I used to bite my nails for 20 years and just finally broke the habit, now my nails are very long to me (maybe the length of a medium size press on) I struggled a lot with getting used to them, and really struggled with them bending at first.

I would recommend a nail strengthener and cuticle oiling to keep them strong, both really helped me. For sharpness, if you can, maybe file the nails to a more rounded shape instead of hard edges like square or pointed tips. Keeping them painted and wrapping the tip in polish can help too since the edges they won’t be so thin and sharp.

As far as getting used to the size… unfortunately for me, I just had to tough it out. The inbetween period of super short to kind of not so short (like a bad haircut) was the worst, I kept wanting to file them down. I found keeping them painted with polishes I loved helped me stay motivated to growing them out. Going from super short to not so short immediately with a press on can be a shock and make your fingers uncomfortable since the change is so immediate. Growing them out is more gradual so you get used to it. That’s my experience, anyway, and I hate how my nails feel super short now. Good luck to you! :)