Be honest; if you’re a tall woman do you consider yourself superior to shorter women?

[Eyelinerofthetigers]

I know a few tall women who refer to shorter women as things like ‘short arses’ and I’ve seen the same thing said by taller women on the Style and Beauty boards here, too.

I’m 5ft 4, so am short myself, and have had derogatory comments made to me in the past by a few tall females. Yet I’d never dream of calling them an insulting name about being tall, or even really comment on their height at all.

Yep, very often especially in the work place, and I am 58 and 5ft, and alway been by other women.

5’8” and slim/athletic figure. I think I’m feminine, never have a problem with clothes fitting. I’m not offended by your post, but I do disagree.

From what I've heard from my shorter male friends, women in general prefer men to be taller than them.

Im 5ft3 and I've definitely had plenty snarky comments from friends and family about my being short. It's quite annoying. I would never comment on someone being tall. Nor any other aspect of their physical appearance.

Yes, my mil ego is 4 cm taller than me commented on my height when she met me. She said I'm very pretty but a bit more height would make me perfect

However the men look at the Angelina Jolie face, big tit's, small waist and never had a comment from a man.

It’s not offensive, just a bit ridiculous. Like somebody saying you can’t be short, skinny and feminine as that’s the profile of a young boy. Or that you need to look like Kelly Brook and be all soft curves etc

Women of all figures can be beautiful if they are confident, dress well, and have good hair (I find it’s the hair that really makes a difference).

I'm tall & like being tall but some things annoy me about it. However I would never think I was better than someone who was shorter than me.

Being tall has advantages but I would have always preferred to be smaller.

Is it a full moon? It’s usually a full moon when there’s a run of threads like this.

I’m 5 11 and hated my height for years I was like an awkward giant around dainty, feminine, more average sized women. Not bothered now but I think prople can slso be mean to people who are taller than average.

I think clothes usually look better on taller women and I think tall women can be striking as height can give you more presence. I do think it’s better to be taller but I don’t lord it over people! From my experience short women are way more into their height than taller women and talk about it a lot. They seem to love being tiny, being picked up etc. while also saying how ‘they’d always wished they were tall’ yeah yeah I’m not buying it 😅

I’m 5’8 so not sure if I’m what you’d class as tall but it’s never entered my head! If anything I feel the opposite and feel like shorter women are better than me.

haha! I am cackling at posts like this because as a tall woman with large boobs and legs that go on forever I have got whatever man I ever wanted. Like, literally, no man I've desired has ever said no to me. This isnt arrogance, it's just fact so sure, feel sorry for rme all you want. I'm sleeping with your partner btw 😂

Why do you describe yourself as short @Eyelinerofthetigers? You are average height.

I have never come across this “tall woman superiority” you seem to have noticed.

Ah OK. That explains it!

Same! Not being vain, or deluded, but being asked out by men I fancy has been easy. Must be those big boobs?!

What??? Why on earth would I? Petite women are gorgeous??

Exactly, but thats cool- if you want to feel sorry for me- please do so! It only gets me what I want more and more. You naive fool!

No. My experience is that shorter women are always much more popular and get called things like 'cute' and 'sweet'. Men were always attracted to my shorter friend's and it always seems to me that men always want to help and protect shorter women more. I have two short sil's and even my own dm says things like "Oh but it's such a lot for daily, she's tiny" about db paying out for a cleaner and gardener for despite dsil being a sahm. Don't get me wrong I don't begrudge them this but I had just said to my dm that I wish I could have the same given that I work ft...and that was her response. I don't think she loves dsil more than me but she just doesn't see me as someone who needs taking care of. So no, I don't think I am superior but I am very jealous. I wore heals on my wedding day and was taller than my dh...how ridiculous!

I’m 5ft 4, so am short myself, and have had derogatory comments made to me in the past by a few tall females. Yet I’d never dream of calling them an insulting name about being tall, or even really comment on their height at all.

@Eyelinerofthetigers well really your height is average. I’m 5’ nothing - probably soon to be 4’10 given we shrink as we age 😭 so point being you’re not short.

But also, are these tall women saying stuff to you online or real,life? As if the latter then just wondering where this happens since occasionally the odd woman here or there will make a mean ‘joke’ about my height (interestingly repeatedly from a shorter overweight lady manager which annoyed me but I bit my tongue to not say the obvious to get back at her). But not really anyone conventionally tall. Actually thinking about it on the whole the taller ladies I’ve ever known were usually always quite gentle and laid back in personality!

I’m 5 foot 11 and my best friend is 4 foot 11. I’ve never thought myself superior (except, y’know, when she’s having to take two steps to every one of mine but we’ve joked about her half trot since high school 😂). Your weirdly aggressive tone is the insulting one, OP - I’m sorry you feel like tall women look down on you.

What you might be seeing are not personal attacks but a genuine frustration with clothes manufacturers. I went on Uniqlo today to look at their ‘cult icon’ trousers that are this season’s must-haves. They were gorgeous and exactly my style. When looking at ‘find my fit’, I discovered their longest trousers are for women of height 5 foot 9, at the very most. A whole 5-6cm shorter than me. Argh!

Capri trousers are basically painfully tight, knee-length shorts. T-shirts are all cropped and the sleeves fit weird. No jacket hangs right. Even socks don’t fit well. Try 40 years of this kind of disappointment and it can boil over into crass, thoughtless comments on online message boards. Not right, not something I would ever do or condone but I can understand.

Meanwhile, I import my clothes from Holland now as they do do a range of sizes for the taller woman, funnily enough. And hope that at some point we get better clothes for the taller frame.

No?? Is that a thing? Most tall women I know often feel self conscious about when height and often made to friend and unfeminine by shorter women?

but even then not that often as I assume most have evolved past this post 25

Well yes because over 5’5 it can get really annoying to find well fitting jeans or jackets with having jack ups at the ankle and wrists