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24. LOL

Sun May 17, 2015, 09:37 PM

May 2015

Technically accurate, I suppose. Yes that is one way around it!

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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

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

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