Does size really matter?!

mechedes

So, I'm curious....
about your height! Do you love it or hate it and why?

silverandgray

I'm short and I'm cool with that.

mechedes

I'm 4'10"...

As much as I like to say I'm fine with it and I'm used to it... I HATE IT!!! Can never find anything that fits and people always have jokes!!!

Cythe

I'm tall, and I love it except my dear husband is shorter than I am. There's nothing wrong with being shorter than your SO, its just an annoyance of mine.

Oh, specifically, I'm 5' 11".

mechedes

@14whitney‌ lol.. I figured it would get people's attention!! Haha!

oxfordstreet

I am 5'11 and it's all leg. Even compared to other giants, my waist is usually several inches higher. Stumpy torso.

Pros: can wear most styles of clothing, easier to stay thin, can reach high up things

Cons: uncomfortably tall in heels, DH is roughly the same height, airplanes suck

Cythe

LDW176 said:

I am 5'11 and it's all leg. Even compared to other giants, my waist is usually several inches higher. Stumpy torso.

Pros: can wear most styles of clothing, easier to stay thin, can reach high up things

Cons: uncomfortably tall in heels, DH is roughly the same height, airplanes suck

Preach.

mandy522

5' 10". I hated it in high school - I always felt so awkward - but now I think there are definite advantages. Life has also gotten easier since mainstream stores started carrying tall and long sizes, buying pants to wear with heels used to be a real pain in the ass.

mamahawk12

I'm 5'5''.... pretty average. I don't mind it because most clothes are made to fit someone about my height so I don't have to have a lot of things altered. Besides designer jeans, which are clearly only made for giraffes.

lindsayloo1212

I'm 5'11''. I love being tall but it was absolutely awful when I was younger and they didn't make pants in long yet. @Cythe, @LDW176‌, and @mandy522‌ - Not sure if you know this but Gap and Old Navy sell everything in tall online including shirts and sweaters - I rarely buy anything elsewhere because the longer sleeves are amazing!

suzysurparis

I'm 5'5" and I feel this poll is a test of whether I'm optimistic or pessimistic. So I picked SS.

Peaseblossom55

I'm 4'10" I don't mind it.  The only thing that sucks is finding clothes for work and dress heels because I'm so tiny.  I don't even weight over 85lbs....

Cythe

lindsayloo1212 said:

I'm 5'11''. I love being tall but it was absolutely awful when I was younger and they didn't make pants in long yet. @Cythe, @LDW176‌, and @mandy522‌ - Not sure if you know this but Gap and Old Navy sell everything in tall online including shirts and sweaters - I rarely buy anything elsewhere because the longer sleeves are amazing!

LOVE me some long sleeve sweaters!

KingLED

I'm 4'11" and I like it for the most part. Unless I'm shoppting for pants, then I hate it. But other than that I enjoy being short.

mandy522

@lindsayloo1212‌ I'm guessing our closets look very similar

virginiaorjohn

I'm 5'6" and that's considered short among my in-laws. My husband and all of his brothers are over 6'3". 

And I also buy lots of clothes at Gap @lindsayloo1212 because pulling long sleeves over your hands is the most awesome thing in the fall and winter.

mechedes

Peaseblossom55 said:

I'm 4'10" I don't mind it.  The only thing that sucks is finding clothes for work and dress heels because I'm so tiny.  I don't even weight over 85lbs....

Yaay!! A fellow shorty!! Oh and the shoe thing suuuucks!!! I wear a kid's size 3. Finding heels is a nightmare!

14whitney said:

I'm short enough so that teachers in a school have to do a double take, but tall enough so that students ask why I'm at their school since I'm not "big enough to be a mom or a teacher"

I used to teach 8th grade and everytime someone came in my room they had a hard time finding me among my students..

I teach second grade now.. I STILL have the same problem!!!!
( LOL. No joke, some of these seven year olds are my height.

I hate it mostly when it comes to clothes.. Oh and plus...

cateyes543

I am 5'6" and like that height. I am not so short or tall that I cannot find clothes. The hard part is that since I am "average" all average clothes are gone quickly.  H is a couple of inches taller than me so I can still wear heels and be the same height or where flats and not seem to short. 

mustloveerica

I'm 5'-4". I wouldn't want to be any taller since DH is only 5'-9".

Oh and I climb on top of the counter to reach the top shelf of the cabinets and DH yells at me. #ShortGirlProbs

oxfordstreet

Cythe said:

lindsayloo1212 said:

I'm 5'11''. I love being tall but it was absolutely awful when I was younger and they didn't make pants in long yet. @Cythe, @LDW176‌, and @mandy522‌ - Not sure if you know this but Gap and Old Navy sell everything in tall online including shirts and sweaters - I rarely buy anything elsewhere because the longer sleeves are amazing!

LOVE me some long sleeve sweaters!

I am obsessed with ordering Old Navy dresses is tall sizes, they actually come to my knee which is all kinds of awesome.

lazyreader

&theheartbreakers said:

I'm 5'9" and hubs is 5'10" ....so I can't wear heels

(Haven't finished reading yet) this is no reason to not wear heels.

5'7". Same height as hubs. I love heels. I just tell him supermodels are taller than him.

thewickedfairy

I'm 5'3" and the only thing I dislike about my height is that my 7 year old is creeping past my shoulders.  It won't be too long before he's taller than me :-(  Otherwise, my height isn't all that bad.  Being short isn't a bad thing IMO

danascullyx

I am 5'6" and I have read that is the average height for women in America. So I am pretty darn average and okay with it.

Peaseblossom55

@mechedes oh no a size 3?  I'm a size 4, where do you mostly find your heels? I found some places on line have my size and Nordstroms, but online only.

mechedes

I know!! Ridiculously tiny! My flats I get at the little girl's section. For heels I go to www.petite.shoes , but even there they don't have much of a selection..

I love getting my Nike free runs for cheap though.. That's when I can find grown up looking ones with out Velcro.. Ugh .. FML!!!!
@Peaseblossom55‌

DawnLilly

I'm 5'5" and DH is 6'5" but I'm pretty small otherwise and normally wear children's shoes as well. I buy heels from Kohls online. DH's niece is 9 and is taller than I am and wears larger shoes. Most of my girl friends are between 5'9 and 6'1. It's a big Dutch farm community.

Peaseblossom55

@mechedes I know it's so hard to find shoes without velcro or disney characters on them, but I do like the cheaper prices.

Cythe

Oh god, don't even get me started on shoes.

dazdareis

I'm 5'7" but hubby is 5'11" and refuses to go out w/ me if I wear heels. That's my only bitch

Ugh ... Shoe size I used to be a 10 and that was easy-ish to find decent shoes. Now I'm an 11, which means I have to shop at the same stores as cross dressers, if I need heels

ramaholic

Teeeeeeeechnically, I think I'm 5'6.75", but I always say 5'7" because easier.  The husband is 5'10-11", so it works out.  I take a ridiculous amount of pleasure being his height or higher when I wear heels, though.

kelley72

My husband is 6'3", I'm 5' 2.5"... I love it!  He is the tallest man I've ever been with- he helps reach all kinds of things!

beckynsean11

I'm 5'2" & 3/4. I usually round up to 5'3". I don't mind being short most of the time. Except at the movies, or a concert. Clothes shopping also sucks my ass, being a plus-sized munchkin is no bueno. My hubs is 6'4", so he can reach all the high up stuff & I have no limit on my heel height.

divinemsbee

I'm 5'4", which I'm fine with. I have slightly longer limbs for my height, which means I can still reach things pretty easily. H is 6', which is a perfect height for me.

Cythe

I'm creeping all over this thread going "oh wow, she's much shorter/taller than I imagined!"

beckynsean11

Jess11213 said:

I'm 6'2" and I love being this tall now.  I hated it when I was younger because I quit growing at 12 so I was pretty much a freak in school.  Finding clothes can sometimes be a pain in the ass, put sometimes I just rock "regular" length pants as capris.  And I have mastered the look of the 3/4 length sleeve as well as rolling button ups pretty.

I also wear 4" heels almost every day and give no fucks that I intimidate almost everyone in them. 

This made me laugh. I do the exact opposite. 3/4 length sleeves are almost always long sleeves for me & I wear capris as regular pants all the time.

3houlagirl

I'm 5'2" and love it! Being a tiny woman who drives a big truck and can intimidate a room of high school students is quite the power trip:)

DH is 5'7", so I can still wear heels, but he can't reach the tall stuff, either.

nittanyllama

Another 5' 2" and a 1/2. MH is only 5'6" or 5'7" so we're both pretty short. DS is screwed.

The only thing I hate is being short and overweight. Makes finding pants extra tough.

tlc35

KingLED said:

I'm 4'11" and I like it for the most part. Unless I'm shoppting for pants, then I hate it. But other than that I enjoy being short.

Me too.  And also when I can't reach things.  It is nice to be able to stand up in airplane seats and not hit my head on the overhead bins.

Cythe

I'm 5'3" with t-rex arms. This is probably one of the reason why I hate cooking. I have a stupid stool in the kitchen. I also have to either ask for help getting something or do that grab something else to move the other item closer move. Ugh.                                  ~~~~ why quote box, why? ~~~~
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BillyHorrible

I'm 5'3" and hate it.  Extra weight shows on me like woah and then finding sizes that fit means serious hemming.

I also think people take me less seriously because I'm "little."

spiltmilkz

I am 4' 11" and 3/4. I round up to 5'