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reader, 2short4u  +, writes (28 March 2012):
 I hate my height because i stand 4'4" Tall and being a 17 y.o. guy i get messed with by pre teens that tower over me they like to stand next to me because they feel tall
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reader, anonymous, writes (27 February 2009): I am a short guy nearly 17 and i feel that i have done all my growing now.I havent grown in a couple of years,I have an older brother who is 21 and he is 5'6 and an older sister she is 18 and 5'7.I on the other hand have struggled to get where i am now.I had to get checked out by my doctor has i was shorter than alot of the boys in my year.He did some tests and just said that i was in the lower percentile for my age.That was 2 years ago and i measured 4'8.Even now when my mum checks my height i havent gained an inch.I apparently got my grandmothers height not my parents.My grandmother was 4'9 whereas both my parents are 5'5 and 5'7.I hate being this short has i get alot of silly name calling from people.I remember being starting senior school and i was 4'4 there was 3 other girls and 4 boys which were short.I was called littlelegs because my school blazer was down to my knees and all you could see was my short legs.The boys has the most hassle has girls were expected to be shorter.When i left school i had a chinese girl who was my height and another boy he was 4'9.So i know definetly i am not average height.Has soon has i get out of bed in the morning i know nothing is different.I will still be the shortest in my family and have to stretch for everything i want.My mum tries to put my items lower than my sister and brothers or i have to climb on a chair to reach them.If i am in a rush and i cant reach something my sister is okay with getting it but my brother tends to be wicked and say things like naw go get a chair.Which takes time for me and wouldnt take him long to do so.Then when i step outside of my home i encounter loads of problems.Take the bus when i go out sometimes the bus step is lowered and i can step on other times i struggle.I hate standing up has it is too awkward or the only seats are at the back of the bus and they are higher and my feet dont touch the floor so i end up with pins and needles in my feet.Talking to people in the shop is a nightmare has i am treated like a 10 year old and i have to always look up when i speak to them.Buying clothes is a nightmare to has i have to go to junior sections where the clothes fit much better and only need altering abit.My shoes are size 2 and for some reason i have to be lucky has they sell out alot quickly. So try to look out for us shorter people has i am forever being pushed and shoved and being told am i alright down there.Just be abit for considerate to my needs i dont expect too much.I cant help looking 10 and i dont like being stared at by people adult and kids.I understand that i have to try harder to get respect but i believe that treat people has you want to be treated.THANK YOU
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 November 2008): HiI'm A scottish boy 13 years old and I'm 5 ft 4". I think I'm about average but I'm growing quite fast and I think I may be over 6 ft because my grandparents where over 6ft 5" so, maybe. No one is too tall and no one is too small, you are what you are what you are.
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reader, anonymous, writes (17 November 2008): Hi.Well im 15 years old. I'm too tall at 6ft and unfortunately still growing. Loads of guys in my year and above are about 5'10" or 5'11" or 5'9". You are not small, if i remember you are about average height for your age plus you will probably continue to grow and hit a growth spurt at some point in the near future.
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reader, anonymous, writes (11 November 2008): I'm a 13 year old English girl, My height is around 4'11" and I'm almost the same height as my DAD! He still manages to get girlfriends though! You shouldn't worry about your height really... Unless you struggle to reach things like me. :(
Anyway, Ever since my 8 year old foster brother compared his height to mine I've been asking myself the same question as you. Unfortunately my entire family's short so the answer's 'No' and I probably never will be of Average Height.
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reader, craigasaurus  +, writes (11 November 2008):
I'm 15 and 6'1-2, I used to be so much taller than everyone else but now they are taller than me. I am confuesed though when I was 13-14 I shot up to the height of about 6ft put the past 2-3 years I've only grown an inch but I want to be at least 6'4, will I get another growth spurt, currently I'm getting very stocky but will get any taller ?
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reader, anonymous, writes (3 September 2008): when i was 16 i was about 5'10 or 5'11... i grew however until i was about 22 or 23. Long story short, I am about 6'2 and 7/8" ju st under 6'3" and I wear a size 11 1/2 shoe or 12 sometimes. I have a 34-36" inseam depending on the pants, size 17 1/2 neck, 175 lbs or so, 34-35 sleeve length. I am by no means the tsllest dude in the world, but tower over a good majority of my friends, family, co workers, etc. Fear not my young friend, you will probably grow a bit yet. Everyone IS different...my cousin's son is 16 and he is already 6'3 and has been since age 14 or 15. You never know.
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reader, anonymous, writes (20 June 2008): hey, yes youll probably grow more yett. every male is different , very different infact when it comes to growth. they should not say that we stop at 21 as that is so wrong. Some may stop at 16 some will stop at 23 or 24. it depends if you have average small or tall parents and the age you was when you had your puberty growth spurt. For example my parents are tall 5'7 and 6'2 3/4. i had my puberty growth spurt at 10.5 years of age finishing at 12. at 5'5. how odd is that.lol. and i continued growing very slowly up untill the age i am now which is 20. and i am still growing now at around 6'2. and i beleive i still have a way to go yett my chest is currently beggining to broarden out and growing taller and putting a bit of weight on too. i could be 6'6 by 22 or 23 years of age. so this thing about stopping at 21 is wrong. we are all different and my growth pattern is very rare i dont no any of my friends with that acsept 1 girl who had 2 growth spurts one at around 10 other at 17 i could be folling that same trend but a male version. if you have had your puberty growth spurt at average age already 14-16 and your parents are average then your looking at around 5'11 - 6'0 by age 19 if they are tall then about 6'2.
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reader, anonymous, writes (10 June 2008): I think your bones stop growing when you're 21...im only 17 (male) myself so id say you have a few more years of growing yet....
Anyway you are not that short, i think the average height for males in the UK is something like 5'10 but then it would vary on your family background and race...
and remember, good things come in small packages!!
Chin up!
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reader, anonymous, writes (5 June 2008): As a shorter woman (5'1") I have to say that I get along better with shorter men-- more eye contact, none of those "OMG, it's the tallest man in the world with the shortest woman in the world! How do they do it???" looks I get when I walk around with a guy over 5'10."
Don't worry, attractiveness to women (if that's why you worry about height) has more to do with whether you're caring, interesting, and take care of your looks. I hate to spread stereotypes, but I do find that women are less visually oriented than men are.
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reader, anonymous, writes (4 June 2008): Average height is 5'8 - 5'9 for males, its most likely that your friends are just lanky shits, go to the gym, women prefer toned bodys to lanky goons
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reader, anonymous, writes (28 May 2008): Hi m8 look at me im 18, and im 5'6.5 and my best m8 is 6'4 lol. It does'nt bother me that much, just i cant go for a 6 foot leggy blonde!! btw think 5'8 - 5'9 is avarage for male and about 5'3 - 5'4 is avarage for females (UK)
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reader, anonymous, writes (23 May 2008): you have absoloutly nothing to worry about im 15 and 6 months and im 5,4.if you are rely depressed about your height go to a doctor and ask him to give you a blood test where he can estimate youre height when you are fully grown. when im fully grown ill be 5,8 i know cause ive had 1. you are stil growing so dont panic
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reader, anonymous, writes (23 May 2008): i'm the same age as you and i'm juusstt 5ft haha
it's alright being small. everyone's different and plus, people are a lot worse off than you with actual serious things to worry about. so there's nothing to worry about at all! howeverrrrrrr...i would like to know the average height just out of interest haha..
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reader, Enevelopes +, writes (21 May 2008):
YOU ARE NOT SHORT. You'll probably grow taller but even if you don't your height is perfect.
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reader, anonymous, writes (21 May 2008): Trust me mate, your height is ok, some peoples height jump up late, eventhough you're 16, your height is over the average height. you will gain more,
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reader, anonymous, writes (28 April 2008): 5'9 is average for guys but you don't stop growing until 21-25 years of age
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reader, anonymous, writes (26 March 2008): I am 16 and a half years old too and i am 6ft4 aprox. Dont worry about your height you are average height for a fully grown male now. On average most males grow upwards untill they are 18 and outwards untill 21 (filling out). Dont worry about being short because you are average now so just think you cant get smaller so why does it matter? I worry about my height because i dont know when im gonna stop I've grown an inch since new years. I already cant buy jeans long enough in a shop because they longest inside leg they do is 34inches and im almost 37. YE DONT WORRY JUST SAY THEY ARE OVER AVERAGE.
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reader, anonymous, writes (16 March 2008): Hi. I'm a 16 year old girl and way short for my age. I find tall guys really intimidating. My boyfriend is 5'4" and I come up to his shoulder!
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reader, anonymous, writes (24 February 2008): true stature comes from within. embrace yourself.
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 February 2008): I was the same as you when i was 16. Now at 19 I'm 6 foot 1
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reader, anonymous, writes (18 February 2008): yes thats average and you stop growing at the age of 20.
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reader, anonymous, writes (18 February 2008): it doesn't matter what height you are! just be happy with who you are and be confident - you will have a lot more fun if you are not constantly worrying about your height. you are about average height and the boys you know may just have grown faster than you. smile...keep your head up and be happy =]
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reader, anonymous, writes (16 February 2008): I was the same height at your age (maybe a bit shorter). But now I'm around 6ft. It depends if you were a late bloomer or not. In my case I was, so for a few years I was smaller then most, but then I caught up and am taller than alot of them now. Either way, it's a comfortable height, 5'9" - 5'10" is about average.
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reader, anonymous, writes (26 January 2008): hey man i am 15 and am 6ft1 so i gess ur avrege and i am odd but i have a growth disordor called strain and hypotension disorder so i gess ur normal and ull stop at bout 18 were as i will probs stop at 23-24
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reader, anonymous, writes (23 January 2008): you're not short, you sound about average really. Im a 15 yr old english girl and I have stopped growing @ 5"1.5 lol it is frustrating but i always make sure i put domineering arrogant individuals in their place when they assume being short means im in any way disadvantaged and dont worry 6ft is most definitely not average! and girls dont think any less of you for being average height rather than 6ft so u dont need to worry about that. but i really think you need to think about why you compare your height to other peoples like that. who cares whats average and who cares what ideallistic people think? just concentrate on being you rather than being worried about what you look like to other people. if your height is your main concern then you must lead a blissful life cos if being short was my only concern i doubt id be able to restrain myself from grinning like a chimp 24/7! lol think about it and if ur still not happy then add me on msn: [email address blocked]. same goes for anyone else reading this who wants a chat :) xxxxx
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reader, anonymous, writes (21 January 2008): ok man your completley average and I have no idea why 90 % of kids your age are taller than you hell i'm 13 and 5ft5 so hell i'll probably only be that tall when i'm your age as well
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reader, anonymous, writes (15 January 2008): well you dont really stop growing untill 21, you still have plenty of time left. Im also 16 and im 6ft4. When i was 15 i was 6ft. That just shows that you never no how much you are going to grow. You will probably have a growth spurt soon. Besides your height is pritty average for 16 years old.
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reader, anonymous, writes (28 December 2007): Okay how can you be not average. your 5"9. look at it this way i'm barely 5"1 and im a girl! i'd love to grow bigger! and since my dad was 5"6 your very average! the average mans height is around 5"6. so your above average, you should be happy! and don't let the fact that other boys may be taller, they have other insecurities too! so be happy and you're above average and you should be happy!
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 November 2007): Don't worry honey thats a completly adverage height for a guy. Never forget girls prefer guys who dont tower over them (no need for yellow pages !lol!) I am really short (16 and only 4"11 and a quater) which is quite depressing. I totaly go for shorter guys.
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 November 2007): If you're 16 and 5'9 that's pretty fine. I'm 19 and I'm 5'10, there's no big difference. You'll even be taller than me when you stop growing, and that won't be before you're 21. I bet you'll be about 6' by that age. When I was 16, I was 5'7. Don't worry, you're perfectly average height.
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reader, anonymous, writes (11 November 2007): 16 and 5'9, i wouldn't worry about a thing.i am 21 and i was about 5'7 at 16 and kind of paranoid. i'm now 5'11 and a half and notice i'm taller than quite a lot of people.you have years left to grow and there are more important things so you'll be fine! 5'9 isn't even small or anything either.
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reader, anonymous, writes (1 November 2007): bro..im about 5'8 and a little over 5'9 with shoes on and i feel sooooo short at school because i have friends who are like 6 ft or seem to be. But the thing is, when ur walking around and watching people pass by you arent getting the full perspective of the size difference. Like my friend is only an inch taller than me and he seems like he towers over me but i noticed when looking at our reflections that there was barely a noticeable difference. I know in today's world its hard because everything seems to be about being the biggest and the baddest but it really is overplayed. if you have the confidence and charisma then it wouldnt matter if you were 5'5. anyway dude....im with you on the "average" boat but hopefully its true that we'll keep growing for another 5 years or more.
PEACE!
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reader, anonymous, writes (1 November 2007): bro..im about 5'8 and a little over 5'9 with shoes on and i feel sooooo short at school because i have friends who are like 6 ft or seem to be. But the thing is, when ur walking around and watching people pass by you arent getting the full perspective of the size difference. Like my friend is only an inch taller than me and he seems like he towers over me but i noticed when looking at our reflections that there was barely a noticeable difference. I know in today's world its hard because everything seems to be about being the biggest and the baddest but it really is overplayed. if you have the confidence and charisma then it wouldnt matter if you were 5'5. anyway dude....im with you on the "average" boat but hopefully its true that we'll keep growing for another 5 years or more.
PEACE!
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reader, anonymous, writes (1 November 2007): i feel exactly the same as i am 5'9 and im 16 and attracht quite alot of female attention but i still feel "imcomplete" when girls of the same height come on to me. I recently had a girlfriend who was gorgeous and was 5'8 and it didnt bother her but it didnt feel right for me because of our similar heights but i move on and have beautiful girls around 19 yrs chatting me up when i go out. I dont really care if my mates are taller than me!!
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reader, anonymous, writes (21 October 2007): hi,im a 5'9' 26 year old uk male and I undertsand you might feel a little small but the fact is mate, your average and what a lot of people dont think about is the overall apearance, you might stand next to someone who 6ft and feel small but the fact is anyone looking at you both overall will see hardly an difference, theres 12 inches in a foot so someobody who 6ft is less than 5% bigger than you, its not much of a difference. Being tall can be an advantage with some ladies but as long as your average hieght then you got no worries, the avergae size for a UK woman is just over 5'4 so your not going to get many girls taller than you at 5'9 even wearing 3 inch heels so you ve got nothing to worry about. Im not blowing my own trumpet but I was cock of my year at school and had girls falling at my feet from the age of about 12 when i was only 5'6, by the time i was 5'9 i was 15 and have not grown since but I was still always the most popular boy in my year at school and there was 200 in my year, then at college again i was very popular and at university it was a different girl every night. At 26 i shave my head because starting to lose my hair and i still get loads girls wherever i go, im currenty going out with an absolutley stunning girl who really is very beautifull. I am a good looking bloke (well so im told) but Im no brad pitt but I can still get the best looking girls, its all about confidence mate. Girls love a cocky confident bloke who can talk to them not someone who's worrying about their looks and height. besides your worrying about nothing your average height.
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reader, anonymous, writes (14 October 2007): I'm a year older than you and I'm 5"7'and I don't worry about my height as I seem to be pretty average for my age. But my cuz in 19 and he's 5"10' and a half. I'm much more popular with girls and have had girlfriends where as he hasn't had one yet. As all he has is height. No looks, no charm, no personality. So don't worry you'll be fine!
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 October 2007): I cant see what you are moaning about has you are quite abit taller than me.Mind you there is possibly everyone one on here taller than me.I am shorter than average and still just about manage with being in a world where average height is best.I obviously would have loved a chance to be taller especially has tall has my sisters.That werent to be so now i have to live my life has the height of a 10.11 yr old.What joy is that.When you are moaning it could have been worse thank god.Being 4'10 and being told that i could lose around 2 ins in height while getting older doesnt help so in yrs to come i could finf myself 4'8 how miserable is that hey.
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reader, anonymous, writes (28 September 2007): I am rather on the short side,being 43 yrs old and only 4'9 i am as tall as my niece and she is 10 yrs old.I mean it isnt very nice having to keep looking up to the majority of the people around me.I am the shortest in my family 2 sisters.They are both younger 33 yrs old and 5'9 and 35 yrs old and 5'7.The youngest being a whole foot taller than me.Even worse when she wears heels has they are usually 3ins has she likes to go out and be seen at 6'0.My other sister is alot more dignified in me being shorter than her she likes to wear flat shoes when we all go out together.I dont like waring shoes heigher than 2 ins so i cant even manage to reach 5'0.I have trouble keeping up while walking with my sisters and my youngest gets really annoyed having to keep on stopping.I have now found that over the last 2 years i have osteoporosis and shrunk to 4'8.My youngest sisters daughter actually noticed the difference in my height and blabbed to everyone that i was now shorter than her.I like meeting up with my aunt Mary she is really adorable has she is a little taller than me and loves cuddling .She is actually 4'11 so she has always been taller than me anyway.Now she is 2ins taller.The doctor is trying to control the osteoporosis has there is a chance he can stop me shrinking too much.He could stablize it at 4'6.So i cant see why moaning about your height helps anyone.No it doesnt have you heard the saying worse things happen at sea.Come on get a grip on life.Take a look at me i am trying not to complain too much
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reader, anonymous, writes (21 September 2007): ite! im 17 and 5'8, and proud! the average height for a white male in usa/uk is 177.3 cm and you being 5'9 makes u 175/176cm so ur average height and you shouldnt stop growing until the age of 21. hope that puts u at ease!
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reader, anonymous, writes (18 September 2007): I'm 5ft 7 inches tall (1.70-1.71m) which is below average but not that short.
The average height for a UK/US male is between 5'9"-5'10". A female it is 5'4".
Male shoe average-9.
Penis size average-6 inches.
I'm 7.5 shoe size and 6 1/2 inches endowed.
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 September 2007): You are definetly not a short person.I am 5'2 and 43 years old now that is short.
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reader, anonymous, writes (7 September 2007): hey m8, im 14 and im 5ft 9. i have the same worries as u bcoz all my friends are catching up with me. its not actually that important if ur tall or not, what really matters is looks, my best friend is also 14 and he is 6ft 3, but has no girfriends, on the other hand, my other friends is 5ft 4 but is awesome at sports and thats why he is really popular in school and with the ladies. so try bodybuilding and stuff and u wil be fine :)
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reader, LIL ONE +, writes (7 September 2007):
I dont see what you have to worry about be just over 5'9 alright it might just be average height.I on the other one am shorter than average,i reached a height of 5'0 when i was 14.I never grew another inch so aint you the lucky one.My 2 younger sister's are taller they reached 5'6 and 5'8,my oldest brother reached 6'4 it dont make sense.If i need any help my older brother is usually on hand that helps me.He even stands up to people.My 2 younger sisters love me the way i am and still call me their big brother,even though they have 6/8 ins on me.I was told when i was younger that i wouldnt grow too tall,the doctor said i would be lucky if i reached 4'10 so they cant always tell can they.Now i am alot older the only thing i am looking forward to is not shrinking too much has i try to check my height every 6 months.At my last doctors check up my height measured just a smidge under 5'0 so i cant see anyone complaining abot rounding the figure UP hey.My mum and dad were 5'7 and 5'8 so i couldnt really see why i ended up this short if we are supposed to take after our parents.But HEY i ended taking after my grandmother who was 5'2 now she is 70 plus years old and she has shrunk to 5'0 so she even still has the edge on me and i probably wont be taller than her due to us both shrinking.In our pics they are pretty funny has i stand one end and my grandmother stand the other end we looked like a pair of bookends lol lol.Least we can laugh abou it hey.
What i am saying is just accept what you are given has that is what i have had to do.THANK YOU
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reader, anonymous, writes (1 August 2007): You're 5'9 and you're worried about guys being taller than you? Do you play basketball or something? When I was your age we sized each other ways. Maybe things are different in the UK but here in the US we aspired to be manly, butch, or tough, not tall. You should be in your prime around age 23 to 25. You might not get taller but your body will mature.
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reader, anonymous, writes (27 July 2007): You are already of average height and you will probably keep on growing for some time yet!
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reader, anonymous, writes (14 July 2007): I'm 6ft 4" and i'm also ur age. I've come to the conclusion that you'll never be completely contempt with your height. I'm worried about getting too tall. 6ft is pretty average height i'm sure, you'll probably grow a bit more and then you'll be close to perfect height when a bit of time passes.Chill. Its all good!
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reader, anonymous, writes (2 July 2007): Friend, I personally am 5ft6" and I am 19 going on 20.
I am small, but listen. If its any use to you tall people usually dont appear in many feats of excellence. Smaller people push harder for success and dominance and it pays off. I just enrolled in a PhD (doctorate). there was also a programme on british television about smaller guys and how they have more mental drive for success...maybe it aint such a bad thing.
As for women issues, im alot smaller than you and dont have any problem. so theres no worries friend your about average height :)
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reader, anonymous, writes (24 June 2007): thanks all for height worries advice. Let's just hope that i keep on heading up!!!
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reader, Jamer70 +, writes (23 June 2007):
 Well mate your taller than i am. I think the average british male is 5 10". I believe. I shorter than that.But like MYP men usually grow until 21-25 years of age.So your alright
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reader, Danielepew  +, writes (23 June 2007):
 I understand your worries about your height, as I used to worry, too, when I was your age. Now, time has taught me that your height isn't important.I should add that I'm 5 feet 7 inches :-). Where does that leave me? I don't care. Most girls are not taller than me. And, when they are, I love it.
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reader, leonard j.Douglas  +, writes (23 June 2007):
Hi! Height worrywart. Gee! you are taller than me, And I am only 5 foot 6inches. One's height shouldn't matter one bit, that is unless you want to be a worrywart about it. A person is really what is in his, or her, heart and mind, not how tall we are. And a loving, caring man, or woman, are pretty tall in my book. Just forget about those 90% others, And being a man, or woman, is more about our relationship to others, not about our height. And to love others must begin in the Self-Love of who and what we are. Do hope that this has been helpful to you. Hey! From a shorter man to a taller man, you are doing A-Okay.
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reader, myp +, writes (23 June 2007):
 Guys usually dont officially stop growing until there about 25, so youll be fine. 5'9 isnt short and youll probably average out at about 6ft when you do stop growing. My cousin was about 5'8 when he was 16 and then he shot up to 6'4 so everyones different but you still have a ways to go.
best of luck
-Myesha
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