Are you happy with your height?

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I was an early bloomer. I hit six feet when I was in the 6th grade. I was a giant amongst my schoolmates. And then when everyone else started getting taller, I got super fat. I only grew in circumference from then on.

I'm happy with my height now but as a teenager I really wished for a second growth spurt.
 
I'm fine with my 5'10 height

Another inch or two would be nice, but I am not fretting it.

My love of my life just wanted me to be taller than her and I am. So all good here. :P
 
I'm really happy with my height (6'3") even though I show no signs of stopping (like my latest growth spur in December). So coupled with the fact that most mexicans are on the shorter spectrum of the height chart, I got nothing to complain about.

I'm 20, though, so I figure I got around a year or so before I finally stop at a nice 6'4" or 6'5".

thechristoph said:
I was an early bloomer. I hit six feet when I was in the 6th grade. I was a giant amongst my schoolmates. And then when everyone else started getting taller, I got super fat. I only grew in circumference from then on.
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Funny how the opposite happened for me. I remember being the second shortest kid in class from 2nd-9th grade, as well as average in high school, but everything changed when I entered college and I started growing like a madman.
 
I'm 5'5"-5'6". Would like it to be at least 5'9"-5'10" ideally. Not happy about it and it kinda sucks when a number of women are taller than me, but at the same time I'm generally well liked and no one has made a comment about my height like EVER. Also I'm considering good looking (I have some other good looking short friends/acquaintances who are pretty content on Facebook). So meh?
 
I'm fine with being a bees dick short of 6', I don't find taller people intimidating at all.

Clothes fit fine, get enough legroom in cars / planes etc...
 
TimeEffect said:
No. Tinder girls always asking blatantly how tall I am.

5'8"

It sucks because they can be shorter than me, and they STILL want someone like 6 foot.

I also have come to dislike my height in the work environment. I guess Im just conscious of it.
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I'm 5'9", but same here with the work thing. A lot of successful people are tall. It doesn't hold me back any, just seems curious.

I've about given up on Tinder.
 
I'm a dude measuring at a staggering 5'5" 1/2. As an actor I sometimes think of the role implications of this and if it may limit me if/when I start to take acting more seriously, but honestly I've dated women taller than myself and only occasionally do I really stop and think about my height. AMA...?
 
I'm 5'9, wish I was 6 feet but I'll take what I got. Playing ball against people who are around my same height or shorter makes me not feel like I'm short
 
I'm around 5'6. It's alright. Not going to be able to slam dunk a basketball with ease anytime soon, but at least I can say I'm the tallest member amongst my closest relatives.
 
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My friend is 6'4" and he has had problems in the past with people wanting to start fights with him. I guess as a manliness thing and they want to fight a tall person for some reason. Anybody experienced that?
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Ah the Napoleon complex, one of life's many wonders. Is always funny as fuck to see just how insecure some short men are when around someone tall and there's females watching.

I'm happy with my height, 6'1"
 
Joey Fox said:
I'm 5'9", but same here with the work thing. A lot of successful people are tall. It doesn't hold me back any, just seems curious.

I've about given up on Tinder.
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It just feels terrible shaking someone's hand at work lol. It's like I can feel them looking down on me as a subordinate.

Alienous said:
5'4"-ish and it really isn't great.

Isn't great at all.

Not one iota.
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I've heard your voice on PSN when we played once together. I felt like you were 6'8"
 
Yes, I'm tall, my family is tall, and in my last year of college I went through one final mini growth spurt that made me taller than my dad. Felt good man. But on the other hand airplane seats are hell and I have pretty poor posture. Like my height is actually 6'3" but if I'm not consciously standing as straight as possible I'm probably closer to 6 foot or 6'1".
 
I'm almost 5'10"
and female
, which is sometimes very annoying in Japan.. I very rarely find shoes that fit, sweaters/jackets with long enough sleeves, so I usually end up buying most of my stuff at H&M.

But overall I'm happy to be tall, even though people stare if I wear heels since then I'm also taller than most males. I was already 5'9" in 7th grade.

Being tall (and skinny) gave me a lot of advantages in gym class though, especially since I did rhytmic gymnastics, so my stamina was pretty high.
 
Undead said:
Ah the Napoleon complex, one of life's many wonders. Is always funny as fuck to see just how insecure some short men are when around someone tall and there's females watching.

I'm happy with my height, 6'1"
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Napolean was 5'7", which was a good height at the time.
 
I'm 5"11 just like the OP. He's insecure about it? Weird. That is literally the average male height. I love my height.

I wouldn't want to be taller either... Go to Asia and be a giant monster? No thanks.
 
Coolluck said:
I am back home where I feel about average. Up north with vikings I feel like such a shrimp.
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This is me too. At 5'8" I'm one of the taller people in my family and when I visit them back in my hometown I feel slightly above average but then I come back home and I become the short guy again >:(
 
178cm, wouldn't mind another 5-6 centimeters. Probably my east european genes holding me back from achieving true nordic height.
 
BocoDragon said:
I'm 5"11 just like the OP. He's insecure about it? Weird. That is literally the average male height.
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No, it's not. Even if you break it down by race the tallest (in the US) is non-Hispanic whites at 5' 9.8".
 
Nope. My mom is 6 foot, my dad's 5'11", and I was 5'2" at 10 years old. I was supposed to be a giantess. Then I just sorta stopped growing. I've managed to get up to 5'4" which isn't too much shorter than average, but considering how tall I thought I was going to be I'm quite disappointed.
 
6' 1" pretty happy withy height. Although I would be better of I was a little heavier. My wight fluctuates around 140-150 but I'm super skinny.
 
6'6 reporting in. Yes I play basketball, no the weather isn't any different, no my feet don't hang out the end of my bed. Wouldn't mind being an inch or two shorter though for aesthetics purposes, otherwise happy.
 
M.D said:
I never really thought about it until I read some threads regarding height on GAF and I can't stop thinking about it since

I'm 5'11/180 which is totally fine, and I feel tall next to a lot of people, but now whenever I stand next to taller people I feel inferior. The fact I'm a bit shorter than my dad is giving me a complex. Why couldn't I be just a bit taller? 185-190 would've been killer
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5'11. Sure it's fun being the tallest guy in the room occasionally but when I'm with taller people I don't mind it. In fact if I was any taller sex with my wife would be uncomfortable so I'm good.
 
Yeah. I'm a little under 6 ft. I love me. Would it be nice to be an even 6? Sure, but I'm fine with where I'm at.
 
I'm fine with my height (5'8"). Would have liked to be taller for basketball, but I've made it this far without a Napoleon complex so I guess I'm doing alright. ;)
 
I'm 5'11, I'm pretty happy with my height overall but there are times when I go out to bars or clubs where everyone else seems like giants, it's odd. My perfect height for girls is 5'8-5'10 and they seem willing to date me for the most part so no complaints here at all.
 
Undead said:
Ah the Napoleon complex, one of life's many wonders. Is always funny as fuck to see just how insecure some short men are when around someone tall and there's females watching.

I'm happy with my height, 6'1"
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It's some dumb shit alright. All macho bullshit stuff is.
 
5'11 and completely satisfied. Probably the best height really, above average (Canada) and not too tall.


5'11 people 👊👊👊
 
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