I would like to firstly say that everyone is entittled to their own views about different people and aspects of society but this article and its way of thinking is why many girls of above average height face years of bullying and resulting in low self esteem.
It is fine for people of "normal" height to comment on matter such as this but speaking from experince of 6ft1" then this article is very hurtful.
I cant understand why it was seen ok to state that tall women may feel like heffalumps or write that it made you feel like a women in drag or a prop forward. After years of bullying through school because i was too "odd" to hang out with the girlie crowd and therefore had to either spend 5 years of loneliness or spend my time acting as one of the boys, the later was a better choice. This making my school and accademic life a miseery and i left school as soon as i could to try to escape this, only to find that a day doesnt go by without someone saying "arent you tall" (as if i hadnt noticed!!) or is it cold up there?? And by the time ive got to the age of 32 it is still happening and it gets pretty depressing.
As for Sophie and Jamie why not, least he doesnt mind being seen with her, i have been in relentionships where i can not where heels as the fella feels im too much taller than him.. and his own inadquances kick in. It is only now that i am with someone who after all this time doesnt care if i put on my 3 inch heels and i tower above him making me 6ft 4" compared to his 5ft9" he has been the only person who has said to me he doesnt find it a problem and has given me the confidence to walk tall.
It is hard enough in this day and age for people to find a partner without peoples prejudices and stereotypes coming into play. Tall women and girls are not all confident outgoing people many are very shy about there height and the last thing they want is to stand out in the crowd but when two people are really happy doesnt size really matter??

RJames wrote:
I would like to firstly say that everyone is entittled to their own views about different people and aspects of society but this article and its way of thinking is why many girls of above average height face years of bullying and resulting in low self esteem.
It is fine for people of "normal" height to comment on matter such as this but speaking from experince of 6ft1" then this article is very hurtful.
I cant understand why it was seen ok to state that tall women may feel like heffalumps or write that it made you feel like a women in drag or a prop forward. After years of bullying through school because i was too "odd" to hang out with the girlie crowd and therefore had to either spend 5 years of loneliness or spend my time acting as one of the boys, the later was a better choice. This making my school and accademic life a miseery and i left school as soon as i could to try to escape this, only to find that a day doesnt go by without someone saying "arent you tall" (as if i hadnt noticed!!) or is it cold up there?? And by the time ive got to the age of 32 it is still happening and it gets pretty depressing.
As for Sophie and Jamie why not, least he doesnt mind being seen with her, i have been in relentionships where i can not where heels as the fella feels im too much taller than him.. and his own inadquances kick in. It is only now that i am with someone who after all this time doesnt care if i put on my 3 inch heels and i tower above him making me 6ft 4" compared to his 5ft9" he has been the only person who has said to me he doesnt find it a problem and has given me the confidence to walk tall.
It is hard enough in this day and age for people to find a partner without peoples prejudices and stereotypes coming into play. Tall women and girls are not all confident outgoing people many are very shy about there height and the last thing they want is to stand out in the crowd but when two people are really happy doesnt size really matter??

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I am a female below average height,i reached a height of 4'9.I have been out mainly with guys very tall usually over 6'0.I used to always find it very uncomfortable being with them has i felt like i was with my dad taking me out.The tallest was 6'4 and we were together for a year i couldnt handle people laughing at us though it never bothered him.It was very awkward trying to make out together with him being at least 1 foot and 7 ins taller than me.The only time kissing took place was when we were sitting he used to want me to sit on his lap to kistt so he didnt have to bend too much i on the other hand used to say that i wasnt a doll so we used to manage it.
My height i got from my nan has she is 4'10 i also have an aunt who is barely 5'0.I would have loved to have hit 5;0 but it werent to be.My brother is 6'4 and sister is 5'10 quite abit taller than me my parents were 6'2 and 5'10.I used to blame my sister and brother for taking all the height gene and leaving me with nothing.
I have a magnificent guy who i have known since school he is 5'0 tall i call him my little big man which he loves.I remembered him all through my school time and the only time he made a play for me at the end of school disco when we left school.It was just great my shoes were only 1 inch high so when we turned up together it was just right for me not too tall.Most of the time we would hang out together then we parted ways we both got work and moved away.We met up after 10 years he moved back into the area and we arranged to meet in a quiet pub.I thought he was gonna be way taller than me so i was abit surprised.When i reached the pub he was already sitting on a bar stool i asked if we could sit on the comfy chairs has they were better than me struggling to climb on the bar stools has they were too high.I didnt notice at first has he jumped down he came about an inch taller than myself.We both laughed has we said the same thing about how we thought the other person may have grown.He told me about his previous g.friends one being 5'9 tall and how she was always putting him down about his height they were together about 5 years.He used to get annoyed has when they tried to kiss while standing she used to lift him up to her height has she was pretty muscally.When they went out together she used to always wear her high heels that were around 4 ins high.So she was around 6'1 and he was only 5'1 with his shoes on.He had never had much luck with the shorter woman he tried woman from the height of 4'10 to 5'2 they used to always say they wanted a taller guy.I told him about my really tall b.friend who was 1'7 inches taller than me.He was laughing out loud saying we must have been like David and goliath.When we sat down i took my shoes off has they were hurting and that is when he noticed how much shorter i still was my poor feet couldnt even reach the floor when my shoes were on i could just tiptoe to touch the floor.People must have thought we were under age drinkers due to our size but the barman knew us anyway so he was fine.We used the pub quite a few times to get to know each other better it was the barmans joke of the week when we came in he would always say do you want 2 shorts with wour beers ha ha ha.When we actually moved in together he was a builder and odd job man.The place we had he remodernised it for me making the worktops lower and the sink was pretty low.The cupboards were no more the 5' off the ground.This was so i could cook more easily and safely.We still have the odd step stool so it reminds us that outside we are below average height.We have been together nearly 20 years now and we have 2 children 1 girl who is 12yrs old and she is 5'2 and 1 boy who is 15 yrs old and he is gonna be a shortie like us.The 12 yrs old is still growing has i tend to notice it more than Matt has i always have to do her hair she usually sit on a chair and i stand.The doctor says she will end up possibly between 5'6 and 5'9 like my parants.Whereas poor William is 15 yrs old and he is at the moment 4'6,he tells me if he reached my height of 4'9 it wouldnt bother him has then we would have something in common.He is finding it really hard has he is alot shorter than the rest of the people in his secondary school.He says he gets picked on and teachers tell him stand when he says the answer and he is already standing.His 2 best friends are hitting 6'0 they would be if you saw their dad's. When William was checked out by the doctor for his height problem we were told that he will be lucky if the tallest he gets is 4'10 which actually put a smile on his face.At the moment he is really lagging behind me in his quest for height has he is still 3 ins shorter.He tells me that he has seen the girl of his dreams and cant wait till the end of school disco has there is a girl who is only a couple of ins taller than himself.When he is at school he says he checks to see if she is getting taller than him and then checks with my height so he knows if she is taller.She usually likes to wear a couple of ins on her shoes that is how he can tell.Every chance he gets he tries to talk to her saying if she would like to partner him at the disco.The impression she has given is that if he did get a little taller than he is now it could happen.She says she isnt interested in really tall guys but within her height is good.So he is really trying to gain a couple of ins.We did try with the doctor to see about height enhancement treatment but due to me and Matt being shorter than average height he couldnt reccommend it.He says short parents short children and he is stuck with it.
So i really hope he gets his girl of his dreams and can find someone who isnt bothered about some guy being over 6'0.I always thought i would be with a short guy it is just a shame the way it has worked out.I mean his sister is 3 years younger than him and she is about 8 ins taller.She understands that he isnt growing has fast has her and tells him all the time that if she could she would have gave him some of her height,she says she would have given him a good 6 ins has it is only fair that her older brother should be taller than her.So i would never choose a tall guy over a short one especially for me being this short.I see woman around 4'10 and with a guy well over 6'0 what is the point.Sorry but i dont agree.