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Does size really matter?!

mechedesmechedes member
edited September 2014 in Trying to Get Pregnant
So, I'm curious....
about your height! Do you love it or hate it and why?

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Does size really matter?! 312 votes

Above 6'
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5'5"-6'
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  • silverandgraysilverandgray member
    I'm short and I'm cool with that.
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  • CytheCythe member
    edited September 2014
    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".
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  • mechedesmechedes member
    @14whitney‌ lol.. I figured it would get people's attention!! Haha!

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  • mandy522mandy522 member
    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.
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  • mamahawk12mamahawk12 member
    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.
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  • lindsayloo1212lindsayloo1212 member
    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!
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  • Peaseblossom55Peaseblossom55 member
    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....
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  • CytheCythe member
    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!
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  • mandy522mandy522 member
    @lindsayloo1212‌ I'm guessing our closets look very similar :)
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  • virginiaorjohnvirginiaorjohn member
    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.

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  • cateyes543cateyes543 member
    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. 
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  • oxfordstreetoxfordstreet member
    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.
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  • lazyreaderlazyreader member
    &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. ;)
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  • thewickedfairythewickedfairy member
    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
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  • danascullyxdanascullyx member
    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.
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  • Peaseblossom55Peaseblossom55 member
    @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.
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  • mechedesmechedes member
    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!!!!
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  • DawnLillyDawnLilly member
    edited September 2014
    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.
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  • Peaseblossom55Peaseblossom55 member
    @mechedes I know it's so hard to find shoes without velcro or disney characters on them, but I do like the cheaper prices.
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  • CytheCythe member
    Oh god, don't even get me started on shoes.
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  • dazdareisdazdareis member
    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 :(
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  • ramaholicramaholic member
    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.
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  • kelley72kelley72 member
    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!
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  • beckynsean11beckynsean11 member
    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.

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  • divinemsbeedivinemsbee member
    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.



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  • beckynsean11beckynsean11 member
    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.

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  • 3houlagirl3houlagirl member
    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.
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  • nittanyllamanittanyllama member
    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.


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  • tlc35tlc35 member
    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.
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  • CytheCythe member
    edited September 2014
    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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  • BillyHorribleBillyHorrible member
    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."

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