What I fear continuing this path is that I may actually become really attractive

[Eva Marie]

How tall are your heels?  I tend to wear shorter heels, and I'm still shorter than most guys.  2-3" gives the look, but I'm still under 6' tall.

I have wedges and heels that are 4" and those are the ones I'm talking about. I also have some 3" wedges that I wear all of the time, and I just bought some cute sparkly  2" heels for dressing formal that I wore tonight. It's the 4" ones where I seem to really notice a difference..... but I like the look of them and I like how they make me feel  when I wear them

[Michelle G]

It's odd that I was teased growing up for being tall, blond and skinny, but as a girl it ends up being a big bonus...go figure :/

Overall I feel much better about myself than I used to as time goes by, perhaps that's because I finally have the chance to be "ME" instead of the role of "guy" all those years

[Christine167]

I'm 6'2" and I tower over most guys that I see even in shoes with no heels at all. With heels I'm a walking hazard simply because I have to bend over to fit under a lot of over hanging objects that I barely passed under before. Sitting down I'm okay, I actually look normal or even a little short because my torso is so short. Most girls are either right at or a little above eye level for me while sitting.

Kate I'm from the USA. Average male height here is 5'10" and average female is 5'5". We do have short guys and tall girls but they aren't that common. A lot of guys joke about liking tall girls here but then they meet them up close and chicken out. Which is sad because all of the tall women I have met have been really cool. And to clarify, in my experience as a guy, a girl was tall if she was 5'9" or taller and a guy was short if he was 5'8" or shorter. Just something about looking up or at eye level to other guys and looking down at girls when speaking to them had set in as the norm.

[ZoeM]

I'm 5'11". Fortunately at my workplace I don't really stand out - there's a lot of tall folks, including hundreds of women within a few inches of me - but it's still disconcerting seeing women who look half my size and feeling like an overgrown beanpole.

[Seyranna]

The hell is this derail about height for?! Has nothing to do with the OP...

[meganB]

Even though i'm somewhat androgyne with feminine traits (more often I'm feminine but I can be masculine in how I act) I get that typical "male gaze" at college when I walk arround there. Must say I don't really mind being attractive. I'm 6' (without heels as I mostly wear Converse shoes), but I must say alot of the guys and girls are tall where I currently live (I often see men and women who are of the same heigth or taller than me, I live in the north of the Netherlands).

I'm sure there are women that like a more masculine woman. I know a transman who first was a masculine women (I wonder why he first was a masculine woman hahaha), he also gotten girlfriends back then so it's definitely possible. Maybe you will more luck with find finding a feminine woman than a feminine woman would (I really have no clue about the lesbian scene so don't take anything what I say as the right anwser).

[mandonlym]

I'm 6'2" and I tower over most guys that I see even in shoes with no heels at all. With heels I'm a walking hazard simply because I have to bend over to fit under a lot of over hanging objects that I barely passed under before. Sitting down I'm okay, I actually look normal or even a little short because my torso is so short. Most girls are either right at or a little above eye level for me while sitting.

Short torso means 6'2" woman with long legs..... wheeee!!!

[Allyda]

I'm thin, and 5-5 without heels. Though I'm average height for a woman I too have a short torso and long legs. To address the OP, as my hrt progresses I see more of my biological Mom in me with regard to how attractive I'm becoming (not quite there yet, lol!) and my biological Mom was quite attractive and I definitely have her body. I already attract unwanted attention when I wear shorts or a short skirt but I know that's just the legs. Due to my age (49) though I don't feel I'll ever become overly attractive. I just want to be an average girl and blend in. However if I do become attractive I'll deal with it when it happens. Right now I'm happy with how I'm progressing and the changes so far and for the moment I don't want to spoil my happy mood worrying about something that may, or may not happen. Make sense?

Ally

[katiej]

Kate, I'm in the US, where 5'8" is borderline short for a man and borderline tall for a woman.  So I'm pretty happy with my height now.

Due to my age (49) though I don't feel I'll ever become overly attractive. I just want to be an average girl and blend in. However if I do become attractive I'll deal with it when it happens. Right now I'm happy with how I'm progressing and the changes so far and for the moment I don't want to spoil my happy mood worrying about something that may, or may not happen. Make sense?

IMO attractiveness is really tied to age.  The older I get (37), the more I find older women attractive.  I especially appreciate a woman who dresses well for her age.  I do feel like I missed out on female adolescence, but I'm really looking forward to being the attractive, classy older woman.

Youthful beauty is natural and you have what you have.  But age tends to even the playing field.  As women age and lose the natural beauty, then things like hair, makeup, fashion, and how they carry themselves become much more important.

Last week I went to a movie with a friend, and there was a scene with a mother and daughter.  I leaned over to my friend and said, "I can tell I'm getting older.  Cause that mom is hot."  It was Ashley Judd...but still.

[Allyda]

Last week I went to a movie with a friend, and there was a scene with a mother and daughter.  I leaned over to my friend and said, "I can tell I'm getting older.  Cause that mom is hot."  It was Ashley Judd...but still.

Hey I agree with you Katie, Ashley Judd is hot!!

[antonia]

Why fear it, embrace it!

I'm about 6ft1 tall (185cm) and it turns out fairly attractive as a female which really freaked me out at first but give it a while and you will start enjoying it, you get noticed immediately and admired from afar, a lot of guys will be to intimidated to approach you but who cares.

If any of you ever feel you are tall and can't blend in just take a trip to Holland, I felt small in Holland!

[Alainaluvsu]

There's pros and cons with being an attractive female. The biggest pro is probably the way guys will do anything for you, or at least will never be rude to you. The biggest con is how much you have to watch your back when you're by yourself.

The hell is this derail about height for?! Has nothing to do with the OP...

I don't get it either.

[sad panda]

Omg it's alaina! c:

[Alainaluvsu]

omg ri ri? lol

[sad panda]

:c sorry I'm derailin'

[Evelyn K]

no apologies. she's a rockstar around these parts. she just brought my thread some major views!

[sad panda]

She can teach you all about being really attractive. Omg look at her gorgeous hair. Prettier than ever.

[Alainaluvsu]

Aww... y'all are too sweet. Thanks

[Evelyn K]

{{{heart goes pitter patter}}}}

[Julia-Madrid]

He he... so if we're talking about height vs attractiveness, I have a tiny suspicion that personality might just contribute a little here as well...    I was a 5'4" male (on a good day, with a tailwind), and I had long term partners of both genders of my  height and up to 5'10", and they certainly didn't stick around because I was a hunk!

However, one of the truly wonderful things about being a girl of my height is that I can FINALLY get clothes that fit me right off the peg - it's sooo cool to say "I'm a size 36" and it just all fits!  Finally!

Of course, a few more inches of leg would be cool, but we can't all have waspy genes