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In reply to the discussion: Are you above or below "Average" Height? And how do you think that has affected you in your life? [View all]blueamy66
(6,795 posts)22. I'm 5'11" and I did play basketball, for AZ State
And guys think it is most awesome.
I didn't like being so tall when I was younger, but now guys dig it. I get constant compliments on my legs. Plus, when you're a tall woman, you are usually thin.
And I will wear heels occasionally. I'm pretty laid back, so flip flops and Cons work for me.
I'm dating a guy that is 6'4" right now.
I don't even care to remember any mean comments from when I was younger. It's in the past.
I hope that you are now comfortable in your own skin.
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Are you above or below "Average" Height? And how do you think that has affected you in your life? [View all]
pink-o
Aug 2013
OP
I'm average height, though average has gotten taller in the 6+ decades since mid-last century
marzipanni
Aug 2013
#4
I'm exactly average for men my age group. But the damn kids today are a lot taller.
Gidney N Cloyd
Aug 2013
#5
Me too. 6'-3" is about as tall as you can get without being known as "the tall guy".
Throd
Aug 2013
#21
The mother of my children is from a TALL family...she says: Better to have loved short
HereSince1628
Aug 2013
#16
5' 2" woman. When I was a kid, being short was a pain. People were always telling
raccoon
Aug 2013
#25
I'm a short man. I have grown up associating ballroom dancing with motor boating.
Bucky
Aug 2013
#26
i guess its how yoi project yourself, i am tallish, my wife is the same height as you
loli phabay
Aug 2013
#54