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Cuts both ways - I'd much rather be shorter. People may take me more seriously in professional environments but they are intimidated by me in social ones.

samstave 9y ago
On the internet, nobody can see how tall you are!
- kevin_thibedeau 9y ago
  Except for online dating.
  - samstave 9y ago
    I was going to short the stock of big and tall, but felt it was a stretch as the idea didn't suit me.
  - Inconel 9y ago
    I had a couple of friends try a number of online dating sites/apps over the past few years and whenever they would show me profiles I was pretty surprised to see so many women with a hard cutoff of not dating anyone under six foot. I never really realized how short I am at 5'9" prior to this.
    - jorvi 9y ago
      Also largely (heh) an American thing. In Europe I've rarely if ever seen 'must be at least 180cm tall' (I know 6ft is 182, but 180 is similarly rounded). Could be we care less due to Old World tallness.. we are decently tall compared to Americans. See Scandinavia, West Europe, Balkans, etc.
      - chimeracoder 9y ago
        > Also largely (heh) an American thing. In Europe I've rarely if ever seen 'must be at least 180cm tall' As someone who has actually run the numbers for an online dating service, I can assure you it's not "largely an American thing".
        Al-Khwarizmi 9y ago
        Data, please? Sounds interesting.
FussyZeus 9y ago
Grass is greener syndrome?
enobrev 9y ago
At 6'6", I like my height - but it took some work. I've learned quite a few tricks for matching eye-lines with the people I'm talking to in social settings. This generally includes leaning slightly at a bar, or sitting in / leaning on a stool while people are standing, or spreading my legs a bit while standing, or standing further back. I also still end up with a bit of a slouch on rare occasion - something that was hard to shake from my teenage years. These things are all pretty habitual for me now, where I don't even realize I'm doing them.

samstave 9y ago

On the internet, nobody can see how tall you are!

kevin_thibedeau 9y ago
Except for online dating.
- samstave 9y ago
  I was going to short the stock of big and tall, but felt it was a stretch as the idea didn't suit me.
- Inconel 9y ago
  I had a couple of friends try a number of online dating sites/apps over the past few years and whenever they would show me profiles I was pretty surprised to see so many women with a hard cutoff of not dating anyone under six foot. I never really realized how short I am at 5'9" prior to this.
  - jorvi 9y ago
    Also largely (heh) an American thing. In Europe I've rarely if ever seen 'must be at least 180cm tall' (I know 6ft is 182, but 180 is similarly rounded). Could be we care less due to Old World tallness.. we are decently tall compared to Americans. See Scandinavia, West Europe, Balkans, etc.
    - chimeracoder 9y ago
      > Also largely (heh) an American thing. In Europe I've rarely if ever seen 'must be at least 180cm tall' As someone who has actually run the numbers for an online dating service, I can assure you it's not "largely an American thing".
      - Al-Khwarizmi 9y ago
        Data, please? Sounds interesting.

FussyZeus 9y ago

Grass is greener syndrome?

enobrev 9y ago

At 6'6", I like my height - but it took some work. I've learned quite a few tricks for matching eye-lines with the people I'm talking to in social settings. This generally includes leaning slightly at a bar, or sitting in / leaning on a stool while people are standing, or spreading my legs a bit while standing, or standing further back. I also still end up with a bit of a slouch on rare occasion - something that was hard to shake from my teenage years. These things are all pretty habitual for me now, where I don't even realize I'm doing them.