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 185

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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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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 203

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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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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You deserved it 146

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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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You deserved it 358

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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Traumatic

By cuz803 - 07/09/2021 17:01

Today, despite working out and training in combat sports routinely as a lifestyle, I continue to have nightmares of those who bullied me in middle school in the past. These people can no longer torture me in real life, but still can in my dreams. FML

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No uggos

By Anonymous - 01/12/2022 15:00 - United States - Federal Way

Today, I walked into work and overheard three of my female coworkers talking and laughing about how ugly my face is, and how they’re sorry for whoever has to marry me. They went on to name the coworkers they actually would sleep with. I’m 25 and I've still never had a girlfriend. Thanks for the self-esteem boost. FML

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You deserved it 109

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 15

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.