Love, Mental health and Trauma: We love our short kings

We love our short kings

By Anonymous - 30/03/2023 05:00 - United States - San Diego

Today, I’m a short but decently attractive male but I can’t gain enough confidence to approach women, because of the trauma from female classmates treating me terribly in high school when I was still short, but also still going through puberty. FML

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You deserved it 214

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By Anonymous - 04/04/2024 03:00 - United States

Today, I'm 23, but my development was starved due to my overprotective parents. My peers never accepted me, even though I tried to find someone to be friends with. To this day, I've been told I come off as creepy by more women than I have fingers on my hands. I feel like a fifteen year-old walking around in a man's body. FML

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By nick - 08/05/2024 15:00 - United States

Today, I overheard the girl I like tell her friends about me, “I like his personality a lot, it would be so sexy if he was taller. He’s adorable though.” I’m just below average height for a man. I wouldn’t even consider myself super short. I hate being 22. FML

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You deserved it 91

Figure it out

By brosef - 17/02/2024 11:00 - United States

Today, I'm a guy who's always been physically a late bloomer. In high school, I looked too young for girls to like me. At 22, I still looked 17. Now at 25, I look good but when girls find out my age, they expect me to have everything figured out by now. I never got to be young. FML

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You deserved it 211

By forever_young - 13/05/2016 13:03 - United States - Rochester

Today, despite being in high school, I'm still shorter than the average 3rd grader. FML

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I'm not a kid

By Babyface - 02/09/2021 20:01

Today, I've come to accept that I'll likely never be intimidating or taken seriously, because despite being 6'3" and 205 lbs, I have the face of a 12 year-old. I'm 25. FML

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You deserved it 136

Humblebrag High

By danny - 23/05/2024 00:00 - United States

Today, I went to my high school reunion. I've had a huge glow up since then, and I noticed plenty of women who never spoke to me at the time trying to hit it off with me. It seems the partners of some of those women got jealous and started pressing me. Now I'm getting bullied for being hot? FML

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You deserved it 137

By Mark - 13/08/2009 22:30 - United States

Today, I finally got the courage to approach a girl. I've never done anything like this before. She stared me down, not saying a word, until I felt so little that I just walked away. FML

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Short king

By 26 year old - 30/11/2023 16:00

Today, I'm at the age where I'm supposed to be having the time of my life. I'm short and look so young that I get asked if I'm still in high school. Every girl I've ever known looks at me like a "little brother". The only girls who have shown interest are still too young to vote. I'm missing out on my 20s. FML

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By born loser - 27/06/2023 01:00 - United States - San Diego

Today, It’s been six years since I graduated high school. My peers in my grade never included me socially, and lots talked down on me or behind my back growing up. My self esteem was ruined and I’ve been pushed into dead end jobs; meanwhile lots of my bullies are now travelling and/or successful. FML

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Life's what you make it

By Chanelle - 14/12/2023 14:00 - United States

Today, I realized that I’m undateable because of my weight. I’m 33. My entire life, I’ve always been dated in secret, guys went out with me to make fun of me behind my back, always got cheated on, always get friendzoned, etc. It’s not fair that I have to change my body type to get my chance at happily ever after. FML

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You deserved it 849

Brightside86 30

Thursday 30 March 2023 14:36

Yeah height shaming really sucks. Napoleon conquers most of Europe and yet he's known mostly for only being 5"6.

Nazmazh 18

Thursday 30 March 2023 15:18

I know the go-to cliche on the internet is to recommend therapy. But, uh, my dude, it sounds like you might want to get some therapy if it's affecting your life this badly.

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Brightside86 30

Thursday 30 March 2023 14:36

Yeah height shaming really sucks. Napoleon conquers most of Europe and yet he's known mostly for only being 5"6.

Nazmazh 18

Thursday 30 March 2023 15:18

I know the go-to cliche on the internet is to recommend therapy. But, uh, my dude, it sounds like you might want to get some therapy if it's affecting your life this badly.

geerod 16

Thursday 30 March 2023 15:54

The internet and YouTube have counseling tips free and easy - try it I can verify it helps. Good luck

RichardPencil 30

Thursday 30 March 2023 21:22

For about $75000, they can break your legs, add 3-6 inches of bone and make you that much taller. Sounds fun!

Brightside86 30

Friday 31 March 2023 15:25

That surgery is wild, as cheap as $25k if you go to Türkiye and don't mind being in a wheel chair for 3-6 months. Alternatively like $150k to have it done in the US, with better tech that let's you walk unassisted almost immediately. It's an interesting proposition if done early enough in life would pay for itself since every inch of gained height you're statically likely to make an extra $1,000 a year more.

Brightside86 30

Friday 31 March 2023 15:34

Damn, I just did the math on the roi of making an extra 6k a year and investing it over the course of your working career in the s&p 500. Being 6 inches taller is worth $2,372,133.14 over a 40 year career. No wonder our society likes tall people.