Hi, everyone! There's no doubt, given both my inclinations and my size, that I'd have been much happier going through life as a full-time girl. If any of you are male and well below average height, I don't need to tell you what the life is like.
Some of the stuff you get from guys, for example. Not terribly long ago, a guy I knew, more or less a buddy, actually patted me on the head and made some remark about my "stunted growth". I handled that fairly well (something I rarely do): I didn't say anything at the time. He was a guy you had to make allowances for. I sat on it for a couple of days until I'd calmed down, then went back to him and let him know that sort of comment wasn't on. Despite the fact that I'd had time to count not just to 10, but to 10 million, I still had a hard time containing myself. But he did admit that the remark was over the top and promised not to say anything like that again in the future. And he never has. So that's OK.
As for the women, well, with a lot of them, you're simply not on their radar.
But one advantage, which is actually a bit ironic, is that it's easier for me to find women's than men's clothes that fit me. If I can find a shirt that fits at the shoulders, maybe the sleeves are 2 or 3 inches too long. Or if the jeans fit at the waist, maybe the crotch is sagging almost to my knees.
But with women's stuff, much less problem. In one town I used to live in, there were a couple of second-hand shops (and I have no prejudice against second-hand) where I could find some lovely stuff--dresses, blouses and skirts. The main concern was the shoulders and waist, but since I'm not enormous in either place, I usually had little problem. I could just look at a dress or blouse and could tell whether I could wear it--and I was never wrong. No need to even try it on in the shop, sparing me that bit of embarrassment. Skirts were more of a problem at the waist, but I always preferred dresses anyway. As for women's trousers, I don't know because I never bought any. Who wants to wear trousers?
And I haven't yet mentioned shoes. I think at some point in history there was an international convention that decreed that male feet the size of mine would not be tolerated, and shoe manufacturers ever since have always honored that decision. Of all the shoes I've bought in my life, I think perhaps one pair out of ten has come even close to fitting me. But women's shoes? No problem. My feet are probably slightly wider than your average woman's foot, but not enough to be any real difficulty. So perhaps a long time ago I should have declared that I was a victim of foot discrimination, or footism, and taken to wearing what I would have preferred to be wearing anyway.
So maybe my motto in life should be, "Designed to Crossdress".
I don't know if exceptionally small GG's have any special problems in life, but if there are any on this forum, I'd be glad to hear something about your experiences. It would be interesting to compare notes.
In any case, given my proclivities, I'd have been much happier going through life being called "petite" rather than "shrimp".
Best wishes to all, Annabelle.