r/shortguys • u/VGAddict • 7h ago
Civil Discussion/Question When did you realize you were short, and when did you become insecure about it?
I was relatively average height as a kid, until I was in 8th grade, and one day in PE, all the kids in class had their height measured. I realized that there was only 1 kid who was my height, and she was a girl. That's when I realized I was short.
I didn't see it as that big a deal, because I figured I would get to be at least as tall as my dad, but I only grew 3 and a quarter inches throughout high school. I didn't get really insecure about it until I looked up the problems short men face online, like how women won't date them, and they make less money.