"Old post", I know but, I read old posts if they show opinions on something I wonder about.
A lot of females, usually the younger ones, claim they like this.
Obviously,I don't know you or this girl. I am not intimating anything about your relationship with my response.
I do not mean to sound angry .
I am little and I am put into a type category just like blondes being considered spoiled or stupid by certain people. I'm short, I'm not intimidating, you don't notice me and when you do, I am so little that any energy even angry energy is just cute, like a small dog barking at a big St. Bernard. I 'get' why there are cliches but building any relationship should not assume that those cliches are true about a person,right? Ugh. Women and men both 'baby' me and when they find ways I prove I am intelligent or well, my age, they then often act as though what I say/do is invalid or posed or bratty even if someone more mature looking does the exact same thing.
From my experience:
I didn't used to mind comments on my height 4'11''. When a person has a distinctive characteristic, people who like to tease either playfully or meanly will focus on it.
However, over time I have come to hate it because of the types of people who tend to do it and why and the frequency.
I don't like forced humor, I don't like teasing. I'd rather have a normal conversation and have funny things happen accidentally that we bond over.
I find that the guys who call me 'shorty' are usually shouting it from a car as they drive by.
Also, the ones who reference my size a lot in person are trying really hard to flirt and I am not interested so they are trying too hard and I am just trying to be nice. Plus, they usually think I like them sexually because I DO like them, but not sexually. By the time they are doing this, it is not just forced humor but they are attempting forced intimacy.As in :
"She was friendly to me but hasn't spoken to me in class for two days.Did I 'blow it'? I'll try joking around with her to see if she's mad." Meanwhile, there are at least 5 other people in class who are as unattracted sexually to him as I am but he has fixated on me and he reveals his sexual fetishes by what he decides to talk to me about and how. He'll talk to some guy about something real and interesting or just not talk to anyone but with me, he talks to me like I am a two year old.That is the only kind of guy who comes up with knick-names for me.
I don't like being treated like a pet that is too weak or stupid to make it through the world without his big strong wise self. 'Shorty' and other knick-names are what I use when placating pets and small children.Imagine being dark skinned walking down the street to "Hey,Brownie!" Would you want to date that person? Or if they called you that even once?Still, your feeling would be your feeling not necessarily this girl's or mine.
Ok,now I'm done writing. It's back to IRL and being 'cute'.Yay.
I hope you two at least became friends.
I am the shortest one of all my friends and am constantly called short, I don't get offended. But everyone is different and you could stop calling her shorty and see if she brings it up to you like "why haven't you called me shorty?" Then you know she enjoys it.
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I wouldn't mind.. at all! But maybe that's because I have great memories that come with that word. Also my friend is short en some guys call her shorty too, but she gets pretty offended when they do.
By her reaction you should be able to give you the answer!
you need to know the girl. if she thinks it's cute then keep it up but maybe you should ask her if she minds just to show you care about her feelings and don't want to offend her? that'd show that you have respect for her and she'll like that and bonus...you'll know if you're annoying her LOL
No. Please NEVER call a girl that way even it's true.
I got the same problem with my ex.
Even I know it may a playful word to tease a girl but it may hurt to her era (esp if using wrong time, wrong place...)
I think sometimes we should keep the proper respect and carefulness with a girl's sensitive matters. It will be better for keeping the permanent relationship.
I love being called shorty :)
It's cute and sweet, and has a little hip hop twist to it.
May be because I'm not really short (5'6) but I wish I was lol
Not at all because I'm not short lol I think maybe short people might get offended though. You could just refer to her height as cute or "fun-sized" or something.
As I'm 4'11, I get called shorty a lot. It used to bug me, but I've gotten so used of it now, it doesn't offend me or anything, aha.
I’m shorty and I’ve called shorty many times I think it’s cute when a guy calls me shorty cause I know they don’t wanna ofende me they just playing so I’m not getting offended and nothing like that
I think it's fine. But then a again I'm short. And my friends always remind me of that. This guy friend of my says it all the time. Ya it gets annoying but I like it but everyone is different
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