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10 Reasons Every Tall Person Needs A Short Best Friend

They're the perfect height for an arm rest.

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10 Reasons Every Tall Person Needs A Short Best Friend
Kelsie Mckenna

Having a short best friend can be very rewarding, especially if you excel in the height department yourself. Here are 10 reasons why having a short best friend is the best.

1. They can maneuver through crowds.

Being a short person in a crowd is a rough place to be, especially if it’s a concert where everyone around you is dancing. Luckily, short people have been gifted with the power to sneak to the front of crowds unnoticed. With your short friend in the lead, they’ll pave the perfect path without drawing too much attention.


2. You can give them hand-me-downs.

Obviously no one loves pulling a shirt out of the dryer to see that it has shrunk two sizes, but you know your friend has been dying to borrow that top. If you can’t wear it anymore, you might as well see your friend rock it.

3. They give great hugs.

If there’s one thing that short friends have mastered, it's the art of a perfect hug. With our arms squeezing tightly around your waist, you’ll never want to let go.

4. They are excellent climbers.

Every day, short people are challenged with many obstacles, including top shelves. We have overcome these hurdles by practicing our climbing skills and jumping abilities. This does not mean that we won’t still ask you to grab something that’s out of reach for us.

5. They're someone to lean on.

We don’t necessarily love being armrests, but we’re here if you need some support. Our height is also perfect for placing your chin on our heads when you need a hug. (Another reason we’re expert huggers!)

6. You get an ego boost.

Enjoy the ego boost of feeling tall in comparison, even if you’re of average height. We don’t discriminate against height down here, in fact, were pretty accepting of all sizes.

7. They have handy hands.

The size and shape of our small hands make retrieving anything between sofa cushions possible. Likewise, we are yet to encounter a necklace we cannot untangle.

8. They make shopping easy.

The great thing about shopping for a short friend is that they fit in multiple sections of the store. Petite, adult, and sometimes children's! These sections tend to be significantly cheaper, so you save your cash while you’re at it.

9. You automatically get shotgun.

It’s no surprise that short people are accustomed to sitting in the back seat. It is almost guaranteed if you are the tall friend in this relationship you will be given shotgun. If not, just complain about the legroom until they eventually switch spots with you.

10. You balance each other out.

You’re not one without the other! If you’re the short person, what you lack in size you make up for in personality. And if you’re the tall friend, you clearly have a big heart to match your height. You don’t know how you would make it through your everyday life without them.

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