tall psyki you think that you're so special you don't know what special is and i don't care if you sink or swim or fly or crash it only hurts to realize that you're going nowhere important and that you're not important and even if you are important i don't think you are 000205 ... The Schleiffen Man a fact in my life that i must deal with... something i hadnothing to do with but it all has to do with me no matter what...after all, i'm not THAT tall... Sometimes it's fun being 6' 5" and wearing a size 15 shoe... those are the times when you're playing water polo in the dorm pool for 2 hours or teasing friends with candy that you hold over their heads.... but sometimes it's not so fun.... like when i couldn't get a decent pair of shoes while i was growing up because my mom didn't want to spend money on shoes i would out grow before i wore out.... when you can't ride in your father's convertible becausse if it starts to rain, the top can't shut all the way... it is nice to be tall in deptartment stores; i can see over all the racks and all the people... i can get my own items from the top shelves... but ont he same hand, i can scare children with a single step of my size 15 shoes.... hell, for a short time in my first year in college i even scared Diney and maybe even Molly in my colloquium class, and they were at least 18.... tall is a pendulum that swings from good to bad, sometimes staying on one side longer than the other.... but in the end, it's all the same to me.... 000607 ... emily ...you and i would look pretty silly standing next to each other....you being so tall and me being so short... i'm almost 5'2 and wear a size 6 shoe.. crazy..... 000607 ... Shae I remember being fifteen and almost six feet tall. Slim waist, long legs, and non-existant breasts. I felt like a ghost of the woman I would become. 000827 ... Subterranean Visions i am fifteen and 6'1". thats pretty tall. granted im not 6'5" or anything, but im taller than most people. 011030 ... phil I would rather be short, but I am tall and skinny. Being tall is pointless, people ask you for favors because your tall. And they don't make things high enough for you to feel comfortable. I poke my head in the kitchen an awfil lot. It's reall pain, I used to be just the right height, there is no future in it. 020111 ... kristian I am 16 years old and 6'4" with a size 15 shoe. It doesnt bother me that I am taller than all of my friends. It's good actually, because I can slam dunk a basketball and they can't. Funny for me. 020509 ... littleidiot what i sort of am when i don't slouch. 021118 ... Nathan88 wow your tall do you play basketball how tall are you awkward looks sound familiar...cuz damn it gets old at least once a day if not 5-10 times i hear this...its just annoying...u dont tell a fat person theyre fat, you dont tell a person theyre short...so why tall? i know its ment as a compliment becuz its more acceptable to society, but damn...one day w/o it would be nice yes i am tall, i did play basketball, i am 6'7" 215lbs 20 years old...happy now? 021211 ... scuzz I did not call him Nathan. I did not call him. I did not call. I did not. So much I did not for you. 021211 ... no use for a name I feel like a giant. I am taller than most of the girls at my school. People tell me, oh its good that you're tall cause you'll like it when your older, or you look like a model! But i sure don't feel like a model. I feel like a freak. I hate it cause there are many guys that I would have a chance with but I'm taller than them! Why can't there be more tall guys? I am 5'11 and I am taller than most boys it seems like. I hate this. 030111 ... Lilac formerly known as Freak I'm female and 5'11" also!! I have the same problems. What I hate more than anything though is trying to find jeans that are tall and skinny enough for me. I hate shopping because I can't stand the dissapointment of nothing ever fitting! no use for a name, we could be freaks together. You made me feel better now that I know Im not the only tall freak! 030111 ... margadant11 5'11" is tall um... not all that tall, and still its not like other people are even taller then that like 6', - 7' in rare cases so I am not sure I follow... anyways tall skinny women are hot... :) I am 6'1" and I have no trouble finding close that fit me. But then I am the average male, I would guess. 030111 ... minnesota_chris I feel so bad that women feel this way. Tall women are so beautiful. 030112 ... no use for a name thanks chris...that makes me feel better. i guess everyone just wants to be what they aren't. And its good to know that i'm not the only tall girl out there. 030112 ... elimeny oy, i feel your pain, except its even worse when you ARENT skinny. I'm five foot ten, and im somewhat chubby, and i guess the only nice thing is that if i were five foot five i would look much worse. and i used to care so much about not being taller than the guys around me, but recently ive decided, oh fuck it, and started wearing heels if i liked them. they dont make shoes for tall girls. and im not gonna wear shoes i dont like just because every man in america is short. 030112 ... Lilac like I said, Its hard to find cloths that fit but I would never wish to be shorter. Im comfortable in this 5'11" body. It gives me room to stretch. 030113 ... Alden let me tell youse something, tall ain't all it's cracked up to be. I'm 6'5' and a half, and once you've hit your head on a ceiling fan it kinda loses its charm. No matter how much I eat I still look rail thin (I'm up to 193 lbs! Woo Hoo!) and no matter where I am I'm not comfortable because I just don't fit. Add to that the fact I'm left handed and sometimes I just think it would be easier to give up and move to the mountains away from a civilization designed for right handed midgets. 030218 ... Lilac All I wanted to do was make a simple little salad at the salad bar in Kroger but I can't reach under the glass to get the things in the middle without bending down. It makes me so angry that I can't get my fucking food! I would still never want to be shorter. It just wouldn't be me. 030218 ... Kat wow i have always admired tall people. my parents were 6'6"(dad) and 6'3"(mom) i am only 5'2" and im at my full height. all of my sibblings are tall and i wish i were. you are absolutely beautiful and lucky, count your blessings, you can reach the kitchen cabnets without standing on tip-toes 030310 ... a tall person perhaps, but you never bump your head on low doorways either 030310 ... niska baby, you smile when you commit that sin... don't be too sure the tall grass ain't where I've been AIN'T WHRER I'VE BEEN! 030314 ... kathy Out with three friends 5'6" or shorter Bruntettes Cute Me 6'1" Blonde Beautiful Boys "Hey your friends are really cute!" "If we dance with them are you going to beat us up?" Great Being tall sure is fun.... 030406 ... Stacy_is_tall being tall is a very beautiful thing I am around six feet tall my parents are 6 feet and 6 feet five there is nothing wrong with that i don't worry about finding a guy i'm only still 16 if this is a website that doesn't like being tall then let me tell you this God made us tall and I"m very happy with that because I feel beautiful and being tall has never ever made me uncomfortable except I hate shopping for shoes because I can't buy the ones with heels and stuff. when I grow up I want to be a fashion designer and make plenty of long pants and flat shoes!!!!! 030412 ... Stacy_is_tall oh yes, I"m left handed too. I"m a freak of nature and i'm proud of it! 030412 ... tall female I am female and about 6 feet tall when I wear normal shoes..LOL...It is so encouraging to stumble on this weboage and read your words that give me strength. I have always wanted to be short, to fit in somehow. I dont believe that is what God intended for me to do. Yes, I played basketball and was very good at it, it came natural to me like walking. I am clumpsy and struggle with my outer appearance and self esteem alot. One day I want to just look at myself and be happy with ME. All 6 feet of me... 030729 ... Sarah im 6ft and im only 14, my friend even says i look way to skinny...but im normal weight! I feel like such a freak, sitting at the back of the class. I have a lot of friends but i would have lots more if i wasnt so tall and i feel like a freak, everyday a randam girl looks back behind them and gives me a dirty look then whoa your tall, and im just sick of it, i dont attract guyus, and i did play basketball but it just didnt fit me,now i stick to horsebackriding, tennis and track! 030927 ... Jasmine Wow, I'm actually really glad I came upon this website because I've always wanted to be short and I feel like such a giant at school and everything. I'm 13 and I'm 5'4",you might say its not that tall, but I'm the tallest person in my class and I like alot of guys the problem is their all midgets,and I'm also left-handed,which would make me feel more isolated. People think i'm great at basketball,but shit,I cant even play well, not even that advantage. Either way,this site made me feel a little better about myself though i'm not sure when i'll be able to accept myself completely for who i am and not who i want to be. 031126 ... Milie Hey, I am 6 feet 3 inches female and I LOVE every inch of it. Actually I wear heels because I can get enough of being tall. I LOVE the attention, the guys, the questions: are you a model? Are you a model? are you a model? and ofcourse do you play basketball? When I'm out clubbing, most guys are drawn to me and I feel very powerful. The bad side is not being able to find jeans that are long and thin, formal suits with long enough sleeves, high heeled shoes and thigh high boots. For all my depressed fellow tallies, people are excited about tall height because it is a GREAT thing. Please don't feel bad about it!!! 031127 ... Diamond higher than any other person, lookin for my own type of world of misfortune, but i now see cuz, i am tall, not short or medium to mess up and fall. i do not think of anything else to get in my way, i am me, a person u have to please. tall is my name and u are my little flea. tall is my personality, tall is my height, i am a person with power so leave or you'll be crushed by my tower. tall is not a game, nor full of fame. i am myself, when all else...fails. tall. 031208 ... minnesota_chris who else would change the light bulbs? 031208 ... Eiki We are not too tall. The world is too short. I am a 6' 4" male with a 30" waist - tall and skinny is even more freakish for men, I think. No matter; I stand tall and proud and will not stoop for anybody. I also suck at basketball, but here is a good comeback to the inevitable question: "Do you play basketball?" "No. Are you a jockey?" :) Some clothes shopping tips I have discovered: find jeans online (only macys.com still carries my 30x36 levi's). My suits are made custom by a guy in Hong Kong (kinda expensive to travel, but the tailoring is quite good and very very cheap.) Dress pants - buy "unfinished" in your waist size and take them to any tailor to get them hemmed. 040126 ... iNsEcUrE_GoTh_GiRl nah i think the world is too tall, i'm nearly 15 and im 5'4", one of the shortest ppl in my year! its scary how often i get a crick in my neck from having to look at all the tall ppl way up there in the sky. i'm too short dammit! 040126 ... tallolive It's frustrating for me to read from those of you who seem to loathe your height, but I can't say I haven't been there myself a time or two. In time let it lead you to great things, my height has inspired me to fix the things in life I didn't love. I hated shoe shopping- I designed a false heel shoe for those of us who prefer not to wear granny flats. I had an aweful time finding trendy maternity jeans, and jeans in general so I'm now a custom seamstress solving the problem for other mamas to be and long legged girls around the country. My point is I guess-- the world is taking additional note of you- because you're visible- take advantage of that. People percieve you as more powerful, with more wisdom of age or something automatically when your'e tall. Make that work for you. See how I shop at Longleggedchicks.com 040208 ... Sarah People who are short, want to be taller. People who are tall, want to be shorter. People who are average want to stand out. "It's not getting what you want, but wanting what you get" 040223 ... imtallidontlikeit I am a 6'4" male and I always wanted to be a little shorter...I am in love with that beutiful 5'3" girl with a beutiful body...but it will never work out because im so tall... I wish i was like 5"9" or something..so that I can fit in... 040324 ... stranger Yo I m a 6'3" female, and I am actually enjoying being tall. Of course, there are days when the stupid questions like: Do you have to buy a long jeans? piss u off. " No I buy regular and they just look long on me, u freak!!!" How dump u have to be to ask those kind of questions. I mean why would they care anyways. They are just jellous. They are the crowd that would ever be noticable and they know that. We are just being special and thats great. For all the people who suffer from being tall, just try to make fun of everybody who'r makin fun of u or makin the comments, u can't even imagine now much better u'll feel. Good luck.:) 040407 ... AuDrEy <3 i am 13 and i am 5'7 and it suxs cause all my friends are 5'2-5'4 and i stand out but its good cause every one tells me that i should be a modle i am slim i am not skinny skinny but i wish i was an avreage size person but i guess god just wanted me to be tall for a reason and i am in basket ball and track and cross country and soccer and gymnastics so its good for those reasons to. and nobody is ever positive they r always so negitive so why dont you just love how short or tall u r tall people a buetiful. 040409 ... kookaburra i really, really, really wish that i was tall. (i'm about 5-2 if i cheat a little). And everywhere, in stories, in movies, there's this tall, stunning, slender person, who is just the epitome (look at that vocabulary at work!)of beauty. i mean really, how many goddesses do you know that were short and muscular????? but still, i do know that being tall could be a bad thing. i am the kind of person who likes to hide a lot, and havin my head stick up out of the crowd would be hard. so im not sayin bein tall is great, im just showin a benefit ☺ 's dad forgot to give her the tall gene 040409 ... Hannah I'm 6ft tall, 16 and love being so! I used to hate being tall cos of the reasons a lot of u have said! But it is SUCH an advantage! Recently I did one modelling shoot and earnt in a day over what all of my friends make in a month! Even if u dont want 2 model,being tall is still fantastic- people just like 2 be around tall ppl-u gain interest and respect instantly! I did not discovber this until quite recently.As for guys...that can be a problem initially but a. guys keep growing until they are like 21 and the best guys are tall anyway! Plus older guys LOVE tall women! Clothes can be tricky 2 but sites like www.tallgirls.co.uk have great clothes and good come-backs for those annoying comments that jealous ppl seem 2 never tire of making! Being tall is such an advantage-if u chose 2 look at it like that! The reason ppl comment on being tall so much is cos nearly everyone wants to be tall! 040415 ... me im 15 tall (about 6ft) and im so glad i came across this site. some of you girls i really admire for your positive attitude. wow. realy u girls are great. I hope i dont keep growing to much though im not the ind of person that likes to stand out you know? And i soo understand about those comments (HOW LONG are your LEGS??, How tall ARE you??, Your WAY to tall). Frikking idiots. TEll them to stfu alright? ;) 040512 ... dutchy you girls should all come to the netherlands if you're feeling to tall. Most of the people are tall here. In fact, we're the tallest from the world on average. 040519 ... minnesota_chris they are, too! You see crowds of them moving through Amsterdam airport (go KLM!) They look like Zulus or basketball players or something. Tree people. 040519 ... Emma I'm from Sweden, a country where most people are tall and quite skinny. I'm nothing of it... but it's OK. Hehe. Anyway I just want to say that tall people are great, especially tall guys, they're so hot! 040520 ... jess I like being tall. and sometimes its not good to stick out so much. and being 6'1'' black and female doesn't help getting dates. or finding someone to dance with. even if you are skinny. the guys are just to something or another to approach. and every tall gorgeous guy wants a short, petite girl unfortunately. so here's to tall men who ignore me. i know u look when i turn the other way. 041122 ... emmi the other day i was walking down the hall toward my friend and she looked me up and down and said "are you taller than normal people?" and i talked about how i get to study the tops of people's heads in a crowd and how my feet dangle off most beds and how i have to slouch when i'm upstairs on the buses. but in the back of my mind i was thinking..."taller than NORMAL people"??? what is she implying? that i'm not normal?? geesh. she is a bit insensitive at times. 041127 ... . 041129 ... . 041129 ... fix 041129 ... Savannah I'm a tall sixth grader girl. 5'4, shoe size 10 in womens, and I wiegh like 128 or somethin like that. I have a lot of friends who don't see a problem with me but the way I feel about myself is horrible. Short people never get called "Jolly Green Giant" or "Big Bad Beast" in elementary school. It sucks when no one's on your side! Especially knowing that I 'm still going through a growth now that I'm in middle school. And maybe someday I'd get a boyfriend who actually cares about relationships, other than my ex. I can fit into the juniors' clothes...not like it's a bad thing, I got such a cute miniskirt there, but sometimes it feels lonely to be different from the crowd. 041201 ... Savannah I was always told to be happy for how tall I am. I know it's hard. But if we keep letting those things get in the way...we'd never find our happiest place on earth. And I've heard a lot of todays supermodels are looking for the tall beautiful look. So show everyone how great it is to be tall, with fashion, personality and ur unique sence of sociality. 041201 ... girl.who.wants.to.change hello fellow tal girls:) i am 14 and 5'9 it is odd on many occasions to be this tall...i hate it most of the time.i have a boyfriend but even tho he is a bit taller then me..i still feel self conciouse that he is shorter...i know i am not THAT tall..but my friends when they need to reach something or other they always say to me" oh your a giant you get it" even my gym teacher made me put up vollyball nets because i was taller then all the girls...at my high school there are many taller girls. but i still feel subjected to their scrutening eyes. so many people told me that i should play basketball..or they assume i do...it's like all tall people have to do play it..but in reality i hate that sport..i never new how to play. i have a slim figure and i wear more baggy clothes to comceil my slender body. on some days i go to bed hopeing to wake up 5'6 but it never happens..i guess i have to deal with it..and make my life ok. 050217 ... Shanna Even though some of you say that being tall is a blessing, I hate it. No matter where I go, I feel out of place. I'm around 5'10" and look like a twig. I can't gain weight! It seems like nothing works! When I want something, I want it; and I want to be shorter (by about 6 inches)! I've been wanting to be shorter since the 5th grade so I don't think I'll ever change my mind until I get what I want! There must be something I can do. I'm a 15 year old whose too tall with no butt whatsoever with small breats. Why me? I can't take this anymore. I can't take the criticize. I can't take the compliments that put me down. No matter what anyone says, I don't see myself or my height as being beautiful. Because of the way I am, I don't have much confidence and need to talk to someone who feels the same way. If your wondering what I'm actually doing on the internet, I'm actually trying to find something that will make me shorter. I wonder what will happen if my tall gene was taken out? 050919 ... ZiTa! Im 5'11,Skinny and 13, I feel like a freak too, most boys are afraid of me! But I found a pair of jeans that fit me today !!:) i got them at Giordano...so maybe u could look there.. I hope u do! 060203 ... Marie im 5'7' nd everyone sayz dat i should be amodel or if i can help reach suttin itz really anoyin but being tall isnt dat bad i guess 060414 ... Marie im 5'7' nd everyone sayz dat i should be amodel or if i can help reach suttin itz really anoyin but being tall isnt dat bad i guess 060414 ... Christina Salarjes I'm 6'8 and im onli 13 years old( i know really tall). I hate myself for being this tall i wish that i was normal sized like my sister she is onli 5'6. One day i was playin wit my sister in the room and i was running when turned back to see if she was behind me and i hit the ceiling fan(while it was on) my mom rushed me to the hospital i got 8 stiches and to this day i have scar on my forehead . People are always making fun of me saying "O THERES TWIN TOWERS" or "O LOOK GODZILLAS" comming it hurts me inside a lot but i just laugh it off and pretend it doesnt hurt but it really does i can sit home for hours crying 060414 ... nevermind what the others say you stand out : ) 060414 ... the end im barely over five feet tall. but i don't mind looking up to you. 060414 ... cactus I'm 5'9' or therabouts. it kind of sucks sometimes. but I'm getting used to it, though my parents are telling me I still have a few inches to go. 060414 ... someone who is hurt I agree sometimes I hate being tall. I hate never being able to wear high heels and how guys are intimidated by it. Today i had a really special compliment when i had people call me a cross-dresser (from a moving car). Because i must be a guy in drag since i am tall right? 060604 ... ur mommmmmaaaa ;-) im 15 and like almost 6 feet tall... i just came across this site and im soo happy i did... all my life i was the tall girl in my class... all the guys were always shorter then me... but now that im in high school guys are much taller and now im like the same height or shorter then them :] ... but of course most are still shorter but w/e thats there problem not mine.... being tall comes w/ difficulties.... i hate that i never feel confident enough to wear high heels and that i've always been taller then all my friends.... i use to also have problems finding long pants and i always felt like a nerd having short pants... but im tall and thats just something i have to deal with... (i've found pretty long pants at WWW.ALLOY.COM w/ 37" inseam)... longer pants have made me feel so much more confident about my height... well anyways throughout my life so far i have found out a few things about being tall... soo here are some things to help u tall girls out there... tall is good cause u can be a model or basketball star... and if u don't want to do those things then fine w/e being tall can make u carry ur weight better... if i was shorter i would probally be super fat but because im tall i look like i have a normal weight... being tall is very unique... and as much as u want to fit in and be shorter sometimes... being tall can make u stand out and feel dramatic and modelish which can be extremely great at times! :] after reading other ppls comments... i really want to start wearing heels... why should i be punished for something i can't control... i should be happy im tall and i really am!!!! 060606 ... a short guy short? 060606 ... Charles Phipps Listen up crotch stains, im 6,5 and 19 and im at university at bristol in england iv been wit a number of women all shapes and sizes, no fat ones though, and even recently a girl at 5,4 who is now my girlfriend who is gorgeous, and girls, usually i prefere stunning tall and skinny girls. you can get anyone you want, its all about coinfidence, and laugh off any insult. 060802 ... Jordan I'm 16...6'4" and 146lbs... I have to wear women's dress pants in an 6-8 long because it sthe only thing long enough and thin enough. Not a day goes by where somone doesn't ask me...DO YOU PLAY BASKETBALL?!...I mean its bad enough they ask methis terrible question over and over, but ontop of it all I'm gay! So as if i didn't stick out enough being tall, i also get the attention of my flamboyant nature. We tall people are blessed in a sense. Everyone else wishes they could be like us. Everyone is in revierie because it is something they cannot reach. Thinnes is achievable, but height is something you and I can't change. We are gifted with a near superhuman like ability. Ha! We can reach that top shelf, we can get the neighbors cat out of a tree, we don't need a steplater, we (well some of us) can slam dunk a basketball, we can step over fences in one bound, we can faster and farther. With our gift though comes a curse. The onset plague of trying to find decent shoes, looking for long enough jeans, trying to find sleeves on jackets and shirts that are long enough, not hitting our heads in the midget's world, dodging the infamous comment "WOW! you're tall!!" (uhh...yeah,...I thought I was a leperchaun). You won't be able to describe your problems to somone who is short. Relationships will be strained by the height. Finding a car you fit in is a challenge. But, such is life, and you can wish to be short like everyone else, but wouldn't that be a terrible day...when you cannot reach up and get what you please? One day, these fashion mongrels will relise we have needs too! 061010 ... 5566 i'm 5'4 (which might seem short)but my relatives keep saying i'm so tall and i will one day grow over 7 foot or something. i wish i was shorter and didn't stand out so much!! 061026 ... laura_<3 I would just like to say this.I am tall and there is nothing I can do about it.However, I have to pay more money for longer length clothes.Hmm.Fat people are fat, they could lose weight yet they pay the average amunt for clothing.Does anyone else see my point?Fat people clearly use up more material so they should have to pay more not be treated like everyone else when I have to be treated like a freak for something I can't help. 061217 ... somebody Maybe you should quit whining and start shrinking. Seriously, Laura. 061217 ... Hooray! Don't bother telling her to "grow up"! 061217 ... Sophie I'm 15 and the tallest girl in my year, I'm 5ft 6-7 which isn't as tall as most teens, but i live in England. I get taken the mickey all the time. Evne though most boys fancy me, half of them are shorter then me. I hate being tall =[. 070714 ... Sarah I hate being tall. Im about 5'11, 16 and a girl. I just hate it cause i stick out of the crowd and boys never seem to take an interest cause of my height.It's only good to be tall if you're a model, but you've got to be pretty to be a model so at the end of the day,being tall is the thing I hate most about myself. 071004 ... Sarah OMG Laura i totally agree with you. Everyone i say that too just thinks Im weird but its so true. I always think..well you wouldnt take the mick out of a fat person but you'll take the mickey out of me...even though fat people are fat down to their own fault yet there's nothing i can do about being tall.Damn all the fatties!! 071004 ... christmas being tall is fun, sometimes. otherwise I'm accepting it and trying not to whine too much. 071004 ... tessa i am 17. i am a 5'10" female as well. i don't really feel the backlash of being tall as a teen because i dropped out of school and everyone I hang out with is my height or taller. but i guess i would feel more awkward around short people. finding pants sucks but i manage to get by 080624 ... ksenia omgomgomg i'm 13 years old just barely like 13 and like a week and i'm nearly 5'5! i wear like size 9 and a half shoes that doesn't seem tall but i live in a place where its mostly asians and im white- that adds pressure (even though im russian which helps(: ) sooooooo my bff is like 4'11 i've alwayys wanted to be short we look so funny together _ but i'm glad i'm not like...6' :O id totally freak im seirous 081211 what's it to you? who go blather from