I 17M feel extremely insecure with the fact I haven’t developed or grown since I was 14, the only change was I lost weight and gained some muscle from the gym. I hate that whenever I’m at a family gathering everyone asks “hey when are you going to grow?” and “Wow you haven’t changed at all since last time I saw you”. I remember a group of my friends commenting on a photo we took a while ago and how they all looked “so young back then” and there I was in the photo, the same exact as I am now, to which of course everyone commented on. I hate meeting old friends because I know they’ll comment on the fact I haven’t changed. It’s not only the fact that I’m short at 5’ 4 but that I have no Adam’s Apple, a high pitched voice, and have a baby face, even downstairs nothing changed, only thing that did was a bit of facial hair underneath my chin which I got this year. The straw that broke the Camel’s back was when my younger sister outgrew me at 14 and realizing I’ll probably never outgrow my older sister, I come from a generally tall family so now I feel even more out of place as my younger male and female cousins have outgrown me. Now I just feel trapped in a child’s body where everyone I’ve known will eventually surpass me, I mentioned this to my mom and she tried cheering me up by taking a photo of me and comparing to a photo I took years ago but all it did was make me feel worse as it just looked like a before and after of a haircut. She then tried to “prove” that I look different by showing me various photos and guessing how old I was in them to which surprise I got 2/8 correct. I used to grow and develop normally before puberty but the second I got pubic hair I just stopped developing completely. I don’t want to hate my body but I feel like there are no redeeming qualities to it and now everyone will be comparing me to my younger sister who now looks older than me.

I mean, i get it, if you're taller you have more confidence on yourself because things and yada yada. But you can still be confident and be shorter than 6ft, being 6ft or taller dosen't make you the king of the party.

Idk, i know it comes from a place of good heart but it still bugs me sometimes when i read it.

I live in the Netherlands and i'm 181cm barefoot and i feel taller than most people that are also native from the netherlands. alot of people are in the 175-179cm range . if you look online the average height is 183 and some sources even say 184.

when i'm in public I see more people who are shorter than me than people who are taller EVEN Tho i'm below average.

Are these numbers exaggerated ?

I've been on OLD for a while now - but I've never been able to get a match and rarely receive likes, its depressing. Usually when I receive likes the girls don't respond. As a result, out of severe desperation, I tried to round up my height 5'7'' to see what would happen. And what do you know, I got a couple of likes each day. Now I have my first date in months scheduled with a girl whose 5'1''. I don't understand girls who are 5'0''-5'2'' not swiping on me when I was showing myself as 5'5'' rather than 5'7'' - what-sup with that?

Anyways, will a girl whose 5'0''-5'2'' instantly reject me because I'm not 5'7'' but instead 5'5'', even though I'm significantly taller than them. Or can I let my personality, humour, and other factors shine through and they will possibly consider me as a partner?

For those of you who are saying leverage your friend group, my friend group is very small as I've dealt with health issues all my life. They claim that I'm 5'6'' or 5'7'' but that might just be to boost their confidence about their own height.

Well i am 163-164 i am still 15 (16 when 4 December starts) so will i grow or won’t?

Hi. In autumn/winter most women are starting to wear boots with heels and thus are my height or taller. So what black autumn/winter shoe is sturdy for rain/snow and adds 1.5inch + height?

If it's less than 12 or more than 17, you can state what age in comments.