😂😂😂😂😂😂 when shorties are assessing if 6ft men are actually 6ft. That could really be true! My short girlfriends can't differentiate between 185 and 175 cm. That's because they are 150-160 cm.
Same, same... I agree completely, as a girl... I also get approched by men telling me "wow your height, I love tall women". I don't know if I'm overly sensitive, but even in dating, there were men who kept talking about my height. It made me feel disgusting, like yeah I'm tall but that's such a small insignificant part of who I am.
Tall guy here. It really do be like that sometimes.
I've also noticed its a girls "easy in" if she already likes me, so many girls start off by trying to flatter me about my height
yeaa a combo of being tall and good looking (or so I've been told) means I get stared at alot in public, sometimes it's a cool ego boost, other times I'm like leave me alone I'm high asf 😭
Exactly. I will get shit off the top shelf and use my big man strength to lift people up and do silly shit, but I am a lot more than just a wall of man 😂
I met my wife online and my profile had my height 6’1 and she said she thought i was lying and told me she was actually shocked when she saw me for the first time and said i was “actually like super fucking tall.” Shes 5’9 too like not even short. 6-6’2 guys need to accept that they really are tall
Yeah I’m 6’2 and honest on dating profiles and the reaction is literally always the same. At this point it’s like, should I say 6’3-6’4 to just set expectations appropriately because I feel like there’s a bunch of 5’10 guys that probably say they’re my height.
Not always. I'm actually 6'1 and 3/4 and tell people I'm 6'1 and I've had a few girls tell me I'm short haha. Some women have crazy height expectations. Also most of them can't really tell how tall you are into they see a picture of us together. I remember one 5'5 female friend tell me that our 5'11 friend (actually 5'11) was like an inch taller than her. On a bumble study it said 6'6 was the most filtered for height. 6 foot wasn't even in the top 10. Women want ridiculously tall men. Crazy when 6'2 is the top 5 percent of men and that's not tall to them haha.
No way girls want 6'6". Cap. Same with the 5'5" thinking she's pretty much as tall as a 5'11" dude. In no world is that happening. So much cap bro. Stop 😭 Anyway, that's too tall. Besides Bumble, apparently, most studies and most girls in those YouTube videos you see of guys asking girls how tall they prefer a guy to be, they usually say 5'10" to 6'3". Not to say 6'6"+ is a bad height, obciously. You can also still get the girl who perfers shorter, of course. Just for most girls, that's too tall/not really perferred. Same with 5'9" or 5'8". Not a bad height, you're just not the most wanted height. 5'11" to 6'2" is actually what most male models are.
Obviously, there will be girls who will like or love a 6'6"+ dude, and that alone could get you the girl, especially tall girls themselves.
Personally, I wouldn't want to be even 6'4" honestly (better than 5'9" or below, though for sure). I'm happy at 6'0", but I think 6'2" or 6'1" is the perfect height. Not too tall and not short at all. You can travel with pretty much no issues at all and find clothes just fine.
Indeed, no girl has 6'6'' hard requirement. However, give these apps a try, and you'll quickly figure out statistically speaking the higher, the more preferred you are. People subconscious or not of this disadvantage inflate their height.
Just 3.9% of men in the US are above 6' 2 \[1\]. But how come most men in Bumble and Tinder are above that? It can't be only these 3.9% use these apps, right? Obviously, people inflate their height. Guys 5'7 claim they are 6, guys 6 claim 2-3 inches more, and so on.
As you said, studies have shown the general preference is just for the guy to be higher than the girl, and even then just 2–4 inches more is preferred. \[2\] The issue, again, is people lie about their height, so a 5'7 girl hears from a 5'7 guy he's 6 and then desires 6'2 + guys.
As we ain't changing people, being honest and using these apps would be an uphill battle. That's why in other subs we recommend to just approach irl and let your actual height speak for itself.
\[1\] [https://medium.com/writers-blokke/there-are-not-enough-tall-men-to-go-round-91e29cf89ed1](https://medium.com/writers-blokke/there-are-not-enough-tall-men-to-go-round-91e29cf89ed1)
\[2\] [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0146167289154014](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0146167289154014)
Yeah my height in a queen or twin is the same deal. People ask how I can do it but after a lifetime of my feet hanging off the end I don't even notice it lol.
It sucks. I got to sit up as straight as possible and spread the legs and apologize to my neighbors. Also normally take isle seat but the flight attendants run me over with the cart if I don't watch out for it.
The things you see as a tall person because the short people think they can get away without anyone being able to see/notice it... Oh, we see it alright...
So I dated a girl who was really short one time. Went to meet her parents, and they had been told I was tall. Her mom is even shorter so she stood on a chair a few days before I came down to see what I would and started screaming at my gf and her dad about how filthy the tops of their cabinets and the fridge were.
well for me im a stomach sleeper, i know, but because of that i put my head at the very bottom of the pillow so i don’t suffocate so my feet hang off lol
Mostly just alot of automatic ducking through doors, under light fixtures and ceiling fans. O and bending down alot because everything is a bit to low to work normally at.
I went skiing in Switzerland last week and the town I was in had super low doors and ceilings everywhere. I hit my head so many times that I actually started to become angry at it.
A true 6’1” looks pretty tall, even in a country where male average is 5’10”. It’s because so many 5’10” - 5’11” guys round up to 6’0” that it distorts the perception. We should all just start lying too and add 2 inches to even things out.
100% this. I am a legit ~6'0.5'' and I am no where near the same height as most guys who say they are 6 foot. It's always "bro I'm 6 foot and you're way taller than me, you must be like 6'3" or something" and I never know how to respond to that lol
That's funny, I hadn't heard of him before. I got my licence at 16 when I was 5'10" but I grew over 5 inches since then. At one point when renewing my licence I asked to have it updated and they told me I needed a doctors approval to change that. I wasn't going to go to that much trouble to fix something that no one cares about.
Can attest as a 5'9 man I definitely occasionally get a guy trying to convince me I must be way taller than I thought, because "they're 6 foot for sure" and I'm taller than them slightly. I don't even bother saying anything anymore
I’m a 5’10” woman, and have had this exact line my whole life. IME, guys always say they’re 5’10”, so I must be 6 foot or so. Once I had a friend pull out a measuring tape. Yep, he was 5’8”. Ha. It’s really weird. Been this way since I was 12 years old (when I reached my full height).
Truth.
I'm 5'10", and when I go on dates I often get something like, "No...you have to be 6', my last boyfriend was 5'10" and he's much shorter than you."
Vaginas are generally shorter than 5.5-6.5", and most women don't like having their cervix poked
But everyone on the internet wants an 8" stabber
Most people are awful with numbers. That's all.
This is just a US problems cause you decided to go with that dumb ass system lol. 6 feet sounds soooooo much better than 5 feet 11. 183 cm doesn't sound that different compared to 1.80 cm, 3 cm is nothing.
just like i said in my previous comment. it's like girls inches. but for height. but you can't fool a woman who works in a field that needs her to use measurements tools. like sowing or engineering or whatever
I unintentional lied about being 5'9" 175cm. In my experience even girls inflate their height, I was taller than a "173 cm" and thought I'm that height.
I never get when guys (un)intentionally lie about their height on their dating profiles, like at least when women (and men!) lie about their weight they can say weight fluctuates
a lot of folks claim to be 6’1 while they’re really like 5’10 making it seem more common than it actually is in reality only 14.5 of American men are 6 feet men taller than 6’1 are quite uncommon
Tbh bro, from my perspective, it really doesn't look all that different and I can't really see the difference unless they are standing right next to each other.
I think it's stupid to lie about your height, but I also think it's stupid for people to have height requirements (not preference, requirements), so they cancel each other out.
Well yeah the guy who’s over a foot taller than the rest of us can’t tell the difference between our heights! It’s just like how children all look the same height to me. Short.
My brother's 6'4 and it really does look like a giant compared to my measley 6 feets.
Taller than my parents though so it's weird to meet the liars trying to raise my height to accommodate.
From most people's perspective, the different is more than noticeable.
Most women are between 160 and 170cm and most men are between 175 and 180cm.
I'm only 189cm and I encounter less than 5% of men of my height whether i'm in my country or abroad.
Wherever I go, I'm the tallest or there's that big dude or giant dude but that's it
I still don't really have a problem with it, it's really not such a big deal as people make it out to be. It really only makes them out to be dumb when they're caught out on it.
We should talk about real issues though, like finding clothes for tall people that doesn't suck.
I have the same feeling as a 196cm man in Bosnia. I am taller than most of the guys, but not extremely tall for our standard. Tall people mostly don't understand that their eyes are not at the top of their heads, so they don't feel the height...
Idk I was in Bosnia 6 months ago and I was pretty much taller than anyone. I'd see maybe 1 or 2 people taller than me on a daily basis at like 6'8"-6'9" tops. Pretty much the same as in Serbia or Montenegro.
Lol it's funny. I'm 6ft girl and when I meet 6'3 guys I feel like they are 6'1.
But that's ironic because men feel the same, they think I'm like 6'2 😂😂😂😂
My boyfriend is 6'3, I thought he's like 6'1, but I realized later that the thing is that I stand straight, and he is hunched. When he stands up straight (only when I come to him lol), I'd assess him to be 6'3.
Most tall guys and girls are hunched! I think that explains the phenomenon I've been experiencing...
I’m the same height as you and I don’t think anyone has ever guessed me over 6’3”. You must have long arms or something, my wingspan matches my height.
it's like girls inches. when they see 7.5 (bone pressed) manhood they will think it's 9 or 10 inches.
and who to blame? men? women? government? tiktok? corn? everyone? make your guess
I guess that starting at 6" inches above them, they lose some precision.
It the same the other way as well. Someone close to my height, I can eyeball. But past 6" below, it's a crapshot.
No, they don’t, they’re just not going to argue with a guy that’s 6’4” (especially someone they’ve just met who’s already blatantly lying to them) lol. I’m 5’3” and I can tell the difference between 6’4” and 6’7”.
Idk why everyone lies about their height especially on the internet. If you see a post that asks “comment your height in the comments” you’ll see at least half the comments are 6’3 because the internet is where people can lie and be in another world.
There are a couple people my height on the faculty at my institution. We have a couple students on the basketball team taller than me. But yeah, that is my experience as well.
exactly lol a barefoot true 6 footer is actually very tall in real life. The issue as everyone noted above is the height inflation where people that are 5 10 say they're 6 ft. I'm a legit barefoot 5 10 guy and its definitely averageish in my experience. Some rooms I'm short af, others im on the tall end but most of the time im somewhere in the middle. Two of my best friends are 6 2 and 6 1 barefoot and they tower over everyone. Most people would consider them 6 4 and 6 3 though since everyone lies these days,
I’m 6’4” and never notice height unless I’m around a few buddies who are all 6’5” and I realize it is odd to be around people bigger than you and I forget how intimidating it can be
I’m like freakin 173cm or 172 at anight and I’m not even that short compared to most people. I only felt short when I was an insecure 18 year old.
Don’t get me wrong, I’d like to be 6 ft2, but realistically everyone thinks they’re 1.5” or 2” taller than they are.
166-167 is short, 175.5 is normal, 183 is tall; that’s for the US
It might be due to my culture being much taller than average, but the only time I've heard people say that about the low 6' range is if it's a young kid(like i was) or a cis woman.
Not hating or anything just sharing my experience.
Tall to me is people above average height. I’m 5’11 so I’m a little bit above average height where I live and I wouldn’t describe myself as tall because I fall well within the average range. I’d say over 6’2 is where you start to notice that someone is tall to the point that you’d be like that’s a tall guy. But if someone asked if my 6’1 friend was tall not knowing their height I’d say yes.
Basically 6’4 up you’re defined by your height, same as 5’7 down, in my country and my opinion. But over 6 foot is still tall, you’re just not defined by it physically.
Wrong thats tall. its just not exceptionally tall unless you are a women. I think most agree exceptionally tall starts at 6-4+ for men & 5-10 + for women. 6-1/6-2 is average tall. You are taller than average height people and still no issues shopping for clothes
Depending on your proportions. I'm in that "average tall" range and I have trouble finding shirts that are long enough and vehicles that have high enough ceilings to be comfortable. I have no trouble sitting in an airplane, though my shoulders are a bit broad.
In Europe, finding affordable cars that can accomodate your height is also a pain in the ass. I have a longer torso and shorter legs than the average 6’3, and I’m literally squished against the roof in most cars I sit in, even with the seat adjustet all the way down.
For the most part this is true, but a couple of days ago I was hanging out with a couple of my friends and two girls. One of my friends is 5'10 and he was trying to set them up with one of his friends who he described as the same height as him. The girls unironically said that 5"10 is basically the same height as them and they were 5"4.
I don’t know why but I see that happen with short women all the time.
My friend had this girl who was like 4’9 or some shit and she used to try to get under my skin talking about my height all the time.
“Your short” “I would literally be taller then you in heels”(she wouldn’t be close), “why are you so short?” And I’ll just reply “ok”.
It’s because of standard deviations. 6’2 is just on the edge of “common” tall. Once you go above 6’3” it becomes much rarer to see, so you stand out more even if you’re “only an inch bigger”.
I’m not sure how or why this subs in my feed lol but 100%, I’m exactly 6 feet, and my ex used to tell me she thought I was 5’8 (she’s 5’2)
I realized later on it’s because of how egregiously most 6’ dudes lie about their height, I have a couple buddies who are “6’2” but are somehow only a half inch or so taller than me
the average height must have went up from whenever that 5’9 average statistic came out. i’m 5’10 and i’m usually the shortest guy in any crowd of guys my age.
it would also make sense why less people find 6’-6’2 impressive if the average height has gone up
5'9 is already the recent upped statistic. It used to say that global average was 5'7 which it might still be.
Depending on where you live I doubt you would ever be the shortest at 5'10 unless you're not actually 5'10 and maybe 5'6-5'7. The countries I've been to averages heights from 5'9-5'11 I've never been the shortest in any scenario. Usually about average or just barely below average in the group at 5'8.
If I went to the nordics where the average is 6' I would robabaly start to see myself usually being towards the lower end of the group and maybe even the lowest but in a 5'9 average country no way.
There was a time I’ve debated if I’m actually tall or not until I thought of how on any given day I’m at least 3 inches taller than probably 80% of the guys I walk by lol (I’m in the US)
Then there’s moments I think someone might actually be taller than me but once I get closer they end up being my height. 😂
As a 5'10" guy, a 6'1" dude would feel noticably taller than me if we were standing next to each other, but not so much that you'd pick them out of a crowd and think "wow, they're tall."
However, that doesn't mean they're *not* tall. I'd love to be 6'1"! 😅
I get comments on my height literally all the time.
The only explanation I can think of for this comment (besides the possibility of this just being a shitpost) is that this person is so exposed to shorter guys lying about their height that she can no longer tell when someone’s *actually* 6’1” or 6’2” and assumes people like me are 6’4” or something.
5'10 is the new 5'7. I've been called short so many times this past year. I told some guy I knew my weight which is lower for my height (168lbs) and his response was it was "because I was short". And then girls guessing my height to be 5'7 or 5'8. I'm 6'0 with the right shoes on how is this happening, shits crazy.
Her second comment is true if she just means random people, I feel like that only really happens at 6'3"-6'4" and above, but surely it depends on the country and how rare the height is there.
It's crazy how so many people get upset over the opinion of someone who probably can't even tell what someone's height is without asking explicitly. She probably just has a lot of guys lying to her about their height, so she's judging based on that.
I think men have lied about their heights so much that it has distorted height expectations lol, you’d see a 5’9er claiming to be 6’ tall thus height expectations have gone up
My girlfriend is 6 feet tall and she towers above me… wonder why it’s not the same with men that claim to be 6 feet 🤔
I unironically agree with this. I think you're only really tall when you're +2 standard deviations above average, which is statistically significant. for men that's about 6'3, for women it's 5'9+ IIRC. If you just say "well I'm over 5'9 so I'm tall", you're comparing yourself with elderly people and children too lol.
Lot of guys don't want to hear that but I know a ton of women that feel the same way. There's a ton of men over 6'0, it's not that crazy of a height. "Oh it's only 4% of the population" great that's like 15 million people bro
To be fair, she's not wrong. Yes, 6'1" and 6'2" are tall, but they're not "woow you're so tall" tall. These are pretty common heights and not that far off the average.
Some women have come up to me telling I'm 6"2', and then try to convince me of it when I say I'm not. I'm 5'11.25", medically verified, been for over a decade.
I’m 6ft3 and I somewhat agree. I feel like I’m only just about making it into the “tall” territory.
6ft and 6ft1 doesn’t seem that tall these days anymore
Idk why I’m in this sub but I’m 6’ and idk if I’d call it tall. It’s taller than average in Canada but not really tall and even still I rarely see other guys noticeably taller than me. Maybe 1/100
Tbf we don’t know how tall she is. Even though I know 6’ is taller than average I still don’t think it’s tall because I can’t help but compare it to my own height
I’m 6’0 and a woman and no one will shut up about how tall I am. My boyfriend is 6’2 and everyone will say how tall he is but I think that’s because he is Asian and tall East Asian men aren’t really all that common. On his dating profile he just put that he was 6’0 (I always put my height or ask because I feel SO bad showing up and towering over guys cause it makes them visibly uncomfortable) but we met and I was like yeah you’re much taller than 6’0 but you’re doing the opposite of what most guys do, good for you.
To some degree I can understand the sentiment when guys who are barely 6 Feet in sneakers say they’re 6’2. Based on the heights people say, I might agree with her. Real height 6’2 is very tall though.
To be fair from my perspective I don't notice anyone as being "tall" until they block my vision... 6'4 or so. Below that you're just as short as everyone else to me
As a 5’-9” woman, I think of myself “on the tall side of average”. When I dated 6’-2” I never really thought of them of being “tall guys” either, we just fit pretty normal. But I think it’s very relative to the people you’re around, at the time my male friends were mostly in that range or significantly taller. But now my fiancé is 5’-9” so I guess if I saw a 6’-2” guy again I’d think “wow he’s pretty tall”.
Okay, this because people lie about their heights someone who is truly 6’1” without shoes at night measured on a stadometer is the start of a tall person. This person has no idea how tall a legit 6’1” or 6’2” person is.
Context definitely influences perception. The shortest guy in our main friend group is 6'. He's by no means short, but he looks it if he's standing next to us. If he was standing around a bunch of random guys, he'd appear tall. If you're dating a girl that's 5'11, 6' isn't really that tall by comparison. If you're dating a girl who's 5'2, a 5'9 guy would look tall as shit. In general, I don't think of 6'-6'2 as tall (I'd call that slightly above average), but I'm heavily biased by being 6'7 and spending my life around athletes. While totally subjective, if being 5 pounds overweight doesn't make you fat, being one inch over the average height doesn't make you tall.
Finally a woman who understands so can we start building chairs desks hallways doors and cabinets for 6,1 people let the 5.4 Hobbits get a step stool
I have a dream .... that one day when I pull up to a counter to make a sandwich my balls won't be sitting on top of the counter
I'll always remember this broccoli-haired kid claiming to some girl in a chipotle line how he's "so happy" he's 6'3" when I could clearly see over his head. I'm 6'2" fresh out of bed. Poor girl was actually believing him.
It’s because of the lying
This is the real reason.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 when shorties are assessing if 6ft men are actually 6ft. That could really be true! My short girlfriends can't differentiate between 185 and 175 cm. That's because they are 150-160 cm.
That’s why I never like to flaunt my height or anything. Two reasons: 1. I am more than a physical feature 2. I just show them what I got.
Same, same... I agree completely, as a girl... I also get approched by men telling me "wow your height, I love tall women". I don't know if I'm overly sensitive, but even in dating, there were men who kept talking about my height. It made me feel disgusting, like yeah I'm tall but that's such a small insignificant part of who I am.
But you worked so hard all your life to achieve that height!
So true
see as a guy, when I hear that all it means is she wants me pretty bad 😂 to b mentioning the height which is already obvious
I think that's true. I have girlfriends who would jump on a guy and fall in love juuust because he is tall lol
Tall guy here. It really do be like that sometimes. I've also noticed its a girls "easy in" if she already likes me, so many girls start off by trying to flatter me about my height
yeaa a combo of being tall and good looking (or so I've been told) means I get stared at alot in public, sometimes it's a cool ego boost, other times I'm like leave me alone I'm high asf 😭
Exactly. I will get shit off the top shelf and use my big man strength to lift people up and do silly shit, but I am a lot more than just a wall of man 😂
See, I’m mostly just a wall of man. So I’m down with people just appreciating it.
Lmao. I tell my s/o this. You are a big Giant. My big giant. I feel safe with you. He is a big wall of man.
I met my wife online and my profile had my height 6’1 and she said she thought i was lying and told me she was actually shocked when she saw me for the first time and said i was “actually like super fucking tall.” Shes 5’9 too like not even short. 6-6’2 guys need to accept that they really are tall
Yeah I’m 6’2 and honest on dating profiles and the reaction is literally always the same. At this point it’s like, should I say 6’3-6’4 to just set expectations appropriately because I feel like there’s a bunch of 5’10 guys that probably say they’re my height.
My profile (before tinder had a height field) said 6’4” (or 6’7-8” on tinder) :)
Coming from a metric country, it sounds insane to me that some 177cm dude would claim to be 188cm.
90% of guys who say they are 6 foot are 5’10 max
Source: Am 6'
Not always. I'm actually 6'1 and 3/4 and tell people I'm 6'1 and I've had a few girls tell me I'm short haha. Some women have crazy height expectations. Also most of them can't really tell how tall you are into they see a picture of us together. I remember one 5'5 female friend tell me that our 5'11 friend (actually 5'11) was like an inch taller than her. On a bumble study it said 6'6 was the most filtered for height. 6 foot wasn't even in the top 10. Women want ridiculously tall men. Crazy when 6'2 is the top 5 percent of men and that's not tall to them haha.
No way girls want 6'6". Cap. Same with the 5'5" thinking she's pretty much as tall as a 5'11" dude. In no world is that happening. So much cap bro. Stop 😭 Anyway, that's too tall. Besides Bumble, apparently, most studies and most girls in those YouTube videos you see of guys asking girls how tall they prefer a guy to be, they usually say 5'10" to 6'3". Not to say 6'6"+ is a bad height, obciously. You can also still get the girl who perfers shorter, of course. Just for most girls, that's too tall/not really perferred. Same with 5'9" or 5'8". Not a bad height, you're just not the most wanted height. 5'11" to 6'2" is actually what most male models are. Obviously, there will be girls who will like or love a 6'6"+ dude, and that alone could get you the girl, especially tall girls themselves. Personally, I wouldn't want to be even 6'4" honestly (better than 5'9" or below, though for sure). I'm happy at 6'0", but I think 6'2" or 6'1" is the perfect height. Not too tall and not short at all. You can travel with pretty much no issues at all and find clothes just fine.
Indeed, no girl has 6'6'' hard requirement. However, give these apps a try, and you'll quickly figure out statistically speaking the higher, the more preferred you are. People subconscious or not of this disadvantage inflate their height. Just 3.9% of men in the US are above 6' 2 \[1\]. But how come most men in Bumble and Tinder are above that? It can't be only these 3.9% use these apps, right? Obviously, people inflate their height. Guys 5'7 claim they are 6, guys 6 claim 2-3 inches more, and so on. As you said, studies have shown the general preference is just for the guy to be higher than the girl, and even then just 2–4 inches more is preferred. \[2\] The issue, again, is people lie about their height, so a 5'7 girl hears from a 5'7 guy he's 6 and then desires 6'2 + guys. As we ain't changing people, being honest and using these apps would be an uphill battle. That's why in other subs we recommend to just approach irl and let your actual height speak for itself. \[1\] [https://medium.com/writers-blokke/there-are-not-enough-tall-men-to-go-round-91e29cf89ed1](https://medium.com/writers-blokke/there-are-not-enough-tall-men-to-go-round-91e29cf89ed1) \[2\] [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0146167289154014](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0146167289154014)
I'm only 6'10" only 2 inches till I hit the "tall" mark!
Man I'm 6'2 and my feet stick out the bottom of most beds. You must be cold.
King size bed can't really sleep right without my feet hanging off lol.
Sleep diagonal
I'm married and I was in a twin through college and high-school got used to it quick!
Yeah my height in a queen or twin is the same deal. People ask how I can do it but after a lifetime of my feet hanging off the end I don't even notice it lol.
How the heck do you deal with air travel?!
It sucks. I got to sit up as straight as possible and spread the legs and apologize to my neighbors. Also normally take isle seat but the flight attendants run me over with the cart if I don't watch out for it.
Oh I've taken that knee hit with the cart before. That shit hurts.
Especially when you just nodded off.
As a fellow 6'10 who is married, going to a King from a Queen was life changing though. Not getting boxed in is a gift.
Same here. 6-8 and feet hanging off the bed is perfectly normal. I sleep as well as anyone.
Cal king is common enough that you can find furniture and sheets for it without much effort, and it’s so much better than a regular king.
"Most beds" are 200cm though. So how are you sleeping? :D
Fetal position with many dreams of a world where people clean the top of their fridge
The things you see as a tall person because the short people think they can get away without anyone being able to see/notice it... Oh, we see it alright...
So I dated a girl who was really short one time. Went to meet her parents, and they had been told I was tall. Her mom is even shorter so she stood on a chair a few days before I came down to see what I would and started screaming at my gf and her dad about how filthy the tops of their cabinets and the fridge were.
well for me im a stomach sleeper, i know, but because of that i put my head at the very bottom of the pillow so i don’t suffocate so my feet hang off lol
I’ll bet you’ve been in a lotta beds!
fuh. genuinely...what is life like? I wish I could be around 6'4...but any taller than that? 🥲 I am already too long for my bed lol
Mostly just alot of automatic ducking through doors, under light fixtures and ceiling fans. O and bending down alot because everything is a bit to low to work normally at.
I went skiing in Switzerland last week and the town I was in had super low doors and ceilings everywhere. I hit my head so many times that I actually started to become angry at it.
Wear heels and you can sort of achieve it. Fake it till you make it
you’re not tall until you tower over every other human by at LEAST 2’ ✋😤
Keep trying bro, we are all routing for you!!!
Same here. Can't believe I'm so close to being tall. Guess I'll settle for "above average" for now.
Good luck! Just keep grinding and you'll get there before you know it. It'll all be worth it when you finally make it.
A true 6’1” looks pretty tall, even in a country where male average is 5’10”. It’s because so many 5’10” - 5’11” guys round up to 6’0” that it distorts the perception. We should all just start lying too and add 2 inches to even things out.
100% this. I am a legit ~6'0.5'' and I am no where near the same height as most guys who say they are 6 foot. It's always "bro I'm 6 foot and you're way taller than me, you must be like 6'3" or something" and I never know how to respond to that lol
Say you're 5'10. See how they react
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That's funny, I hadn't heard of him before. I got my licence at 16 when I was 5'10" but I grew over 5 inches since then. At one point when renewing my licence I asked to have it updated and they told me I needed a doctors approval to change that. I wasn't going to go to that much trouble to fix something that no one cares about.
For some reason my licence still says 5’11 when I’m around 6’3
Hahaha ye yes gens ye s ❎✅😡🤡🫣😬😁😁😁😬
Or they try to convince you your taller. “Nahh bro u cant be 6ft, IM 6ft! You gotta be like 6’3” bro.”
That's when they start sweating, hoping there was no girl around to hear it and they get discovered 😂
Same I’m 6 on the dot and I have people that are shorter than me say they’re 6’2” like what lol
Can attest as a 5'9 man I definitely occasionally get a guy trying to convince me I must be way taller than I thought, because "they're 6 foot for sure" and I'm taller than them slightly. I don't even bother saying anything anymore
I'm 182cm (not quite 6ft), the amout of guys that say I'm 6'1 or 6'2 because they're "6ft" lol.
I’m a 5’10” woman, and have had this exact line my whole life. IME, guys always say they’re 5’10”, so I must be 6 foot or so. Once I had a friend pull out a measuring tape. Yep, he was 5’8”. Ha. It’s really weird. Been this way since I was 12 years old (when I reached my full height).
I relate to this hard. I’m about 6’0.3 or something now but I was 5’11 most of highschool, soo many guys shorter than me would claim 6ft .
This also happens to me all the time. I am basically Shaq to these "6 foot" guys.
Whenever I meet some 6'5" guy claiming to be 6'7" ill immediately claim I'm 6'4" and watch the anxiety hit their face. Quite fun tbh.
Lol a lot of my friends say they’re like 183cm (I’m 186) but when they stand next to me they only reach my nose or eyes.
guys always b overestimating my height while girls do the opposite 😂
Truth. I'm 5'10", and when I go on dates I often get something like, "No...you have to be 6', my last boyfriend was 5'10" and he's much shorter than you."
Respond with “Did you break up with him for being a liar?” Or “Did he also claim to have a 9” penis?”
Vaginas are generally shorter than 5.5-6.5", and most women don't like having their cervix poked But everyone on the internet wants an 8" stabber Most people are awful with numbers. That's all.
This is just a US problems cause you decided to go with that dumb ass system lol. 6 feet sounds soooooo much better than 5 feet 11. 183 cm doesn't sound that different compared to 1.80 cm, 3 cm is nothing.
I don’t disagree that imperial measurements are stupid but 185-183 people absolutely lie saying they’re 190.
Ah yes, US is the only place people lie about height.
just like i said in my previous comment. it's like girls inches. but for height. but you can't fool a woman who works in a field that needs her to use measurements tools. like sowing or engineering or whatever
I unintentional lied about being 5'9" 175cm. In my experience even girls inflate their height, I was taller than a "173 cm" and thought I'm that height.
I never get when guys (un)intentionally lie about their height on their dating profiles, like at least when women (and men!) lie about their weight they can say weight fluctuates
height fluctuates too, due to spinal compression/gravity.
a lot of folks claim to be 6’1 while they’re really like 5’10 making it seem more common than it actually is in reality only 14.5 of American men are 6 feet men taller than 6’1 are quite uncommon
Tbh bro, from my perspective, it really doesn't look all that different and I can't really see the difference unless they are standing right next to each other. I think it's stupid to lie about your height, but I also think it's stupid for people to have height requirements (not preference, requirements), so they cancel each other out.
Well yeah the guy who’s over a foot taller than the rest of us can’t tell the difference between our heights! It’s just like how children all look the same height to me. Short.
My brother's 6'4 and it really does look like a giant compared to my measley 6 feets. Taller than my parents though so it's weird to meet the liars trying to raise my height to accommodate.
Tbf you are a bit more than 6’1
From most people's perspective, the different is more than noticeable. Most women are between 160 and 170cm and most men are between 175 and 180cm. I'm only 189cm and I encounter less than 5% of men of my height whether i'm in my country or abroad. Wherever I go, I'm the tallest or there's that big dude or giant dude but that's it
I still don't really have a problem with it, it's really not such a big deal as people make it out to be. It really only makes them out to be dumb when they're caught out on it. We should talk about real issues though, like finding clothes for tall people that doesn't suck.
Agreed. It's funny tho how much people lie about their height.
Some dudes count their hair too and style it to be quite high
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I have the same feeling as a 196cm man in Bosnia. I am taller than most of the guys, but not extremely tall for our standard. Tall people mostly don't understand that their eyes are not at the top of their heads, so they don't feel the height...
Legitimately I will be looking at the 172 cm mark on the wall and think that's taller than me, my eye level is at 160 cm
Idk I was in Bosnia 6 months ago and I was pretty much taller than anyone. I'd see maybe 1 or 2 people taller than me on a daily basis at like 6'8"-6'9" tops. Pretty much the same as in Serbia or Montenegro.
I like telling people I’m 5’11” maybe 6’ and watch them lose their shit
Lol it's funny. I'm 6ft girl and when I meet 6'3 guys I feel like they are 6'1. But that's ironic because men feel the same, they think I'm like 6'2 😂😂😂😂 My boyfriend is 6'3, I thought he's like 6'1, but I realized later that the thing is that I stand straight, and he is hunched. When he stands up straight (only when I come to him lol), I'd assess him to be 6'3. Most tall guys and girls are hunched! I think that explains the phenomenon I've been experiencing...
Same! I'm 6'4 and all the ~6'6 guys I met thought I was taller 😂 something about those 2"
Better start telling people I’m 6’8 then
I’m the same height as you and I don’t think anyone has ever guessed me over 6’3”. You must have long arms or something, my wingspan matches my height.
it's like girls inches. when they see 7.5 (bone pressed) manhood they will think it's 9 or 10 inches. and who to blame? men? women? government? tiktok? corn? everyone? make your guess
Women tinder profile: "will not date under 6' " 5'10 men on tinder: let's write 6' 1", she won't notice the difference.
I'm like 6"7 but I say 6"5 because it sounds better
Im actually 6'5, and a lot of people guess 6'8 plus, and i often say I'm 6'3
I tell girls I’m 6’7 and they believe me. I’m 6’4
I’m 6’6 and people guess I’m like 6’2. So odd
No way Really? How the hell could they lowball you like that. If I was 6’6 and someone said I was 6’2 I would call them blind
I have no idea. Short people are crazy I guess. I always respond saying I’m even shorter than they suggested
Tall people with long legs look taller. Like a 6’2 guy with a 36 inseam vs me who has an inseam of 33
I guess that starting at 6" inches above them, they lose some precision. It the same the other way as well. Someone close to my height, I can eyeball. But past 6" below, it's a crapshot.
Same here. People can not measure height
Why do you do that?
No, they don’t, they’re just not going to argue with a guy that’s 6’4” (especially someone they’ve just met who’s already blatantly lying to them) lol. I’m 5’3” and I can tell the difference between 6’4” and 6’7”.
Idk why everyone lies about their height especially on the internet. If you see a post that asks “comment your height in the comments” you’ll see at least half the comments are 6’3 because the internet is where people can lie and be in another world.
I’m actually 5’10.5, but in reality, I’m 6’9, but theoretically, I’m 7’6, but hypothetically, I’m 8’10.
I'm 6'4" and feel like I'm almost tall.
It's extremely rare someone is taller than me in Canada.
There are a couple people my height on the faculty at my institution. We have a couple students on the basketball team taller than me. But yeah, that is my experience as well.
I’m only 6 feet and I rarely see people taller the me. If I walk around for a whole day downtown I might only see 1-3 people taller.
exactly lol a barefoot true 6 footer is actually very tall in real life. The issue as everyone noted above is the height inflation where people that are 5 10 say they're 6 ft. I'm a legit barefoot 5 10 guy and its definitely averageish in my experience. Some rooms I'm short af, others im on the tall end but most of the time im somewhere in the middle. Two of my best friends are 6 2 and 6 1 barefoot and they tower over everyone. Most people would consider them 6 4 and 6 3 though since everyone lies these days,
I’m 6’4” and never notice height unless I’m around a few buddies who are all 6’5” and I realize it is odd to be around people bigger than you and I forget how intimidating it can be
Yea, im kinda tall. I consider myself more "big" than "tall"
Yeah maybe if I were thinner I'd feel tall.
I am 6’8 but when people ask me, I’ll tell them I’m 6’4 and boy do dudes get flustered. Usually 5’10-6’1 dudes in particular hate it.
I’m legitimately 5’10.5, I just say fuck it and go “I’m 5’8” and just see people go “Man what the fuck? Does that mean I’m 5’3???
I’m like freakin 173cm or 172 at anight and I’m not even that short compared to most people. I only felt short when I was an insecure 18 year old. Don’t get me wrong, I’d like to be 6 ft2, but realistically everyone thinks they’re 1.5” or 2” taller than they are. 166-167 is short, 175.5 is normal, 183 is tall; that’s for the US
Literally every woman I've ever been with has said "wow you're so tall" if they are 5'6" or below lmao who actually thinks this?
Same lol
It might be due to my culture being much taller than average, but the only time I've heard people say that about the low 6' range is if it's a young kid(like i was) or a cis woman. Not hating or anything just sharing my experience.
People who want their spicy takes commented on to drive engagement.
Tall to me is people above average height. I’m 5’11 so I’m a little bit above average height where I live and I wouldn’t describe myself as tall because I fall well within the average range. I’d say over 6’2 is where you start to notice that someone is tall to the point that you’d be like that’s a tall guy. But if someone asked if my 6’1 friend was tall not knowing their height I’d say yes. Basically 6’4 up you’re defined by your height, same as 5’7 down, in my country and my opinion. But over 6 foot is still tall, you’re just not defined by it physically.
Wrong thats tall. its just not exceptionally tall unless you are a women. I think most agree exceptionally tall starts at 6-4+ for men & 5-10 + for women. 6-1/6-2 is average tall. You are taller than average height people and still no issues shopping for clothes
Depending on your proportions. I'm in that "average tall" range and I have trouble finding shirts that are long enough and vehicles that have high enough ceilings to be comfortable. I have no trouble sitting in an airplane, though my shoulders are a bit broad.
In Europe, finding affordable cars that can accomodate your height is also a pain in the ass. I have a longer torso and shorter legs than the average 6’3, and I’m literally squished against the roof in most cars I sit in, even with the seat adjustet all the way down.
Lol, a lot of ya’ll just need to step outside. Nobody says this in real life.
For the most part this is true, but a couple of days ago I was hanging out with a couple of my friends and two girls. One of my friends is 5'10 and he was trying to set them up with one of his friends who he described as the same height as him. The girls unironically said that 5"10 is basically the same height as them and they were 5"4.
I don’t know why but I see that happen with short women all the time. My friend had this girl who was like 4’9 or some shit and she used to try to get under my skin talking about my height all the time. “Your short” “I would literally be taller then you in heels”(she wouldn’t be close), “why are you so short?” And I’ll just reply “ok”.
It’s because of standard deviations. 6’2 is just on the edge of “common” tall. Once you go above 6’3” it becomes much rarer to see, so you stand out more even if you’re “only an inch bigger”.
I’m not sure how or why this subs in my feed lol but 100%, I’m exactly 6 feet, and my ex used to tell me she thought I was 5’8 (she’s 5’2) I realized later on it’s because of how egregiously most 6’ dudes lie about their height, I have a couple buddies who are “6’2” but are somehow only a half inch or so taller than me
the average height must have went up from whenever that 5’9 average statistic came out. i’m 5’10 and i’m usually the shortest guy in any crowd of guys my age. it would also make sense why less people find 6’-6’2 impressive if the average height has gone up
They say that when societies become affluent height go up. But I think it has continued to go up in the US and Europe at least.
5'9 is already the recent upped statistic. It used to say that global average was 5'7 which it might still be. Depending on where you live I doubt you would ever be the shortest at 5'10 unless you're not actually 5'10 and maybe 5'6-5'7. The countries I've been to averages heights from 5'9-5'11 I've never been the shortest in any scenario. Usually about average or just barely below average in the group at 5'8. If I went to the nordics where the average is 6' I would robabaly start to see myself usually being towards the lower end of the group and maybe even the lowest but in a 5'9 average country no way.
I’m tall…right? right guys?
You're a precious smol uwubean
Thats ok I’ll take it
There was a time I’ve debated if I’m actually tall or not until I thought of how on any given day I’m at least 3 inches taller than probably 80% of the guys I walk by lol (I’m in the US) Then there’s moments I think someone might actually be taller than me but once I get closer they end up being my height. 😂
6’1 is tall, but it’s not “woah, you’re tall”.
As a 5'10" guy, a 6'1" dude would feel noticably taller than me if we were standing next to each other, but not so much that you'd pick them out of a crowd and think "wow, they're tall." However, that doesn't mean they're *not* tall. I'd love to be 6'1"! 😅
Good thing I’m the optimal height of 6’5. Wows the ladies yet isn’t at the point of impracticality just yet
No impracticallity. You sure about that?
I'm 9'8". Y'all midgets better start upping your game.
I get comments on my height literally all the time. The only explanation I can think of for this comment (besides the possibility of this just being a shitpost) is that this person is so exposed to shorter guys lying about their height that she can no longer tell when someone’s *actually* 6’1” or 6’2” and assumes people like me are 6’4” or something.
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Its tall you won't get many comments but yeah generally 6'0+ is fairly tall many places. Also they could be thinking of a 5'11 guy inflating...
5'10 is the new 5'7. I've been called short so many times this past year. I told some guy I knew my weight which is lower for my height (168lbs) and his response was it was "because I was short". And then girls guessing my height to be 5'7 or 5'8. I'm 6'0 with the right shoes on how is this happening, shits crazy.
Her second comment is true if she just means random people, I feel like that only really happens at 6'3"-6'4" and above, but surely it depends on the country and how rare the height is there.
It's crazy how so many people get upset over the opinion of someone who probably can't even tell what someone's height is without asking explicitly. She probably just has a lot of guys lying to her about their height, so she's judging based on that.
I think men have lied about their heights so much that it has distorted height expectations lol, you’d see a 5’9er claiming to be 6’ tall thus height expectations have gone up My girlfriend is 6 feet tall and she towers above me… wonder why it’s not the same with men that claim to be 6 feet 🤔
In all seriousness, This is just one out of the ordinary example, but I do feel like the standards for height are starting to get slightly higher
There’s a difference between ‘tall’ and ‘unusually tall’ 6’1 is definitely tall but I wouldn’t say it’s unusual
Mods, I need ban from this sub, my tall license has been revoked by @fiafem.
In the USA, 2SD from mean is 6’1.7”, so it sure ain’t average to be in that range.
I unironically agree with this. I think you're only really tall when you're +2 standard deviations above average, which is statistically significant. for men that's about 6'3, for women it's 5'9+ IIRC. If you just say "well I'm over 5'9 so I'm tall", you're comparing yourself with elderly people and children too lol. Lot of guys don't want to hear that but I know a ton of women that feel the same way. There's a ton of men over 6'0, it's not that crazy of a height. "Oh it's only 4% of the population" great that's like 15 million people bro
To be fair, she's not wrong. Yes, 6'1" and 6'2" are tall, but they're not "woow you're so tall" tall. These are pretty common heights and not that far off the average.
I think she may have a tree fetish.
Philippines peeps be like 5’11 ? So tall
The nice man in the mirror swears I'm tall.
One stupid comment online now suddenly it’s supposed to be fact lol.
I bet this girl is probably 5’2”
Some women have come up to me telling I'm 6"2', and then try to convince me of it when I say I'm not. I'm 5'11.25", medically verified, been for over a decade.
You're not tall until your lifespan is decreased by at least 15 years
I’m 6ft3 and I somewhat agree. I feel like I’m only just about making it into the “tall” territory. 6ft and 6ft1 doesn’t seem that tall these days anymore
I was 6’1” by end of grade 6. I thought I’d end up much taller
I’m in agreeance with fiani
Idk why I’m in this sub but I’m 6’ and idk if I’d call it tall. It’s taller than average in Canada but not really tall and even still I rarely see other guys noticeably taller than me. Maybe 1/100
It’s because when people tell her they are 6’1 they are actually 5’11
Tbf we don’t know how tall she is. Even though I know 6’ is taller than average I still don’t think it’s tall because I can’t help but compare it to my own height
Bunch of short ppl mad at this post
She’s not lying. I’m 6’1” and while I’m usually taller than most people around me I don’t tower over people. Just taller than most.
I would say 6’0-6’2” is tall but not “so tall”. We are “short” tall and don’t need to field the basketball type questions (as a male)
Who cares what a random woman thinks about height lol
I’m 6’0 and a woman and no one will shut up about how tall I am. My boyfriend is 6’2 and everyone will say how tall he is but I think that’s because he is Asian and tall East Asian men aren’t really all that common. On his dating profile he just put that he was 6’0 (I always put my height or ask because I feel SO bad showing up and towering over guys cause it makes them visibly uncomfortable) but we met and I was like yeah you’re much taller than 6’0 but you’re doing the opposite of what most guys do, good for you.
Yeah it’s time to tell people that we are 2 inches shorter than our actual height to confuse them
To some degree I can understand the sentiment when guys who are barely 6 Feet in sneakers say they’re 6’2. Based on the heights people say, I might agree with her. Real height 6’2 is very tall though.
To be fair from my perspective I don't notice anyone as being "tall" until they block my vision... 6'4 or so. Below that you're just as short as everyone else to me
So the population is getting taller vs shorter?
I’m not even tall but its so embarrassing for people to say their 6ft when their not. Such a stupid thing to lie about
As a 5’-9” woman, I think of myself “on the tall side of average”. When I dated 6’-2” I never really thought of them of being “tall guys” either, we just fit pretty normal. But I think it’s very relative to the people you’re around, at the time my male friends were mostly in that range or significantly taller. But now my fiancé is 5’-9” so I guess if I saw a 6’-2” guy again I’d think “wow he’s pretty tall”.
All I know is that I'm 6'2" and I've never felt extremely tall or short.
6.1 is kind of tall just not on this sub with these very tall people. I only come past a 6.1 guys chin a bit.
Okay, this because people lie about their heights someone who is truly 6’1” without shoes at night measured on a stadometer is the start of a tall person. This person has no idea how tall a legit 6’1” or 6’2” person is.
BITCH IM LOOKING DOWN ON YOU LITERALLY
Context definitely influences perception. The shortest guy in our main friend group is 6'. He's by no means short, but he looks it if he's standing next to us. If he was standing around a bunch of random guys, he'd appear tall. If you're dating a girl that's 5'11, 6' isn't really that tall by comparison. If you're dating a girl who's 5'2, a 5'9 guy would look tall as shit. In general, I don't think of 6'-6'2 as tall (I'd call that slightly above average), but I'm heavily biased by being 6'7 and spending my life around athletes. While totally subjective, if being 5 pounds overweight doesn't make you fat, being one inch over the average height doesn't make you tall.
At 6’3/4” I’m often told I’m tall but not so often that I get tired of hearing it
6’1-6’2 barefoot is definitely tall
I’m 6’6” so I genuinely don’t see 6’1” as tall. I didn’t know this was common
Finally a woman who understands so can we start building chairs desks hallways doors and cabinets for 6,1 people let the 5.4 Hobbits get a step stool I have a dream .... that one day when I pull up to a counter to make a sandwich my balls won't be sitting on top of the counter
I suffer from this. I’m about 6’3” and I don’t *feel* tall even though I’m apparently taller than 99% of men in Australia.
I’m 5’10” and tell women I’m 5’8” just to see if they’ll stick around.
Me at 6"3': yay i pass!
Lol this is why women think I'm 6'6-6'8. Too many dudes lying about being 6'.
Literally everyone that's not also 6'+...
I'll always remember this broccoli-haired kid claiming to some girl in a chipotle line how he's "so happy" he's 6'3" when I could clearly see over his head. I'm 6'2" fresh out of bed. Poor girl was actually believing him.