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Aerows

(39,961 posts) Sat May 16, 2015, 09:23 PM May 2015

Women and their height [View all]

Why do women that are over 5'8" lie about their height? I'm 5'4. If I was 5'10" or even 6'0, I would be proud to state it. As it stands I wear the highest heels I can, and walk as tall as possible.

I can look at any number of women that say "I'm 5'7" in bare feet, and they are nowhere near that short.

What is the shame to embrace being tall as a woman? I would think that would be a bonus, not a liability. What is wrong with a woman being tall, and why hide that you are?

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Women and their height [View all] Aerows May 2015 OP

Read an article about tall women one time. MicaelS May 2015 #1

Why do you suppose that is? Aerows May 2015 #2

A lot of men feel insecure about dating women who are taller than they are. LisaL May 2015 #4

Agreed. n/t MicaelS May 2015 #7

I don't know but I can only speak to my own life-experience. Chan790 May 2015 #40

Personally, I have never really heard a woman talk about their height, much less lie about it. demmiblue May 2015 #3

This is just anecdotal NewJeffCT May 2015 #5

My wife is 4'11" and a half but she rounds off to five. FrankAB May 2015 #23

My wife has applied for jobs overseas as well NewJeffCT May 2015 #25

I have gotten the "too old" thing countless times. FrankAB May 2015 #26

I'll tell you, my dear Aerows... CaliforniaPeggy May 2015 #6

I had a roommate who said she was 5' 12" DamnYankeeInHouston May 2015 #8

LOL FrankAB May 2015 #24

I was short in high school OriginalGeek May 2015 #9

It is a bonus, and most tall women understand it NJCher May 2015 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author antiquie May 2015 #17

My wife is 6' Major Nikon May 2015 #11

I traveled to Europe late last year NewJeffCT May 2015 #15

I live in The Natherlands and there are many t all women here. SwissTony May 2015 #30

Well, I'm a six foot male... malthaussen May 2015 #12

I never lied about my height TuxedoKat May 2015 #13

I remember being at a party once NewJeffCT May 2015 #16

Yes TuxedoKat May 2015 #37

Gender norms are an unfortunate part of our culture. dawg May 2015 #14