As long as I don't get treated differently because of my stature It's fine. In cm it sounds larger than it really is in my opinion, I think 2 inches are indiscernible. I have friends and family that are in the 5'7-5'10 range and have compared myself, above 5'7 it definitely becomes apparent who is bigger.
Quote from: zack420 on May 11, 2018, 07:23:21 PMAs long as I don't get treated differently because of my stature It's fine. In cm it sounds larger than it really is in my opinion, I think 2 inches are indiscernible. I have friends and family that are in the 5'7-5'10 range and have compared myself, above 5'7 it definitely becomes apparent who is bigger.
That's because 2 inches is 5.08cm, so not exactly the same.
And perception of height is relative, as I'm sure you know. When you get taller, say, to 171cm, those 5'9/175cm guys won't look as big as they currently look to you.
Sure, their attraction to you scales with your own height. Not all women have strict rules like "6 feet and up only." Many women like a man to be slightly taller even when she's wearing heels, so a 5" difference or so is desired. Those who don't wear heels very often have a lower threshold.
Here's a fun paper I ran into the other day, the effect of height difference on marriage happiness over time. Highlights:
Yeah your right, perception can belie the real difference. Most of my insecurities arises from my own family members, my relatives are mostly tall at 5'9- 5'11, they have progressed while I regressed and so have become an outcast basically. I hope stemcell techonology for height comes in the next 10 years so that I can reach 5'10 with broad shoulders.
Lol this study reminds me of how my mother and her family have prejudice against short men, saying they are evil and deceitful. Ironically my mother married a short man but relative to the average and here I am. This is karma folks.
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