Poll: Height. Is it really such a big deal?

[Housebroken Lunatic]

Im 185 cm tall and I find it to be a bit too tall, since I often find myself in the rather tedious position of having to bend my knees whenever I have sex with women standing up (since they tend to be shorter than I am). It might work for a few minutes, but after awhile it really hurts my knees.

 

[Lerasai]

I don't even know how tall I am, so no, I don't really think of it as a big deal. Though, I do like to tease people who are small and cute simply because they would get creeped out if I picked them up and hugged them.

 

[Ace of Spades]

I didn't realize how good I had it when I was a kid. Being six feet tall means I constantly hit my head on things, and it's annoying I prefer being short.

 

[meowchef]

I'm about 6'4" It makes me feel good. Finding long sleeved dress shirts sucks though.

 

[Thurmer]

managers are on average 1.6 inches taller than their employees
tall people are more impressive but on the downside have to duck a lot
we do get to laugh at short people though
although we have to always get things of high shelves for other people
stupid grannies

 

[ShaqLevick]

5ft 10, which I suppose would be average for a white male. I feel this is a good height, because if you're too short it's an inconvenience but if you're very tall it's a weakness.

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

Well, speaking as a short person, I'll say.....It matters less as you get older. And not because you get taller, people just care less.

 

[superbatranger]

I'm 5 foot 7...ish.

I'm not the tallest in the room, nor am I the shortest. I'm fine with that. I don't see the big deal with height.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

Yes. It is. The saying "Size doesn't matter" is a lie.

 

[Nixzilla]

i dont think it matters but im 6 foot so

 

[Marter]

I'm 6'3".

I don't care about height, although I can reach some things other people have difficulty reaching.

I guess it is important.

 

[The_Echo]

I'm somewhere around 5'8 1/2". I really couldn't care less about height. I don't see why anyone should care.

 

[SovietSecrets]

Don't really care about height at all. Tall is tall, short is short, whatever you are is good for you.

 

[Jark212]

In some cultures it can be very important for reasons I cannot began to understand...

Well, I'm 5'10 and my height has never been brought up before nor has anyone's I've known...

 

[Nukey]

I don't think it's a big deal.

For the record, I'm 6 feet, though I suppose to be 6'3 when I hit eighteen. Oddly enough, compared to the rest of my family, I'm rather small.

 

[nin_ninja]

I find it unusual how a few people I know have a tendancy to round up their height and add one. For example I am 6ft 2 and a bit, I know this for a fact (the tape measure does not lie), yet a few of people I know claim to be this height too and instead claim that I must be 6ft 3 or 4 to justify me being taller and for them being shorter.

So my question is: 'Is height really that much of a big deal that we tend to overestimate it or even exagerate it?

I have had this happen so often. It's kinda weird, but I don't really mind.

 

[Julianking93]

It matters to me only because I have a fear of the number 5 and I hated being 5 foot whatever. Now that I'm 6'1, I feel just fine about my height.

I don't care about anyone else's and I don't see it as a status symbol, though on me personally, I think 6 feet is perfect.

 

[Corkydog]

Be noble about not caring all you want, people who are taller earn (on average) more money per year and are given better promotions. It's all about other people's perceptions: They see a big dude, and they are like, "Gosh, he sure seems like a good leader. Let's give him money. The average height of a Fortune 500 CEO is something like 3-4 inches taller than the national average. There is no logical reason for this beyond height bias.

 

[drisky]

It does with dating at least, most girls don't like short guys and most guys don't like it when a girl is taller than they are.

I'm 5'4 and done growing so I'm somewhere around the bottom 2 percentile or so, and belive me when I say it makes it very hard to get a date when you are shorter than a majority of women.

 

[Perhaps]

I say yes but that it's just human nature. I'm 6 feet exactly so I am very happy with my height.