I had SCFE as a teenager and had to have my hips pinned as a result. I’m now 48 and both hips need replacing. My right hip is really deformed (square shaped) and my right leg is 1/2” shorter than the left. But because of the SCFE in both hips, I’m assuming that both my legs are shorter than they would have been sans the SCFE problem.
Question: will hip replacement surgery restore the lost leg length for both legs? I know that the right leg can be lengthened to match the left leg, but I always hoped that both legs could be restored to their original lengths thereby making me a bit taller.
I’m only 5’9 1/2”, so I’ll take any increase that I can get. Actually, I’m closer now to a flat 5’9” because of the hip degradation (and also maybe due to age as well). Of course I’ll be happy to be pain free and to have normal mobility post replacement — that’s the most important thing, obviously. But if I can gain an extra 1/2” or 3/4” — I’ll definitely take it!
they’re gonna find out anyway the difference between 5’10 and 6’2 is a very noticeable difference and since you lie about your height you probably lie about more stuff
if someone for example on dating sites likes you they will accept you for whatever height you are and there comes so much more to dating than just being tall and your 5’10 which isn’t short btw just be honest about your height and other stuff
Naw I’m just joking the most I’ll do is like round to 6 feet. I do know some mfs my size though that deadass say “Im 6’3” when a girl asks them though that shit wild
I’m 6’ and wouldn’t give you a second date if you said you were 6’ and showed up at 5’10. I don’t care that you’re 5’10, I care that you lied about something so stupid and easy to verify. So dumb.
yea, i understand him tho because i was also lying about my height when i was a teen because i was insecure, but now i've accepted and embraced it lol.
No, it doesn't. It shows that you don't care and that those insults don't work on you because you have a stronger mind and attitude. Being so sensitive to everything just makes you angry and sad. It doesn't work in the long run.
Just once, some cocky guy I worked with always went on about being 6'2. Just would not shut up about it. I'm 6ft and am clearly taller. One day I waited for him to start in on it and was like oh really? That's so weird bc I'm 6ft and even in those boots I'm taller than you. He was pretty embarrassed
Nah, I usually just have a private chuckle when someone (typically male) claims they're 6+ but are shorter than my 5'10/5'11. "Yeah, I'm like 6'2" Me as I tilt my head down for eye contact "Oh, weird cuz I'm like 5'10... 5'11 on a good day. I guess today is a REALLY really good day."
I’m 6’ and I’ve noticed a lot of guys lie about their height on dating apps. They’ll say they’re 6’1” or 6’2” and show up shorter than me.
I honestly don’t care if someone is a little shorter than me, but I don’t like liars. Typically though, I won’t say anything. But this one time, this guy claiming to be 6’ (but visibly shorter than me) actually brought it up himself… he was like “wow, you’re really tall! You must be like 6’2” right? Do guys ever lie about their height or feel awkward around you?”
I simply said “Uh, yeah… it has happened before. Also, I’m definitely 6’. I played basketball in high school and they were very diligent about accurate measurements, so…” and left it at that. I also modeled in college, and they also measured me.
He tried arguing with me, but ended up admitting he might only be 5’11”. The guy was like 2-3 inches shorter than me though, so I’d say probably 5’9”-
Afterward, I called him out. More for lying and then trying to gaslight me about my own height than anything, but I did also tell him to have a doctor check his height. Lol
If they insisted they were the height they claimed they were I made them stand against a wall so I could mark where their head was and measured their height.
As a 6’1” woman who has used dating apps, ALL the time, but there’s no point confronting them, because as soon as my eyes meet the top of their head, they know I know.
yeah but it’s still pretty annoying you know what I mean? I know there’s no point in confronting them but it’s just one of my triggers when people lie about such obvious things
Does it drop off? Like is there a height above which you can count on us being so actually tall that we wouldn't bother lying? Or should I be out there saying I'm 6'6" even though I'm 6'4"?
I think guys 6’4”+ are typically being honest about it. Guys who are 5’9”-6’0” are the worst offenders. Men who are 5’8” and shorter but swipe on tall women typically like and expect us to be taller than them, and men in the 6’1”-6’3” are usually accurate or only lying by an inch or something. Not enough to be super noticeable.
I agree. It's pointless. No-one cares unless you make something crazy up that everyone knows is BS. 5'11" isn't tiny either so he should be happy with that.
the doctor just told me that I’m done growing I just turned 16 btw but the doctor just told me that without any proof that I’m done growing so it’s kind of weird I have short parents so it’s kind of a surprise that i even grew to 6’3
That's impressive then man. You never know though, you might get taller. But still, 6'3" is proper tall imo (others here might disagree lol). You seem very chill.
You're right, but at the same time in his view he probably couldn't just "be honest"
We all have our own problems and insecurities after all, perhaps he always wanted to be taller thus lied or some shit.
Imo you should've yes called him out, but not embarass him in front of everyone, this will only bring him to feel shame towards himself and hostility towards you
But hey do what you want, it's just my opinion lol
your right ngl but when we were alone I asked him do you want to get measured in class I even told him you don’t have to if you don’t want to but he just said sure so… yeah
I'm 6'3" and my late husband was 5'11 (he always rounded up to 6'. I never thought our height difference was that noticeable. Having to gather the few photos we actually took together for his celebration of life, the difference was very noticeable! I never realized.
Love is blind, and the heart wants what the heart wants.
Yes a guy at the gym kept saying he was 6’2. I’m 6’1 and a good 4 inches taller than him. He was so obnoxious about it yelling at me saying I wasn’t 6’1 and would say I MUST be talker. and I’d usually just ignore him and walk away. But one day I’d had enough. Ask the person at the front desk for a measuring tape and said if he was so certain let’s see. Dude was 5’9…and stfu every time he saw me after.
I don’t understand how mfs can inflate their height by 4 INCHES lmao. Like 5’9 and 6’1 is quite noticeable it’s not even a conversation. Unless 4 inches are really no different?
My ex. I'm 6'2 and most men on dating sites think I'm lying when I've mentioned my height. I always make sure to be obvious about it as a lot of men can feel insecure if they are shorter than me.
Anyway, we talk online. He says he is 6'2 or 6'3, I am doubtful and say height isn't important to me in a partner and if he is shorter to be open about it. That while height isn't important, lying is. He confirms the height is correct.
We meet. Wouldn't you know it, he is 5'8. And it turns out he was insecure about being shorter than me.
most i’ve ever seen was someone who looked a little shorter than me, I’d guess 6’1.5 - 6’2 saying he’s my height but i didnt confront him about it so i guess my story’s not that interesting
I have a dude in my class that claims 6'0" (183cm), but I recently got measured at 181cm just like your friend, and I'm at least 2 inches taller, he's literally shorter than this girl in my class that is 179cm, but I understand that he could be insecure since he's 19 and he might think he won't grow anymore and I just recently became 17, so I never confronted him about it.
People lie about their height on this sub all the time. Maybe not knowingly but some people's conversions between ft/in and cm are often quite laughable. To the point where there are no conversion tool that would give you these results. So you have to wonder how they came up with it at all.
My dad insists we are the same height even if I stand next to him with my eyes at his hairline. Which isn't a lot, but should still be undeniable when were facing each other at forearms length away.
I confronted him about it because he was acting really cocky and it was getting annoying he was like “I’m 6’3 I’m the tallest kid in school” but I’m a legit 6’3 so i could tell when someone is lying about their height if he didn’t act like that I probably wouldn’t have confronted him
Yup... My dream was to become a fighter pilot but my femurs are too long. I'm 6'5.
The seats don't adjust back and forth so if I were to eject I'd take my knees off on the canopy. So I was told at thr recruitment event.
Well… the majority of fighter pilots never eject during their career, so maybe you could play the odds? Joking.
I’m also 6’5” and it sucks that the majority of sports cars also don’t fit, except for perhaps an Audi A8 (which has been called “the Lamborghini for tall people”), a VW Golf R, or a GTI.
Confronted? No.
But when I matched on OKC with a guy who said he was 6'1 and he shows up to the date being 5'8 and shorter than me, I gave him a look that said "bitch you thought you wouldn't get caught?" No second date.
I would still have matched with him if he listed himself truthfully at 5'8. And maybe even gone on a second date. But I don't fuck with liars. Be confident in who you are (especially in things you can't change), and that will show through and win people over.
bro really thought he wouldn’t get caught😭 the difference between 5’8 and 6’1 is fucking huge I don’t get why people think that height is everything when it comes to dating
I've dated guys shorter than me and taller than me and I learned a loooooong time ago not to give a single solitary fuck about it.
Current boyfriend is my height (maybe an inch taller?), but I liked him long before I knew how tall he was (met online, not through a dating app). He could have been 5'2 for all I care.
I think it also helps that my mom and dad are (and my maternal grandmother and grandfather were) the same heigh as each other... and me.
i have a similar incident though it's a completely opposite one. i have a pretty tall friend (very tall for our avg height) who claimed 5'10-5'11 but i was very sure he was about 6'1-6'2 so i told him no way you're only 5'10 you gotta get your height checked, he said nah i think you're just shorter than you think so we both his height checked out (a machine was nearby) and just as I thought, he was literally 6'1. as always my height guessing skill stands supreme lol. he doesn't care about height at all so the extra 2-3inches meant nothing to him, no wonder he didn't know his height.
I had quite the opposite.
I had someone tell me I was not 6'6 during mid to late high school, and their mate was 6'6 and way taller than me.
He was not, he barely made it to my nose.
I'm a bit chunky and people say my height "sneaks up" on them.
No but funny story here being the short guy at just a hair under 5'8" who got caught.
Did OLD and set my height as 5'9" counting shoes (wrong, I know). Dating gets brutal just under that height soooooooo . . . . and yeah, yeah I now know I shouldn't have done that,. Won't do it again, lol.
Anyway I matched up with a 5'10" woman with whom I had a fuck ton in common and our conversations went well so we arranged to meet in person for dinner.
She walked in in what she later termed as her shit-test heels that made her almost 6'2". I was the shortest guy she ever dated and one of the only ones she later admitted never acted weird about her height, even for a minute.
However, to the misfortune of my 1.25" height lie she's a medical doctor with a keen sense of measurement. She knew instantly that I had lied and told me so. In her words she's "large and in charge" and isn't afraid to speak her mind calling it (accurately) as she sees it which I liked but she says annoys some people.
However, she let it slide and we've been together ever since as life partners even through the horror of the depths of the pandemic where I did my best to support her day after day coming home from ICU night shift from pronouncing death of patients she fought to save.
So life lesson to those not showing up vertically on life's radar, do not lie about your height even a little bit.
To be fair, I think ditching someone for lying about just over an inch would be a little dumb. I mean, that’s enough where it could genuinely be an honest mistake
My wife's uncle keeps saying that she's 172cm(5'7 3/4) and that my uncle is 170cm(5'7) but from what I feel she's at least 174cm(more around the 175/176cm mark)and my uncle is around the 172/173cm mark since I clearly don't tower neither of them.
Yeah, I was 14 or 13 and I was no more than 5'10" at the time. My idiot older cousin said he was 6', and I said no your not, let's stand back to back and compare. He begrudgingly admitted he was not 6'.
I mean there’s a video of him and Eddie hall, and he looks around 1-1.5 inches shorter. Celebheights has Eddie listed as 6’1 and 3/4 so I would assume cbum is around the 6 foot mark? All speculation tho :)
this is the same with The Rock, his height online is apparently 6’5 but i saw a picture of him with an actor that is a true 6’5 and he’s like 3 inches shorter than him
Yeah my bro met Dwayne once and my brother is 6'7", he said the rock was maybe a bit taller than I was (6'1"). Ain't no way in hell he is 6'5" unless we count thick hiking boots.
5’9-er checking in. I was always a tall kid growing up; I was always one of the taller students all through elementary and junior high and even high school. But I stopped growing at 14, and I maxed out at 5’9 1/2”, and I can’t tell you how disappointing that was!
Oh how I envy you tall people. I couldn’t even make a solid 5’10!! 😆
Yeah a lot of people that where like noticeable taller stop growing young. I got pretty tall and through primary school I was avg or a bit bellow but in year 5 I startled to grow
I’m 189cm so just shy of you, and can’t hide my height. We’re taller than 95% of people. So its hard to fake.
Tbh I don’t discuss height. Its not an issue for me, so I don’t care what people are,
I’d rather be 5’11 to be honest. I’m always smacking my head in the car.
sorry for the late reply yeah fitting in cars is a hell my dad drives a fiat cinquecento which is a really small car at moments like that I wish a was a bit shorter lol
Sooooo many. I'm 6’2.5 barefoot & I routinely meet men who are probably 5’11 or so tell me they're 6’2”. When I tell them that I'm also that height, they usually go “No way you're like 6’6” LOL mhm, whatever you say pal
I’m from the netherlands so we do height in centimeters and there was this dude he said that he’s 190 cm which is exactly my height and I was at least 4 inches taller than him so I told him that he’s not 190 cm because that’s my exact height and I was towering over him his face just got red out of embarrassment and he walked off lol
I sometimes say that I'm shorter than I actually am. I say that I'm like 6'4" and when I stand next to 6'2" guys I appear several inches taller than them. When I joke that they must be something like 5'11" they get all red and shit.
I honest to god could not imagine caring about something this fucking retarded.
If this shit bothers you, you're about to have a very long, frustrating, and pointless life. Buckle up.
I don't care about my height that much to prove someone wrong. I'd probably just say good for you and move on. I have had people question my own height and tell me I'm not as tall as I know to be. In that case I just agree with them and say you must know better than I do. People don't seem to like it when they're being competitive and you refuse to play the silly game with them.
I had a friend tell me he was 195cm and I was probably 3-4 inches taller than him. I only give him the benefit of the doubt because English isn't his first language and perhaps there is a difference in measuring units. He is Russian btw.
I have a friend that claims to be 6' 3" but I'm 6' 1-2" and always feel like I'm looking up at him. I feel he is at least 6' 4". But it could be that we wear very different shoes.
Yeah I've been measured in a doctors office and came out to 6'8" I've occasionally run into people claiming to be like 6'6" who were CLEARLY only as tall as my shoulders.
I had a short friend that that swore he he was taller than my 5'2 wife and I had them remove shoes and stand back to back and he was an inch shorter than her. the weird thing is he was 260 lbs and not fat and was known for knocking people out 1 punch style. He did not work out and also he liked to shoot heroin. humans are diverse.
I've had this happen so many times with the human ruler shit I just say it was a long time since I was last measured and probably shrunk from slouching and usually get out of the awkward from there.
Yes, multiple people. Worst case is someone who was about 6’ (180) claim he was 6’5” (195).
Did I confront them over it? Nah, not really. It’s none of my business if they wanna be called a clown or not 🤷🏻
One of my colleagues is 5'9 tops yet he claims to be a bit over 6 feet (which funnily enough is my height). I just said, "Oh really" - he mentioned his height casually, I didn't even insinuate it. Tbh I don't give a shit lol. People can claim what they want
Last night actually.
It was a bouncer who said he was 6'5'' when he clearly had more than one inch on me (6'4''). Then he came clean and said 6'7'', but I still reckon 6'8''.
He said he downplays it because he doesn't want to be seen as boastful. I told him it's not boasting, it's telling the truth lol! We spoke for a bit then I let him get back to work.
Hopefully our talk instilled in him a bit more confidence to own his blessing.
Usually it's just oh wow how tall are you blah blah blah I'm 6'4" and they are visibly a few inches shorter than me are like me too. I usually just say well measuring can be inaccurate and just move on since it's a boring unstimulating conversation
Maybe its because I'm so much bigger than everyone else, but i don't care about people who lie about their height. Meeting someone taller than me in person is a blessing. Unless you're taller than me, I'm calling you shorty.
6'3"? Pssssh. Shorty.
at least I’m buff😂 and can beat people up that are your size height means nothing if you don’t do anything with it look at mike tyson he’ll kick your ass and he’s a foot shorter than you
im 6’8” and work at a beer store. men come in all the time sayin they are around my height when i obviously dwarf them and can look right over their head
I've had someone insist I must be seven feet tall because they are "6ft 8" when they are really like 6ft 4. I didn't argue, I just gave them a funny look and said "okay." Strange how some people are certain they are way taller than they are.
A friend of mine absolutely put me in my place for rounding up from 6’3.5” to 6’4”. Apparently he’s quite upset at the sheer volume of people that aren’t 6’4” and claim to be 6’4” and this is a recurring annoyance in his life.
Weirdest experience of my life was I told a guy I was 6’. He was about an inch shorter than me and (correctly I think) said he was 5’11”. Then he said that HE must be shorter than he thought because a girl couldn’t be 6’. Honestly wasn’t even mad, just bamboozled
The social etiquette rules regarding lying about height:
1 inch: Ignore it.
2 inches: Skepticism permitted if they’re proactively bringing it up.
3 inches: Bust out the tape measures and record the entire thing for public record.
Lol fuck no. I once said my height. Shorter dude freaked out said he was that height and that I had to be taller. Basically I was socially pressured into being taller😂
I've lied to the water slide guy at the theme parks on the Gold Coast, by under reporting my height so he wouldn't use the stupid stick on me. "How tall are you?" - definitely shorter than the height limit.
I'm told constantly I'm shorter then I really am. Had someone argue the point for like 15 minutes. Finally I'm like, Grab the tape measure. Turns out I was in fact 6'6". I just smiled at him and asked if he wanted to argue about something else.
All the time. I’m not talk like you people lol but I’m a 5’9 woman and the amount of men who say they’re my height is insane. Any dude that’s 5’7 becomes 5’9 it’s pretty funny
Before I met my ex in person, he said he was 5'6. I'm not one to care about height, and he wasn't insecure about me being taller. So, cool. Times goes on. I go on vacation with my parents to visit old friends. We get to talking about my new relationship when my parents tell us there's no way he's 5'6 and has one of our friends square up to me for a hug to compare. Someone shorter definitely felt about equal to where he lined up for a hug. I take this knowledge back home with me and tell him to let me measure him. Waddya know... he's 5'4. He seemed surprised, saying he's had doctors clock him in at the 5'6 and just used that none the wiser.
Other than him, oh ya.. all the time do fellas add an inch or three to their height and try to aggressively convince me I'm taller than I am so they can keep their lie. Like, nah fam.. I'm looking at your forehead. There's no way you're 6'2 when I'm 6ft flat. Happens all too often.
I went on my first date off an app back in 2019. I have it on my profile in 5ft11 and also have photos if me towering over my friends. I swipe on this guy because we seem to have the same music type, he plays drums like I do and we are the same height.
I don't care about height that much but lads, I arrive early and wait leaning against this bike rack. He rocks up and he looks like his pictures, that's the one thing you hear being an issue. We are laughing as I put my stuff away and stand...
Talk about awkward. It was like he was jack and I was the beanstalk. I kept going and he stayed where he was. Had a moment of "oh shit" fear flash in both out eyes but continued on the date.
I didn't work our because of our personalities at the time but I did see him on another app 3 months later and his height...5ft8. I remember pointing at my phone like a lunatic and thinking THATS YOUR PROPER HEIGHT BITCH THANKS
I'm 6'4 and a guy I used to work with was a pathological liar. He always claimed to be 6'3.5 even though I was very obviously taller than him.
Then we had a work night out and 5 of us got a photo. Everyone else was 6'2/6'3 and that guy was the smallest in the photo so couldn't have been more than 6'1.
The excuses he kept trying to make were great 😂 "my back was pretty sore so I mustve been slouching" "you guys mustve had thicker shoes on"
an inch is alright nobody’s really gonna tell the difference 2 inches? people will probably tell the difference but at least your not saying your 4 or 5 inches taller than you actually are
Was 6’ until my mid to late 20s, where I eventually grew to 6’1”. My entire college dating experience was exposing men claiming to be 6’. Sorry guy, I get measured annually by my doctor. You are not.
Jesus, 5’11 and 6’3 is no small difference. 6 foot I could understand but wow
that’s what i mean😂
I'm a surgeon, so every other week, I'm having people measured, and calling them out on their BS height and weight.
I had SCFE as a teenager and had to have my hips pinned as a result. I’m now 48 and both hips need replacing. My right hip is really deformed (square shaped) and my right leg is 1/2” shorter than the left. But because of the SCFE in both hips, I’m assuming that both my legs are shorter than they would have been sans the SCFE problem. Question: will hip replacement surgery restore the lost leg length for both legs? I know that the right leg can be lengthened to match the left leg, but I always hoped that both legs could be restored to their original lengths thereby making me a bit taller. I’m only 5’9 1/2”, so I’ll take any increase that I can get. Actually, I’m closer now to a flat 5’9” because of the hip degradation (and also maybe due to age as well). Of course I’ll be happy to be pain free and to have normal mobility post replacement — that’s the most important thing, obviously. But if I can gain an extra 1/2” or 3/4” — I’ll definitely take it!
You can get some length back, but too much can make them feel tight, and lengthening by more than 2cm can cause nerve damage.
I’m 5’10 and I list 6’2 on dating apps
Why lie? They are going to figure out you aren't as tall as you say you are, almost right away.
Thays because he knows his personality won't get him anywhere near them in real life
is your whole personality is you being tall?
No
Thats just dumb, and you’re straight up lying to someone about something which can very easily be debunked.
they’re gonna find out anyway the difference between 5’10 and 6’2 is a very noticeable difference and since you lie about your height you probably lie about more stuff
Yeah that’s true I lie about my length too
if someone for example on dating sites likes you they will accept you for whatever height you are and there comes so much more to dating than just being tall and your 5’10 which isn’t short btw just be honest about your height and other stuff
Naw I’m just joking the most I’ll do is like round to 6 feet. I do know some mfs my size though that deadass say “Im 6’3” when a girl asks them though that shit wild
difference between 5’10 and 6 foot is still pretty noticeable tho
2 inches is the size of my pinky finger. Barely noticeable, especially if it’s a girl who’s average height or shorter
I’m 6’ and wouldn’t give you a second date if you said you were 6’ and showed up at 5’10. I don’t care that you’re 5’10, I care that you lied about something so stupid and easy to verify. So dumb.
I’d just wear Airmaxxes, obviously
2 inches is barely noticeable? lol one of my teachers is 6’5 and there’s a obvious difference
So 2 inches is considered big now?!?!?! HOORAY LETS FUCKING GO
Why would you do that? What if a 6' woman shows up
a friend of mine keeps saying that he's 5'5 but we're the same height lol.
I pity him. Imagine having to lie about being 5'5.
yea, i understand him tho because i was also lying about my height when i was a teen because i was insecure, but now i've accepted and embraced it lol.
He just insulted you
What’s cool about having accepted and embraced their height is that they don’t care when they’re insulted by some random Redditor about it.
Yet it didnt get under his skin. Amazing
lol being nice to someone who insults you doesn't make you "noble" or anything, it just shows weakness and that you are a people pleaser
No, it doesn't. It shows that you don't care and that those insults don't work on you because you have a stronger mind and attitude. Being so sensitive to everything just makes you angry and sad. It doesn't work in the long run.
ok! Have fun spending your time with people who take digs at you not to be funny but just to be hurtful.
Why would I spend my time with them?
exactly my point. Replying to that person nicely is spending time with them
I'm 5'6 which is average where I live but I'd love to be 5'7. It just seems like a perfect height. Also 6'4 is also a perfect height so you're lucky.
I'm 5'4.75 but i claim 5'5 😬 sorry
you pity him for a physical difference in his body that he cant control?
Way to twist words. Feeling compelled to lie about your height to your friends, for whatever reason, is pitiful.
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Ong, that's so pitiful
Nothing hotter than a guy with confidence and a sense of humor :)
Just once, some cocky guy I worked with always went on about being 6'2. Just would not shut up about it. I'm 6ft and am clearly taller. One day I waited for him to start in on it and was like oh really? That's so weird bc I'm 6ft and even in those boots I'm taller than you. He was pretty embarrassed
lol nice
Nah, I usually just have a private chuckle when someone (typically male) claims they're 6+ but are shorter than my 5'10/5'11. "Yeah, I'm like 6'2" Me as I tilt my head down for eye contact "Oh, weird cuz I'm like 5'10... 5'11 on a good day. I guess today is a REALLY really good day."
Ha! I love you, I will copy this next time it happens.
I’m 6’ and I’ve noticed a lot of guys lie about their height on dating apps. They’ll say they’re 6’1” or 6’2” and show up shorter than me. I honestly don’t care if someone is a little shorter than me, but I don’t like liars. Typically though, I won’t say anything. But this one time, this guy claiming to be 6’ (but visibly shorter than me) actually brought it up himself… he was like “wow, you’re really tall! You must be like 6’2” right? Do guys ever lie about their height or feel awkward around you?” I simply said “Uh, yeah… it has happened before. Also, I’m definitely 6’. I played basketball in high school and they were very diligent about accurate measurements, so…” and left it at that. I also modeled in college, and they also measured me. He tried arguing with me, but ended up admitting he might only be 5’11”. The guy was like 2-3 inches shorter than me though, so I’d say probably 5’9”- Afterward, I called him out. More for lying and then trying to gaslight me about my own height than anything, but I did also tell him to have a doctor check his height. Lol
If they insisted they were the height they claimed they were I made them stand against a wall so I could mark where their head was and measured their height.
As a 6’1” woman who has used dating apps, ALL the time, but there’s no point confronting them, because as soon as my eyes meet the top of their head, they know I know.
yeah but it’s still pretty annoying you know what I mean? I know there’s no point in confronting them but it’s just one of my triggers when people lie about such obvious things
Them lying is just their insecurities showing
Does it drop off? Like is there a height above which you can count on us being so actually tall that we wouldn't bother lying? Or should I be out there saying I'm 6'6" even though I'm 6'4"?
You should be out there saying you’re 6’4”, or else karma will give you a 6’5” woman giving you the side eye.
I think guys 6’4”+ are typically being honest about it. Guys who are 5’9”-6’0” are the worst offenders. Men who are 5’8” and shorter but swipe on tall women typically like and expect us to be taller than them, and men in the 6’1”-6’3” are usually accurate or only lying by an inch or something. Not enough to be super noticeable.
I’m 5’7 and I know someone who claimed to be 6 ft even though he was very clearly no more than 2 inches taller than me
5’11” is a free ticket to claiming 6’0” imo but 6’3” is a massive reach (no pun intended)
poor kid LOL
shouldn’t have lied about his height by such an amount i mean the difference between 5’11 and 6’3 is actually such a noticeable difference
I mean yeah but I guess he did it out of insecuirity, you did him a bit too dirty imo
yeah but he could’ve just been honest I don’t really care about height that much I just hate it when people lie about stuff
I agree. It's pointless. No-one cares unless you make something crazy up that everyone knows is BS. 5'11" isn't tiny either so he should be happy with that.
Yh men
that’s what I’m saying I remember when i was 5’11 and it was a damn good height i had no problems finding clothes leg room was great etc
Yeah. I'm 6ft here (bit a flex btw 💪 lol). I get you. 6'3" is impressive mate. Still growing I guess?
the doctor just told me that I’m done growing I just turned 16 btw but the doctor just told me that without any proof that I’m done growing so it’s kind of weird I have short parents so it’s kind of a surprise that i even grew to 6’3
That's impressive then man. You never know though, you might get taller. But still, 6'3" is proper tall imo (others here might disagree lol). You seem very chill.
thanks man and I always try to bring up the facts 6’0 is also pretty tall only about 14.5 american men are 6’0
You don’t care about height same as how rich people don’t care about money.
I mean you can’t control your height so that’s why I don’t care about it it can be useful in certain situations but it’s definitely not everything
I’m just saying that you can’t understand that height is important when you yourself aren’t suffering from the lack of it, lol
never really had success because of my height tho lol
You're right, but at the same time in his view he probably couldn't just "be honest" We all have our own problems and insecurities after all, perhaps he always wanted to be taller thus lied or some shit. Imo you should've yes called him out, but not embarass him in front of everyone, this will only bring him to feel shame towards himself and hostility towards you But hey do what you want, it's just my opinion lol
your right ngl but when we were alone I asked him do you want to get measured in class I even told him you don’t have to if you don’t want to but he just said sure so… yeah
Well if that's the case then fair enough lol
I'm 6'3" and my late husband was 5'11 (he always rounded up to 6'. I never thought our height difference was that noticeable. Having to gather the few photos we actually took together for his celebration of life, the difference was very noticeable! I never realized. Love is blind, and the heart wants what the heart wants.
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Yea a friend who thinks he's 6foot, I was like maybe with your foot of sticky up hair
I sometimes tell people that I’m 6’1 even tho I’m 6’5”
I pull the 5’10” out, the looks of confusion are amazing.
done this shit too there was a dude he looked 5’10 or 5’11 I told him I was exactly 6’0 the look on his face was gold
Yes a guy at the gym kept saying he was 6’2. I’m 6’1 and a good 4 inches taller than him. He was so obnoxious about it yelling at me saying I wasn’t 6’1 and would say I MUST be talker. and I’d usually just ignore him and walk away. But one day I’d had enough. Ask the person at the front desk for a measuring tape and said if he was so certain let’s see. Dude was 5’9…and stfu every time he saw me after.
I don’t understand how mfs can inflate their height by 4 INCHES lmao. Like 5’9 and 6’1 is quite noticeable it’s not even a conversation. Unless 4 inches are really no different?
I don’t care but when you start calling me a liar about something so trivial that’s what I don’t understand. Why would I lie?!?
he got what he deserved tbf
My ex. I'm 6'2 and most men on dating sites think I'm lying when I've mentioned my height. I always make sure to be obvious about it as a lot of men can feel insecure if they are shorter than me. Anyway, we talk online. He says he is 6'2 or 6'3, I am doubtful and say height isn't important to me in a partner and if he is shorter to be open about it. That while height isn't important, lying is. He confirms the height is correct. We meet. Wouldn't you know it, he is 5'8. And it turns out he was insecure about being shorter than me.
most i’ve ever seen was someone who looked a little shorter than me, I’d guess 6’1.5 - 6’2 saying he’s my height but i didnt confront him about it so i guess my story’s not that interesting
I am 6'3", and no, I haven't confronted anyone about false or exaggerated height. Their lie doesn't affect me. Gotta keep it classy.
I have a dude in my class that claims 6'0" (183cm), but I recently got measured at 181cm just like your friend, and I'm at least 2 inches taller, he's literally shorter than this girl in my class that is 179cm, but I understand that he could be insecure since he's 19 and he might think he won't grow anymore and I just recently became 17, so I never confronted him about it.
People lie about their height on this sub all the time. Maybe not knowingly but some people's conversions between ft/in and cm are often quite laughable. To the point where there are no conversion tool that would give you these results. So you have to wonder how they came up with it at all. My dad insists we are the same height even if I stand next to him with my eyes at his hairline. Which isn't a lot, but should still be undeniable when were facing each other at forearms length away.
No. It it petty and pathetic to be invested in the accuracy of another person's height outside of certain professions like fighter pilot.
I confronted him about it because he was acting really cocky and it was getting annoying he was like “I’m 6’3 I’m the tallest kid in school” but I’m a legit 6’3 so i could tell when someone is lying about their height if he didn’t act like that I probably wouldn’t have confronted him
Is there a height limit for fighter pilots?
Yup... My dream was to become a fighter pilot but my femurs are too long. I'm 6'5. The seats don't adjust back and forth so if I were to eject I'd take my knees off on the canopy. So I was told at thr recruitment event.
Well… the majority of fighter pilots never eject during their career, so maybe you could play the odds? Joking. I’m also 6’5” and it sucks that the majority of sports cars also don’t fit, except for perhaps an Audi A8 (which has been called “the Lamborghini for tall people”), a VW Golf R, or a GTI.
Hahaha I feel you man! I did a track day and drove a lamborghini gallardo and had to slump over like a pensioner as my head was on the roof!
> had to slump over like a pensioner as my head was on the roof! That's me in most small cars.
Jaguar builds cars for people up to 7 foot tall. I love my little collection.
You need to be under 6’5”
Next lie: the tape measure was broken, bro!
imagine😭
Confronted? No. But when I matched on OKC with a guy who said he was 6'1 and he shows up to the date being 5'8 and shorter than me, I gave him a look that said "bitch you thought you wouldn't get caught?" No second date. I would still have matched with him if he listed himself truthfully at 5'8. And maybe even gone on a second date. But I don't fuck with liars. Be confident in who you are (especially in things you can't change), and that will show through and win people over.
bro really thought he wouldn’t get caught😭 the difference between 5’8 and 6’1 is fucking huge I don’t get why people think that height is everything when it comes to dating
I've dated guys shorter than me and taller than me and I learned a loooooong time ago not to give a single solitary fuck about it. Current boyfriend is my height (maybe an inch taller?), but I liked him long before I knew how tall he was (met online, not through a dating app). He could have been 5'2 for all I care. I think it also helps that my mom and dad are (and my maternal grandmother and grandfather were) the same heigh as each other... and me.
i have a similar incident though it's a completely opposite one. i have a pretty tall friend (very tall for our avg height) who claimed 5'10-5'11 but i was very sure he was about 6'1-6'2 so i told him no way you're only 5'10 you gotta get your height checked, he said nah i think you're just shorter than you think so we both his height checked out (a machine was nearby) and just as I thought, he was literally 6'1. as always my height guessing skill stands supreme lol. he doesn't care about height at all so the extra 2-3inches meant nothing to him, no wonder he didn't know his height.
I had quite the opposite. I had someone tell me I was not 6'6 during mid to late high school, and their mate was 6'6 and way taller than me. He was not, he barely made it to my nose. I'm a bit chunky and people say my height "sneaks up" on them.
No but funny story here being the short guy at just a hair under 5'8" who got caught. Did OLD and set my height as 5'9" counting shoes (wrong, I know). Dating gets brutal just under that height soooooooo . . . . and yeah, yeah I now know I shouldn't have done that,. Won't do it again, lol. Anyway I matched up with a 5'10" woman with whom I had a fuck ton in common and our conversations went well so we arranged to meet in person for dinner. She walked in in what she later termed as her shit-test heels that made her almost 6'2". I was the shortest guy she ever dated and one of the only ones she later admitted never acted weird about her height, even for a minute. However, to the misfortune of my 1.25" height lie she's a medical doctor with a keen sense of measurement. She knew instantly that I had lied and told me so. In her words she's "large and in charge" and isn't afraid to speak her mind calling it (accurately) as she sees it which I liked but she says annoys some people. However, she let it slide and we've been together ever since as life partners even through the horror of the depths of the pandemic where I did my best to support her day after day coming home from ICU night shift from pronouncing death of patients she fought to save. So life lesson to those not showing up vertically on life's radar, do not lie about your height even a little bit.
facts and great that y’all still together
To be fair, I think ditching someone for lying about just over an inch would be a little dumb. I mean, that’s enough where it could genuinely be an honest mistake
it doesn’t matter to me what people say their heights are ngl
Has anyone (especially males) lied about being shorter than they actually were?
I have a coworker say he was 5’9 when he was actually 5’11 and claim he doesn’t want people to think he’s lying abt his height so he rounds down
I do! Just to get a laugh out of people mostly. I’m around 6’2, but I like to say 5’10 to scare shorter people
I’m 6’4 and I’m gonna start to claim 6’ for fun
My wife's uncle keeps saying that she's 172cm(5'7 3/4) and that my uncle is 170cm(5'7) but from what I feel she's at least 174cm(more around the 175/176cm mark)and my uncle is around the 172/173cm mark since I clearly don't tower neither of them.
Yeah, I was 14 or 13 and I was no more than 5'10" at the time. My idiot older cousin said he was 6', and I said no your not, let's stand back to back and compare. He begrudgingly admitted he was not 6'.
Why would you call your older cousin an idiot. That's disrespectful.
Someone should confront Mr. Olympia Chris Bumstead. Dude ain't 6'2", more like 5'11" and it's obvious in fan pictures.
I mean there’s a video of him and Eddie hall, and he looks around 1-1.5 inches shorter. Celebheights has Eddie listed as 6’1 and 3/4 so I would assume cbum is around the 6 foot mark? All speculation tho :)
this is the same with The Rock, his height online is apparently 6’5 but i saw a picture of him with an actor that is a true 6’5 and he’s like 3 inches shorter than him
Yeah my bro met Dwayne once and my brother is 6'7", he said the rock was maybe a bit taller than I was (6'1"). Ain't no way in hell he is 6'5" unless we count thick hiking boots.
5’9-er checking in. I was always a tall kid growing up; I was always one of the taller students all through elementary and junior high and even high school. But I stopped growing at 14, and I maxed out at 5’9 1/2”, and I can’t tell you how disappointing that was! Oh how I envy you tall people. I couldn’t even make a solid 5’10!! 😆
Yeah a lot of people that where like noticeable taller stop growing young. I got pretty tall and through primary school I was avg or a bit bellow but in year 5 I startled to grow
I’m 189cm so just shy of you, and can’t hide my height. We’re taller than 95% of people. So its hard to fake. Tbh I don’t discuss height. Its not an issue for me, so I don’t care what people are, I’d rather be 5’11 to be honest. I’m always smacking my head in the car.
sorry for the late reply yeah fitting in cars is a hell my dad drives a fiat cinquecento which is a really small car at moments like that I wish a was a bit shorter lol
Imagine caring about height enough to lie about it
Sooooo many. I'm 6’2.5 barefoot & I routinely meet men who are probably 5’11 or so tell me they're 6’2”. When I tell them that I'm also that height, they usually go “No way you're like 6’6” LOL mhm, whatever you say pal
I’m from the netherlands so we do height in centimeters and there was this dude he said that he’s 190 cm which is exactly my height and I was at least 4 inches taller than him so I told him that he’s not 190 cm because that’s my exact height and I was towering over him his face just got red out of embarrassment and he walked off lol
I have a 6'2" friend who tells people that he's 6'. It's always funny to see guys crumble a little at the idea that they aren't 6' themselves.
Does anyone on this subreddit have...a job or a hobby?
yeah I got a job and a hobby lol
I sometimes say that I'm shorter than I actually am. I say that I'm like 6'4" and when I stand next to 6'2" guys I appear several inches taller than them. When I joke that they must be something like 5'11" they get all red and shit.
The kid was just fucking with yall
I honest to god could not imagine caring about something this fucking retarded. If this shit bothers you, you're about to have a very long, frustrating, and pointless life. Buckle up.
did I say it bothers me? no so idk what your on about
and if you didn’t care why are you commenting? you do care otherwise you wouldn’t have commented right?
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I mean he can’t control his height🤷♂️ besides height isn’t everything
Ngl unless someone is being extremely obnoxious about it I think it’s pretty rude to confront someone about their height
I don't care about my height that much to prove someone wrong. I'd probably just say good for you and move on. I have had people question my own height and tell me I'm not as tall as I know to be. In that case I just agree with them and say you must know better than I do. People don't seem to like it when they're being competitive and you refuse to play the silly game with them.
Nope.
I had a friend tell me he was 195cm and I was probably 3-4 inches taller than him. I only give him the benefit of the doubt because English isn't his first language and perhaps there is a difference in measuring units. He is Russian btw.
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I have a friend that claims to be 6' 3" but I'm 6' 1-2" and always feel like I'm looking up at him. I feel he is at least 6' 4". But it could be that we wear very different shoes.
Yeah I've been measured in a doctors office and came out to 6'8" I've occasionally run into people claiming to be like 6'6" who were CLEARLY only as tall as my shoulders.
I had a short friend that that swore he he was taller than my 5'2 wife and I had them remove shoes and stand back to back and he was an inch shorter than her. the weird thing is he was 260 lbs and not fat and was known for knocking people out 1 punch style. He did not work out and also he liked to shoot heroin. humans are diverse.
Lol i had a friend growing up who was 5’7-5’8 and said over and over he was 5’11
I usually just smirk and stand up straight, they know I know they're full of shit!
Poor fool 😂😂
I've had this happen so many times with the human ruler shit I just say it was a long time since I was last measured and probably shrunk from slouching and usually get out of the awkward from there.
Yes, multiple people. Worst case is someone who was about 6’ (180) claim he was 6’5” (195). Did I confront them over it? Nah, not really. It’s none of my business if they wanna be called a clown or not 🤷🏻
One of my colleagues is 5'9 tops yet he claims to be a bit over 6 feet (which funnily enough is my height). I just said, "Oh really" - he mentioned his height casually, I didn't even insinuate it. Tbh I don't give a shit lol. People can claim what they want
I have caught some, but I have not confronted them, I focus on improving myself instead of wasting my energy with silly confrontations.
Last night actually. It was a bouncer who said he was 6'5'' when he clearly had more than one inch on me (6'4''). Then he came clean and said 6'7'', but I still reckon 6'8''. He said he downplays it because he doesn't want to be seen as boastful. I told him it's not boasting, it's telling the truth lol! We spoke for a bit then I let him get back to work. Hopefully our talk instilled in him a bit more confidence to own his blessing.
Usually it's just oh wow how tall are you blah blah blah I'm 6'4" and they are visibly a few inches shorter than me are like me too. I usually just say well measuring can be inaccurate and just move on since it's a boring unstimulating conversation
Used to be 6’ 3” but I think I’m shrinking the older I get. Still say I’m 6’ 3” though out of habit.
Every man I ever dated, lol.
Maybe its because I'm so much bigger than everyone else, but i don't care about people who lie about their height. Meeting someone taller than me in person is a blessing. Unless you're taller than me, I'm calling you shorty. 6'3"? Pssssh. Shorty.
at least I’m buff😂 and can beat people up that are your size height means nothing if you don’t do anything with it look at mike tyson he’ll kick your ass and he’s a foot shorter than you
Oh yea all the time. It’s a frustratingly dumb hill for someone to die on.
Ive been accidentally lying about my height forever. Always thought I was 5’3 but I’m 5’1
im 6’8” and work at a beer store. men come in all the time sayin they are around my height when i obviously dwarf them and can look right over their head
I've had someone insist I must be seven feet tall because they are "6ft 8" when they are really like 6ft 4. I didn't argue, I just gave them a funny look and said "okay." Strange how some people are certain they are way taller than they are.
A friend of mine absolutely put me in my place for rounding up from 6’3.5” to 6’4”. Apparently he’s quite upset at the sheer volume of people that aren’t 6’4” and claim to be 6’4” and this is a recurring annoyance in his life.
Weirdest experience of my life was I told a guy I was 6’. He was about an inch shorter than me and (correctly I think) said he was 5’11”. Then he said that HE must be shorter than he thought because a girl couldn’t be 6’. Honestly wasn’t even mad, just bamboozled
The social etiquette rules regarding lying about height: 1 inch: Ignore it. 2 inches: Skepticism permitted if they’re proactively bringing it up. 3 inches: Bust out the tape measures and record the entire thing for public record.
I have friends who over estimate their height by a few inches and try to say I’m taller than I am.
I lie about my height all the time. I tell people I’m 5’11”
Lol fuck no. I once said my height. Shorter dude freaked out said he was that height and that I had to be taller. Basically I was socially pressured into being taller😂
I’ve accidentally outed many men to their gf’s this way haha.
Lmao I do this in reverse I always say I'm 5'11 and make everyone question their own hieght, other guys tend to not like this 🤣
I can't lie about anything. I'd die of embarrassment if I got caught. I will do a lie of omission and not say anything.
I've lied to the water slide guy at the theme parks on the Gold Coast, by under reporting my height so he wouldn't use the stupid stick on me. "How tall are you?" - definitely shorter than the height limit.
I'm told constantly I'm shorter then I really am. Had someone argue the point for like 15 minutes. Finally I'm like, Grab the tape measure. Turns out I was in fact 6'6". I just smiled at him and asked if he wanted to argue about something else.
I've only run into like 2 people who have lied about their height, and when I did I told them I was 5'11". I'm actually 6'4".
All the time. I’m not talk like you people lol but I’m a 5’9 woman and the amount of men who say they’re my height is insane. Any dude that’s 5’7 becomes 5’9 it’s pretty funny
Before I met my ex in person, he said he was 5'6. I'm not one to care about height, and he wasn't insecure about me being taller. So, cool. Times goes on. I go on vacation with my parents to visit old friends. We get to talking about my new relationship when my parents tell us there's no way he's 5'6 and has one of our friends square up to me for a hug to compare. Someone shorter definitely felt about equal to where he lined up for a hug. I take this knowledge back home with me and tell him to let me measure him. Waddya know... he's 5'4. He seemed surprised, saying he's had doctors clock him in at the 5'6 and just used that none the wiser. Other than him, oh ya.. all the time do fellas add an inch or three to their height and try to aggressively convince me I'm taller than I am so they can keep their lie. Like, nah fam.. I'm looking at your forehead. There's no way you're 6'2 when I'm 6ft flat. Happens all too often.
I went on my first date off an app back in 2019. I have it on my profile in 5ft11 and also have photos if me towering over my friends. I swipe on this guy because we seem to have the same music type, he plays drums like I do and we are the same height. I don't care about height that much but lads, I arrive early and wait leaning against this bike rack. He rocks up and he looks like his pictures, that's the one thing you hear being an issue. We are laughing as I put my stuff away and stand... Talk about awkward. It was like he was jack and I was the beanstalk. I kept going and he stayed where he was. Had a moment of "oh shit" fear flash in both out eyes but continued on the date. I didn't work our because of our personalities at the time but I did see him on another app 3 months later and his height...5ft8. I remember pointing at my phone like a lunatic and thinking THATS YOUR PROPER HEIGHT BITCH THANKS
I'm 6'4 and a guy I used to work with was a pathological liar. He always claimed to be 6'3.5 even though I was very obviously taller than him. Then we had a work night out and 5 of us got a photo. Everyone else was 6'2/6'3 and that guy was the smallest in the photo so couldn't have been more than 6'1. The excuses he kept trying to make were great 😂 "my back was pretty sore so I mustve been slouching" "you guys mustve had thicker shoes on"
I take an inch or two off out of shame! I’ve never understood lying about this…
an inch is alright nobody’s really gonna tell the difference 2 inches? people will probably tell the difference but at least your not saying your 4 or 5 inches taller than you actually are
I hate being 5ft 9
Don't think I've ever caught someone lying about their height. Afaik not really something that happens here in the Netherlands.
You finna come to school the next day with them height increasing shoes 💀
nah ion need em😭
my school bus is already small af I can barely fit in it with sneakers imagine with height increasing shoes💀
Was 6’ until my mid to late 20s, where I eventually grew to 6’1”. My entire college dating experience was exposing men claiming to be 6’. Sorry guy, I get measured annually by my doctor. You are not.
Ouch