Tall girls. You all know a tall girl, have seen one, or are one. Heck, I'm tall at a little under six feet tall! This myTake is mostly for what I think about being tall because it could be different from one tall person to another. I know a lot of tall people think the following are true. The disadvantages and advantages are a little blurred. I usually think of it as a funny mix of both for all of the following.
Disadvantages of being a tall girl
NOTHING Fits
Walk into a store, find your size and leave right? Wrong. Tall girls or people have to look for their size in a tall and if they don't have a size tall, you're out of luck. Normal jeans must be rolled up to make them look like ankle jeans because to us, that's what they are.
Shirts are even worse. For those of us who have not only long legs, but long torsos know the drill with shirts. Find the shirt in a long or settle with an uncomfortable and unintended crop top. I don't like crop tops, so the shirts are even harder.
Dresses and and skirts always break dress code every time. If you want to wear a dress or skirt that fits, just don't. To be able to wear a dress or skirt, you need to go a size up to reach the appropriate length. It's also unfortunate that sometimes when we wear the size that fits, we get disapproving looks because it's short.
Heels? No these are flats!
When tall girls walk around, they get the looks at their feet. I've gotten the question about heels. "Do you wear heels?" "Why do you wear heels if you don't need them?" Well I don't like heels because it makes me look like a monster. I don't particularly care about heels.
Watch your head!
There's a lot of ways to show off being tall. You can reach the door frame where others have to jump. Or dunk a basketball over someone. But small places and tall people are a bad mix. I should have head damage from hitting my head so many times, actually, I have a scar from hitting a window while walking up the stairs. The children's tunnel at a park makes us claustrophobic (not all the time unless it's really small) and smaller spaces get out limbs all tangled.
The other tall problem is bathroom stalls and showers. When we stand up, we can look over the stalls. It's so awkward. Standing up and making eye contact with someone outside the bathroom stalls is just weird.
Do youplay a sport? Maybebasketball?
I know many people who get upset with this question. I find this one funny because I can answer yes. But if you say it as a joke, I'm going to tell you my entire sports history. "I've also played soccer, baseball, tennis, volleyball, and kickboxing."
Desks and Legs
Most of us have been in school. We've all sat at cramped desks and uncomfortable chairs. Now the first tall girl problem is the desk height. I may be able to fit when I'm sitting down, but crossing my legs is a a no go. And when someone is sitting on the other side of the desk, you just entered a match of unintended footsie. I don't know about you, but that is never fun in the awakward explanation of "no, I wasn't flirting, I was stretching... You don't believe me?... Well I'm just gonna go..." So embarrassing.
Or the oh so fun stretch and trip. This one got me in trouble a couple times. We all get sore from sitting for a while so we stretch. I have the unfortunate power to stretch and people never see. People trip right over my legs. That's an awkward sorry to say when it looks like your a bully but in actuality you're just minding your own business and body.
Boys
Boys boys boys. You want them to hold you, let you sit on their lap, and pick you up in a hug and spin you around. With great height comes limited options and great concern. Not to say that tall girls want tall guys, but I prefer guys who are taller than me. Up until the end of high school, there is a mild delima in finding guys who are taller.
Whenever your tall, you put on more weight than average to keep your health and height natural. I know my friends who are tall have fallen under the self conscious spell of weight influenced by height. You're always nervous if you will hurt someone if you sit on their lap. They don't want to be too heavy. When girls want that romantic hug and spin, we think we're too heavy. They won't be able to lift us! -I've thankfully gotten over this, but it took a while.
Advantages of being a tall girl
Confidence And attention!
Being tall is fun! When I walk down the street or hallway, I can automatically see over most people. I know where I'm going. Being tall draw in attention, so I get a little confidence from that. It makes me walk with a greater presence and a small smile on my face.
Its also an intimidation factor when you're tall. If you don't like someone, tilt your head up a little and take a step forwards. The person will back down instantly. Or not it could go south real quick.
With the attention, you get lots of compliments. I'm not trying to sound self absorbed, but the compliments are a good boost. "You should be a model!" "Your legs are a mile long and amazing!" I've also found that comments about children come up a lot. "I bet you kids will be tall!" "When you have kids, I bet they will be absolutely beautiful!""the man you marry will tall just like you and your family will be tall family goals!"
Roller Coasters
Im a HUGE roller coaster fan. I've been riding roller coasters since I was little because I was so tall. If you want to ride a roller coaster, you don't have to worry about stupid measuring!
High Places
It's a sixth sense to know when someone will ask you to get something on a high shelf for you. I can tell by a look and get whatever they need before they ask.
Sports
Even if you don't play sports, being tall is a great start. Sports come easier for the taller people. For example, in tennis, we block more shots and generate more power. One of the only sports we aren't good at are dodgeball. There's a lot more to hit than a shorter girl. I was decent at the game, but always the target!
Boys
Guys seem to like legs. Not all guys, but a lot notice legs. Tall girls have tall legs.
If a tall guy kisses a tall girl, he doesn't have to break himself to reach her!
Tall girls can play the tall card when they see guys "Come on! I have to have dibs! He's tall! It's only fair!" -this one comes in handy sometimes.
Tall Girls' Problems: Advantages and Disadvantages of Being a Tall Girl
My guy friend is 6'3, and I'm 5'9 and we were just having a conversation the other day about our collective tall heights and I asked him if he'd ever want to be taller (as he literally hit his head walking under a tree branch) and he said, oh yeah, I could do with 2 more inches. I feel the same way. There is so much power in being tall. Both men and women, I think, take less advantage of you and they assume you have authority almost if you're taller than they are which is why he loves the height as a teacher and I did as a manager. So many tall girls see it as such a disadvantage to be tall, but I love love love my height. When I'm in heels, I am about 6'1. I love the stares when I walk into a room, I love the pained looked by shorter girls as they struggle to step on a shelf to get something down and I just breeze through and get it for them, I love standing up to greet someone and towering over them, and I love that my much shorter mom has always been secretly and not so secretly jealous of my height. For all the good, sure there are some disadvantages. A certain bridesmaid dress on me was super inappropriate, yet knee length on the other girls or leg room... always trying to get more leg room... but even with those, I wouldn't change my height for the world except maybe I could do with 2-3 more inches more :o)
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myTake Owner
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Same here! I LOVE being tall. I never thought anything about it while I was growing up, but when I started understanding that I had a presence to others and I immediatly loved it. Its a big boost of confidence. I'd definitely enjoy it if I grew another inch or two!
I'm 1.9 m tall. You're all shorties for me. That being said, most of the relatively tall girls I've come across are freakishly proportioned. Meaning: their facial features are a bit horse-ish, they have thick, shapeless waists, legs like tree trunks etc. Overall, most girls taller than 177 lack feminine features that make a girl attractive.
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I get what you're saying. I always felt a little weird because I had a small head, small waist, big hips, and a long torso (I still have longer legs but I notice my long torso trouble more often when im getting clothes. but the buggest problem with me physically is that I have a big hyper mobility (double jointed) because I grew so fast. : / it makes it easy for me to bend father and sometimes at its worst pop my shoulders or knees out of joint.
This is a great My Take! I am very tall as well standing at 6'6" tall and I think that you missed one of the disadvantages (Needless to say ceiling fans and door jambs are hell on the head) is fitting in cars and vehicles. Today's cars ar not as bad as the older cars but I have had to drill extra holes or move the rails of my drives seat just to fit in a car. I love tall woman very cool and the rest you are spot on about.
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myTake Owner
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Thank you! And you are so right about cars! I should have a permanent bump on my head from hitting it by simply getting into cars and forgetting I have to lean my head down. (My worst problem is leg room when in the back. I have to practically move my legs to the middle or over the seats to get more room!)
In life we are all the same in our differences. Before we are born none of us get to choose our genes. Life is like a game of poker. Your dealt some cards, and the only thing you can do is play them the best you can. I feel that while getting something off your chest is good, but sometimes complaining about one's height is counter productive. The trick it is learn how to make the best out of your life. :)
Taller chicks are hot so thers also that advantage and wearing heels would only flaunt your long legs more so there's also that
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I'm a tall girl and I have a love/hate relationship with my height.
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Anonymous
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The dating part isn't a disadvantage. the fact people accepted gay rights as ok but height is an issue is just silly. Height Difference is a thing of past and should be easy to come over
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myTake Owner
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There's a little difficulty in everything you do. By saying one person's struggles don't matter because there is someone worse out there is silly. People have their struggles and are allowed to feel them no matter how hard. I've been hurt when a guy or girl insulted me because I was tall. Did it hurt? Yes! Because they were insulting me. Insults hurt no matter what they're about. But because there's a gay person out there that was insulted once more than me im not allowed to feel hurt?
But maybe Im missing your point about comparing gay rights and height. May I ask why you compared the two?
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