> The phenomenon of men exaggerating their height is so pervasive, it’s practically become a meme. The dating apps have really made height a big issue. In the

> The phenomenon of men exaggerating their height is so pervasive, it’s practically become a meme. The dating apps have really made height a big issue. In the pre-app era of dating I don't recall people obsessing over it nearly as much. It's the only metric aside form age that is usually presented as an exact number on the apps, which makes some sense since few other metrics provide such 'useful' information. Pretty much every other aspect of a person's body can still be obscured with the right clothes and photos (within reason). Which leads to various bits of conventional wisdom, such as men who have a hat in every photo are bald, people who don't show their teeth when the smile have bad teeth, etc. I know that I personally take my job as Photo Detective very seriously, a trait I only acquired from too many dates with people who did not look as good as their photos in real life.