Exactly, the scary comments that i come across here and there makes me doubt every piece of information i gathered about LL, which you well explained how most of people don't really know anything about this procedure as much as us people who are obsessed with our height and made ton of research or i might say former obsessed (like you haha, congrats on that).
And quite honestly it's pretty impressive how you had complete support from people around you, that makes me extremely jealous ngl since i doubt my entourage will be fine with it but hey we do it for our own acceptance to ourselves at the end of the day.
You need to understand these people are just noise, that's all! You have to learn to ignore it and focus on what's matter. To be fair, even in this forum there are people who say complete nonsense sometimes so I'd be cautious. I assume you haven't done a consultation so you should probably do that with a top doctor which will make you feel comfortable about LL (and if not - maybe he's not the right doctor).
Just like you I didn't know whether I'll have that support, there is only one way to find out. I didn't tell people before (except very close family and 1-2 friends), only after the surgery. I'll be honest tho, if people aren't supportive of you doing it - you should reconsider your relationship with them. For me it's a sign of a deeper problem, but that's my view and I know it's not very common here (which is fine).
I wonder what the consequences are in a relationship / family though. Will you tell your girlfriend and children that you had height surgery? Will the kids at school bully him if they find out? Will your girlfriend receive snarky comments if people find out her boyfriend did it?
I mean obviously the answer is you have to tell them. Because the tension rise from keeping something like that a secret is like an atom bomb. If a girl found out you hid that from her shed feel like you tricked her.
Anyways that was more me rambling than an actual question
That's a good question. I'm not in a relationship right now but I'm definitely going to be upfront about it when I meet someone. Not saying I'm going to bring it up on the first date, but personally I wouldn't be comfortable keeping this away. Some people here think very differently about it, which I think is fair.
Not sure why my girlfriend will receive snarky comments about it. It's not like she's going to tell everyone. But either way, it goes back to my earlier comment - if people aren't supportive then we shouldn't spend time with these people (sometimes easier said than done, I know, but you get my point). These people are going to act that way about something else too, not just LL, so god riddance as far as I'm concerned.