Buzz·Posted on Mar 23, 201516 Struggles Only Dudes With Taller Girlfriends Will UnderstandHeels are the bane of our existence.by Andre BorgesBuzzFeed India ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Taking pictures is always quite a task. View this photo on Instagram 2. And dancing takes a little more effort. 3. Holding hands while walking comes with its own challenges. 4. Formal functions are the worst, because she tends to tower over you. 5. And kissing is kinda of strenuous on your ankles. 6. You need a chair just to put your hand around her, which is frankly inconvenient. View this photo on Instagram 7. People are constantly confusing you for her younger brother. View this photo on Instagram 8. She grumbles because your clothes always fall short on her. View this photo on Instagram 9. People look at the two of you and say "awww, that's cute" with their head tilted to one side. 10. Which then leads to questions like, "How did you do it?" and "What's your secret?" Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. Your S.O.'s friends also wonder why she's dating you. View this photo on Instagram 12. Which makes you paranoid that she might secretly wish you were a few inches taller. 13. Trying to carry her gets more LOLs than any joke you've ever told. View this photo on Instagram 14. It hurts your ego to have to ask her to get you things off of high shelves. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. It's just more convenient for you to be the little spoon. 16. And all her friends' tall boyfriends give you a complex. View this photo on Instagram But at the end of the day, when you really think about it, you realize all these problems are made up... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF And it's COMPLETELY arbitrary that we have "rules" for which member of a relationship should be taller. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Your ego, your self-worth, and your ability to love aren't based on your height... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF And you care about one another more than you care about dumb made-up rules. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF