Are all guys insecure about their height?

[Anonymous]

My boyfriend is obsessed with being 6'2, which is quite specific, anyways he thinks he is 5'9 but isn't really sure. Sometimes he swears he is taller than that. I'm only 5 foot so he's tall enough for as is but it seems to be a hot topic for him and he was very excited to find out his height.

So last month the school nurse gave him a physical for whatever reason and they said he was only 5'6 or 5'7 but he felt like it wasn't accurate cause she measured him the "old fashion way." So last week he went to the doctors for his annual check up and they took his height but usually they don't tell you your height or weight unless you ask.

So somehow he forgot to ask. Is he really that clueless, considering that he really wanted to know his height for at least months or did he pretend to forget because he got a number he didn't like?

I always try to make him feel good about his height because he is pretty tall in comparison to me. I call him a giant and say he's the perfect height for me. I really don't understand, maybe it's an insecurity of his. I don't know why it bothers me, I guess I feel as though he is lYing to me about it and I'm a little irritated.

Give the dude a break everyone forgets things now and then.

There's no way he forgot to ask about his height if it meant that much to him.

All guys are like that about height

He's obsessed with his height, that's not normal..

[NearlyNapping]

He's obsessed and that's not normal. I mean yea, some guys are insecure about their height. If they are insecure about their height, they are probably insecure about other things too. But he seems completely obsessed to an unhealthy degree.

I'm 5-6 and my height has never once in my life bothered me. Not even a little bit. I've never considered it a negative.

Stop saying things to try to make him feel good about his height. That's just patronizing. If anything do just the opposite and tell him to stop being such a baby. He's got a girlfriend and there are plenty of 6-2 guys who don't. If he can't deal with something so trivial as his height, how will he deal with things that are important?

Don't baby him on it. Don't put up with it. Tell him you're tired of hearing about it and to stfu. Coddling him isn't the answer.

[heavensgift2girls]

Not all guys are that way, but a lot are. I am 5'10 which is average and guys shorter than me have tried to explain that they were 5'10 so I must be much higher than I believed. I didn't argue with them. Everyone has insecurities about something, so I would suggest you just support him and play along with thinking he is taller than he really is. After all his feelings are very real, and should be respected.

[Asker]

Great opinion

[skullly]

hahahahaah that's too weird!!
he THINKS? he's 5'9? and is unsure? of his own height? xD
How old is he? 6? how is he unsure? does he grow and shrink every night?

Anyway, i'm sure you could tell just by looking at him what height he is... from 5'6 to 5'9 is a big difference in appearance... and even more so 5'6 from 6'2 ... One thing is for him to be a weirdo liar... and another thing is for you to believe his delusion of not knowing how tall he is.

and no, I do not think he is clueless. He knows his height. He is just in denial and is ashamed of his height.

[MasterAetos]

Maybe, shortest I thought I'd be was 5'11 before measuring myself, and then measured myself an inch under that. It's easy to think you might be taller than you actually are; especially by half an inch to 1 inch, even 2 inches.

[BuchitaBuchys]

I think most of us, especially us foolish youngins, obsess over certain "flaws" that may not even be a big deal.

Like me, I'm probably notorious on here for hating my small boobs. While people probably don't even care that they're tiny. And the ones that do, fuck them with a rusty dildo.

We all have somewhat of a flaw or something we'd like to change. And his seems to be height.

I just can't wait until I'm older and I finally realize looks fade and it doesn't matter.

[14114325]

it's definitely something he's insecure about. i probably wouldn't bother him anymore on this topic, it's like how guys don't constantly ask their gfs "how much did you weigh this morning honey", even if it's an obsession i can respect that

[WhatTheHellAmy]

Aww poor guy. Please try distracting him with sex or something when the height comes to his head XD

I don't think this is normal. He has a problem. And he didn't want to know the truth, he couldn't forget to ask.

[MasterAetos]

I remember actually being the height that I am, if perhaps a fraction shorter, and thinking I was 6ft tall. I measure myself and find out I was 5'10 which then triggered an existential crisis within me. I'm 5'10.5 now though. Nobody likes to find out that they're shorter than they think they are.

[Mesonfielde]

I think he is being excessive, similarly to how the anorexic is obsessed with losing weight.

[godfatherfan]

I have never known a guy to be weird about his height. Since I am 6'3" and grew up always being the tallest in school, I never cared. If anything, I got upset at being teased for being too tall. but I much rather be tall then short. Although to a limit. I don't want to be weird tall like NBA players that approach or exceed 7 ft. I think 6' 6" is about the top of the "normal" tall scale.

[nakedalligator]

It's really not that hard to measure yourself, and I doubt they made a mistake when measuring him. Even if they did, it would only be within a couple inches at the most., and I feel that's a big if.
Whatever measurement he gets won't change anything either, he's still the same height regardless. At 5'10", which is about average, I still wish I was taller sometimes, but there's nothing you can do about it so better to just accept it. I can definitely understand why a guy his height though would want to be taller though.

[MasterAetos]

Yeah, at 5'10.5, I definitely feel above average height but wish I could be 6ft or 6'1.

[Laowai]

Height is probably as important, if not more important than weight to a woman. Women are much less likely to date or be attracted to a shorter man than they are. I'm on the short side, and was reminded of it for most of my life.

Unfortunately, unlike weight, there isn't really anything you can do to grow taller. So if you are short, you have to just learn to deal with it.

[LoveLikeRockets]

I'm a short guy and I have never been insecure about the things I cannot change.

I can't change the fact I am short, it is what it is and I accept that I am deeply undesirable to a vast majority of women because of it and that I'll be discriminated in the work place because I am short and yeah I don't worry about it.

[Speedy94]

My height is the last thing i would be insecure about! I'm 1,84m / 6ft1 wich is just perfect for me, tall but not giant ;)

Being too tall makes it harder to move and to be flexible, you also lose speed in running. I'm just fine ;)

[annoyymouse]

I didn't see his age, but when I was a teenager I was obsessed with being taller. Now I couldn't care less

[Asker]

He's 17
I'm 18

[JHAYES317]

Not all guys. Guys who are 6 ft+ typically aren’t. It’s mostly because a lot of girls refuse to date short guys, and typically guys get more respect if they are taller. If girls didn’t have an issue dating guys shorter than them, and if guys weren’t given better jobs based on how tall they were, then that insecurity wouldn’t exist

[JustinX9]

I'm 5'10 during day or 5'9 1/2 during night I wish I'm 6'0 or 6'1... I feel short for my height kids these days are like towers... Since I'm 23 now I think I stopped growing and I have to accept what is my height and that is something I have no control

[pavlove]

yeah it's his issue. i am 6'2 and have never once thought about my height or cared. that's why i tell people the reason i feel bad for short guys isn't because girls dont like them as much as tall guys its because of the massive feelings of inadequacy that seem to come with being a short guy... i don't think you can help him with it he has to work through it himself

[Pyrofox]

Is he 18? cause if he is he could just ask his mom for the insurance card call in and just ask for the basic report logically it would be in his file...

[Asker]

17

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[Pyrofox]

Logically he could still just go call in and ask. if he's got his parent with him still. Just be all like "I wanted to find out what my height was when it was last recorded since i dont have an accurate way to do it at home and im sure it would be easy enough to do.

[MasterAetos]

At 17, he still has a chance to grow. I went from 5'7 to 5'9 or so once I turned 17, and squeezed out another inch after 18, and about half an inch from 21 to 22 years old. I was one of the fortunate ones it seems since I wasn't growing at all from 15 until 17.

[Octavius]

Well most girl DO make a big deal about a guys height so he has good reason to be insecure about it. I'm 6'3 and I'd actually like to be a little shorter but I do recognize I've been blessed and I try not to be a complete douche about my height.

[Tonga]

Most guys r insecure about a lot of things...(keep in mind I said both

[Tonga]

I meant (keep in mind I said most)

[davidpossey]

im 5'4 and i dont give a fuck lol sometimes i wish i was a bit taller so i can do some shit but in the end i fucking love being 5'4 and i dont really care about my height

[MasterAetos]

How can you love being 5'4? I'm 5'10.5 and still, wish I could be 1 or 2 inches taller.

[davidpossey]

Look at it this way. Imagine if the world was reversed and short people were the ones praised and loved by society while tall people were considering unattractive and shit lol would you still have being short? Probably not which means it's not your height you have a problem with but the way you view it because of society

[MasterAetos]

Okay, but are you successful with women? Women care a lot about a man's stature even if they play it cool.

[Bandit74]

I'm 5'9 and wish I was either 5'11 or 6ft even.

Height matters more for guys than it does for girls. Girls consider it to be an attractive trait and guys respect taller guys more so overall it has a lot of power.

[MasterAetos]

Well, I'm 5'10.5 and want to be 6'1 or 6'2 myself, lots of guys want to be taller than they are but so long as you're at least average height or above average height, you shouldn't have a short people syndrome.

[zagor]

Have him take his shoes off and stand against a wall on a bare floor. Take a tape measure - and smack him across the face with it and tell him to quit obsessing.

[Asker]

Lol
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[Anonymous]

He needs to accept reality. Yes, all guys are insecure about their height if they're not tall. It's the next line of insecurity next to penis size. I'm5'8 without shoes, but it could always be worse you know? What if I was 5'4? or didn't even have legs? After all, 5'8 for Asian is not too bad I guess. Gotta look on the bright side!!!

[Xelebrum]

Nah, but some definitely are. I'm around 5'11" and I'm fine with my height, although I wouldn't exactly complain if I grew to be 6'. :P

[MasterAetos]

5''10.5 here, and wouldn't complain either :P

[Anonymous]

I'm a little insecure about height, I'm 5'9", and there are lots of women who say "I only date guys over 6ft" Being short sucks, I get where he's coming from, but if he already has a girlfriend, I don't know why he's upset about it.

[MasterAetos]

5'9 is inside of average height for men, even slightly above the average. Also, most guys who are 5'10 say they're 6ft, so chances are these women are actually thinking of 5'10 guys.