TAFFY and Star met just over a year ago on social media. Taffy has a condition called Fanconi Anaemia which is a rare inherited bone marrow failure, characterised by physical abnormalities. In Taffy’s case, the condition has caused her to stop growing, which is why she is 3ft and she also only has 4 fingers on both hands. Her confidence is admired online and Star reached out to Taffy as she was interested in being more than friends.Taffy started to post videos of them both, and fans weren’t happy. They felt as though Star was only interested in Taffy because of the fame she had. Friends and family were also concerned about the relationship. Taffy ignored all of the hate and judgement, and packed her bags to go and live with Star, moving her life from Texas to California. She didn’t tell anyone she was going. Since then they have been inseparable. Taffy says what she loves most about Star is the fact that she motivates her. Even at her lowest points, when she feels that she can’t do something because of her height or disability, she makes her feel as though she can take on anything.
00:00I'm Taffy. This is my partner Star. Haters want to know why she wants to be me. I'm 27.
00:07People confuse me with being a child artisan. It just means we get, it's always that your mom,
00:15or are you the kid, or why she's dating a kid. What I thought about my sister dating Taffy,
00:22honestly I was scared at first. She's so small, I thought she was going to get hurt.
00:27Do y'all plan on doing this long term?
00:28People don't realize that you are grown. They think that you're a kid.
00:34Hi, I'm Taffy. This is my partner Star. Haters want to know why she wants to be me.
00:41People confuse me with being a child artisan. My height is 37.
00:46I love Taffy despite her height.
00:48My condition is called Fanconia anemia. It's a rare genetic condition. It has a lot to do with
00:55bone structure, missing bones in the face. It also has a lot to do with my kittens. And while I'm short,
01:02I was out in those with Fanconia anemia when I was 10.
01:05In the mornings, I usually help Taffy with brushing her teeth. Sometimes I get her clothes off for her and stuff.
01:10She likes me to pick her outfits. I enjoy my morning routines very much because I get the help that I need and it just makes me really feel loved and not helpless.
01:24But in the morning, she always helping me and I just feel like it brings us closer together.
01:30As a mixed height couple, the judgment we get is always,
01:36Is that your mom? Or are you the kid? Or ew, why is she dating a kid? Or why would she want to date someone that looks like a kid?
01:46I don't care. She don't care. I love her. She loves me. And they just gonna have to deal with all that.
01:52I feel the most common about our relationship that people talk about is I'm trying to get your visibility checks.
02:00It's a high difference. So I'm way too thick to be with you. Definitely that we're an odd couple.
02:07My personal style is funny, cool, goofy, fashionable, and independent.
02:14I give star fashion advice sometimes. Then I'd be like, I like that. I was like, I don't like that. I'm like, you look good today.
02:22It irritates me when you think I'm a child because you see that I have piercings. You see that I have tattoos.
02:30Like, are you blonde or you not looking? What is it? Common sense, people. Common sense.
02:37But not many people have that.
02:39I'm good.
02:40Hey.
02:41Hey.
02:42Hey, you chicken. I can't wait to eat.
02:45Come on. Yes.
02:46You ready?
02:47Yeah.
02:48These eggs are going to be very delicious. Real good.
02:54You want to put the seeds in this?
02:56Okay, you got to tell me when it's stubbed up.
03:00Okay, come on.
03:01Okay.
03:02Yay.
03:03I came out, started liking girls when I was 10.
03:09I came out liking girls technically when I was 11 officially, but I've been liking girls since I was 7.
03:18I love cooking with you.
03:20I think I love cooking with you more because I get to pick you up and put you on the counter.
03:24Of course.
03:25And then they help me cut up stuff sometimes when life is short enough and you get it.
03:29Yeah.
03:30We get a lot of like mugs and stairs.
03:35But I feel your height is a good size.
03:37You know I have never dated someone as short as you before.
03:40You're the shortest person I've ever dated.
03:42Wow.
03:43Good things come as my package.
03:44You know, my medical condition, it affects my dating life.
03:50But then I really don't really, for real.
03:53If I would like, like if I liked somebody, you know, they would be like, oh, you too young for me.
04:00When I met you, it's like, oh, I don't see nothing being hard no more.
04:05Cause it's like you didn't really, you didn't care about anything.
04:09Like, you didn't be like, well, you can't do this because you're little.
04:12Or you can't do that because, you know, you're smart, you look young.
04:17We met on Instagram.
04:20She hit me up first.
04:22I was following her for a while.
04:24I just wanted to say hi to you and I think you're cute.
04:27And she swerved me, basically ignored me about a week.
04:31She thought that I was just another follower trying to text her and stuff.
04:36And I just pushed the issue.
04:38I was just like, hey, no, I'm not them, you know.
04:41And she ended up giving me her contact information.
04:43And from that day forward, we met through Instagram.
04:46We was FaceTiming all the time on there and stuff.
04:49I lived in Dallas, Texas.
04:51I came here to be with her.
04:54We was in a long distance relationship before I got here.
04:57I got here like a day before our anniversary.
05:02Did I trust your intentions when you approached me?
05:06No, I didn't.
05:08I was like, okay, she playing with me.
05:10She's just a fan.
05:11She's just a movie.
05:12Something.
05:13I was just like, yeah, no, I'm not going for it.
05:16But yeah, we here today.
05:18Today we're going to be speaking with my brother Lorenzo.
05:22He has a lot of strong opinions and more than likely he ain't going to hold back.
05:27Hi, my name is Lorenzo.
05:28When I thought about my sister dating Taffy, honestly I was scared at first.
05:32She's so small.
05:33I thought she was going to get hurt.
05:35How I describe star usual type before she met Taffy, not good at all.
05:39Hey, sis.
05:40What's up, brother?
05:41Hey, brother.
05:42What's up?
05:43What's up, sis?
05:44All right, guys.
05:45You guys want to cheer for something today?
05:47Let's cheer for a good day.
05:48How I felt about you and Taffy, honestly, I wasn't disappointed or nothing.
05:54I was just more scared.
05:56You know, Taffy's so small.
05:58Me thinking that you're going to hurt her.
06:01That's it, honestly.
06:02What was your first impression of her?
06:06My first impression of you?
06:08My first impression of you would be the fact that you're just so full of life.
06:12She can't even go live on her social media platforms anymore due to the fact that when she goes live on her social media platforms,
06:18they instantly kick her off because they feel she's a kid.
06:21How do you feel towards people when they say certain things to her and stuff?
06:24It kind of irritates me.
06:26You know, it's like she's human, too, at the end of the day, no matter the size or nothing.
06:31So it's like y'all are antagonizing her and antagonizing her.
06:35For what?
06:38Because she's different.
06:39I feel that a lot of negative comments about our relationship could be hurtful at times,
06:44mainly due to the fact that people don't realize that you are grown.
06:48They think that you're a kid.
06:50Yeah.
06:51And they look at you, and they stare, and they look, and...
06:55They laugh.
06:56They laugh.
06:57They want to sneak and take pictures and videos.
06:59I'd rather them be like, you know, I don't mind the aww, she's so cute, or he's so cute, or aww.
07:05But after the fact, I'd rather the person be like, is that a boy, or is that a girl, or is that your child, or is that your girlfriend, boyfriend?
07:14They don't care to even ask.
07:15They just rather stare, like, take pictures.
07:18And be very uneducated.
07:20Very much so.
07:21Do y'all plan on doing this long-term?
07:23Of course.
07:24Of course.
07:25I feel like she ain't going nowhere.
07:28Like she tell me her favorite lineman is...
07:30What?
07:31You ain't got no choice.
07:33I don't have a choice.
07:34But to...
07:35Love her.
07:36I told y'all we going to marry your sister, brother.
07:38Because, you know, a lot of people think we not going to last.
07:41It don't matter what they think, though, brother.
07:43Yeah.
07:44It don't matter.
07:45I know that y'all going to last, and y'all know that.
07:47How do you feel that your family is going to take you being in California for good?
07:54I don't think they're going to take it well, really.
07:57Since you've been here, do you feel that I stopped you from doing your normal in life?
08:03Do you feel that I limited you or your ability?
08:06Not at all.
08:07To do it for yourself?
08:08Not at all, babe.
08:09Because not only that, you always tell me that you don't want me to limit myself or
08:13my ability while I'm here.
08:15You know what I'm saying?
08:16So, no.
08:17I don't think that you change anything or none of that.
08:21Because I've been good.
08:24I'm good.
08:26I remember, well, one of our videos when I kneeled down and she had asked me for a
08:32kiss.
08:33And I was like, yeah, come here.
08:35And I pulled her in and I gave her a kiss.
08:38And a lot of people took that in as a uh.
08:41I love her, so it doesn't really matter for me.
08:44Height is height and love is love.
08:46Hey, babe.
08:47Hi, y'all.
08:48I just wanted to come on home and tell y'all what we got going on.
08:53What we doing and stuff like that, you know.
08:55I'm gonna let y'all come in for a minute.
08:57Gonna come in, you know, gonna tap that in the screen right there.
09:01I have officially moved to California.
09:08Way better.
09:09How you feel about that?
09:10Ooh, the voice.
09:11So cute.
09:13So cute.
09:14Thank y'all.
09:15Thank you, girlfriend.
09:16Yes, this is my girlfriend.
09:19How it makes me feel when people judge me is, it makes me mad.
09:24It makes me angry.
09:25It's sometimes sad.
09:26And sometimes not gonna lie, it actually makes me feel a way about myself sometimes.
09:31But overall, I just look at her and like, I'm the best thing with it right now, so.
09:39So I have changed my life for the better because she shows me that there's more to life and
09:46there's more to my disability than what it looks like.
09:51And I love her for that.
09:53I feel that Chassie has changed my life because she allowed me to understand different disabilities.
09:58I've had different relationships with men and women and nothing compares to Taffie.
10:03I would like to say the pieces in Georgia is better life.
10:09You know, like, find yourself.
10:11Find somebody that loves you because somebody loves me.
