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Frank the Great
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not explicitly but the skills courses stress appearing credible and confident. tall people do these things almost automatically, it would be an uphill battle for me from the beginning.
there are definitely a ton of short lawyers though so it's not really a big deal. just a slight disadvantage that would probably go away if i could learn how to ignore it.
I've definitely noticed this.
Fenderputty
Banned
I'm 6'9" tall.
It's not all that great. The world is built for the average man. Showers, cars, doorways, countertops, beds etc etc. This might be my point of view due to my extreme situation, but I'm not noticing a help in my career or anywhere else.
I like being tall. Don't get me wrong. But I think a lot of that is because I like myself and being tall is part of that.
The one benefit to my height was when going to bars at a younger age. I rarely had to break the ice with women. Just stand next to them at the bar and order a drink. It seems like almost everyone had to ask me "how talk are you?"
Also, "how's the weather up there" is fucking stupid. Don't be that asshole.
My wife is 5'3" btw
It's not all that great. The world is built for the average man. Showers, cars, doorways, countertops, beds etc etc. This might be my point of view due to my extreme situation, but I'm not noticing a help in my career or anywhere else.
I like being tall. Don't get me wrong. But I think a lot of that is because I like myself and being tall is part of that.
The one benefit to my height was when going to bars at a younger age. I rarely had to break the ice with women. Just stand next to them at the bar and order a drink. It seems like almost everyone had to ask me "how talk are you?"
Also, "how's the weather up there" is fucking stupid. Don't be that asshole.
My wife is 5'3" btw
I'm 5' 7'', babyface guy in his 30s and it was an was/is an issue for me, five years ago when I was 30 I got asked if I was 'flying alone' when on a business trip.
Growing up in a small rural school until puberty I was the second to shortest person in my class, shorter then all girls, one guy was shorter he probably finished up around 5' 3''. I think at least for him he was so short making fun of him was seen as not worth it or without class. I on the other hand was tormented relentlessly about it and it definitely made an impact on my confidence.
In college once I was walking down this wide walkway by myself, I met some guy I've never seen before like 6' 4'', only two people around at all, really big walkway like 6 foot wide. Guy on purpose shifts over 6 feet to be walking in a collision course with me... wtf.
I get really sick of always being the one who has to move out of they way of another guy when we meet in a hallway. Lets just both turn our shoulders and share it.. but no I always have to move even if I'm walking with someone and have to contort myself into a pretzel to avoid a collision... if I don't we simply hit each other.
I'm married now but when I was dating my wife who is 5' 4'' and has most of her height in her torso, mine is mostly in my legs we decided to get our picture taken together. She was taller then me on the photo bench. Lady taking the photo, "ow my gosh you are just so short here sit on this pillow".... yeah I had to get my picture taken sitting on a pillow next to my girlfriend lol.
Final tales of the corporate world. Every single upper manager of my department is tall, 6 foot plus. Also if they are women none of them are fat, they can be short, most aren't but they can be but they must absolutely not be fat. Those rules tend to play out company wide as well and its a large company, multiple thousand.
I know of one manager who is actually shorter then me. Twice after getting upset in a meeting, two totally different groups of people someone told me after the meeting 'he sure has a Napoleon complex'. Guy is an asshole no doubt but if he gets upset at all it is all about chips on his shoulder not for a real reason.
Growing up in a small rural school until puberty I was the second to shortest person in my class, shorter then all girls, one guy was shorter he probably finished up around 5' 3''. I think at least for him he was so short making fun of him was seen as not worth it or without class. I on the other hand was tormented relentlessly about it and it definitely made an impact on my confidence.
In college once I was walking down this wide walkway by myself, I met some guy I've never seen before like 6' 4'', only two people around at all, really big walkway like 6 foot wide. Guy on purpose shifts over 6 feet to be walking in a collision course with me... wtf.
I get really sick of always being the one who has to move out of they way of another guy when we meet in a hallway. Lets just both turn our shoulders and share it.. but no I always have to move even if I'm walking with someone and have to contort myself into a pretzel to avoid a collision... if I don't we simply hit each other.
I'm married now but when I was dating my wife who is 5' 4'' and has most of her height in her torso, mine is mostly in my legs we decided to get our picture taken together. She was taller then me on the photo bench. Lady taking the photo, "ow my gosh you are just so short here sit on this pillow".... yeah I had to get my picture taken sitting on a pillow next to my girlfriend lol.
Final tales of the corporate world. Every single upper manager of my department is tall, 6 foot plus. Also if they are women none of them are fat, they can be short, most aren't but they can be but they must absolutely not be fat. Those rules tend to play out company wide as well and its a large company, multiple thousand.
I know of one manager who is actually shorter then me. Twice after getting upset in a meeting, two totally different groups of people someone told me after the meeting 'he sure has a Napoleon complex'. Guy is an asshole no doubt but if he gets upset at all it is all about chips on his shoulder not for a real reason.
Similarly people who wear glasses always get asked by other people try them on.
soul creator
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Fenderputty
Banned
Dude ... I was brutally picked on for being tall. Especially since height at a young age tends to be awkward. "lurp" and "ogre" were my least favorite. I used to go home crying from middle school. I stand tall and proud, but there is a reason you see tall guys with hunched backs.
Ken Masters
Banned
I'm not black, same height, and I get that damn near every time someone tries to small talk with me.
and for my fellow tall guys, I'm not saying there is anything wrong being with a small girl, it's just me personally I can't do it
revolverjgw
Member
I guess being 5'9.5, utterly average, makes me not even think about it. There's about an equal amount of people shorter and taller than me, and almost nobody is all that much shorter nor that much taller than me. It's just like whatever man.
Finally a LostVoyager thread I can get behind.
Being a 6'4" guy I feel this BIGOTRY pretty much EVERYDAY!
Little old ladies in WalMart are always looking at me like I'm just a stick with a hand on it to get stuff off the highest shelves. STOP USING ME WITH YOUR EYES OLD BAT! Also people ALWAYS ask me if I want to play Basketball. Just because I'm tall doesn't mean I want to play Basketball BIGOT!
Also, as someone who is taller than normal, I face an increased chance of Bone Cancer and Heart Disease. EVEN GOD HATES TALLIES! It's really hard being a minority in America am I right guys?
Being a 6'4" guy I feel this BIGOTRY pretty much EVERYDAY!
Little old ladies in WalMart are always looking at me like I'm just a stick with a hand on it to get stuff off the highest shelves. STOP USING ME WITH YOUR EYES OLD BAT! Also people ALWAYS ask me if I want to play Basketball. Just because I'm tall doesn't mean I want to play Basketball BIGOT!
Also, as someone who is taller than normal, I face an increased chance of Bone Cancer and Heart Disease. EVEN GOD HATES TALLIES! It's really hard being a minority in America am I right guys?
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Dude, they're standing right here.
I'm 5'5"
The Lamonster
Member
5'6" here. Sucks trying to get a drink at a bar.
Patrick Bateman
Member
I'm 26 and 6'6" as I wrote earlier and a couple of weeks ago the cashier wanted to see my id when I bought "Just Cause 2"...
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
The only place I like to bring up height is the gym. Bigger, but shorter, guys are great to make fun of. Tell them you can always get bigger, but they can never get taller, and watch them turn red.
Be careful fellow tall guy, heart disease and cancer are a real risk for us disadvantaged few and the early to late twenties are basically a roll of the die for us.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
That like tall guys.
Thank you for hitting the nail on the head.
I suffer from this. I'm 5'8 and its very HARD for me to consider a man shorter than me to be dateworthy. I know a lot of very nice short guys 5'7 and such, but I just cannot get past it myself. I preferred the guy to be taller than me. I also noticed that shorter guys tend to not want to be taken seriously. Comedic in a way. I dunno if its just me or not.
On the other hand, I have such huge respect for Danny Devito and his wife. They're model celebrity married couple for me.
On the other hand, I have such huge respect for Danny Devito and his wife. They're model celebrity married couple for me.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
I see you grew taller yet didn't truly grow up.
+1
Not saying it's fact or anything, but in my experience shorter girls more often actively seek/prefer tall guys and rule out shorter guys. Even more often than tall girls. I don't know why this is.
One unconventional solution is to date women who are nearly the same age (provided you are around 27 or above) or older. Many women tend drop bullet point physical attributes required to date them as they get older. It then becomes a matter of personality, the thing that is the deciding factor in any real relationship.
PinkCrayon
Member
6'3 white male here. I should be CEO of a prestigious company pretty quick it seems.
TheKaeptain
Banned
I'm average height in a family full of tall men. Sucks bro.
Fenderputty
Banned
I ended up with a short woman because ... they're more common. You're seriously limiting yourself if you'll only date women who are 5'9" or taller.
Host Samurai
Member
I'm 5'7 maybe 5'8?? It sucks ass, especially in NYC where every girl is obsessed with tall men. The saying here is "Higher the heel, higher the expectation". I'm also considered a "hot" guy by girls but it doesn't mean shit cuz I'm not 6ft. Being a short guy is like being a fat girl.
To make matters worse, why the fuck are my brothers 5'9 and 5'11? I get the shaft.
To make matters worse, why the fuck are my brothers 5'9 and 5'11? I get the shaft.
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
Absolutely not.
I vaguely recall reading that most gay men prefer their partner to be taller, though that certainly isn't universal (hi, Del). And I think that might be the case that if someone asks in the abstract of what one might ideally want, one might respond with what one prefers all else being equal. But in practice it is probably a factor but not nearly as salient for most gay men as it is for straight men generally preferring a woman who is shorter than he is and vice-versa.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
i think its less to do with "being tall" and more about "being short" that puts you in a position of being less powerful
velvet_nitemare
Member
I'm 6'1 so i don't really know what you're talking about except that girls usually don't like dating someone shorter or the same height as them. Apparently they like to wear heels and feel protected or something.
Unspeakable Evil
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