would love to be much taller but when it comes down to it WAT CAN I DO?... nothing! the best thing to do is to accept and love who you are. The people who don't accept you the way you are are either ignorant or mean.
Your special the way you are!

[blueray]

(Original post by lankan-gurl)
I think that's really sweet A lot of guys would not say that.

haha read my sig

[SnoochToTheBooch]

this is only a problem in your head, it's a much bigger deal to you than it is to the rest of the world

[Daniellejo.]

If you asked most girls they'd probably say that they'dd rather be unusually small than unusually tall, so at least it could be worse
Personally I've never really witnessed much criticism about small girls. Most guys are attracted to girls shorter than them and vice versa, so it tends to be short guys and tall girls who get the worst remarks.

Not that I'm saying being tall is bad for a girl, it's not, it's just generally seen as less desirable than being short .... mehhh, kinda digging myself into a hole here lol (It's better for being a model though )

[lankan-gurl]

(Original post by blueray)
haha read my sig

your what ? loll

[.Heather.]

(Original post by MMoor18)
to be fair tho it works both ways, I'd rather be shorter than I am, I'm 6 foot 5 quite a few of my friends are tall, was in Poland for the Euros with 6 of us the shortest being 5 foot 10, 2 were just over 6 foot, 1 6 foot 3 and 2 of us 6 foot 5. but then I have other groups of freinds that are all shorter than 6 foot and I feel freakishly tall around them.......

Seriously? That's a really nice height for a guy. I went out with a guy that height and found him very attractive.

OP, there are plenty of girls around your height and it can be nice and feminine so try not to worry about it. Different heights and frames can all be attractive in their own way.

I've got a friend who's 5 foot and one who's 5 foot 11 and both get male attention and seem happy. I'm around 5' 7" and people don't really comment on my height either way. Try to ignore your friend, although she probably doesn't realise it bothers you because there's nothing wrong with not being tall!

[MancStudent098]

(Original post by Anonymous)
Can anyone give advice on how they've gotten over--what they perceived to be- a major physical flaw?

Stop perceiving it as a physical flaw? It's really not, for starters there are very few guys who won't date girls who are shorter than them but loads who won't date taller girls. Second it does actually make girls look cute.

[blueray]

(Original post by lankan-gurl)
your what ? loll

Signature, the blue circle with a white triangle in bottom right corner.

[noma5]

(Original post by sliceofcake)
I used to try crappy jokes in retaliation because I am 5'4 and all of my friends are taller. Now I just tell them to observe the amount of ****s I give. Alas, they cannot find any...

That's a good one

[MSAL]

i've heard that short women are considered more attractive to the opposite sex than taller ones

[jam277]

(Original post by Anonymous)
See that's the thing- I've found many guys to be quite accepting of height, but girls are a different matter completely. They're so much more critical and actually its only girls who've made me feel bad about my height. But since my friend is nowhere near tall (5'4) I'm trying to comfort myself that she is the one with the problems not me. My tall 5'7-5'9 friends rarely mention it unless its a matter of convenience (i.e. they tower over me in pictures). I think 5'11 can be a nice height on a girl though.

Exactly, I don't mind anyone in the 5ft region, in fact they have to be between 5 and 5'11.
I wouldn't prefer 5ft to 5'11, as they would be the same height as me.

[Tackla]

My biology teacher is very short, but the whole sixth form including me fancy her.

[Nav_Mallhi]

(Original post by Anonymous)
I know this is stupid and I'm not looking for people to say "5'1 isn't that short really!" But for my whole life I've always been upset at the fact that I'm so short in comparison to everyone else. This feeling is exacerbated at fancy events which require heels because I only like to wear small heels, whereas lots of girls feel the need to wear 5 inchers (like they did the other day at graduation!)

One of the biggest reasons I've started to hate my height more is because one friend in particular mentions my height (supposedly innocently) a few times each meeting. Even if its things like "you're so small and cute!" (she's 5'4). I think she herself has a bit of a complex but instead of challenging her about it I'd rather just be happy in my own height, because I don't want anyone to know how insecure I am (which they'll find out if I admit that it bothers me).

Can anyone give advice on how they've gotten over--what they perceived to be- a major physical flaw?

Hey don't worry- it's not a "major physcial flaw". If you think that way then please watch "Beauty and the beast: The ugly face of prejudice", you will be shocked for sure. And you're not even that short, I know people who are shorter and they could not care less about their height. Instead I feel embarrassed when I stand next to then because I'm 5.8 foot- that's tall for a girl! The reason I'm embarrased is because the height difference when we're walking down the street is just incredible. But oh well it's funny!
P.S you can always borrow a few inches of height off me! xx

[Indieboohoo]

Tell your friend to shut up or tell her it's annoying. I get the same thing but I'm 5'7 from my friend every time I see her she say's "you're tall" which I don't think i am since my other friends are similar height, it's like you've known me for over 10 years stop saying it.

I always find that tall guys go for short girls under 5'5 more especially over 6ft guys because they want to feel bigger I guess.

[Em_Huong]

I'm 4"11 and don't think I'll ever grow anymore, I'm fine with it and just got used to the short height jibes I guess.