<p>Being petite has never bothered me before this year.. but lately I kind of wish I were taller.
Reasons:
1. Less need to wear heels. Can wear flats without looking TOO short.
2. Being tall and thin seems to be the ideal.
3. Guys like girls that are close to their height. A huge height diff is awkward.
4. For the future, height is nice to have in the workplace.</p>
<p>Good things (not necessarily related to height)
1. Girls can wear heels whenever and instantly become taller.
2. I guess I'd rather be below average height than towering over everyone</p>
<p>What do you think? Whatever height you are :P</p>
<p>Erm. Personally, I have never thought about my height. (I'm 5'5''-ish) My thoughts just seem to center around the idea that you should simply learn to accept whatever height you are.
However, in regards to each of your reasons/good things:
1) I wear heels sometimes. I, also, wear flats, but that's often only when I have to go ballet practice later that day.
2) Who cares what the ideal is? Just be happy with who you are. Your appearance shouldn't matter. What is tall and thin anyways? Sometimes, I think being 5'5'' and 115 makes me overweight in accordance with other people's standards. It is ridiculous. Just be healthy and enjoy life. There are better things to do than worry about these things.
3) Guys vary in height, also...and life, in itself, is rather awkward, especially if you choose to see it that way.
4) I don't understand this at all...unless you think an employer would not hire you due to your height, which I believe is illegal.</p>
<p>1) Guys can do that, too, with shoes. :] They are called disco platforms. :P
2) Yes. We would all run in fear of your enormity.</p>
<p>About to submit this, I feel like it may be a little mean. >_< Erm...I'm just trying to ask, why do you care about your height?</p>
<p>(Sidenote: It just started raining. I hope it rains tomorrow. I've never surfed in the rain...:] I like rain in CA. It makes me want to grab an umbrella and dance at UCLA to My Sharona.)</p>
<p>ahh. I agree with your list.
In addition, its plenty annoying when you look like you could be a kid. I guess its nice to look young when your 30, but for right now, I'd rather look my age. If I wear sneakers, jeans, and a sweatshirt, and go to a restraunt with my family, including my 11 year old brother who is almost as all as me, they ask if i'd like a kids menu
yeah. not fun</p>
<p>so if I want to be treated my age, I have to dress nicely. At least some low heels. Dark jeans. a peacoat.</p>
<p>I'm about 5'8" and I have a friend who's about 5'2". Yesterday she was talking about how short she was and that if she was just a little bit taller she could do such and such... and I looked at her, and I said, "You know... you're really not so very short"--she just seems like she's ridiculously short because I'm so used to her talking about it. She seemed short when I first met her, and she says herself that she hasn't grown since middle school, but if it weren't for her mentioning her lack of height all the time, the thought of it wouldn't even cross my mind. You understand what I'm saying? People won't think about it unless you talk about it, and even if they do think about it at first, they'll stop thinking of you as short once they get to know you. If you let it go, it won't make a whit of difference to anyone. And if a guy likes you enough to be your boyfriend, then you two will figure out a way to show your affection for one another despite your smallness. :)</p>
<p>Optimization--re: #4, it's well-documented that, at least for guys, each inch of height corresponds to (some number) more in salary. That is, when they look at white-collar workers, guys who are taller tend to make more money. That's not coincidence; subconsciously, guys who are taller probably appear more competent, or as a result of their greater height they may have better self-confidence. Whatever the reason, it's not a matter of hiring or not hiring based on height; we're talking about promotions and such. I don't know if this holds true for women though.</p>
<p>Guys can't wear lifts--well, I guess they can, but they have to do it carefully, because it will be a huge embarassment if someone finds out.</p>
<p>And as for #3, the OP is kind of right--a huge height difference is inconvenient.</p>
<p>I'm 5'7.5'' and Asian (just to exaggerate how unique my situation is). I get mistaken for being much older than I am (17) often. It gets obnoxious. I do like my long legs but I dislike sticking out like a sore thumb at my school when I'm standing with my friends. It's nice to be able to reach for high things but compared to men, it's better for women to be average, mainly shorter than men.</p>
<p>I'm 5'2"/5'3" and feel like I'm too short all the time...</p>
<p>My mom is slightly shy of 5'2" and let me tell you, she's a giant. Huge. Towers over everyone. And then you actually look at her again, and she's a tiny little woman with a cute, warm smile. But then she starts talking (to her kids, or her patients) and the steely voice creeps in, and she's Dr. ___, the giant that you do not cross, ever.</p>
<p>I hate being short, by the way.</p>
<p>1) Heels cause pain after a while, and even when they don't they cause foot problems later in life.</p>
<p>2) Pants never fit (I'm talking about dress pants - this is actually a real problem... I'm not too vain to roll up jeans)</p>
<p>3) You feel fat, even when you're not, because it's just not possible to be as proportionally thin as the tall-and-slender ideal while maintaining a healthy bone structure.</p>
<p>4) For a ton of sports/activities, height (or limb length) matters a lot. Fencing (arm/leg length) and piano (finger length), for example... I'm involved with both.</p>
<p>5) Everyone has an awkward stage when they're too small for one size and too large for another... at my height I'm too tall for petite sizes and too short for normal ones. It's awful... I'm stuck in an inbetween size for life.</p>
<p>6) Silver lining: more options for dating (short) boys. (Obviously this is another dictate-of-society situation because there's no reason why girls can't or shouldn't be taller, but we're talking about the status quo here.) And though my mom is 5'2", my dad is 6'1" - so I hardly think tall boys are off-limits for us. :P</p>
<p>Sparetire!! I totally feel the same way!!! Asian 5'7 (f).
In photos, I look totally strange with my asian (korean - is it just me, or are they usually shorter than other asians?) friends who are like 5'2.
It's incredibly hard to pose in photos where everyone's slightly leaning their heads over to the person next to them - because if you lean too, you look like an ass, and if you dont lean, you stick out like a sore thumb.</p>
<p>But I look normal when I pose with my 5'11 non-asian friend :)</p>
<p>I'm a 5'4 Asian girl who's a size 00 - 1, depending on the store.</p>
<p>I don't think I'm short, since I'm pretty tall for a southern Chinese girl, but the only think I don't like about having my body type is that I CAN NEVER FIND JEANS TO FIT ME. >>insert frustrated scream<<</p>
<p>I have ONE PAIR of pants (sweats excluded) that fit. ONE PAIR.</p>
<p>And Anniushka, about the whole mentioning you're short thing -- my boyfriend and a lot of my guy friends make fun of me all the time for being tiny, and I never bring it up myself.
So here's an exception to your logic.</p>
<p>About height difference with boys, my boyfriend is ~5'7, and I love him that way. Before him, I dated this guy who was like 6'1, and that was kind of awkward for some things, kind of nice for others.</p>
<p>I'm 5'1''... it's irritating at times, because most of my friends are taller. But I'd like to echo two very, very good sentiments on this thread:
1) If you don't bring up your height as much, people tend not to notice. I'm not sure why this is, but it does work out that way.
2) It is absolutely possible to be darn intimidating without being tall. I know that I terrify many people I work with (especially when I debate), yet I doubt it's my 5'1'' height that's menacing.</p>
<p>When I worked at a day camp, one of the guys was 6'7'' (give or take an inch) and was dating a girl who was like 5'2''. I doubt you will find yourself in that situation, but it was working for them.</p>
<p>My old boyfriend was 6'2" and I'm a whole whopping 5'0". It wasn't that awkward though. I just had to strech a lil more and he had to bend to hug and kiss. Holding hands was kind of out, though. Seriously, I wouldn't mind being at least an inch or two taller. I don't mind so much and I hardly sit around all day and moan about it, but it's kind of discouraging to constantly be mistaken for a freshman when you're a senior. Here's a sample from my last birthday in nov:</p>
<p>Person: Happy birthday
Me: Thanx
Person: November, that's a late birthday
Me: Yup
Person: So how old are you? 14? 15?
Me: 17, actually
Person: <em>faints</em></p>
<p>But whatever, at least I'm taller than my mom.</p>
<p>If someone throws something at you, it'll go over your head! And you never have to make potentially embarrassing reaches for things that are high up -- you call on someone to do it for you. And if you were taller (bigger) your circulation would be worse and you would die earlier.</p>
<p>Being short and tall both have their pros and cons.</p>
<p>I'm 5'2", and I had the biggest "beef" with being short a few years ago, since that meant I was doomed as a rower. But it's something that I've learned to love.</p>