Hi Gretchen - My name's Gretchen too. Not a lot of us in this world. I'm not real tall - 5' 6" but have long legs and a short torso. I can definitely identify with the problem of finding pants that fit. Ones that I find in the Plus size stores have a crotch that hit me about mid-thigh. Pretty uncomfortable. With 60 some percent of Americans being overweight, you'd think someone would design clothes that fit.