To ask why my dh stands on tip toes?!

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When ever he goes ro a bar ? He stands on tip toe one foot , mostly two ?
he says its because he is leaning , but he cleary is not .
he is quite short , but has always always maintained it is not an issue .. and ro be honest it seems thar he is happy in his skin .
it looks so odd ? Im sure i have my habits too !

Trying to make himself more noticeable, I’d assume.

But he does it when there is only him at the bar too . !

It just looks so odd

I thought this was going to be about just walking on tip toes sometimes, which I and my cousin have done since childhood... But I have no experience with this, does sound weird.

Why on earth are you asking us? He's the only one who can give you the answer!

Because he says he has no idea he does it !

I do this. Couldn't tell you why though, I don't stand on tip toe generally. Must just be a weird habit.

Habit? I’m pretty short and stand on tip toes at the bar so I can lean over and talk to the bar person

I dont get why he has no idea he does it . One min he is stood normally , the next on tip toes .

Maybe its due to the bar like you say !

I do that too, always have, when I'm washing up, too. It's unconscious, just always done it.
I'm short, but not so short that I can't reach standing normally.
I read somewhere that it's a form of stimming (was looking up asd and adhd, though I don't think I have either of those, just the standing on tiptoe. Ok I do flap my arms about sometimes too...does your dh do that too :) ?).

I do it.

I've been given 2 explanations previously:
-neurodivergence (suspected adhd but not diagnosed)
-short tendons in lower leg

For me, it just feels really uncomfortable for my feet to be flat on the floor. It's worse in shoes without a heel (like ballet shoes or trainers)

I do this too when I’m at a bar 😂

No he does not flap his arms . 😊

He was clearly a ballerina in a previous life.

This is totally normal? People often lean over the bar to catch the barman's attention. I do it myself.

Ha ha !

But he dows it and soes not touch the bar to lean

I was about to suggest ASD too, but obviously not.

I’m short (5 ft) and I do this! I also do it when washing up, cooking etc. Not the whole time but a lot. Not cause I can’t reach or anything, just makes me a bit taller. I didn’t realise until an ex pointed it out to me! I’m very happy in my skin and all but I keep doing it. Feels natural to me and gives those calf muscles a workout!

It’s obviously a habit from standing at bars that would be busy and trying to alert someone behind the bar for attention. That and to see what’s behind the bar, drinks/snacks selection.

https://autism.org/toe-walking-and-asd/

Such as in the queue or by himslef but bot leaning on the bbar at all

Interesting. I am much shorter but i dont need ro stand on my tip toes to ask for a deink .. never occurred to me . We are all interesting .. us humans .

He could have a dysfunctional vestibular system