Can being much taller than avg ever be a disadvantage for men?

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Anonymous wrote:I know guys who are 6'4-6'8. It's amazing how much they are hit on.

Are they married?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't date tall people.

What height is too tall? Can I ask how tall you are? Just curious as I don't hear this often.

I'm not the PP, but I know plenty of women who are short who won't take a super tall man. I think the best correlation to 6'4" is about 5'6" or taller for the woman.

[Anonymous]

There are downsides to being an outlier. Hard to shop for clothes. Big & Tall stores have ugly stuff. Shoes are limited styles and very $$$. Airplane seats are ultra-cramped. Only some cars have enough headroom, which isn't a huge issue for buying cars (though you can never have a sunroof) but it makes car rentals a game of roulette (no relationship between headroom and size of car). Easy to hit your head on doorways and chandeliers.

On the bright side, there's always something to talk about with strangers!

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Anonymous wrote:I have a 6’3” son who is still growing and I don’t know what life will be like as a full on adult but there are disadvantages now. He has stretch marks like look like he was whipped across his back, he hunches because it’s a little awkward being a really tall boy, he can’t find pants that fit (tall sizes don’t come in small sized waists) and he can no longer buy shoes in stores, which means he can’t try them on first. All that said the advantages for sports means he wouldn’t trade his height, so he certainly doesn’t complain. Aside from the stretch marks - they are really ugly and alarming looking and he’s sad he’ll have them for life.

They fade in time to a silvery color. There are extremely common, even in kids of average height.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a 6’3” son who is still growing and I don’t know what life will be like as a full on adult but there are disadvantages now. He has stretch marks like look like he was whipped across his back, he hunches because it’s a little awkward being a really tall boy, he can’t find pants that fit (tall sizes don’t come in small sized waists) and he can no longer buy shoes in stores, which means he can’t try them on first. All that said the advantages for sports means he wouldn’t trade his height, so he certainly doesn’t complain. Aside from the stretch marks - they are really ugly and alarming looking and he’s sad he’ll have them for life.

They fade in time to a silvery color. There are extremely common, even in kids of average height.

Adding on, they also occur in Marfans and connective tissue disorders so if he has other signs too, such as scoliosis (you mention hunching), you might want to mention it to his doctor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know guys who are 6'4-6'8. It's amazing how much they are hit on.

Are they married?

No they are tall single crackers

[Anonymous]

I love a tall man but there is a such thing as too tall. 5’11-6’4 is my preference.

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5”11 is tall?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:5”11 is tall?

I'm a 5'6 woman, and I consider 5'11 to be the beginning of being tall for a man.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't date tall people.

What height is too tall? Can I ask how tall you are? Just curious as I don't hear this often.

5'4". My husband is 5'6", and before, I was attracted to men around that height.

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My spouse is 6’5”. He was an officer on a submarine and his bed was 1 inch shorter than he was. So that sucked. We also crossed many Arlington houses off of our list because the basements had places all over where he had to hunch to walk around. Otherwise, normal life.

[Anonymous]

My husband and my oldest son are 6'4". Younger son is almost 6' at 16. He probably won't be as tall as his brother.

My son happens to be very good looking and hates being hit on by so many girls... his height is definitely an advantage in that regard, although there are drawbacks too. He doesn't have big feet, so that's not an issue, and the hardest thing for him is finding shirts with arms that aren't short on him. He doesn't have a problem with pants, weirdly enough, because he has a very long torso if that makes sense.

For me, the only drawback in having tall sons is having to buy new beds and mattresses when they got too long for a regular length twin.

I think 6'2" is perfect. Tall, but not TOO tall. And I agree that over 6'5" or so, it may become a disadvantage physically for the man himself.

[Anonymous]

God I love tall men! 6’5” would be amazing. My dh is 6’1”. A short man would really have to have had to had an amazing personality for me to date. I’m 5’7”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband and my oldest son are 6'4". Younger son is almost 6' at 16. He probably won't be as tall as his brother.

My son happens to be very good looking and hates being hit on by so many girls... his height is definitely an advantage in that regard, although there are drawbacks too. He doesn't have big feet, so that's not an issue, and the hardest thing for him is finding shirts with arms that aren't short on him. He doesn't have a problem with pants, weirdly enough, because he has a very long torso if that makes sense.

For me, the only drawback in having tall sons is having to buy new beds and mattresses when they got too long for a regular length twin.

I think 6'2" is perfect. Tall, but not TOO tall. And I agree that over 6'5" or so, it may become a disadvantage physically for the man himself.

I agree 6'2- 6'3 is the sweet spot for me.

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My husband is 6’4’’. I’ve dreamed about a fancy, pretty bed with a matching headboard and footboard. I would LOVE a cozy sleigh bed. Nope. His legs are too long and his feet hang off the bed.