Late puberty: Any advice?
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Alright, look, my buddy basically dragged me into this to write this thread for him because he’s seriously struggling with this whole thing...
He’s shorter than most guys his age in school—honestly, probably one of the shortest in the grade. His dad is super tall and his mom is just average height, so because of that, he hits some bumps when he's trying to fit in with new groups. Once people actually get to know him though, they love him, but he’s still stuck on this one issue... He can talk to girls just fine, but when it comes to actually dating? He’s terrified to even try because he’s shorter than almost all of them. So, here's the deal: I think he's about 16, and he's maybe 5'2" or 5'3"—which is pretty rough for his age... Basically, he says he's spiraling into a major depression. Since I'm his best friend, I'm not gonna spill any more private details, but I am genuinely worried about him. He's an awesome guy in every other way, but his height is just holding him back from everything.
🙂
He’s shorter than most guys his age in school—honestly, probably one of the shortest in the grade. His dad is super tall and his mom is just average height, so because of that, he hits some bumps when he's trying to fit in with new groups. Once people actually get to know him though, they love him, but he’s still stuck on this one issue... He can talk to girls just fine, but when it comes to actually dating? He’s terrified to even try because he’s shorter than almost all of them. So, here's the deal: I think he's about 16, and he's maybe 5'2" or 5'3"—which is pretty rough for his age... Basically, he says he's spiraling into a major depression. Since I'm his best friend, I'm not gonna spill any more private details, but I am genuinely worried about him. He's an awesome guy in every other way, but his height is just holding him back from everything.
🙂