Hi. I was just wondering how many people are happy with how tall they are. I am about 5'6" and have always felt short around most guys and some girls. I was picked on about it a little bit in high school, but I've come to love it. I am an average height compared to many women I know so I think that it will make things easier as I begin transitioning.

How does everyone else feel? Too tall? Too short? Just right?

I'm 5'10" and love it. It's great being a tall woman. I have great, long legs, and I can wear just about anything.

I'm 5 ft 10 and pretty happy with my height. Everyone tells me to stop growing but I really don't mind haha

I am 5'7'' and it used to really bother me because I really wanted to be 6'0''-6'5''. Frankly, I think it was only because the men in my family were all exceptionally tall and I wanted to be seen as one of the men. Now that I have come to grips with something I am fine with my height.

I kind of have mixed feelings about my height at 6'1 I'm taller than most men and women I see on a daily basis which worries me about how well I'm going to pass? But I love having long legs and because of my height I feel a since of security that I won't be attacked. But I would still like to be smaller where I could just fit in with other women.

Quote from: Heather on April 14, 2013, 10:01:41 AM
I kind of have mixed feelings about my height at 6'1 I'm taller than most men and women I see on a daily basis which worries me about how well I'm going to pass? But I love having long legs and because of my height I feel a since of security that I won't be attacked. But I would still like to be smaller where I could just fit in with other women.

My bosses wife is 6'1", so it is not entirely unheard of for a woman to be that tall. He is 6'6" so he thinks she is the perfect height.

Quote from: Brooke777 on April 14, 2013, 10:08:11 AM
My bosses wife is 6'1", so it is not entirely unheard of for a woman to be that tall. He is 6'6" so he thinks she is the perfect height.

Ive met some women that are my height. It just gets to me sometimes like yesterday I was out shopping and every woman in the store was so much smaller than me. It just makes me feel so out of place. But this is something I'm going to have to accept if I'm ever going to live a happy life that I want.

I'm 5 ft 11



I don't think height matters that much if your proportioned
Nicely...or dead on weight for a girl....

I like my height....especially on one peace dresses...so
Much leg shows

I am also 5'6".  I come from a family of short people (I'm taller than most of them) so I never really felt short, although I always knew I was.  There were times growing up (as a male) that being short and skinny were a disadvantage but I was never unhappy about it.  Sure, there were times when I wished I was taller.  Probably the worst aspect was tall girls were uninterested in shorter guys.  Such a foolish thing to base compatibility on...but that's another topic (rant). 

But now I am grateful for my height.  It does seem to work to my advantage when buying clothes and shoes.  I'm an average size woman.

Same here, being 'short' matters right up to the point that it is correct for your needs.

Being 5'7" I can put on clothing meant for women, and at least not be too damned tall.

Being told, 'well there are tall women' doesn't help much if you rarely ever see any.

But girls wanting to be males, well at least they can always just be a guy that is my height and not fret over it.

The only reason I have to avoid 2-3 inch high heels, is my heels hate high heel shoes.

now i am a month ago i wasnt. was always 6 ft on my ID but went to the doc for hrt and the nurse said 5'10... I was like im not im 6'0....I shut up id rather be 5'10 then six feet so when i changed my name and address on my ID last month, I told her I ws 5'10 she changed it and now i feel better as a 5'10 woman vs a 6'00 woman.

No, I'm not really happy with it. I'm just over 6' tall. And HRT has helped this, because I was 6'2" for years, but apparently have shrunk a bit, but still, I am way too tall for my own liking. I was perfectly happy back in 8th grade when I was still 5'8" or so, and have hated every single solitary inch that has been added to my height since then. I don't fit on things, I always have to bend over, I hit my head on doors all the time, I stick out like a sore thumb when out in "girl mode," it makes it really hard to be cute like I want to, and really the only consolation that I have is that one of my best female friends growing up is actually even taller than I am, at a whopping 6'3".

I was put off transition because I was 6'4".I've since shrunk to 6'1 and half.I'm OK being tall I wish my width would shrink!

lol I'm 5'1, so rather short by any standard. Most everyone is taller than me. Most days it doesn't really bother me but yes other times I wish I were at least three inches taller lol

I'm 5' 7" just wish my waist size would match my leg inseam measurement a little more closely. 

When I was 6ft tall 30 years ago that was just another factor that dissuaded me from transitioning. The average height of women was a lot shorter and evn a 5'10 woman was rare. These days, not so much so. Women are generally taller which is a big plus to me.

My goal height is 5'6". I figure at the current rate of shrinkage, thanks to gravity, in another 137.3 years I'll be there 

I'm 5'5".  One of my friends pointed out that I was going from a short guy to an average girl.  I'm not complaining

I'm 5 foot 1. And I hate it. xD I'm shorter than every adult in my family (and a few non adults, like my sisters). I'm the big brother, I should be tall, but my little sister is about 5 foot 6. I hate being this short because everywhere I go I see tall men, and even kind of average men, and then there's me. There's this one supply teacher at my sixth form who's really short, but even he's taller than me. When I was younger I wanted to hit six foot! There's no chance of that now..

The other day I was complaining about my height to my mum and she told me I should be glad I'm a short woman because even though it's really hard because things aren't designed for short people (she's an inch taller than me and struggles to drive our car and reach cupboards and stuff), at least it's socially acceptable, and that life is really hard for short men... I just sat there like.. yeah.

No but I don't really care about it unless I'm attracted to a guy who's shorter than me, and I do like to stand next to people who are taller than me. I'm 5'10" and a half.

No, simple as that. Being 6ft 3" is more hassle than it's worth. I've heard tonnes of people saying " I wish I was as tall as you ". Really you don't. Constantly having to duck under things, always looking down on everyone else. Other than my brother who is actually 6ft 4" I haven't met anyone taller than me so far. Especially no women, which makes me feel very insecure about wearing female clothes outside of my house. I stick out like a saw thumb wherever I go.

Also, most of my height is in my legs, I find it difficult to even find trousers to fit me in men's sizes let alone translate 36" inside leg length to women's sizes. It's an absolute nightmare. I can never try anything other than shirts on in stores as most stores only stock that size of item in warehouses when you buy online.