Being a short FtM..

It sort of sucks. I sometimes just look up really short dudes who are masculine and tiny. Makes me feel a little better.

 

Forgive me, but I'm gonna use American measurements, but I'm sure you can convert them.

I'm 5 feet 3 inches, so I'm pretty short, even as a girl. I get it. I always feel like a midget. But at school, I tend to notice guys come in all kinds of heights. Some of them are even shorter than me. Some are six feet tall.

Basically, how I deal with height dysphoria is to pretty much say "Fuck society." My height doesn't make me any less of a man. If anybody gives me shit about it, I can brush it off. I have better things to do with my life than worry about my height.

I'm just gonna live my life. And if I'm gonna live my life as a short guy, so be it.

 

I am only 5 foot sadly so its going to be hard for me to fit in :tears:

 

I don't deal with it; I've actually never had much of a problem with height dysphoria. Sure, I wouldn't mind being 6 foot (I'm 5'6", or about 170 cm) but I know there's nothing I can do about it. Height doesn't make a man, so I'm not too terribly bothered by it. If I can pass for a guy, I'm happy.

 

Guys being short does not make you less men
I kinda have a crush on a short cis-guy and he is hypermasculine and there are a lot of small guys who are super manly so do not panic.

 

I'm 4'11" and I try to not let my height slow me down.

 

I definitely struggle with height dysphoria, despite being around 5'7" ( I'm actually only 173cm, but who's counting?). All the men in my family are 6' or taller, and so are most men around me ( taller than me, anyway). I just try to not think of it as a masculine trait. No one is actually looking at you and thinking " wait, but he's too short to be a man! Outrageous!" So try not to worry.

I also like to think that I'm taller than a lot of girls I know, and that makes me feel better sometimes too.

Hope I helped!

 

My brother is cis and 5'7 if that helps anyone of you that feel short. Cis guys can be short, genetics are evil for all short men.

 

Tall women, cis or trans are also shamed in this culture. So we feel you too guys.

 

I don't have a problem with tall women... And I don't get why taller women want to be shorter... Not all men are after minis... I'm sure as hell I'd rather go out with a gazelle, even if we'll get the obligatory stares, but we'd get them anyways because of me.

 

I think the thing about tall women not liking their height is sort of the same reason why some guys, cis or trans, don't like being short. They feel like society takes away from their gender conformity. My good friend in junior high was and is over 6' (180 cm) and she asked this guy out and he was told her flat out, "You'd make me look like a little boy next to you, so no." I hate it, but I think some guys are just terrified of being emasculated by their SO. It's dumb.

Back on topic, I'm barely 5'4" (162cm), and I have a LOT of dysphoria about this. I've heard there are these things called "shoe elevators" that are like insoles that increase your height. I'll have to invest in a pair soon myself, because they sound awesome. But I just look up short dudes and point out all the ways in which they are your average guy, just like me. There are plenty of short guys, so I try to remind myself that I'm not any less "man" for being a shorter one.

 

Short dudes are cuter...

 

You might not but plenty of people do.

 

I'm 5'5" which is considered short for males and average, I guess, for females. I'm just grateful I broke the 4 foot barrier (my mum is 4'11" and so is her mum). I'd honestly like to be at least 5'8" but... take what you can get, right?

Being short is nothing to be ashamed of.

Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise are both 5'8. Daniel Radcliffe is 5'5". There are some more but I couldn't think of them. What I'm saying is that you don't have to be 6 foot to be a kick-ass guy.

 

I'm 5'2 and a half. I tell myself it could be worse.
Take what you can get, guys.

 

I am 5'7 so I'm not really that short, though I'd still like to be taller...

I've never felt insecure about my height though, because I did taekwondo for a few years, and there were short Korean men at the studio who were really fucking badass guys.

So I figure, if they can be super tough short guys, so can I. :icon_wink

 

People who lust after women on tv that are tall, in some cases taller than them. Here in germany there are plenty of tall women who are very good looking : Tall, strong women.

Now it comes to mind that Lauren Bacall was taller than Bogard. Who wouldn't like to go out with Bacall, eh? You don't? Then send her to me...

... And if they stare, let them stare... For a woman like Bacall I wouldn't give a damn about other people...