00:00Even though I have the height of a child, I have woman features.
00:03So I have something called achondroplasia.
00:05It's the most common form of dwarfism.
00:08People think I'm like incompetent.
00:10Before they even talk to me, it's very offending.
00:14Today, our friend Solo is coming over to discuss our relationship.
00:18He has strong opinions and he's not holding back.
00:21Did you ever like imagine that being with a little person?
00:26I mean, under 5'5", a little person.
00:29And you just extra little solo.
00:31My height does hold me back in my everyday life.
00:34Everything in my house is pretty tall.
00:37Dab often helps me get things I can't reach when I'm cooking.
00:40For example, the bread.
00:42Which I needed like 2 seconds ago.
00:45My name is Big K.
00:48My name is Cortavius Pate, but I go by Dab.
00:51My height is 3'11".
00:53My height is 6'.
00:54So I have something called achondroplasia.
00:57It's the most common form of dwarfism.
01:00Even though I have the height of a child, I have woman features.
01:03I think it's cute.
01:04I love it.
01:06Growing up, I did feel different in some ways.
01:09I adapted well, but it was more so how people perceive me more than I perceive myself.
01:16But in terms of now, you know, it's all good.
01:20We met on Instagram.
01:23He had DM'd me, you know, the casual DM.
01:27You know, the casual slot DM.
01:30We were homies in front of me.
01:31Yeah, we really was.
01:32We was locked in like this.
01:34And we, you know, decided that we were attracted to each other.
01:37We've been together for two years.
01:40I've always dated men taller than me.
01:42She likes to talk.
01:45I've never imagined dating anyone significantly shorter than me.
01:49I see Kelsey as if she's tall.
01:52Kelsey acts like she's six feet tall sometimes.
01:56She do not act that height.
01:57I hear someone laugh.
01:59I automatically just assume.
02:01Because it's what people do when they see us.
02:03They'll laugh.
02:04So I'll be like...
02:05A lot of people mess with her.
02:08People think I'm like incompetent.
02:10Before they even talk to me, it's very offending, I would say.
02:14People can impose.
02:16They can try and talk to them in front of me.
02:20Or try and disrespect me and feel easily about it.
02:24Because of the fact that I'm shorter.
02:26They be following us around laughing at us.
02:28But us together, we're like a super power couple together.
02:33A big thing people try and say is that this is not acceptable.
02:38It's not acceptable for a little person.
02:41To be with a taller man due to them thinking I have childlike features.
02:47Exactly.
02:48This is a grown woman next to me.
02:50Some people try and say that it would be bad for Dab to have a kid with me.
02:55Oh yeah.
02:56Because he is giving off Predator Rock.
02:59Yeah.
02:59Somebody said this is so weird.
03:02It has 6,000 likes.
03:04Somebody also said that's a little girl.
03:08Are y'all going to keep saying this grown woman is a little girl?
03:11There's a huge one.
03:13Remember dad and daughter combo.
03:15Oh yeah.
03:16Dad and daughter.
03:17Or the big one.
03:19Keep him away from elementary schools.
03:22You know.
03:22Don't take me a near elementary school.
03:25Didn't that one get like 5,000 likes?
03:27You know.
03:27This is the uncle you don't let babysit your little needs.
03:32Maybe you should go figure that out with your family.
03:34This has to be illegal bro.
03:36Oh bro.
03:38What?
03:39How?
03:40Come on.
03:41I'm literally 22.
03:43I'm over 21.
03:45She over 21.
03:48The fact that you sit on your phone and you think that and type that is kind of insane to
03:56me.
03:56None of our friends or family were really concerned about our relationship other than our friend Daryl.
04:02When dad first got with Kelsey it was just something different.
04:07I'm used to seeing him with black females.
04:09We never met nobody short in life.
04:11You know what I'm saying?
04:12In my head at the time to be honest I didn't think it was nothing like serious.
04:18So what did you think when I first started dating Kelsey?
04:23Not your type really.
04:26Okay.
04:28So you was kind of like this is just something new?
04:32Yeah.
04:33I mean because you know since I've known you I just you know grew and knew what type of type
04:40of female you usually talk to.
04:41So it was something different.
04:43Did you ever like imagine Dab being with a little person?
04:48I mean under 5'5 a little person but you just extra little so it wasn't nothing too crazy.
04:56So man be honest.
04:58Was you surprised by Kelsey Hyde?
05:01When I first met her yeah.
05:02He said a little person was coming over but you know seeing what he was believing at that time was
05:08crazy.
05:09What did you think when we first started dating first?
05:13Nothing too crazy.
05:14Something to get used to.
05:16Because you know like I said he not that's not something he usually get into you feel me.
05:20But he committed so it was just something to get used to.
05:23Nothing too crazy.
05:25But I don't got no problem with something new spectacular you feel me.
05:29And she cool so.
05:30Is there anything like you think we could do better for a relationship?
05:34Lots of.
05:35First let's start a lot about like waking up earlier but who sleeps to 2-3 o'clock and stay
05:41up all night?
05:42They may not call me at 1 o'clock in the morning y'all arguing.
05:46Stop the arguing.
05:47But nothing too crazy.
05:49Typical relationship things that people got to build on.
05:51You feel me?
05:52Nothing too crazy.
05:53They were perfect.
05:54I know he said everything but what you think about our relationship now?
05:57I've seen a lot of progression.
05:59You know what I'm saying?
06:00Still little nitpicks.
06:02You know what I'm saying?
06:02Y'all can work on certain things but at the end of the day y'all stay motivated.
06:06Stay in the mindset of doing better for y'allself.
06:09Y'all will get where y'all need to go in life.
06:12It's now.
06:13Daph has changed my life for better in multiple ways.
06:17He's my biggest supporter so he's constantly urging me and challenging me to be a better me.
06:24I mean like I never had a personality come into my life that's so small with such big personality.
06:31I've achieved so much social media wise and I've got way bigger than what I ever thought
06:37I could achieve with Kelsey.
06:39We want to accomplish any and everything like TV-wise.
06:44I think what he's trying to say is okay, we, you know, eventually down the line we want
06:52kids and marriage.
06:53Right now we want to do as much as we can for ourselves so that we can have that later
06:59on.
07:00We're some sort of best friends and we confide in each other and we tell each other everything
07:05and we try and be completely honest and when we do go through a hard time, I feel like
07:11we, we haven't given up yet so.
07:13Yes.
07:14And for those that got something to say about us and it's negative.
07:18Negative?
07:20Zip it up.
07:22And throw it.
07:22Throw it.
07:23Throw it away.
07:24Throw it away.
07:24And step on it.
07:26Leave me alone here.
07:56You
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