How tall are you, Ladies?

retrogirl1941 said:

I am 5"7 and love it! Until I go pants shopping b/c I am short waisted and long legged. What a combo!

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5'7" and I love it, too, but I have the same problem. I hate pant hems that float around my ankles! Brings back memories of awful childhood taunts: "Hey, doofus, where's the flood?" :eusa_doh:

Also, with long legs come the long arms. When I was a kid, my brothers called me "The Gibbon." Oh, well, I rarely need a stepstool to get stuff off high shelves, and I roll up my sleeves a lot so my wrists aren't poking out by their lonesomes! lol

or being teased called "daddy long legs" when everyone knew I hated spiders!! lol yea, sometimes being tall can be a drag, especially when trying to find vintage clothing, lots of items are on the shorter size

Haha, maybe I'm just weird! I've dated men a lot taller than I, but I've always preferred guys more average (even shorter) in height. My last boyfriend was 5'9", and I loved resting my head in that niche between his neck and shoulder.

I'm not short, but I've always been very thin, so feeling "tiny" has never been an issue for me, haha. Maybe I don't care about it since I'm so used to it.

I think being thin makes a difference. You don't want to feel like Shrek.

I'm a little late to this party. Just got back from Florida. I'm 5'1". I dated one short guy, maybe 5'6" and I was really miffed when he picked me up for our first date and he asked me to change shoes (heels were "too high"). While my hubby is average height and build, I usually prefer a big guy, usually closer to 6ft, but not over and a little-to-moderately overweight. In my experience, big guys tend to have a "knight-in-shining-armor" thing going and treat smaller women very well. Maybe not in all cases, but the ones I've come across.

kamikat said:

I'm a little late to this party. Just got back from Florida. I'm 5'1". I dated one short guy, maybe 5'6" and I was really miffed when he picked me up for our first date and he asked me to change shoes (heels were "too high"). While my hubby is average height and build, I usually prefer a big guy, usually closer to 6ft, but not over and a little-to-moderately overweight. In my experience, big guys tend to have a "knight-in-shining-armor" thing going and treat smaller women very well. Maybe not in all cases, but the ones I've come across.

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Ugh, I can't believe the nerve of that short guy! Woe betide the man who asks me to take off my heels...

I've had mixed experiences with bigger guys. One I dated was really, really gentle around me...a little too gentle for my taste. The other didn't seem to realize how delicate my weight makes me, and was the complete opposite. It all comes down to personality, really.

Well, I'm 5' 81/2", the shortest woman in my family. All of my 4 sisters are between 5' 10" and 5' 11", my only brother is 6' 4", Dad was 6' 4" and his brother was 6' 9". My hubby is 6' 1", our daughter is 5' 10" and our son is
6' 3". So, in my family I am a shrimp!

The Shirt said:

It's funny - there are quite a few of you ladies who I pictured as much taller than you are in actuality.(Nikki - I was convinced you were at least 5'-9"). It must mean you know how to dress yourselves to look all legs and lean!

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HA! I wish... yes, I only share the good "tall" looking pics, lol! I could take a pic of me wearing my velure "warm up" suit and no shoes, but dat ain't gonna happen! You'd think I was under 5 ft. then!
Nikki

kamikat said:

I'm 5'1". I dated one short guy, maybe 5'6" and I was really miffed when he picked me up for our first date and he asked me to change shoes (heels were "too high").

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:eusa_doh: And on the first date, no less! I could understand if you'd been married for years and he had an insecure day and asked you to accommodate his feelings a little. Although, I guess in a way it's good when they put up a red flag right away that says, "I'm insecure and controlling, watch out!"

gluegungeisha said:

I'm really interested in the association so many women seem to have between their own height and that of the men they date.

Why is that? Is it because it seems to make men feel more confident about their, erm, tall manliness? Or does it make you feel more protected...? Are taller men just more desireable? I'd love to hear what this is all about.

Note: I hope this isn't taken as a negative point. It's just an observation.

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That's an excellent observation, gluegungeisha! You're probably right about the confidence factor, protection, and desirability. It would be interesting if we were talking about weight instead of height--would we be mentioning the relative girth of the men we are with? Would we even be forthcoming about our own weight?!!

I think with me the problem is that though I am a very independent and strong-minded person, who doesn't need looking after, a part of me subconsciously wants a man who *could* look after me, look out for me, defend me, I don't know. That probably sounds really stupid. But when you're a fiercely independent, almost 6ft amazon with a fiery temper, shorter weedy guys just aren't going to cut it as a potential mate. lol

Between 5'10" and 5'11" depending on how bad I am slouching :eusa_doh:

Fleur De Guerre said:

I think with me the problem is that though I am a very independent and strong-minded person, who doesn't need looking after, a part of me subconsciously wants a man who *could* look after me, look out for me, defend me, I don't know. That probably sounds really stupid. But when you're a fiercely independent, almost 6ft amazon with a fiery temper, shorter weedy guys just aren't going to cut it as a potential mate. lol

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Yes. Quote for truth.

I always say that I'm 5'2", but I think I'm slightly under that. I can never remember. I know I'm taller than both of my sisters, which always makes me happy for some reason.

I'm 5'10" My grandmother was about 6' She was so tall!

tall tall women unite! Fleur, Hannah, and Meggie, and all of you other tall ladies are lovely, and I am glad to share your company!

I am 6'0, but thankfully my husband is 6'3!

Height unite! Ha!

p.s.- all of you are lovely, regardless of your height

I am a short one..even my fourteen year old nephew is taller than me...Im 4'11..I guess its not so bad when anyone out there is a Giant compared to me.

I am officially undertall for my weight, my bone structure and my shoe size!

Believe it or not, I weigh 180lbs but wear a size 12 trouser/jean. I'm officially five feet seven and three-quarter inches tall. My shoe size is "Extra Sasquatch" - 43 Eur, 11 US. Had I actually grown up to my feet, I feel I would be at least 5'11" or maybe even 6' tall in my bare feet. Where my height came from, I know not because I came from runty people - I was taller than my father by the time I was 16. My brother is about 6'2". My sister is my height, but with much smaller bones and hence weighs nearly 40lbs less than I do, dagnabbit. I enjoy wearing heels on dressy occasions, although my feet are usually killing me inside of an hour. Finding fab shoes in my size is a real challenge. Finding pants long enough to suit me is, too - my legs are too long for average lengths and too short for long lengths - drives me crazy!

When I met and married my husband, I was really happy that he was 5'11" tall - I liked being able to look him in the eye even if I was in flats but was still shorter than he was if I wanted to glam it up in heels. What I didn't realize is that being so close to him in height meant he had no intention of even trying to carry me over the threshold after we married! I have my moments when I wish I were shorter, lighter and with smaller feet because I really want to be carried over the threshold. And Fleur, you are so right about little guys being unsuitable mate material for a tall, independent woman - and even though I'm not tall compared to you, growing up I was quite tall until high school and I never ever instilled a protective instinct in a single male I met until I met my husband. Nonetheless, his protective instincts stopped short of fulfilling my girly dream of being carried over the threshold! *pout* Sometimes I feel very unfeminine because of my height and large bone structure and massively large feet and hands - my feet are bigger than my husband's (lengthwise, but he's got me in width thank God!) and my hands are only slightly smaller than his. None of this, natch, bothers him, but if Duane 'The Rock' Johnson ever comes calling, I'm getting carried over a threshold by God!!!

I'm part of the 5'2" crowd and like it (aside from the fact that every little pound seems to make a difference).

Most of the guys I've liked have been tall, with a few exceptions. Could be coincidence, though I have joked before that it's some biological impulse telling me to balance out the next generation's height, ha.

a lot of y'all have said you gravitate toward guys much taller than you, but in my history of dating men, i gravitate toward guys either my height or 2-3 inches taller! my boyfriend is 5'5" so i'm taller than him in most of my shoes! he's used to it though - his ex is 5'9"!

(added bonus of dating guys at the shorter end of the spectrum = it's easier to find vintage clothing for them )