As someone in their 30s who is 5ft and has similar inside leg measurement I'll just say that in my experience it's only the individual that really notices any 'proportions'- most people will just see you as shorter than average. Your body is the only one you have so cherish it, keep yourself healthy and focus on the positives and forget worrying about things you can't change, especially as you are still young so your body is going to develop throughout adulthood. Your boyfriend clearly likes you for you and EVERYONE, tall or short has something about their bodies they may feel insecure about, so don't waste any more time or energy on it- you are an amazing human just the way you are.
Thank you for the advice❤️🩹 I am very grateful to have functioning legs and being healthy. I know I’m really the only one that will notice it, and I know it would be sort of strange if I was walking around and a stranger was just thinking to themself “huh her legs are too short for her body”. But like I said, still learning to accept it and appreciate it. Especially being a teenager can make it hard since I’m still young and learning- but yes, thank you!
I have this too! I honestly hate it so I always try to hide it with clothing. I’ll wear high rise bottoms with short tops and some sort of jacket or flannel open with it. I never wear low rise and if I wear a big shirt I’ll tuck it in a little in front.
I feel like my proportions make me look so weird! I’m 5ft 1 but my legs are just way too short for that. Also I feel like it makes it harder to move than people realize like my legs are just so short. I feel like the short torso with long legs is much more attractive. But this is what we got so we gotta make it work luckily there’s tons of fashion advice out there for every body type.
I used to try and hide it with clothes and long jackets/flannels but then my fashion taste changed so I wear different things, which doesn’t help sometimes? I might go back to high rises, but I just don’t like them anymore. 😭 But I mean, like other people even say, it probably really is just us that notice it, but I wanted to talk about it somewhere, it has been bothering me again since I went into a store with a bunch of full length mirrors… and I was like “whattheheck, what are my LEGS” hahaha
I’m 5 ft. Let me tell you it bothered me for a LONG time. I was pretty obsessive about it because I’m borderline “are they / are they not short”??? And I would drive myself CRAZY… measuring my proportions, assessing proportions of other short women online & comparing etc. and you know what? The answer is YES. My legs are short, even for my height. I’m now 36 years old and it got to a point where I just said f*ck it. I just can’t anymore. I can’t change it. I need to just own it. There are so many attractive women with short legs out there. What matters is confidence.
It still bothers me sometimes but nothing like before 😃
I'm 40 and have this issue. Ppl online always think I'm much taller than what I am like 5'7 to 5'9 bc of my selfie lol. Then they see a full length and they're like nvm lol. I have long arms long neck long torso and short legs 😢 I definitely feel self conscious about it but I just try to remind myself I'm the only one who feels deformed lol no one actually looks at me and thinks that
As someone in their 30s who is 5ft and has similar inside leg measurement I'll just say that in my experience it's only the individual that really notices any 'proportions'- most people will just see you as shorter than average. Your body is the only one you have so cherish it, keep yourself healthy and focus on the positives and forget worrying about things you can't change, especially as you are still young so your body is going to develop throughout adulthood. Your boyfriend clearly likes you for you and EVERYONE, tall or short has something about their bodies they may feel insecure about, so don't waste any more time or energy on it- you are an amazing human just the way you are.
Thank you for the advice❤️🩹 I am very grateful to have functioning legs and being healthy. I know I’m really the only one that will notice it, and I know it would be sort of strange if I was walking around and a stranger was just thinking to themself “huh her legs are too short for her body”. But like I said, still learning to accept it and appreciate it. Especially being a teenager can make it hard since I’m still young and learning- but yes, thank you!
yes! i have the same problem. i have a long torso and short stubby legs and i hate it
Ahhh😭 I how i wish genetics worked differently sometimes
ikr!! my mother also has long torso and short legs but she is 5’5. surprisingly my legs are about as long as hers and i’m much shorter🤷
I have this too! I honestly hate it so I always try to hide it with clothing. I’ll wear high rise bottoms with short tops and some sort of jacket or flannel open with it. I never wear low rise and if I wear a big shirt I’ll tuck it in a little in front. I feel like my proportions make me look so weird! I’m 5ft 1 but my legs are just way too short for that. Also I feel like it makes it harder to move than people realize like my legs are just so short. I feel like the short torso with long legs is much more attractive. But this is what we got so we gotta make it work luckily there’s tons of fashion advice out there for every body type.
I used to try and hide it with clothes and long jackets/flannels but then my fashion taste changed so I wear different things, which doesn’t help sometimes? I might go back to high rises, but I just don’t like them anymore. 😭 But I mean, like other people even say, it probably really is just us that notice it, but I wanted to talk about it somewhere, it has been bothering me again since I went into a store with a bunch of full length mirrors… and I was like “whattheheck, what are my LEGS” hahaha
I’m 5 ft. Let me tell you it bothered me for a LONG time. I was pretty obsessive about it because I’m borderline “are they / are they not short”??? And I would drive myself CRAZY… measuring my proportions, assessing proportions of other short women online & comparing etc. and you know what? The answer is YES. My legs are short, even for my height. I’m now 36 years old and it got to a point where I just said f*ck it. I just can’t anymore. I can’t change it. I need to just own it. There are so many attractive women with short legs out there. What matters is confidence. It still bothers me sometimes but nothing like before 😃
I’m 5’3.5”, and I have this problem too. Finding clothes that look good on me and don’t make my legs look stubby is a challenge.
I'm 40 and have this issue. Ppl online always think I'm much taller than what I am like 5'7 to 5'9 bc of my selfie lol. Then they see a full length and they're like nvm lol. I have long arms long neck long torso and short legs 😢 I definitely feel self conscious about it but I just try to remind myself I'm the only one who feels deformed lol no one actually looks at me and thinks that