Short or Tall?!?!?!
 

Short or tall?!?! First off let me give you my information!

I am very short (asian thing;) ) and look very young due to my shortness! Now im talking about being voted "still mistaken as a freshman" in your high school yearbook! Now i think this can be an advatage when i get older! What do you think are the advantages of being short/tall, and which do you prefer?:crazy:

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I am tall (5'9") and I have NEVER had a problem with guys.

I love being my height. My boyfriend is right around 6' and we match up perfect in every aspect.;)

The only pain in the ass is finding clothes that fit like I want them to. Seems like most things are made for shorter women. It is funny to me that men have a "big and tall" store but all women are expected to be 5'6" and shorter.

Hey, don't call me short...

I'm the perfect height for someone 5'3". But if I was supposed to be 5'6", then I'd come up short ;)

:) I'm 5'6 and perfectly happy with it. Not too tall and not too short

I absolutely fit into the short category at 5 feet! Sigh....5'3"....I wish! I would love a few extra inches as it seems so tough to find clothes that fit well....pants especially are always too long (go figure). I don't mind being really short (like I have an option anyways!!!) and it has never ever been a problem as far as men go. I realize a lot of guys like tall women but for me, I enjoy the feeling of resting my head against a nice strong chest! ;)

I am 5'10 and I love it. I have to agree with Nikki about the clothes thing though. Finding long sleeved clothing with sleeves actually long enough is so difficult.

But I do feel short sometimes because I live with 5 guys and 4 of them are over 6 ft.

I'm with hotchocolate on this, but it all works out for me because I can wear kickass shoes to make up for being "vertically challenged" (I also have a sort of a shoe fetish). Besides, great things come in small packages. :)

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Originally posted by Collide
"I can wear kickass shoes to make up for being "vertically challenged" (I also have a sort of a shoe fetish). "
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Haha! i Know what you mean by the shoes! I have soooo many, and most of them are at least 4 inches tall!

I am 5'5 and I wouldn't mind being a couple of inches taller. My boyfriend is 6'2, so it would work out better.

Re: Short or Tall?!?!?!
 

Johny Carson time: How short are you?
Are you short and small or short and full figured?

i'm short.. 5'2. but i don't think height has anything to do with how young/old you look. some people think i look like im still in highschool and some people see me and definately think i'm a college student. so..go figure.

i've gotten anywhere from 17-23 about my age and i'm 20. hehe.

and i like being short because i lovee tall guys and having to tip-toe to kiss them. or even step on their shoes and tip-toe. a great feeling. i know a lot of guys that prefer short, petite girls. yay.

I'm also 5'2" and I couldn't wish to be any other size in the world. I love the feeling of being surrounded by big, strong guys and, given my size, almost every guy is big and strong next to me. It makes me feel fragile and protected, a big turn on! ;)

short (152.4 cm) and petite here ;)

i do wish i was a bit taller sometimes, would love to have long legs...

but other than that, i dunno i guess i've gotten used to it.

oh, and my bf's very tall, somewhere over 6 feet.

works out just fine, tho ;)

I'm 5'6" - pretty average.

I don't think I'd like to be really tall, like some supermodels are over 6' but I think it would be weird to tower over men. :p

I'm 5'2". Personally, it I were two or three inches taller then I wouldn't have to worry about losing weight right now:) I'm the shortest of all of my friends, but I don't see myself being that short.

i'm 5'3 and i think its a good height. i'm not the lightest girl in the world (not the heaviest either) and my height helps me feel petite... plus i can wear whatever height of shoe i want and not look particurally tall at all.

Well, I have to say, that I wish I was just a few inches shorter. I am between 6' and 6'1" and it's hard to find clothes that are not only long enough, but cute enough for someone my age. For the longest time, I bought jeans in the men's section at wal-mart to get decent fitting jeans.
Now for the guys thing, I gradutated with only 2 other people taller than me and they were guys, and any other tall guy I have ever met, had a short girlfriend. Some of the guys didn't even look my way in any other interest other than friendship.
Oh well, their loss I guess.

Megs

Megs, it's too bad you don't live near me. All of my over 6' roommates complain that they can never find tall women. They would do anything to meet a girl over 6 feet.

Wonder, where is it that you live? Maybe my older sister, who is 6'2", and I will like to take a mini road trip :-).

Megs

I'm 5'8" and I'm satisfied. Knowing I'm not a towering menace or a shrimp is good for the confidence. Most guys fit nicely who are anywhere from 5'10" up to 6'2" :D

5'8", but I seem taller because of my posture, a throwback to my early days in the saddlebred circuit. I wear heels most of the time, I've decided I don't care if I'm taller than my date....not that I have many to begin with. :-P

Megs,

Eugene, Oregon

That's a bit of a drive from Oklahoma :)

Megs

Yeah, it is. When I told one of my roomies about your comment of a road trip he was all like SWEET!!!!!!

Too bad it is a long drive.

lol. I wish I could, but I'm going back to college to get a degree in Veterinary Technology, so I'll be a wee bit busy. But that doesn't mean we can talk via the interent. :)

Megs

i'm 5'7"
that's mostly ok. i can reach most things i need to. i wouldn't mind be a bit taller, but no big complaints.

my hubby is 6' even. so he can reach a bit higher before we need to grab a chair ;)

I'm 5'5 and happy with my height...but some people are more self concious than others and that's cool....been there, done that....

I'm only 5'2 and I like it. Not sure why but I just enjoy being small. My husband is 6'3 and I really enjoy the feeling when I'm in his arms, I feel so protected and safe there.

Hey Im 5'2 too and it kinda sucks at times, but whatever, you get to wear younger kids clothes, cheap. PPl mistake me for being 14 when im in my mid 20's. When Im 60 itll be all for the best. Woohoo..Cougar!MErrow~!LOL JK!!!

The way I see it, height doesn't matter so much. My feet go all the way to the ground, so I've got the important part covered ;) Actually, I was always the tallest kid in my class until sixth grade. My doctor was convinced that I'd be taller than my mom, who is 5'9". In sixth grade, I stopped at 5'3" and have been there ever since. I watched the rest of the kids in my class pass me by. In grad school, however, I grew an inch. Don't ask me how.

LOL, exact same situation as i8 and myself, except I tend to slouch a bit, so he is always reiminding me stand up straight and proud. grin.

blah.. i'm in the short category as well 5'3 is about the best i can do.. always thought i would be 6 feet tall.. heh..

I would prefer to be medium height then I would have the advantages of both :p

i'm 5'8" and i like it . But i don't think being short has anything to do with how young you look, because i was asked for ID at the liquer store when i was 27 yrs.

I'd say JadziaDax got it just right way up there somewhere. I'm the perfect hieght for someone 5'3". i mean what are you gonna do about it anyways? it's about the same as every other physical characteristic i have; half the time i love it and half the time i hate it and the rest of the time i just don't think about it. ;)

lol im 5'0 (thanks to my short asian family :p ) and my boyfriend is 6'2...it's frustrating sometimes but also kinda fun lol...hes starting to slouch now since he has to bend over so much... :rolleyes: poor snookums..

I'm 5'10. Being tall is nice, but the constant exclamations of "OH MY GOD! YOU ARE SOOO TALL!" sort of get annoying after awhile. I don't think I'm that much taller than too many people. There is a pretty good range it seems.

5'9, and always wanted to be a little taller -- 5'9" just seemed so average.

Though the more I travel, the more I'd kill to be 4'2" just to get leg room on the planes.

Was this thread really revived from exactly a year ago? Freaky...
I'm 5'5" and always wanted to be taller. Primal is almost 6'6" and we make a very strange looking couple. My mom calls us Mutt and Jeff. :rolleyes:
I think I posted a pic in the wedding section...
Had to search for it.

I'm just about 5'7. I wish I were 5'9 though... I just wear heels to compensate. Like Prince! hahaha... If I were automatically that tall, I'd be an amazon in heels, so I guess I'm pretty happy. I'm already taller than my husband in heels so...

I'm 5'8. Or taller. I have friends/family to who claim to be 5'10 and I swear I'm as tall as they are. So either they're lying or I'm taller than I think.

Anyone got a measuring stick? :lol:

I'm 5'2'' (i think). I'm the shortest person i know, and buying pants is a pain. Thank god for those express short jeans and my grandmother who can hem all the other ones! I do wish I was a little taller, though.

I am 5'5, which is actually considered above average for a femals. I dont really think height usually has that much of an effect on the age people percieve you to be. It's more the type of face you have. A baby face- with chubby cheeks on a short person- would definitly make em look young. But witha face that looks your age- i think people can usually tell..you are just on the shorter side.

I'm 5'3. (diddagirl- I'm fairly sure that the average female height is 5'5, actually.) nwlinkvxd is 5'7, so we're perfect together. :love:

I'm 5'2" and I really like being short - actually I'd like to be a little shorter, I've always though an even 5' would be nice. It feels to me like being a compact car - I can fit into small spaces and it just feels kind of neater or something, hard to explain. :)

The only thing that kind of pisses me off is occasionally when I'm with a group of tall people and they talk over the top of my head and ignore me. That makes me mad and I leave.

I don't have the problem with pants because my legs are proportionately quite long but the problem I run into is once I sit down I'm a midget and can't see over stuff. :lol:

It's interesting for me to read what you other short women here are saying about men because my boyfriend is 6'2" and he's by far the tallest guy I've been with, so it's a bit of an adjustment for me because I'm not one to cuddle up next to some big guy. I tend to like guys that are more in proportion to me, usually no taller than 5'10" or so. I've adjusted to his size very well though, and he doesn't usually seem tall to me anymore. I'm also pretty small all over and I prefer to be with skinny guys.

5'6" and feel great about it. My sisters are 4'11", 5'1" and 5'2" so I'm tall for my family. That is kind of fun.

5'1" here.

Hinders me a bit since I'm going for Air Hostess jobs.. Fortunately 'Emirates' don't have a height restrction.

Kind of annoying though, since I missed out on a lot of other closer airlines because of it.

I am somewhere between 5'9'' and 5'10'', seems like it's changed since I've had my kids...posture and my back being a bit out of sorts!! I like my height, a lot has to do with my structure. I am big boned, and I weigh a bit more then 'average' so I hide my weight well by having more area to cover it with ;). My hubby and I are just about the same exact height, but I will admit I like the standing on tip-toes to kiss thing a bit too ;)

^^ how funny you're absolutely right about that revival...lol
I'm 5'4'' and could use being a little taller...but I wouldn't say I'm short. I'd just like to have that "long" look some girls have, if you know what I mean. But a good pair of heels always helps :P

I'm about 5'1" and i dont have my grandma here to hem up my pants. Gawd, she's really good at it too. I have the same problem with finding pants that fit just right. I'm short and petite, and to be honest, its annoying. I even hate shopping sometimes because pants hardly ever fit. 5-7-9 was a pretty good place to shop for pants.. but i dont know where one is here in Az. :(

There's a plus tho: I love it when guys are taller than i am, and that's not hard to find. :lol: Besides, being tiny in a guys arms just feels safe.

i have now realized i'm 5'1"...this is a shift in my world view!

:D

I'm 5'5 and I'm okay with it...but would love to be a couple inches taller. But not way tall like over 6'. I like being able to shop in the "regular" section :-)

Almost 5'8" (1.72m for the metric-minded), but wish I could be taller. I've always wanted to be 6 feet tall, probably because my dad and brothers are all 6'3" or taller; my sisters are all under 5'4".

I am short - 5'1". I'd love to be taller. I prefer my men to be over 6'. My husband is 6'4".

I am 5'6...I wouldn't mind being 2" taller but I'm pretty happy with my height. Thats why the make heels right? :) I do prefer a guy to be about 6' to 6'4 or so.

Short - 152.4 cm. Wish I was taller. :|

Bf's tall, somewhere over 180 cm's.

I'm 169 and loving it.

My head fits perfectly below Loverboy's head when he hugs me :D

i'm 5'7"..i wouldn't want to date a guy over 5'10" ..i would hate to always be looking up..not feminism issues..neck pain issues..plus isnt it hard to like get into certain "positions" with taller or shorter guys? my first real bf was 5'1"...

it posed a challenge.

personally i would like to be maybe an inch taller..but i'm pretty happy being my height

I'm 5'6" height doesn't really bother me, do love a guy who makes me feel safe when cuddled.

My husband and I have managed for 18 years with a 15" height difference.

squirt..how tall is your husband? ..anyway..its just from a personal standpoint..and from my exp. it was hard (no pun intended) when "parts" didn't "match up"..it wasnt like impossible..just got in our way sometimes...nothing that made a big differnce..i mean i had plans on marrying him despite his height..and i would have..didn't mean to offend anyone...*holds up hands*..

*runs and hides*

I'm 5'2" and I have been mistaken for a freshman in high school when I'm a sophomore in college. I don't mind at all tho, I gotta take the compliments now because I know I'll be begging for them later ;) I also prefer my men taller than me, my boyfriend now is about 5'10".

He's 6'4".

And no offense taken about the height difference thing. :)

Just a weird, pointless sidenote... You reminded me of my dream! I was going to visit these people after a highschool event.. a play or something. I think I was there to pick someone up. A lot of people I had graduated with were there too. But they had all bought tickets, and people were checking them *after the show*. Since I just got there, and they of course wouldn't be selling tickets at that point, I didn't have one and I got in trouble. They thought I was a highschooler and that I should get suspended for a couple days. I said "that'd be great sir, but I graduated in 2001" :P

anyway, i'm actually 5'0 3/4" to be exact. I used to say I was 5'2... this is based on the fact that my friend in highschool who was the same height as me said she was 5'2. at that point, I thought I was 5'1 and done growing but if she said she was 5'2, i'd be 5'2 too. :-D it's kind of funny... but I guess i'll just round it up to 5'1 now. I've always liked taller guys. My boyfriend is also around 5'10, maybe 5'11.

I'm short.. Measuring in at only 5 feet tall..