Dating unattractive people

As far as dating a woman taller than me, I'm definitely fine with it, but I'm also probably guilty of preemptively thinking I'm "too short" for a woman taller than me and not giving it a proper chance.

In a society where there are ideals of femininity and masculinity, it can be difficult for individuals who don't fit neatly into those boxes.

Meredith: I'm a trans woman who's 5'5", so average height for women in the States and shorter than most trans women I know.

As someone who mostly — though not exclusively — dates men, I feel like my height has helped me a lot with dating, because men unconsciously perceive me as "normal," and I don't activate their unconscious transphobia as badly.

That's low-key why I always feel the need to have my hair with a bit of body — to make up for lost ground.

That self-consciousness definitely stems over into my dating life too, and with online dating even more.