Why is it a good thing to be TALL ?

Im about 5"7,i kinda wish i was shorter and i hate being the height i am. I hear a lot about how people wish they were taller but i dont understand wats so good about it.

dance4me3121 said:

I'm rather short and I've never had a problem with it unless I'm buying jeans and for some reason all of the shorter sizes are on the top shelves????

That has never made any sense to me.

I'm 5"7 and I have no problem with it.

Im 6'1 and I'm interested in someone who is 5'9.

I'm 5'5 and already a BRICKHOUSE I don't need to be tall.

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5'7" is NOT tall. I'm assuming you're a woman? Can you walk into pretty much any store and know you'll be able to find pants long enough for you? I can't, at 6'.

There are advantages, I guess- being able to see well at concerts, being able to gain a little weight without it really showing...but mostly it's a pain in the ass.

evenstar3 said:

5'7" is NOT tall. I'm assuming you're a woman? Can you walk into pretty much any store and know you'll be able to find pants long enough for you? I can't, at 6'. There are advantages, I guess- being able to see well at concerts, being able to gain a little weight without it really showing...but mostly it's a pain in the ass.

I'm 5'6" I think? I have no problems with it NOW, but ask me again in about 6 years time when I am trying to reprimand my kids when they all tower over me

dance4me3121 said:

evenstar3 said:

5'7" is NOT tall. I'm assuming you're a woman? Can you walk into pretty much any store and know you'll be able to find pants long enough for you? I can't, at 6'. There are advantages, I guess- being able to see well at concerts, being able to gain a little weight without it really showing...but mostly it's a pain in the ass.

no. im a guy

i'm short, too. it's not a handicap as long as you've got it where it counts.

too bad i don't.

Good things about being tall

Seeing over people's heads
Being able to reach high stuff
Getting noticed in a crowd
Faster walking

The "not as good" things about being tall

Lack of leg room in cars, planes, buses, etc.
Always being in the back of the group picture
Being asked to move during concerts, live shows, movies, etc.
The ongoing quest for long pants and sleeves
Tallness = big feet (more than likely) = shoe store size discrimination!
Feeling like an Amazon in heeled shoes
The constant "Whoa, you should play basketball" comment
Low hanging things hitting the head and low ceilings (especially in basements!)
Guys who have a problem with taller women

I'm just ever so slightly shy of 6ft 4 and I'm glad for it. Sometimes I think I'd like to be maybe 2 inches shorter but I'm thinking in the long run as I get older, and even if I get lazy, I'll never really get fat. My father's 6 ft 5 and he looks pretty slim even now in his 60's.

Fauxieee said:

I'm just ever so slightly shy of 6ft 4 and I'm glad for it. Sometimes I think I'd like to be maybe 2 inches shorter but I'm thinking in the long run as I get older, and even if I get lazy, I'll never really get fat. My father's 6 ft 5 and he looks pretty slim even now in his 60's.

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5'7" for a guy is not tall - at least not in the US. I'm not sure it's even average. I'm 5'8" but I wish I were 5'10". (I'm a girl.) Don't get me wrong, I like being above average height for a girl, but I'd like to be a couple inches taller. I love that I can see over most everyone on the subway/bus, I don't need a step-stool to reach the top shelf in my kitchen or at the grocery store. Also, if someone tries to give me a hard time and they're shorter than me, I'm like . I do not get intimidated by people shorter than me.


And I always wear heels.

chocolate1 said:

Fauxieee said:

I'm just ever so slightly shy of 6ft 4 and I'm glad for it. Sometimes I think I'd like to be maybe 2 inches shorter but I'm thinking in the long run as I get older, and even if I get lazy, I'll never really get fat. My father's 6 ft 5 and he looks pretty slim even now in his 60's.

My sister's fiance is 6'7". He has to order a lot of his clothes, because the inseams usually stop at 36 in "regular" stores. He gets sooo frustrated- and she does, too, because he's hard to shop for.
(You should have seen us trying to get him a tux for a black tie affair. )

Be glad about not gaining weight.
She just bought him a size 5x Steelers leather jacket for Christmas- she had to buy it while she could find his size!

I guess it depends on the person I'm like 5'8 and I so wish I were more like 6'1"

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You don't have to get a chair to reach things in the cupboard.

5'4" here.

You can look over people in a crowd. Plus, you can see on top of people's heads. Being tall helps when playing certain sports.

Then again, it's difficult to hide when you're tall. It's not easy to get lost in a crowd. And it's very difficult to do gymnastics when you're tall. And it's difficult to spin 'round and 'round.

So as Forrest Gump would say, "Being tall is what being tall does."

vainandy said:

"...She's got electric boots, a mohair suit- You know I read it in a magazine ..." {Bennie & the Jets}

I'm only 5'2", but I'm not proportioned for petite sizes, so I get a lot of things altered.
As a high school teacher, most of the kids tower over me- girls and boys.
I usually wear 3"-4" heels...


My sister (with the really tall fiance) is only 5'0". She hits him at his chest.

"...She's got electric boots, a mohair suit- You know I read it in a magazine ..." {Bennie & the Jets}

I'm 5'3" and I looove tall men!
Something about a tall man over me just excites me!
Where's Nyse???

vainandy said:

Is he large? Check out my earlier post, I added another paragraph pertaining to being large. I shop at Casual Male when I'm large and have lots of luck. When I'm smaller though, I have to resort to ordering. It almost makes me want to give up and be large all the time.

"...She's got electric boots, a mohair suit- You know I read it in a magazine ..." {Bennie & the Jets}

I like being tall (ish) 5'9" 1/2...6' w/heels... Luv to look over a crowd.