Tall Ladies! I need suggestions!
Tonnina
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So I'm a blogger, and I was going to write a blog about being a tall gal. So far I've only got 2 things about being tall that people of other stature and gender won't know the pain of.
1. Public restroom toilets being so small you have to pop-a-squat to "go".
2. You will never find jeans that are the right length without having to get them tailored.
So if you'd like to help me out, (and be featured in my blog) add your own. I'm going to need at least 10. If you want me to include your name and your blog, post that as well, otherwise I'll just use your MFP name.
Weight loss quips are fine too, as long as it's about being a TALL GIRL! (woman, gal, lady whatever you prefer)
1. Public restroom toilets being so small you have to pop-a-squat to "go".
2. You will never find jeans that are the right length without having to get them tailored.
So if you'd like to help me out, (and be featured in my blog) add your own. I'm going to need at least 10. If you want me to include your name and your blog, post that as well, otherwise I'll just use your MFP name.
Weight loss quips are fine too, as long as it's about being a TALL GIRL! (woman, gal, lady whatever you prefer)
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DATING.
seriously, i have never considered dating someone shorter than myself. it's just weird for me, being 6'0", to imagine dating a short dude. thankfully, my man is 6'3" but still.0 -
People always assuming I play or have played basketball!0
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1) 1-piece bathing suits: they usually stop BELOW your chest.
2) Dresses with very short skirts that suddenly become shirts with a tutu/weirdly long ruffle
3) Dresses with what are supposed to be floor length skirts that suddenly take on a laura-ingles-wilder .vibe abecause they graze the top of my (very long) ankle.
4) Cap sleeves. Now, if you have tiny shoulders, it turns out ok, but most of us tall people don't, so you have a weird semi-sleevelss-with-a-seam thing going on.0 -
Airplane leg room, or lack of it. I was even in first class and my knees were still smashed up against the seat in front of me and the guy kept turning around and giving me dirty looks. I'm 6'2 and hate traveling for this, but I LOVE traveling for all the other wonderful things about it.
I have a different take on the dating thing because I never cared if I was taller than the guy. I married a man who is 5'8 and both of us could care less about the difference and the stares we get. I think a man has to be very confident to be with a woman who is more than an inch or two taller!0 -
People assuming that being tall means you can't date a man shorter or that there is something weird about it.
it just shows a huge amount of superficial ignorance. It's not like how tall you are or who you fall in love with can be controlled
Would it be acceptable I wonder to tell someone, "urgh, why are you with someone taller than you, how weird, I'd never date someone that tall" yet seems to be ok to make comments the other way around.0 -
another one.
People who make inapproriate or random comments about your height. As if they have never seen a tall woman before EVER.
Them "Ohh, youre tall"
Me: "No i'm not". (walks off)
Them: (Stands there feeling stoopid.)
Why is it ok to comment on a woman being tall or make jokes about living in a grow bag. some women in the group have actually been told they aren't feminine becuase they aren't short.
Rudeness seems to be acceptable when talking about women that are tall. I tend to respond in kind
Oh & another poster had someione make a joke "scared, holds hands up to defend themselves" pose when she walked around a corner in front of them. How flicking rude was that.0 -
Back pain from having to bend over to wash hands/dishes/etc since most sinks aren't very high off the ground!0
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People assuming that being tall means you can't date a man shorter or that there is something weird about it.
it just shows a huge amount of superficial ignorance. It's not like how tall you are or who you fall in love with can be controlled
Would it be acceptable I wonder to tell someone, "urgh, why are you with someone taller than you, how weird, I'd never date someone that tall" yet seems to be ok to make comments the other way around.
I wouldn't judge anyone else who wanted to date someone shorter, I just am not attracted to shorter men. It's a personal preference.0 -
Another thing about the bathroom is when the stalls are TOO SHORT and you can see over the door to people washing their hands, the mirror, etc.
Pretty awkward when you make eye contact with someone as you are unbuttoning your pants to do your business...0 -
Dresses being too short or not fitting the length of your body properly.
People asking why you wear high heels if you are already tall.
Short people marvelling at your height and proclaiming how large you are when they are just really short.
Changing rooms in shops, their doors being short so you can see over the top.
Kitchen worktops being low.
I wouldn't change being tall for the anything though.
I think there is a lot of good things about it. 0 -
People assuming that being tall means you can't date a man shorter or that there is something weird about it.
it just shows a huge amount of superficial ignorance. It's not like how tall you are or who you fall in love with can be controlled
Would it be acceptable I wonder to tell someone, "urgh, why are you with someone taller than you, how weird, I'd never date someone that tall" yet seems to be ok to make comments the other way around.
I wouldn't judge anyone else who wanted to date someone shorter, I just am not attracted to shorter men. It's a personal preference.
No, actually you are judging but you just can't see it. Using words like "Weird" is just rude. I would hope that you just HAPPENED to have fallen for someone taller than you but if someone had come along shorter, one would hope you wouldn't have been so superficial to have denied him based solely on that single, uncontrolable factor.0 -
Feeling like a dude in a dress when you wear heels! Not that it stops me, of course, I just embrace my inner drag queen
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1.Wearing heels and having people call you an Amazon
2. Taking pics next to short friends, they look like your children
3. Seeing a lot of dandruff on top of peoples heads
4. "You're not fat, you're just really tall!"
5. Having your hoo-hah showing on every short dress ever made
6. Short shower heads
7. Finally having head room in a convertible
8. Ground is farther away, so the fall hurts more
9. How the shortest girls find the tallest guys...
10. You're screwed for hide and seek
11. "I'd date you if you were shorter"
12. Are you a model? Or a basketball player? I know I've seen you before
13. Every single tall sexual innuendo pick up line0 -
ceiling fan phobia...I know Im not THAT tall but I still duck just in case :P
hitting your head on other stuff stuff! I dont know if my mum was trying to get me to move out but she moved the furniture so that you had to walk under the low hanging (very hard) light fitting! bang! OUCH!! (this was 15 yrs ago mind)
hrm Im sure i have more issues :P0 -
6. Short shower heads
^^This--Having to do some sort of shower limbo to get your head under the water to wash your hair.0 -
People assuming that being tall means you can't date a man shorter or that there is something weird about it.
it just shows a huge amount of superficial ignorance. It's not like how tall you are or who you fall in love with can be controlled
Would it be acceptable I wonder to tell someone, "urgh, why are you with someone taller than you, how weird, I'd never date someone that tall" yet seems to be ok to make comments the other way around.
I wouldn't judge anyone else who wanted to date someone shorter, I just am not attracted to shorter men. It's a personal preference.
I agree... I don't knock tall women that are attracted to shorter men - I simply am not. My ex was 6'6" and he was the perfect size for my 6'2" frame. Too bad that was the only thing close to perfect about him. LOL
And ditto to whomever made the flying remarks. I LOVE to travel - but seriously hate getting to "look forward" to having bruises and indents on my knee caps for 2 days after flying. If someone tries to put their seat back into me - I will tell them nicely the first time that I am 6'2" and there simply isn't any room for the seat to go back - if they persist - I have and WILL get ugly with them! LOL
I am so used to the rude comments anymore... I don't even think twice about it. People are just *kitten*.0 -
Back pain from having to bend over to wash hands/dishes/etc since most sinks aren't very high off the ground!
I agree! I dream of building my own home someday to have all counters, sinks, appliances, cupboards, and bathroom mirrors at least one foot taller.0 -
I did that! Bought my house and got them to fit the kitchen 4" higher than standard. It's not nice having to stoop. Does make the wall cupboards difficult for visitors though :laugh:Back pain from having to bend over to wash hands/dishes/etc since most sinks aren't very high off the ground!
I agree! I dream of building my own home someday to have all counters, sinks, appliances, cupboards, and bathroom mirrors at least one foot taller.
Did the same in the bathroom - the guys were working away when their boss came in and started giving them a hard time for putting the shower "in the wrong place". I had to confirm to him that I had told them to raise it up. "Don't be installing a shower for midgets, get it up nice and high - suitable for a 6'6" person at least!" Got them to do the same with the basin and the mirror too. There's not much more annoying than having to crouch to see yourself in the mirror!0 -
Walking into the signs hanging from Tim Horton's ceiling. : (
Having to put the seat back in your Volkswagon and find yourself sitting in the backseat (Police Academy anyone?)
Beds that are too short!
Washroom doors that are too short and you feel weird dropping your pants while looking at people. HA
Shopping for panty-hose... The crotch does not belong at my knees. Why do the manufacturer's lie? I'm 5'11 so I should fit into a pair rated for up to 6'2.
Shopping for shirts and finding your belly button showing!0 -
mostly i love being tall...BUT
1) Hearing "we can order that in talls"
2) Did you play basketball...um no...did you play miniature golf?
3) Short women that date men over 6'0...I'd like to submit a formal protest
4) the eternal struggle for leg room....theaters, planes, cars, desks, etc...etc...etc....
On the Upside....
1) being able to reach things on the top shelf for the little old ladies in the grocery store and watching their eyes light up when i come around the corner to save the day
2) Legs for miles :P
3) Being able to gain the attention of everyone in the room with a single pair of great heels (heads turn)
4) confidence to carry it off - being a tall woman isn't for everyone - we are blessed breed!0 -
Props for being able to be a blogger in the first -place.
I'll usually start one, then realize three days into it that I have nothing significant enough in my life to write about.
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I second the problem with skirts and dresses. I've got a lot of leg to show. I'm tall with big boobs so 9 times out of 10, I will look like a ho in a dress.
And the one that I haven't heard is that your plus size = my slightly chubby size. I wear a size 12 and I'm not really overweight. Perhaps 5 lbs above a BMI of 25, but it's pretty minimal considering that's a very small percentage of my body weight. I don't think I could ever get into high fashion sizes. In a size 4 I think I would be on my deathbed. In a size 0, I would be in the ground for sure.
When people tell me I could be a model, I always joke that yes, if I ate only toilet paper for a few months and got a double mastectomy then I would surely make a great runway model.0 -
mostly i love being tall...BUT
1) Hearing "we can order that in talls"
2) Did you play basketball...um no...did you play miniature golf?
3) Short women that date men over 6'0...I'd like to submit a formal protest
4) the eternal struggle for leg room....theaters, planes, cars, desks, etc...etc...etc....
On the Upside....
1) being able to reach things on the top shelf for the little old ladies in the grocery store and watching their eyes light up when i come around the corner to save the day
2) Legs for miles :P
3) Being able to gain the attention of everyone in the room with a single pair of great heels (heads turn)
4) confidence to carry it off - being a tall woman isn't for everyone - we are blessed breed!
Yes to all of the above! Add #5 on the downside side; big feet!0 -
Another thing about the bathroom is when the stalls are TOO SHORT and you can see over the door to people washing their hands, the mirror, etc.
Pretty awkward when you make eye contact with someone as you are unbuttoning your pants to do your business...
^^ This! I always avoided the bathrooms in one of the buildings on campus because I hated how I could easily see over the stall without even trying.
Another pet peeve I have is that my twin sister (who is 5'6") always takes the taller water fountain, so I either have to wait or just suffer and stoop way over to use the lower one (I'm just shy of 6'). Her excuse is that just because she is shorter doesn't mean that she's short enough to have to use the lower one.
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1.Wearing heels and having people call you an Amazon
2. Taking pics next to short friends, they look like your children
3. Seeing a lot of dandruff on top of peoples heads
4. "You're not fat, you're just really tall!"
5. Having your hoo-hah showing on every short dress ever made
6. Short shower heads
7. Finally having head room in a convertible
8. Ground is farther away, so the fall hurts more
9. How the shortest girls find the tallest guys...
10. You're screwed for hide and seek
11. "I'd date you if you were shorter"
12. Are you a model? Or a basketball player? I know I've seen you before
13. Every single tall sexual innuendo pick up line
I totally agree about the shower head. I almost always have to stoop down whenever I use a shower head. Specially in hotels.0 -
Some stores' change room doors are so low I can watch people shop as I try on clothes (and they can watch me pull shirts over my head).
Darn-near impossible to get in & out of the Space Mountain ride at Disney.
Friends always telling me that some store or other carries long pants, they're sure of it, only to find out that their longest inseam is a 32 or, at best, a 34, which just won't do. Or they'll show me how long the pants they bought are on THEM, so SURELY they must be long enough for me. Thanks, friends, but I've played this game before.0 -
Not being able to buy regular pants. I always have to buy Long and only certain stores carry longs. Although stores have come a long way. It was a time NO stores carried Longs and the Tall girl stores were too long for me.0
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My main complaint is pants. When you have to take down a "Tall" pair of pants because even they are too short, it's really annoying. I bought 2 nice pairs of Banana Republic dress pants at their outlet store for $18/piece. They were long enough in with flats in the store, they were a good price, so I bought them (it's horribly hard to find pants that even fit right, let alone are long enough). Washed them, they shrunk enough that I couldn't even wear them with flats any more - thank god they had a cuff that could get let down - my tailor loved me that day.
I also get annoyed when you walk into a shop with the cutest clothes, go to the section, find your size and realize they only carry regular and petite length. You ask if they carry talls and you are told that you can order them online. If I wanted to order a pair of pants online I wouldn't have come to the darn store in the first place. I also get looks from the store staff like "you don't need a long, what in the world are you talking about?", then when I try on a regular and they are up to my knees and show them they are amazed, like my legs grew 5 inches in the dressing room.0 -
I once was in a changing room where the doors were at my shoulder...very awkward haha0
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I've seen some shower heads so low, I've opted just to take a bath.
I'm 5'9" (which isn't that tall) but people ask me all the time why I wear high heels. I don't care, I'll rock 6 inch stilettos any day!0
