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I’M WAY TALLER THAN MY CRUSH!!!

Hi Brandon,
Some of my friends have been criticizing me because of my crush. He is the shortest boy in my grade and I’m one of the tallest. When we stand next to each other it’s kind of like a high-rise building next to a one-story ranch house, like the one I live in. My friends think that we would look ridiculous together, especially at things like school dances. I’m pretty sure he likes me too, but I don’t know. Should I give up on my crush because we’re just too different?

Hopeless High Rise

Hey High Rise,
It’s a bummer that your friends are giving you grief about your crush. Middle school is tough enough without having to feel insecure about something that nobody can control. I think if this guy is nice and you like him, that’s all that matters!

Okay, food example time (man, I’m hungry right now—I could even go for some Queasy Cheesy pizza and that stuff almost always leaves people with a stomach ache). One time, my grandpa pulled everything out of the refrigerator (I’m talking all the way down to the mustard) and told me to try combining things I’d never had before. Yeah, I know that sounds weird, but it was a slow Friday night, okay? 😋

I tried tuna with peanut butter (thumbs WAY down), pickles with mayo (just plain bizarre), pudding on meatloaf (not great), and salad with applesauce in it (not bad!). Finally, I discovered something miraculous. . .

Cold pizza and spaghetti sandwiches!!! Hey, don’t knock it until you’ve try it!

What I’m getting at is, it doesn’t matter if two things don’t look like they go together, as long as they taste great to YOU. If you like this boy, I’m guessing you have lots in common—so start thinking about what you have in common instead of focusing on the one thing that you don’t (height).

Sure, some guys can feel a little defensive if the girl they like is taller than them. And middle school is a place where people tend to criticize physical features. But like my grandpa says, it’s not the outside that matters—that’s just a shell. It’s the inside that counts!

Plenty of girls like shorter guys. There are lots of examples of couples that work with a big height difference. I’m not really up on celebrity stuff, so I asked Nikki and she gave me the following deets to pass along to you:

  • The singer Keith Urban is shorter than his wife, actress Nicole Kidman. (Especially when she wears high heels—Nikki told me to add that.)
  • Singer Pharrell Williams (Nikki loves his song, “Happy”) is shorter than his wife, Helen Lasichanh.
  • Carla Bruni, the wife of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, is WAY taller than him.

How the heck does Nikki know all that??? I swear, girls have the craziest collection of knowledge.

So, okay, I’ll leave you with two basic pieces of advice:

  1. Tell your friends to please stop bugging you because it’s really rude, both to you and your crush.
  2. Don’t let physical differences get in the way of your heart!

Have you ever felt like your crush wouldn’t like you because you’re taller, shorter, or have any other kind of physical differences? What did you do about it? Tell us in the comments.

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  2. Hiii!
    Merry {early} Christmas to those who celebrate it :D!

    §~~~~~~~~~~~§

    first of all if you don’t celebrate it then what celebrations do you have this time around? ~{new year does NOT count}

    If you do celebrate Christmas then how do you plan to spend Christmas and what is your FAV item on your wish list?

    Lastly,on a cold/snowy day, would you rather: Have cookies and hot coca
    §or§
    Coffee and muffins

    Hope you have an awsome
    day and Stay safe,
    §~DorkyDiva~§

    • Hey §~DorkyDiva~§, here are my responses:

      I do celebrate Christmas.
      I plan to text/call my friends for a bit before hanging out with my family. My favourite item on my wishlist is probably this graphic novel book called Heartstopper.
      I would rather have cookies and hot cocoa because I don’t drink coffee.
      Cheers,
      A

    • I love Christmas! I would have cookies and got cocoa!

      Have a FANTASTIC and AWESOME day!

      -Lefty Dork

  4. Same thing but instead, my crush is a different race than me. I know he likes me because I purposely hide from him and he shouted my name to find me. We are meeting every Saturday now. SQUEEE!

    • same, my crush is a different race then me but idrc. Wait a sec…. i just saw ur username, are u indian and crushing on chinese person? SAME!!!

  5. Don’t feel bad. . . I had a crush on a guy that has a perfect image and is a CCP and I am a dorky nerd. But I don’t care that much because our crushes are just people like us and is no different from us. Hope this makes you feel better!

    • U should definetly go 4 him, I have a crush on the most popular guy in my school and i’m known as the “quiet girl who likes to draw” Stupid title. anyways he stares at me alot and I think he might like me

  9. Hopeless High Rise:

    It’s OK that you like your crush,even if he is shorter than you!Over 85 percent of Americans are shorter than their crush.It’s very natural for you to be taller than your crush.

  10. It’s okay if you have a crush taller than you.I have a crush that’s 2 years smaller than me but he taller!Weird things happen in life.Your friends are being very rude telling you these things.I don’t think you two will look ridiclous togther.I mean,there are alot of boys that are shorter than girls.

  12. uHhH
    I’m literally 3 inches shorter than my crush.
    so uhh, can’t say anything. LOL.

  14. I go through this every darn day. Except, I can’t tell my beloved best friends cause they are BLABBERMOUTHS. I can’t get over my feelings for this boy, even tough I am 100% sure he doesn’t like me back…

  15. My friends make fun of him and still encourage me. I am way taller than him but that doesn´t matter to me I´ve always liked short boys lol!!

  16. Hey all tall people! Have any of you seen the movie Tall Girl? If not, please watch it. I think it’s on Netflix. It is about a tall girl and the end is really good.

  21. There’s a boy, not shortest, and he’s crushing on the second tallest girl in the class.

  22. Omg TYSM Brandon! I have the same problem….except I’m the tallest in my class so my friends beeware of me lol

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