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re: Being tall vs. being short
Posted on 5/8/16 at 10:41 pm to TheIndulger
Posted on 5/8/16 at 10:41 pm to TheIndulger
My SO's ex was 6-7. I'm 5-10. She's with me now 
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Posted on 5/8/16 at 10:41 pm to The Boat
I'm 6'4 and there are very few problems in the US. However, Europe is a bit tight as the spaces are not made for bigger people.
Posted on 5/8/16 at 10:44 pm to lsunurse
My wife is really tall, several inches taller than me and I couldn't care less if she wears heels.
Anyway... Tall people develop more hip/joint/knee problems than shorter people do. My FIL was 6'7" and about 300 and was basically crippled by the time he was 50.
Anyway... Tall people develop more hip/joint/knee problems than shorter people do. My FIL was 6'7" and about 300 and was basically crippled by the time he was 50.
Posted on 5/8/16 at 10:50 pm to TheIndulger
I'm 5'8, when we play ping pong my co-workers always ask me to walk under the table and get the ball, every single time. Fortunately my wife is about 5'4 so no biggie on that. As far as sports it didn't affect me in baseball except small strike zone for pitcher. In football I was a fullback so I was able to hit people hard and low.
Posted on 5/8/16 at 11:00 pm to windshieldman
I can walk in to any store and buy clothes. My 6'11" friends hates that.
Posted on 5/8/16 at 11:25 pm to barry
I'm 5'8" but my wife is just under 5'11" so the con of not being able to reach stuff is an easy fix when she's home.
Otherwise, I'm never uncomfortable in a car or on an airplane. Nobody is ever out of my size at the store. My dick looks even bigger than it really is. I will live longer. I don't have much to complain about being short.
Otherwise, I'm never uncomfortable in a car or on an airplane. Nobody is ever out of my size at the store. My dick looks even bigger than it really is. I will live longer. I don't have much to complain about being short.
Posted on 5/8/16 at 11:54 pm to TheIndulger
Tall:
Pros=you know when it's raining sooner. You can find you S/O while walking thru store clothing racks. Easier to hide shite from your kids on top of the fridge & other high furniture. Can usually eat more due to the length of the upper torso/esophagus. High-fives are literal & much cooler. Essentially have all-time shotgun or driver because you can't fit in the back seat. Most people's head are terrifically placed arm rests.
Cons=finding multiple pants that actually fit your waist & length is a PITA. Toilets are typically really low & are harder to get back up from. Shower heads are typically set at mid chest. The driver's seat in too many vehicles doesn't go back nearly enough for comfort. Beds (hotel, guest room, etc.) are hardly ever long enough.
Pros=you know when it's raining sooner. You can find you S/O while walking thru store clothing racks. Easier to hide shite from your kids on top of the fridge & other high furniture. Can usually eat more due to the length of the upper torso/esophagus. High-fives are literal & much cooler. Essentially have all-time shotgun or driver because you can't fit in the back seat. Most people's head are terrifically placed arm rests.
Cons=finding multiple pants that actually fit your waist & length is a PITA. Toilets are typically really low & are harder to get back up from. Shower heads are typically set at mid chest. The driver's seat in too many vehicles doesn't go back nearly enough for comfort. Beds (hotel, guest room, etc.) are hardly ever long enough.
Posted on 5/8/16 at 11:59 pm to TheIndulger
I'm barely 5 ft tall and I love being short. My husband is over 6 ft and has learned that he can hide his candy or other things he doesn't want me to find by putting them up way up high. 
I have to use a step-stool to get into our bed. I use long tongs to reach things or use one of those long grabby thingees that my gram gave to me.
Being short has advantages. I can shop for clothes in the kids section. I can buy boots in the boys dept.
I love being short and am quite happy with my lack of height.
I have to use a step-stool to get into our bed. I use long tongs to reach things or use one of those long grabby thingees that my gram gave to me.
Being short has advantages. I can shop for clothes in the kids section. I can buy boots in the boys dept.
I love being short and am quite happy with my lack of height.
Posted on 5/9/16 at 12:01 am to gingerkittie
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I love being short and am quite happy with my lack of height.
woman.
my wife is 5 1'.
you have no idea how it is with men.
Posted on 5/9/16 at 12:01 am to forever lsu30
I'm 6'7" and the pros easily outweigh the cons.
Yes airplane seats and motel showers are a drag, but in the business world the benefits are huge. I think part of my success has come from the subconscious advantages of being the tallest person in the room.
As s physician I've found that it has been a very comforting aspect of my bedside manner. Many patients have even told me that my size "makes them feel safe".
Yes airplane seats and motel showers are a drag, but in the business world the benefits are huge. I think part of my success has come from the subconscious advantages of being the tallest person in the room.
As s physician I've found that it has been a very comforting aspect of my bedside manner. Many patients have even told me that my size "makes them feel safe".
Posted on 5/9/16 at 12:13 am to gingerkittie
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I'm barely 5 ft tall and I love being short. My husband is over 6 ft and has learned that he can hide his candy or other things he doesn't want me to find by putting them up way up high.
I have to use a step-stool to get into our bed. I use long tongs to reach things or use one of those long grabby thingees that my gram gave to me.
Being short has advantages. I can shop for clothes in the kids section. I can buy boots in the boys dept.
Yeah, all those things you listed would be humiliating for a guy. Using a stool to get in bed, shopping in thenyoung men's section.
The day my wife hides the candy on a top shelf and I'm climbing up on the counter like a damned toddler is the day I leave for a shorter wife. Luckily, mines only 5'.
Posted on 5/9/16 at 12:24 am to Jim Rockford
Never found a downside to being tall, with the exception that it's difficult to find pants long enough in this town.
My brothers are both taller than me. Both are around 6'-5"
My brothers are both taller than me. Both are around 6'-5"
Posted on 5/9/16 at 12:37 am to northshorebamaman
Those things would be humiliating for many women. Shopping in the little girl's department is hardly brag worthy.
Posted on 5/9/16 at 4:35 am to foshizzle
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Short people of either sex at least don't feel cramped on an airplane.
well I guess that settles it...
Posted on 5/9/16 at 6:23 am to TheIndulger
I'm 6'-6"... the biggest cons are vehicles, air travel and clothes. That being said, I've never really looked around and said, "damn, I wish I was 5'-10"".
Posted on 5/9/16 at 6:25 am to CunningLinguist
Shorter people are usually better golfers. Less room for error
Posted on 5/9/16 at 6:33 am to Placebeaux
Shhh! I don't want to hear that about golf. There would be a crying emoji here if I weren't on my phone.
Maybe the opposite is true for women? Some of the pros (Michelle Wie, Jess Korda) are over 6'.
Maybe the opposite is true for women? Some of the pros (Michelle Wie, Jess Korda) are over 6'.
Posted on 5/9/16 at 6:36 am to TheIndulger
6'0~6'1" is the best height imo
Posted on 5/9/16 at 6:44 am to windshieldman
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In football I was a fullback so I was able to hit people hard and low.
With way less weight than a bigger man than you would be bringing.
Posted on 5/9/16 at 6:55 am to TheSexecutioner
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With way less weight than a bigger man than you would be bringing.
yea, I mean, it was high school. I was about 185lbs then. Stay about 170 now. I was small but most of the LBs weren't 240 or anything, most around 200 or so.
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