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Guys 5'6" and under, by how much should you reasonably lie about your height?

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Posted on Oct 11, 2020, 2:17 am
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It seems that 3cm/1" is the magic number that in general you can get away with it the majority of the time.

So if you're 5'6", you claim 5'7".

But I see many actors regularly add 2" to their height.

Maybe you guys have some unpopular opinions?

EDIT: And also once we decide what height we want to claim, we should internalize it and believe that it's our real height.
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Posted on Oct 11, 2020, 3:28 am
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Quote from: Bruce Wayne on October 11, 2020, 02:17:35 AMIt seems that 3cm/1" is the magic number that in general you can get away with it the majority of the time.

So if you're 5'6", you claim 5'7".

But I see many actors regularly add 2" to their height.

Maybe you guys have some unpopular opinions?

Depends, the taller you are the more likely you're able to get away with. Say a 6' guy can lie convincingly by saying he's 6'2" or even 6'3" while a 5'5" guy can only lie and say he's 5'6" at best and is likely to get called out on it lol.

It's based on the average height of men in your proximity so in the prior example the avg. height maybe 5'10" hence taller you are than that height you can lie more, and so you have to adjust the lie accordingly and in general the taller you are the more you can get away with while the opposite applies the shorter you are.

I bet a 6'5" guy can lie and convince almost anyone that he's 6'9" and people will buy it.
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Posted on Oct 11, 2020, 3:34 am
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Quote from: ZUCC420 on October 11, 2020, 03:28:59 AMDepends, the taller you are the more likely you're able to get away with. Say a 6' guy can lie convincingly by saying he's 6'2" or even 6'3" while a 5'5" guy can only lie and say he's 5'6" at best and is likely to get called out on it lol.

It's based on the average height of men in your proximity so in the prior example the avg. height maybe 5'10" hence taller you are than that height you can lie more, and so you have to adjust the lie accordingly and in general the taller you are the more you can get away with while the opposite applies the shorter you are.

I bet a 6'5" guy can lie and convince almost anyone that he's 6'9" and people will buy it.

Yeah, actually I wanted to hear more from real shorter guys perspective. But have changed the titled.

Anyway, an inch sounds reasonable. We need all the help we can get lol

I mean I think you better take the slight risk for a better image to save yourself from unnecessary rejections/embarassment from the very beginning.
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Posted on Oct 11, 2020, 5:14 am
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1 inch, because that's almost how much taller you are wearing shores or sneakers.
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Posted on Oct 11, 2020, 5:58 am
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Do you mean on dating apps?
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Posted on Oct 11, 2020, 6:18 am
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Quote from: Stryder2021 on October 11, 2020, 05:14:02 AM1 inch, because that's almost how much taller you are wearing shores or sneakers.

Wise choice.

Quote from: m7liam on October 11, 2020, 05:58:29 AMDo you mean on dating apps?

Actually I mean anywhere, but I guess online dating is where it counts the most.
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Posted on Oct 11, 2020, 12:42 pm
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5'6.3" midday, mostly I round down and say 5'6" but sometimes also say 5'7", I'm closer to that earlier in the day and comfortably 5'7-7.5" in shoes and most people lie about their height anyway so I should be able to get away with it. I also think someone my height would maybe get away with saying 5'8" because that's what I've guessed several guys to be until I noticed they were exactly my height - before I got good at guessing. So 1.75" is pushing it and the most but doable, 1.5-1" is what most people do and ok, 1" or under and you retain credibility and probably won't be called out.

When I thought and said I was 5'5" or 5'6", I got measured at the doctor and came in at 5'3.75-4" and a lot of my friends overstated their height - 178 (5'10") dude claimed 5'11" and 6'0", 189 (6'2.5") dude said 6'4".

Lying at my height is for the virtue of it sounding better but I don't like doing it and consider myself 5'6-6.5". A 2" heightfraud just isn't worth trying though unless involving enhanced footwear.
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Posted on Oct 11, 2020, 1:07 pm
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Quote from: Scarface on October 11, 2020, 12:42:12 PM5'6.3" midday, mostly I round down and say 5'6" but sometimes also say 5'7", I'm closer to that earlier in the day and comfortably 5'7-7.5" in shoes and most people lie about their height anyway so I should be able to get away with it.

When I thought and said I was 5'5" or 5'6", I got measured at the doctor and came in at 5'3.75-4" and a lot of my friends overstated their height - 178 (5'10") dude claimed 5'11" and 6'0", 189 (6'2.5") dude said 6'4".

What you're barely 5'4" and you cite 5'6"/5'7" to people? Need cojones for that I'll give you.
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Posted on Oct 11, 2020, 1:11 pm
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Quote from: ZUCC420 on October 11, 2020, 01:07:26 PMWhat you're barely 5'4" and you cite 5'6"/5'7" to people? Need cojones for that I'll give you.

I had no clue about height when I said I was 5'5"-5'6" (not 5'6"-7") and that was when I was 14 and was barely 5'4" really and indeed did get called out once on saying 5'6", now I'm consistently over 5'6" and say 5'6" or 5'7" depending on whatever I feel like saying.

I was 5'4" when I used to say that but I'm 5'6-6.5" now.
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Posted on Oct 11, 2020, 1:22 pm
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Quote from: Scarface on October 11, 2020, 12:42:12 PM5'6.3" midday, mostly I round down and say 5'6" but sometimes also say 5'7", I'm closer to that earlier in the day and comfortably 5'7-7.5" in shoes and most people lie about their height anyway so I should be able to get away with it. I also think someone my height would maybe get away with saying 5'8" because that's what I've guessed several guys to be until I noticed they were exactly my height - before I got good at guessing. So 1.75" is pushing it and the most but doable, 1.5-1" is what most people do and ok, 1" or under and you retain credibility and probably won't be called out.

When I thought and said I was 5'5" or 5'6", I got measured at the doctor and came in at 5'3.75-4" and a lot of my friends overstated their height - 178 (5'10") dude claimed 5'11" and 6'0", 189 (6'2.5") dude said 6'4".

Lying at my height is for the virtue of it sounding better but I don't like doing it and consider myself 5'6-6.5". A 2" heightfraud just isn't worth trying though unless involving enhanced footwear.

After reading this, now I'm beginning to feel tempted to do 2" heightfraud. Or maybe 1.5. Guys 5'6" and under, by how much should you reasonably lie about your height?

That being said though, I think you should just decide a number and internalize that number, by that I mean really believing that you are that height.

Otherwise, when you say it, you might come across as incongruent and you'll get called out for frauding.
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