Every day I (13F) am reminded of how unfortunate my proportions are when I look in the mirror. My dad is similarly short like me (5’ 7”), but even he has long legs compared to his torso. I think I inherited the shape of my legs from my mom (5’ 6”), but the 4 inches she has over me are entirely in her legs and I’m just so jealous. None of my immediate family has legs like mine. Even my grandmothers, who were not much taller than me at their peak, have significantly longer legs than I do. My inseam is a measly 29.5”, but even that’s being generous.

I hit my growth spurt when I was around 9 and have only grown an inch in the past year so I think it’s unlikely that I’ll grow much more, especially considering that my mom stopped growing at 11. I just hate how I look. In no culture are short legs found attractive, and I don’t think that limb lengthening surgery is worth all of the risks, so I’m just stuck in this disappointment for the rest of my life.

I wish these superficial things weren’t as important to society. I guess at the end of the day we really are just animals, driven by instinct rather than by logic.

I swear that girls didn't care that much about height in my life experience before the year 2012. I never once heard a girl talk about tall or short or whatever. Actually the first time a girl who was attracted to me told me I was kinda short I laughed and told her nobodies ever told me that tbh and she felt kinda stupid lol. Anyone else share similar beliefs? And if so, I wonder what it is that created the tall guy craze thingy

I don't feel bad because the truth is that she has her preferences, her height is 5'9 - 175cm.

The problem was that I saw a girl that I liked physically and I wanted to have interactions with girls again.

Her reaction was to respond to me as if surprised and laughing a little and never write to me again, as I say I don't care because although I would agree to go out with a girl taller than me, But I wouldn't feel very comfortable either, I wouldn't dislike it but I would feel strange, although I would want to interact more with her.

Is this like a short people thing? For reference I'm 5'7 Male 21 and have had bow legs since I was like 12! I'm just wondering if we all have this or just the peeps that missed out on all of their Vit D during puberty (rip)

I haven't seen this mentioned in this sub, which is a bit of a surprise. Anyhow, I remember having bad acne when I was much younger. I did come from a rather oily family 😅 and, naturally, my dermatologist recommended Accutane. This was perhaps... maybe fifteen years ago? At the time, the only known side effects were sensitivity to the sun, dry skin, and to not get pregnant (luckily for me I couldn't haha).

Fast forward to last year, my younger brother started taking accutane. To my surprise, one of the newer side effects is growth stunt. Apparently, oral isotret stops/slows growth hormones. This doesn't apply to everyone, however, as I did know some rather tall people whom did take Accutane and are still growing.

I just thought I'd let you guys and gals know, or if you're in the midst of wanting to take accutane.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369895547_Potential_Effects_of_Oral_Isotretinoin_on_Growth_Plate_and_Height

It went pretty well, she texted me afterwards and said that she'd love to see me again soon along with a heart emoji.

And she's like 2 inches taller than me.

What’s your height and how much does it matter to you, or affect your life on the scale of 1/10? Be honest.

Yeah like society is pretty messed up if you think about it. Girls judge you for something you can't change. Put it this way, you live in the wrong time to find a partner. If you were a man back in the days of no technology, just pure tribal warfare, you have a one heck of a higher chance to find a mate to continue your lineage. I'm not hating, I'm just pointing out the truth. Not all are like that, there is still genuine people out here. Remember don't be a nice man be a good man

How in the hell did Reddit know I’m short? Is it because I play support/medic? Because I’m Puerto Rican? Are birds real?

Hey , wondering where guys from the UK buy their trousers from .

Am a 5,6 dude medium build wondering what is the best way to get trousers , most sizes are to long on my leg .

Any advise is appreciated

The half counts by the way ^

A year ago, I moved across the country from my home town in Montana, to Wisconsin, where one of my best friends from the Marine corps lives. He’s a tall sturdy guy, his brother is also very tall, and I look HILARIOUS standing next to them, but they don’t treat me differently or ostracize me whatsoever, they’re great friends, and I’ve made it abundantly clear that I love short jokes, I crack them all the time about myself. I think it’s incredibly important to have confidence in your own being, and knowing your worth, and character. I like to think of myself as tactically specialized. I can fit in places and through entry ways into certain areas where my tall friends can’t go, so I can get the tiny pin that fell behind the work desk, and they can reach the crackers on the top shelf at the grocery store for me. Team work makes the dream work!

And that, if the gender you're seeking to attract, can filter you based off of that.

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I was looking for insoles I wanted some that can maybe stack up to 10cm max or around that at least 5 and the ones online you can just tell are some cheap low quality stuff I was wondering if anyone knows some orthopedic ones or comfortable ones I have back pain and I have a reason to get some other than height killing two birds with one stone.

My 5 year old son has a little bit of a medical history. I had interuterine growth restriction (IUGR) while pregnant in my third trimester, and my son went from being average size for his gestational age at the beginning of the trimester to the 3rd percentile by the time he was born (in length). After birth, he gained weight and height well during the first year and got to the 33rd percentile in height by his first birthday. He was at 38th percentile by his 2nd birthday. Unfortunately, he began to eat very poorly after that and developed avoidant restrictive food intake disorder. At age 2, I had to get him off the bottle and he stopped drinking a lot of calories through milk, but he did not replace it with food as he is insanely picky about food. ARFID is a disorder where children refuse to eat necessary food because of OCD type pickiness. It is related to the autism spectrum, and my son is mildly on the autistic spectrum in general while having serious ARFID. IUGR increased the liklihood of autism spectrum behaviors, and my son's most severe manifestation of it is with eating. IUGR also correlates with lower adult height.

Since age 4, he has gotten somewhat better at eating and is starting to grow each year at the most minimal amount that falls within the normal range, but he is now in the bottom 5th percentile because he almost didn't grow at all between age 2.5 and 3.5 due to poor eating. My son might be a candidate for growth hormones and he is being tested by specialists. He has normal baseline growth hormone levels now, but this is after he has resumed eating at least the minimum. His primary care physician says his height is quite below the expected range based on the heights of his mother (me) and father.

But anyway, my son claims he likes being short and that it is better than being tall because he is able to hide in small spots and he feels more agile than the bigger kids in his class. I am prone to putting him on growth hormones unless one of the physicians seriously objects to it. But is there any sense in taking my son's opinion into consideration?

I’m already short (5’6) but still get mistaken for a shorter height. Has that ever happened to you before?

Guys, yk what? My friends do NOT tower over me.

A while back, I posted about how my friends seemed way taller than me, but I recently realized it was mostly their shoes. Turns out, their shoes had higher heels, while mine only had like 1 cm.

Now, because of our school uniform policy, everyone has to wear the same shoes, and guess what? I actually look like the average height in my class! Of course, I’m still smaller than a few of my friends who are around 175 cm, but it’s nice knowing I’m not as short as I thought.

Anyone else had a moment like this?

The majority of women I've talked to don't seem to have an actual problem with my height( like I've literally been standing next to them all night) until it's actually mentioned in a numerical format. For example I was at a party and talking to this girl who was probably about 5 foot even and it's going well and the vibe is good until my height is mentioned (5'6) and all of a sudden when she hears how tall I am in actual numbers, the vibe is gone and dead. Is there something to be said about women wanting social approval of their boyfriend, is that why there is such a focus on the number rather than how people actually look in person? Just something weird I've noticed

i don’t really care what guys think of my height because a lot of the time when u fall in love it doesn’t really matter who’s 5’0 or who’s 5’5, but it hurts when tall girls make fun of me instead like saying things such as “ur a pick me” when i bring up my insecurity or saying “men who like short girls must be pedophiles. i feel like women are very body positive nowadays unless it comes to short women & men. short people don’t even bring up their heights as much as tall people usually

I see some insane hostility from short men below 5'5 to short men who might be average in countries outside their own/arent very short,

Same w hostility to short women cuz aparently they cant possibly dislike being short/just want attention,

Kinda crazy to me, maybe some of yall cant find a date less because of your height and more cuz you're bitter at everybody?

Idk if I should be a 28 or a 30 inseam.

I am 5’5 with a short torso. I wanted to order the best online, but I heard their sizes varies widely with different models.

I was wondering if anyone here owned one, to guesstimate if I should buy a small or an extra small.

I appreciate your help, guys.

I’m 5’6 with what I believe is an inseam of 29” (but closer to 28”) and like, Hollister is about the only place I can find that has a 28” inseam but they never have stock of any of the jeans I’m looking for at a reasonable price.

I wear really only athletic skinny (I like a little thigh room) but it’s getting harder to find ones that aren’t SKIN tight or too long. I refuse to cuff, lol

I’m 5’3 and I have an okay looking body leaning towards the skinny side but I have a better face than body but I have NO luck on any of these fake feeling dating apps and irl I don’t even get a second look because of my height. So I’m curious. What’s your dating life/sex life like?

How much taller would you date, if you could?

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