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FrankAB

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

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #5)

Sun May 17, 2015, 09:34 PM

May 2015

She is also from another country. They actually used to measure you and weigh you when you apply for office jobs. If you're over 30, then you're over the hill for a job. I would bet that they still do these things.

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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