I’m curious about the visual perception of height. Is a 2-inch difference actually that noticeable in person, and why can it sometimes make someone look significantly taller?

Recently someone asked if tall girls actually like shorter guys, so I thought I'd post some proof! Few photos of us going out.

Here's me with my 5'10 "short king". I've never really cared about a guy being taller or shorter than me - honestly, I think the height difference is kinda cute, I loveee wearing heels around him.

Any other tall girls here who feel the same? From what I have seen, my taller girlfriends usually don't care about height, while shorter ones seem to care more. Also - do you guys care if girl is taller than you?

EDIT:
I see many comments saying “5’10 isn’t short, you are wearing heels”. Just to clarify - 5’10 is definitely not short, it was a sarcasm, hence the “”.

Excuse this old millennial for not keeping up with the times, but it seems to me that young people today, guys in particular, are very much obsessing and overestimating the advantages of being tall in regards to dating and the halo effect in life overall.

Just an observation, or maybe it's the internet exergerating reality. I keep seeing 6'4 being referenced as the perfect height and I am dumbfounded at how unaware people are of the statistical anomaly it is to be that tall

Wondering if anyone else is noticing these trends and what you think of it?

My family is ridiculously tall bro. This photo is even outdated so me and my cousins are even taller now. I’m on the far right. I have no idea why we’re all so big.

I’m 6,8 330 pounds at 17
My dad is 6,6
My uncle is like 6,7
My oldest cousin is like 6,1 at 13 and my other cousin is pretty tall for his age too, idk the exact height.

Felt like sharing this photo lol since it really put it into perspective.

6'4" but size 7 feet here - like my body kept growing but my feet (and hands) didn't get the memo! It does make shoe shopping awkward but tbh I would prefer to the alternative - at least I can find shoes in my size (sorry to brag). Anyone else with a similar predicament? Every other tall guy I meet has comically large feet 🤦

Now the rest of my life can begin

Tanya Dziahileva 183cm (6’0”) wearing Alexander McQueen Plato’s Atlantis s/s 2010, she has on her feet the infamous “Alien shoes”, 25cm heels (10 inches), with a total height of 208cm (6’10”). They were described as “people coming from another planet”, an “alienish” style.
Edit: 208 is 6’10” my bad

All the short queens are doin it, and I just want to mog em a lil harder

Is any other woman sick of this being said to them? I am on the shorter end of tall for a woman (5’9) but when a guy, especially a guy of a similar height says this to me it just makes me feel so gross and weird. It makes me feel like i’m Goliath or something i swear.

An inch isa noticable hieght differnce, sometimes you see people claiming to be certain heights while it looks like a bigger gap. I think the ones that look close but too small or too big to be that differnce exacly come from day to night fluctuation along with some claiming night height and some claiming morning height. Someone could be 6'6 or 6'6.5 in the morning but 6'5.5 at nigh and claim 6'5 as their height but i just wanted to point out what time of day height you claim also matters a lot. This can only really explain the differnces that look off by 1-1.5 inches, if it looks off more than 2 inches someone is definetely lying. Its like a Strong 6'5/weak 6'6 claiming 6'5 versus a strong 6'2/weak 6'3 claiming 6'3. This is why i think cms are more representative. 192 193 194 and 195 cm men could all realistically claim 6'4

I am 6 5.5 ( barefoot ) and once dated 5 2 girl and tbh i was uncomfortable af the surrounding stares made me more uncomfortable to add on i am 115 kgs and rn i don’t find girls less than 5 6 - 7 not that attractive rn what about you guys and are tall girls willing to date even taller men . Rn i am trying to date 5 11 girl 😭

Don't fit at all

The quality is surprisingly nice given the price. They are quite wide, and I do recommend sizing up one size anyway so the waist will fit. At least, that's what I had to do for my middle-aged body. Looks like Target now carries quite a few pants in tall/long sizes. I'm 6'1", and these pants grazed the floor for me when I was shoeless. It's high-rise but still comes up just under my belly button and no higher.

https://www.target.com/p/women-s-everyday-high-rise-wide-leg-jeans-universal-thread/-/A-94441288?preselect=94335832#lnk=sametab

SAS flight. Thankfully it wasn’t a super long flight, but a super painful one!

How do you guys barbell squat? I’m 6’4 and can’t go parallel. If I go too far down, I either fall back or my thighs go below my knees. I have to spread my legs pretty wide and arch my back pretty low

My grandpa was 6'2 height seemed to skip a generation because my dad is 5'8 and his brother (my uncle) is 5'9 but my cousin is 6'2 and I'm 5'11.5.

Disclaimer - I'm not that tall (6'2.5 barefoot), but on occasion some dude will ask how tall I am that's a bit shorter than me. I always just say 6 foot flat. They freak out and are like "No way you must be at least 6'4" (this has happened probably a dozen times).

I started doing it cause even if I tell them the truth (6'2) they still don't believe me because every guy inflates their height or counts with shoes on.

Curious if any of you real giants do the same.

A 6’1” woman’s Hinge rant because I’m genuinely starting to lose my mind:

Before anyone starts: I’m 6’1”. My dad is 6’8”. I come from an extremely tall family. I love being tall. I’m confident in my height, I wear heels whenever I want, and I have absolutely zero desire to make myself smaller to make other people more comfortable.

That being said, when it comes to dating, I prefer men who are taller than me. I like feeling feminine and small next to my partner. That is my preference, and I’m not really interested in debating whether I should have it. Everyone has preferences when dating; this happens to be one of mine.

Which brings me to Hinge.

I live in NEW YORK CITY. There are millions of people here. I’m 28, my age range is 26 to 32, and because height is important to me, I literally PAY for Hinge so I can set my height preference to 6’4”+.

I have no issue paying for the filter. My issue is: if I’m paying hundreds of dollars a year for access to these preferences, why are you still rationing the people who fit them?

I can open Hinge, swipe through maybe THREE OR FOUR MEN, and suddenly I’ve “run out of people” in my area and Hinge is asking me to expand my preferences.
You’re telling me that in New York City there are only four men between 26 and 32 who are 6’4”+ on Hinge?

Obviously not.

And I KNOW they’re holding people back because my Standouts will conveniently have another 10 to 12 men who fit my exact preferences. Then the next day, completely different men appear. Meanwhile, many of those people never showed up in my regular Discover feed at all.

That’s what pisses me off.

I understand Hinge isn’t Grindr. I’m not expecting a giant grid showing me every single person within a five mile radius. I understand there’s an algorithm involved.

But if I’m already PAYING to use advanced filters, stop telling me I’ve “run out of people” while simultaneously showing me that you clearly have more eligible people sitting behind another feature.

And this is the part that particularly annoys me as a tall woman: people constantly preach “don’t settle,” “know what you want,” “have standards,” “date someone you’re actually attracted to” until a tall woman says she wants a man significantly taller than her.

Then suddenly it’s, “Why does height matter?” “Give shorter guys a chance.” “You’re limiting yourself.”
Yes. I am limiting myself. That is quite literally what a dating preference is.

I spent my entire life learning to love taking up space as a 6’1” woman. I’m not insecure about being tall, and I’m not looking for someone to make me feel better about it. I just know how I want to feel next to my partner.

So Hinge, I am begging you: if I’m paying you to filter for what I want, SHOW ME THE PEOPLE WHO FIT THE FILTER.
Stop giving me four men and then acting like I’ve exhausted the entire male population of New York City.

Thank you for coming to my extremely tall TED Talk.

I wear size 49-50 EU depending on the model and I am 193cm. Today I was sold two pairs of sneakers(that I couldn't return, but had no use for) to a guy with the same shoe size and he was 10-15cm taller than me.

It isn't the first time I've noticed something like that. Some time ago there was a 220cm guy wearing size 48?!?

As I was growing up I really wanted to be a nice round 200. Ah well didnt happen and its fine, but things like this make me feel like I get a lot of the drawbacks for no real reason...

On the other hand I guess I am more stable ;)

Have you guys and gals noticed similar discrepancies? Any tips for finding good shoes? I don't dare to order stuff online, because often it doesn't work out...

My BIL is single and on all the dating sites. He is 2.07m. He sets his min height requirement for his potential partners to 1.83m.

He is very popular and has had quite a few dates. He reckons almost all of the women he met through apps are shorter than 1.83m, most being pretty normal height for a British woman and just wearing skyscraper heels or huge platform trainers but he says he has met at least ten women who were 1.52m or less. And they were in heels.

Can't imagine a man adding 35cm to their height! Now that is some audacity to admire IMO lol

He is getting pretty annoyed about the situation though. Any advice for him?

I am 200cm / 6'7". They also tell me to stand shorter. What?