Why would you want to be tall?

Question

i'm 5'8 and i hate it.

i'm not overweight at all and i weigh like 40 pounds more than all my friends that are about 5'3. if you aren't superskinny, being tall makes you look like a giant pig.

and i have to wear sizes like.. 8 and 7. if i had the same proportions and i was 5'3, i would probably be in a 1-2 or 3-4.

:(

Answer 1

I'm short - 5'3 and have been short my entire life.  Although I am happy to be short, I have had many times in my life where I've fantasized about being tall.  

You can see in a parade, you can reach high shelves without a stool, you can play basketball, you can be a ballerina or a model.  You can swim laps and reach the side first and you can run long distance because you have those longer strides.  You can do the high jump or the long jump more easily because your body is longer.  Can you tell I was a sporty and competitve girl when I was younger?  Being taller seemed to have a more athletic advantage.  But I embraced my short stature by doing soccer and gymnastics and other sports that were geared more towards petite people.  

If you are healthy, don't get hooked on weight or size - those are just numbers!  I'm 5'3 and in shape and I still won't be smaller than a size 8 because I'm muscular.  But I don't care because it looks good on my frame.  Everyone is different... Try to hang out with more girls who are tall, if you can find them.  That will make you feel better and stop comparing you with your friends who are 5'3.  You can't make yourself short, and there are pros and cons with being short and tall.  

Don't dwell on the things you don't like (the size you wear vs your friends size) - just embrace the special qualities that make you who you are.  The body is just a shell that holds the special person that you are.  :)  Once you're happy with yourself, it doesn't matter how tall, short, skinny, chubby, etc. you are.

Answer 2

Don't feel bad at all! Being tall is awesome! I'm 5'6 and I know that's not very tall but it's nice being a little above average. I wish I was 5'8 though! Tall girls look great in clothes, very long and graceful. Trust me...at 5'8 and a size 7/8 you aren't a giant pig! You're willowy =)

I'll bet a lot of girls wish they were tall like you.

Answer 3

you don't want to be tall i am 6'3 and it sucks and i weigh 210 pounds

and you are hott and most girls are hott shorter than their boy Friend

Answer 4

being tall has its advantages, sports mostly though and reaching the top cabinets etc. its better for guys than girls only cause most girls like to be shorter than their men. (guess its just a societal expectation or something.  

Answer 5

5ft8 is tall, but it's not like you are a giant.

You say it's because you want to be a smaller size, but being shorter doesn't mean you'd have the same proportions scaled down because people don't scale up exactly with height anyway. You might be a size 3/4 at 5ft3, but not a size 1/2.

Answer 6

Because being a guy and being 5'8'' is short in my opinion. Also with my athletic ability, I'd be a beast in every sport if I were 6'5''