Around when did you start caring about “height”— a certain age or school level?

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This question is for guys AND girls. I avoided making a poll in hopes of some verbal interaction.— When I was younger, I didn’t care that celebs like Josh Hutcherson, Daniel Radcliff, Bow Wow, Romeo, Omarion, and Michael J Fox were short… possibly because they had adorable faces and didn’t look so short— on screen. But I saw Bow Wow and Omarion at the Raleigh Millennium Tour in 2020 and I honestly started to think, “damn am I was taller than them?” 🤣 Its something about being in person and actually standing next to one another. Anyways, I found it much easier being into short men (5’6 and under) back in elementary and high school. It was all about the face, personality, and fit/posture for me. I didn't care if the guy was the same height (I’m 5’2) or if he was even shorter than me. But I don't know, something changed around my college years that made it seem like it was just so “odd” to be into a guy that was shorter. I rarely conform to society’s “norms” but height is one trend that I guess I played into. It affected my way of thinking a bit so I began to set limits of “the guy should be at least 5’7+ and no taller than 6’3”. I know its shallow and I’ve missed out on sone great guys but at least I can admit it and around when my thinking was swayed. I even turned down a great guy recently, partially because he was 5’5. But I would have NEVER told him that was apart of the rejecting factor. I honestly think I could have looked past it, but the main problem was that he was into smoking, particularly weed, and daily at that. Weed is just a no no for me.  #FeelFreeToList

Oliverlogan263 · Accepted Answer

Well, i can't really say for sure when I started caring about height exactly. I was probably like 17-18 when it first started being a thing I noticed maybe?

It had come across my mind at times with my height being 5'5 myself and some girls I have known or met had thought of me as being short but I never thought of it except when i stood next to others taller than me like recently I asked and stood next to someone who said was like 5'10 and i stood by him, i was like damn i'm that short lol? Now with girls is a different story as some thought of guys my height short and tend to be blinded by the height while I'm also very strong for someone my height or even the taller dudes like 6'0 or 6'2 sum like dat due to my natural strength. I once dated a girl in school 4 years ago who I met at a building site for state testing and i couldn't remember what her height was particularly maybe 5'9 or something like that but she was a bit taller than i was but it didn't matter to me for some people who ridiculed i know of some people i once knew called her a stallion and shit like dat, i just never cared for a woman's height because what i always knew in my mindset is to approach her with respect and get to know her for her and the heart condition she has mattered to me. It's always foolish too for girls who think tall dudes does it for them than short guys cause guess what ladies out there, height ain't everything and plus some of us short dudes can be packin heavier than those taller 😏😉 Also, i carey myself with confidence and less on what people think of for me what matters to me is how pure and genuine the person regardless of her looks, features, or height.

Or I be conscious when I want to try out boxing and want to try it as a new skill and gain experience that if i face someone taller than me, i don't know whether i can be effective or not but I'll take up the challenge to also test myself to see how i do. But all it matters to me is to remember that height is not everything and my confidence and swag makes up for my height which I think makes me attractive a bit.

Quick word- these tall ones think just cause they tower over us that girls gone want em. But that height ain't mean nothing if ya game wack and ya confidence is low, know I mean?

All these tall fools think they special just cause they towers over us, but we all know the real secret... it ain't about how high you reach, it's about what you workin with below the belt, you get me?

I seen the tapes, I know what's good - us short kings stay strapped like the police. Meanwhile them some tall dudes be swingin around little gummi worms talkin bout "look how high I can reach!"

Fool please, I got more firepower in my shorts than a whole army base. Shortstack packin straight artillery, let's be real bout sum lol?

But seriously, I agree daily smoking woulda been a dealbreaker for me too at that age. Guess we all start caring about different things when we get older eh? Crazy how fast that high school shit fades after graduation.

AaronKrieger · Accepted Answer

During 7th grade, I remember for gym class that they measured us, so that meant my friend and I got measured. He was 5'4 and I was 5'8, but I genuinely saw NO difference in our height before that because I didn't even think about it that way. That year I had began my growth spurt and was a little short for my age prior to it, so I didn't even think about it.

I was shocked that we were 4 inches apart and he was like "of course there's a difference." After that, I started paying attention to it as I grew taller and people kept commenting on it especially back then. It's weird to think how I never paid attention to it until others started caring about it.

Sonorous · Answer

Never tbh. I've been attracted to women of all heights. Taller than me & shorter than me.

Lliam · Answer

I didn't really think about height. I do know that I hit my growth spurt later than some guys. I wasn't even aware that I was a good height (6'2") when I started high school. But, now that I think about it, a lot of my friends were shorter. It didn't matter.

Since most girls were shorter than me, I didn't think about their height either. When I think back, though, my tallest girlfriend was probably close to 5'7" and the others were probably between 5'4" and 5'6".

I always did think short girls were particularly hot. They just seemed more delicate and feminine. And it's amazing when a petite girl knows that she is a hottie and has no fear when it comes to bigger guys.

I think my height might have been a factor in attracting girls, but that never occurred to me.

It honestly wasn't until I met a 30 year old woman when I was 36 that I decided that short girls were my thing. We lived together for over a year. I felt totally in love with her and she loved me. She was 5'2" and my ideal in every way when it came to feminine beauty. And sex with short girls can be particularly fun.

ShadezMcgee · Answer

Height was always a thing for me until I got into college. I was always short growing up. Shorter than my friends, my family, even my little sister was taller than me until middle school. I was ruthlessly teased by both guys and girls for it.

It was like that in high school too. Smaller than most guys in my class, not a lot of muscle to show. I knew women rejected me for height, much like how you did to this recent guy. And women wonder why men are insecure about something we have no control of? Then the kicker is that a guy may have a great personality like women say they want, but don't go for him because of something like that. Yeah, it's like they cannot win.

JDavid25 · Answer

I don't know when I started to prefer taller women generally.. I mean I kinda want tall kids.. But if I start to like a shorter woman it won't kill me.. Other than that I generally don't care much about a woman's height.. I did start to care about my height though around Sophomore year.. I started to compare myself to other guys.. I wanted to be 6'3" since I think it's a perfect height for a guy.. Started to feel real insecure about it.. But now I realized that 6 ft is a pretty good height..

alice55 · Answer

I always did cause my mother keep on repeating to me ever since i was born to date tall men but I stopped caring about it when I became attracted to some shorts guys when I was 17, like they were cute and all so so long as they're taller than me I'm ok.

coachTanthony · Answer

Good question. I am a short guy so most women I have been with were taller then me but not so much taller that it would feel weird in public. I think at my age now I could give a crap but in my 20's and 30's I probably thought it about how it would look and feel to date a woman 3 to 4 inches taller then me.

Christsdisciple15 · Answer

I guess I haven’t reached that stage yet. I do care about height (probably rooted in patriarchal values) but all I ask is that they’re taller than me, which isn’t hard since I’m 5’1. That being said, sometimes a man that is around 6ft+ can be really attractive but that’s not solely because of their height alone, they are just already attractive and for some reason them towering a little over me does add to the attraction. Just being honest. But like I said, I have no specific height requirement.

Phoenix98 · Answer

I've never really cared about it not when I was younger and not now.

I mean don't get me wrong I know why women like taller guys and it's not necessarily their fault that they feel that way it's just natural.

But the whole thing is just whatever to me.

DryGermanGuy · Answer

Never . It's just not a part of discussion here, unless you are either extremely small (male 1,50 m) or extremely tall (male/female > 2 m). Every now and then an old lady asks me to fetch her something from a supermarket upper storage shelf, "because I'm so tall". :-D

iron_ninjs · Answer

I never really cared about heigh, unless the girl is taller than me.
Never cared about school achievement, although I'd like it more if she's smart ( being smart doesn't mean great school achievements).
Age is something I do care about now, but I didn't care until I turned 18.

thegreenyogi · Answer

Personally I never had to worry about that in the sense that I was always taller than average. I guess my only issue was that being taller I was always noticed first in a crowd and as a teenager I used to hate it because all I ever wanted to do was hide.

Shark_61695 · Answer

I've always had a problem with my height... the floor is too low, if it was a foot higher I'd be able to reach stuff on the bottom shelf.

I've not really noticed just how tall I am but the other day I stood up in a room with people of lots of different nationalities and thought they were all so short. I generally remain seated and don't look tall until I stand up. And up.

Likes2drive · Answer

Yes, around junior high and high school since I was shorter than most of the guys back then but I didn’t stop growing till 20 years old and now I’m 5 foot 10 which is just above average height for a guy. It’s never been an issue really since most girls are shorter than that.

TallAnon · Answer

When I was 11 and 6 feet, my teachers became shorter than me. Year or so later I reached my current height of 6'7.
It was more odd to me that everyone else was so short, but I definitely stood out a lot and other people would mention it daily.
Definitely had some growing pain during that period and some stretch marks.

dolemite58 · Answer

i’m 5’10 and haven’t had a problem getting girls cuz of my height really. The only time i ever thought about it was probably starting in high school there were girls that were around my height and taller that i was attracted to but i knew they wanted to date taller guys which was totally reasonable. There’s still times where i’ll see a woman that’s 6’0 tall that’s beautiful and i’ll think man i wish i was 6’5 so i had more of a chance with her that’s only once in a while though.

ShesRad80 · Answer

im 4'11, i grew up short, i always been short, i never worried about it or let it stop me at anything. never cared, still don't care that i am short

MemeSupreme · Answer

when i was like 13 bc i reached my max height somehow which is 5'10 by the way, so being the tallest girl in middle school is gonna make you care about it

BoopBoopBeep · Answer

I was the short fat kid who ran his mouth too much. I never cared about height. I would have still been bullied if I was 7 inches taller.

Jaximus-Lion · Answer

When i reached 179 cm att the age of 16 (well, almost 16). I was taller than the most teens at my age. I am 188 cm tall now.

electromagnetic · Answer

I’ve never cared. I think it only affected me when I was 22 and dating a dude short. That feeling bothered me.

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