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

[dex-dex]

according to the measuring tape i am five foot seven when i stand up straight.
i am just shy of it but is just better to round up because it is closer to five seven.

for my boyfriend i would like him to be taller than me so he can get stuff up on the top shelf for me and i have a fascination with the tall people.

 

[Paksenarrion]

I'm 5'3". I'm extremely sensitive about my height. When a guy told me I was "the perfect height [for a girl]", I smiled and said, "I know! I can totally knee your balls from here!"

 

[Dr. Gorgenflex]

Because I compete in wrestling and BJJ and dabble in Boxing and MMA, I find height very important because knowing someones body type and how to use it and against them is a key element of these things. In those things when you are tall and skinny (like me) you have less strength but more reach in the same weight class, but other than in competition and a real fight it wouldn't matter to the average person.

 

[Mimssy]

Doesn't bug me. I'm 5'9"

 

[dex-dex]

Ask Napoleon.

napoleon was average height for his time. (five foot seven) but now he is short. since he would be the same height as me and i am a woman.

 

[HellsingerAngel]

I'm 5'0" (measured by my boyfriend at 4'11" once, but I think, hope, he might have been taking the piss) and yes, it really matters. I am definitely labelled small by people at first glance- it's my defining feature and it really shouldn't be. I also find it harder to look mature and professional because people's first response is 'awh! she's cute!'

However, sometimes it's really nice to be small. It's an easy cuteness card (even if you've not worked out for a few months and you've got bad hair and you're dressed scruffy, you're still adorable) and you can get tall people to get you things. And I love cuddling my boyfriend, because he's 6'1". We look weird to other people, but I love how protective it feels.

This. I'm just scraping 6'3" (another cm or so would do it) and I love hugging my itty bitty cutie kitty of a girlfriend who stands at 5'2". Dunno what it is, but tall guys seem to have a larger preference of having much shorter girlfriends. Weird...

I find being tall sucks and wouldn't mind shaving off a couple inches. I'd hit my head less, I wouldn't have back problems, my posture would be tons better and overall I think my life would be much more enjoyable. Being tall does have its advantages, but more than not it tends to limit what you can effectively do, or force you to have work arounds that can be complicated or expensive. That, and I wouldn't have to put up with my stupid back being on firewith aches all the time! D=< (yes, I felt it needed mentioning again)

 

[pigmypython]

It is not a shallow culture thing, it is partially biology. Bigger means better in our simple primate minds because for most of our existence it really did matter. Only recently does it mean less. Modern culture may say it shouldn't matter but biology trumps that all the time.

(For the record I'm 5'7; not tall but I only really cared when I was a kid)

 

[maturin]

Tall people get paid more. Like, demonstrably a lot more.

So it is a big deal.

Ask Napoleon.

He was average height. /killjoy

 

[arsenicCatnip]

Really, it's not important to me except at work, generally. I'm sorry, but Starbucks shelves were not built for anyone shorter than 5'10" (and I stand 5'7").

 

[Lust]

I actually don't know how tall I am.



.............my god............what have I been doing.......

 

[Redalert9r9r]

Eh, I'm pretty short for a guy, I'm about 5'6, its not a huge problem for me, but if there was any way I could gain a few inches I would certinaly think about it, but really its just not that big of a deal.

And hey, I'm the funny one in my group of friends, all the more jokes to make about myself, gotta laugh at yourself if you're gonna laugh at other people.

 

[Hazy]

I'm about 5'10'' - 5'11'', and it doesn't really matter much to me. It's a comfortable height.

 

[Regular Guy]

Yeah, it is. Tall people are more successful at everything, and there are stats to back it up.

Then again, I'm 6'2", so I'm biased.

I'd love to see these. Honestly, please show me where you get these "facts".

http://www.livescience.com/culture/090711-taller-money.html

First result on google, just as an example. There's tons more. Also, stats =/= facts.

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

I hope not. I'm 5'3" and I'm done growing. If it does matter, I'm fucked.

 

[skitzo van]

Yes, seriously you could die on a rollercoaster, but I'm here to say random things.
But I'm fourteen and 6'1 (with big hands big feet and a huge nose) so I've gotten a few questions about my dong before... A few too many questions.

 

[chompers16]

As a 6'4" guy, I really don't notice my height until someone mentions it.

 

[Eisenfaust]

i'm 6'5 so it is important... it plays an important role in my mockery of other people

 

[SimuLord]

I'm 5'11". When I stand bolt upright and wear shoes, I can get to 6 feet even.

When I meet people to play pickup basketball, if the subject comes up I say I'm 6 feet tall. That's the only time it really matters.

(also, show me a girl shorter than 5'4 and I'll probably think she's the cutest thing on two feet. But that's not mission-critical; I've dated girls as tall as 6'1".)

 

[Mr Pantomime]

I say im 6'2 6'3, but im pretty sure im taller. I get a lot of flack for being tall so I play it down a lot. First thing anyone comments on when they meet me, so it pisses me off.