Bigger, definitely yes. But the accompanying adjective is not manly. It's smarter, more confident, more competent, leader, etc. All those positive qualities men get assigned without having to do anything about it. I LOVE my tallness accompanied by smartness and confidence!

Post of the year. Or decade even. Perfect.

I LOVE being tall. I love it. The fact that I love it is helpful, since I can't do anything to change it...

Hey, I've just had an epiphany, the things I dislike about my physical appearance I can change. The things I like about it, I've got for life. How cool is that? That's a bit of an ego boost for a Thursday afternoon.

Don't any of you girls ever sit down? I've got long legs so when I sit down, it's a level playing field and I no longer 'tower' over others

hahah this is a good way to look at things. I will say though, I'm 5'11 and I'm leggy... but I still have a super long torso... So, even sitting I'm still taller. I also have fantastic psture (my grandmother always said "Shoulders back, knockers up! Be proud of who you are!") so shorties don't have a chance. LOL but I just rock my awesomeness and I couldn't care less if people are short or intimidated by me. That's their issue, not mine :bigsmile:

I have always seen myself as a "big" girl and I hate that--but I LOVE being tall. I wear heals and it doesn't bother me to tower over men or women. I just wish I wasn't so "thick"....or I see myself as thick. UGH!!

YES! I was talking to my friend about this the other day. I have no boobs, and I'm 6'1", I feel like a MAN for sure. I would love to even just be 5'11". I'm single and I hate being out at the bar or just in public in general and looking over the heads over pretty much everyone. AND when my friends see a super tall guy out they automatically just tell me I should date him. It's so frustrating and annoying! In high school I always was worried about this and talk to my parents about it once and my dad said "yeah, boys are probably intimidated by you because you're so tall..." so that's been stuck in my head since then and I really dislike it!!! ugh.

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Yes, yes, yes! I'm 5"11", and when I was younger and at a lower weight, I felt like a supermodel when I walked into a room. Now I feel like Shrek

This comment cracked me up Thank you!

I constantly feel a bit on the 'manly' side, not so much specifically about my height, but my build (I am quite a 'big' girl) and stuff like having quite large hands (and not in a good, long-elegant-fingers kind of way). This, coupled with the fact that my sisters-in-law, mother-in-law and loads of my friends are quite petite, does make me wish I was a bit smaller in stature. If I decide to wear something nice, I always feel that I have to check with my hubby that I don't look like 'a bloke in a dress'

This!!!

When I go dress-shopping, I am always quite paranoid about looking like a bloke in a dress. I have some Dutch genes (a tall country!) so compared to other people in the UK, my 5.10-5.11 height really does stand out. Moreover, I enjoy strength training and I like my muscles, but I have naturally broad shoulders. Many feminine clothes make me look like a man...especially strappy dresses or boob tubes. However, I have long legs and love wearing mini skirts to show them off. I get many compliments from other women, like: "oooh look at those long legs...".

Fortunately, I have hips and a waist, so my body is quite hourglassy to counteract the big shoulders.

I feel much better about being tall now that I am slim. When I was bigger (UK size 16), I just felt like a woman-mountain next to my petite friends! Now (UK 10), I feel like a sexy tall blonde woman...

I work in a secure setting with violent male offenders, and being tall and muscular does make me feel more in control, and like I could have a chance at defending myself should something go wrong.

But even now, when I go for coffee with my gorgeous petite brunette 5 ft tall friend, I kind of feel like a big-handed, big-footed, mountainous person, and end up slouching. On balance I'm pretty happy with my height though!

OMG!!!! I just had this conversation with the woman I work out with. Although I am only 5'9 which is short compared to the women my daughter plays volleyball against...lol, I always feel so big! I'm tall, big and have broad shoulders. This is very frustrating to me sometimes. I have to go read the other responses now, maybe I will feel better.

I have never felt "manly" due to my height but awkward??oh yea..... I dated 2 men shorter than me and I really don't want to offend but....uh.....the comments we got were really embarassing although they were meant to be for fun...Let's just say..my husband is taller than me and I'm grateful for this!

i certainly do - and i think that is because of the height, and not feeling "feminine" or "petite" enough, especially growing up where all the boys seemed to want the girls who were short, petite, cute etc. now im finally coming into my own, but sometimes that thought is still there that leads me into a binge (like today)

Yes, I feel this way too! It's actually a relief to hear other tall women feel the same...

definitely at 5'11 I just wish I was... idk dainty. Fragile looking. Its like I want to be the cheerleader but I'm trapped in a linebackers body! I'm so with ya'll with this one!

Wow! You took the words RIGHT out of my mouth! Except I'm more like 5'9 and used to play rugby so change "linebacker" with "prop".
I do try to to wear skirts, dresses, heels, jewerly, and cute blouses to help me "feel" more femine. When I was heavier, I felt more like a drag queen and trust me my broad shoulders, short hair, no hips or defined waist, and 38Fs weren't helping me feel more like a woman. Luckily I lost some weight so I now feel more comfortable dressing up. YAY!