How tall are you?

[HelloStereo]

Nice easy thread! How tall are you? Have you ever felt self conscious about your height?

I am 5'10 or 178cm. I don't mind it now but I remember growing up I was always one of the tallest and in class photos I'd be the only girl standing at the back

 

[Platypusfattypus]

6 foot. Long body and long legs. Hated being tall when I was younger but my husband is 6'3 and I feel shorter now

 

[50sGirl]

5’ 1 and a half - don’t forget the half!

 

[malolo]

6ft.

Was made to feel like the problem child at school because of my height. They never knew what to do with me in class photos and when it came to ceilidh dance lessons they always had trouble pairing me up.

I've always liked being taller though.

 

[Clarity456]

5 foot 4...i wish I was shorter if anything I dunno if it's where I live but finding guys much taller than me when I wear 2 inch heels is a mission lol

 

[Bitofthebubbly]

4’11 and I absolutely hate it. Because I’m not stick thin clothes look rubbish on me, trousers that fit my hips are too long in the leg, petite clothes tend to only be for petite people who are also thin.

Not being able to reach stuff in shops is a massive pain. I no longer give a fuck and will just climb the shelves because why the fuck should I have to search for someone to help me every time I need something off the top shelf, it’s infuriating. Don’t even get me started on the cupboards in my own house, and the peep hole in the front door! All made with taller people in mind. We have so many foot stools it’s ridiculous.

People ignore me and literally talk over my head and there’s also that thing where people think that because you are short it’s acceptable to treat you like a child or less than. I also gain weight really easily as I need less calories and that fucking sucks because it’s so noticeable too.

Even just being a couple of inches taller would make me so much happier. But I’m stuck with what I got. Not grown an inch since I was about 11. I’m aware I sound like I have a massive chip on my shoulder, that’s because I have!

 

[Causewaygal]

I’m 5ft ... I stopped growing at 11 years old. I had a nasty bang to the head that gave me a concussion at the same time ... coincidence ??

 

[Londoncailín]

I’m practically a hobbit.

 

[bunnyboo]

Aghhh most of you are so tall! I'm 4'11. What's worse is a work with a team of 3 guys in my office, who are all 6ft+ lol. Imagine how that looks during presentations

Edit: My boyfriend is also 6'2 lmao, even in heels.. I barely reach his shoulder!

 

[Lanavalentine]

Just under 181cm (5ft 11)

Parents are tall - mother, 179cm; father, 189cm.
Unfortunately, my sister got short changed at 173 (5ft 8)

Ha, I am like your sister!

I am just a smidge under 5’10 (177cm) but I’m the second shortest in my family, only my mum is shorter. My dad and siblings are all 6ft+, and actually so is my brother-in-law. Then my own partner and all his family are 6’2 or taller!

Because of my tall family, I often forget how tall I am. It’s so weird. My partner laughs at me having to stretch on tiptoes to reach our (high) top of kitchen cupboards as he is 6’3, but then in the supermarket I’m always being asked to get things off high shelves for Grannies, and people I don’t know well will always say “oh aren’t you tall?” and then I suddenly realise I AM fairly tall, for a woman at least

I should also say that I have a long torso and short legs and that adds to me not feeling tall. I don’t feel tall and leggy and willowy; I’m more like a booby hourglass tall, which again makes me feel shorter than skinny, leggy women the same height as me.

 

[Sw4]

I’m 5 ft 6 inches but apparently look taller as I have long legs and a short body

Haha I'm 5'3 but have a similar body type and often get this too! I've also been told I have a very straight posture and commanding presence which makes me seem taller I hate having a short torso though, it's like my arms and legs are long and lean but everything just blobs out around the middle.

 

[Nicolenicole]

5’9
I was 5’8 until the past 2 years or so when I grew 3cm. All measured at the hospital. I could still be growing I don’t know.
I’m in my 20s and battled anorexia until very recently so I have never grown to my full potential. I think it’s around 5’10-11 based on my sister.

 

[Mulholland Drive]

Just under 181cm (5ft 11)

Parents are tall - mother, 179cm; father, 189cm.
Unfortunately, my sister got short changed at 173 (5ft 8)

 

[Be More Pacific]

4ft 9 and a half. I thought I was 4ft 10 until I got measured at the doctors. I actually shouted at him that I couldn't believe I was shorter than Barbara Windsor

I can't say I'm crazy about looking fat unless I'm eight stone something but I do like having small feet (size 3) and hands as massive hands and feet on a woman are not attractive. Sorry.

Boyfriend is 6ft.

 

[Mulholland Drive]

Ha, I am like your sister!

I am just a smidge under 5’10 (177cm) but I’m the second shortest in my family, only my mum is shorter. My dad and siblings are all 6ft+, and actually so is my brother-in-law. Then my own partner and all his family are 6’2 or taller!

Because of my tall family, I often forget how tall I am. It’s so weird. My partner laughs at me having to stretch on tiptoes to reach our (high) top of kitchen cupboards as he is 6’3, but then in the supermarket I’m always being asked to get things off high shelves for Grannies, and people I don’t know well will always say “oh aren’t you tall?” and then I suddenly realise I AM fairly tall, for a woman at least

I should also say that I have a long torso and short legs and that adds to me not feeling tall. I don’t feel tall and leggy and willowy; I’m more like a booby hourglass tall, which again makes me feel shorter than skinny, leggy women the same height as me.

I get asked to reach up for things from top shelves in supermarkets too. But I do have to bite my tongue when people state the bleedin' obvious by saying "You're tall aren't you!"

I must admit to not like wearing stilettos. The extra few centimeters in height really makes me unsteady at times. I do have long legs, but there are times when I look like crane fly, lol

 

[Apple In My Pie]

5’0’. It’s a pain in the arse, I’m not stick thin either so I look squat and clothes don‘t suit me. I’m disabled as well so trying to reach things on high shelves or in high cupboards is out of the question. And I think it makes me look really young.

 

[Brunette3232]

5 foot 4.
I like being my height

 

[Hendrix]

I’m 5 ft 2

 

[Neonmoon]

Aghhh most of you are so tall! I'm 4'11. What's worse is a work with a team of 3 guys in my office, who are all 6ft+ lol. Imagine how that looks during presentations

Edit: My boyfriend is also 6'2 lmao, even in heels.. I barely reach his shoulder!

This is exactly the same as me 4’11 and husband is 6ft 2

 

[DCICassieStuart]

I'm a shortarse at only 5'3". Would love to be a few inches taller.