As a proud card-carrying member of the itty bitty person club, (5’1″ when there’s a lot of volume in my roots) I’ve heard every conceivable comment about my size, from “You’re so cute!” (I know, right?) to “Don’t you wish you were taller?” (no, but I wish you had tact) to “No offense, but I would hate to be short” (haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate).
I say that being short is pretty awesome. Why? Let me count the ways.
1. Shopping in the kid’s section
How do you score an identical version of that leather jacket you’re after but for way less? You just buy the kid’s version instead, which is literally half the price. Sure, it was made so that some little girl could have a jacket that looks like mommy’s but guess what? It looks pretty fly on a pint-sized twenty-something, too.
2. Tunics = dresses
Being little means you can totally wear micro-mini dresses, tunics, sometimes even tee shirts sans pants without looking totally vulgar. It’s pretty awesome, actually.
3. We can easily make ourselves taller
I can easily throw on a pair of sky-high stilettos and instantly become an average-sized person, but if you want to make yourself look shorter, you’re SOL.
4. The umbrella situation
You know when it’s raining and you have to share an umbrella with someone? Yeah, it’s pretty great to be the short person in the scenario ’cause ain’t nobody gonna make you hold that ‘brella. You can stand under my umbrella……as long as you’re the one holding it, boo.
5. “Can you help me reach that?” is a totally viable flirting ploy.
You need that book on the top shelf at the library, the cute guy from your bio class happens to be there….ice broken.
6. You can actually sleep comfortably in a twin bed
None of that awkward legs-hanging-over-the-edge here!
8. You never have to worry about being taller than your date.
Not that it really matters but it is super fun to be the small one in the relationship #AlwaysTheSmallSpoon.
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