‘I’m 6ft 3in with 4ft 11in girlfriend – folks troll me and assume I’m her mum’
A tall lady has shared how folks tease her for being a lot taller than her girlfriend – with some even saying she seems like her mum.
Lizzy Groombridge, who’s 29 and 6ft 3in tall, met her 4ft 11in girlfriend Candie Dixon, who’s 31, on Instagram. They fell in love after assembly in actual life.
The pair did not assume their peak was an enormous deal till they posted couple images on-line. Then, folks began making jokes.
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Keyboard warriors referred to as Lizzy “Green Giant” and thought Candie was her “daughter”. Meanwhile, others advised Candie she seems “old in the face”.
But the couple do not let the trolls carry them down – and select to giggle on the feedback. They’ve even made an OnlyFans account collectively to point out off what makes them distinctive.
Lizzy, who lives in Truro, Cornwall, says folks typically assume they’re mom and daughter as a result of she’s a lot taller. She will get a lot of feedback about being tall and appears like folks see her as completely different.
But her girlfriend’s quick peak does not appear to shock folks, regardless that she’s smaller than most. Lizzy finds it odd when folks ask nosy questions on her peak.
She does not thoughts easy questions like if her mother and father are tall or if she’s at all times been tall – however some questions are simply unusual.
Lizzy stated: “We don’t get a lot of people saying things while we’re out-and-about, it’s mostly online. People say we look like mother and daughter – or they’ll insult Candie saying she looks older.
“I get referred to as Green Giant, and requested why I put on heels to make myself even taller. But finally, we construct one another up and we validate one another – these folks aren’t related to us.”
Candie, a full-time OnlyFans creator who lives with Lizzie in Truro, stated: “We get a lot of hate, to be honest. Most of them call Lizzy a giant but then contradict themselves by saying I look like her mum. It’s so strange!
“My favorite motto is – ‘haters make me well-known’ – so Lizzy and I simply rise above them and love the life we reside collectively.”
Lizzie and Candie met on Instagram midway through 2021 – after Candie kept tagging Lizzie in photos to get her attention. They began talking online for months – and finally met in person in November.
Candie helped Lizzie through the breakdown of her last relationship – and made Lizzie aware she had feelings for her. Lizzie says there was never any demarcation between the friendship ending and the relationship beginning – and everything happened “naturally”.
She explained: “She was my whole help community – at first it was complicated, however then I developed emotions for her and it simply made sense. We skipped all of the levels of awkwardness, like farting in entrance of one another – as foolish as that sounds.
“We’re just more similar as people. I’ve never dated a woman before – but I see her for the person she is, at the end of the day.”
Despite feeling joyous and “validated” from their new romance, Lizzie confronted on-line trolls nearly instantly after they made their relationship Insta-official.
In current weeks, she has chosen to function Candie extra on her OnlyFans web page, confessing they continuously obtain “niche” enquiries associated to their distinction in peak.
The duo at present financial institution £4,000 to £5,000 monthly every – solely from their shared content material expressing it leaves them feeling “empowered.”
Lizzie added: “Now monetised our height difference – and we’re turning the comments into more of a positive.”
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