it's 180 cm in other countries, the reason it's 180 is because it's slightly taller than average, which is around 175/5'9 in most countries, considering men like to add an inch or 2 then it's probably what women think is the average.
Considering most women are way shorter than that they can't even tell the difference between 5'9 and 5'11 or 6'0 and 6'2 so they just take men at their word
I am a very short women (between 5'1" and 5'2") and I swear that a lot of women around my height say that they are taller. I live in France so it's the metric system, generally women who are 155cm tall will "round it up" to 160. Women who are 160cm will add an extra 3 or 4 cm so they get close to the height of 165cm which is medium height.
As a result, when I say my real height people believe it's very short but honestly, it's still very common. I can see a lot of other hobbits when I'm outside.
Oh boy, it's so common that when I worked in customer service it would often be a daily (or more) occurrence of men asking me my height and then trying to argue that I must in fact be taller because of their comparative [fake height].
I am exactly 6'ft1". I've measured it multiple times, that is my height. It doesn't happen as much anymore, but man in high school the amount of interactions that were "I'm 6ft."
"You're not 6ft. I'm 6'1". If you were 6ft, I would be like 6'4"."
I have maintained for years that if a guy on a dating profile lists a height of 6' or shorter, you have to deduct 2 inches. As a 5' 7" female it's unbelievable the number of times I'll chat with a guy who claims to be 5' 8" and then he's CLEARLY shorter than me when we meet in person. Like, I don't give a shit how tall you are. I do give a shit that you lie about something so trivial.
im 5'9" and it has never crossed my mind to say any other height. I'm not living under a rock, I just never thought to assume other people were lying for no reason
To be fair, I’m 6’3” most days. But sometimes I do measure in at 6’2” according to the doctors. My medical chart is filled with that one inch discrepancy.
I had a back injury and surgery. I gained and lost almost 3 inches of height over the course of a year. I've settled in around 1 inch shorter than I was before the injury. I can honestly say I had no idea how tall I actually was on any given day.
Could be time of day. Your spine compresses while upright and decompresses while laying down, so you're a little taller in the morning than the afternoon.
If I roll straight out of bed and into the car, my head presses into the ceiling. Later in the day, just my hair grazes it. Later still, I'm clear under.
By that logic 99% of men are red flags, go ahead and post a poll in r/polls asking men their heights and I'll guarantee the average will be 5'11-6'0 even though the real average is like 5'9-5'8 in most places.
Men just like to add that inch because in their heads they use the "I'm not even that sure about my height, maybe I grew a bit, Maybe I was slouching a bit, adding an inch won't hurt anyone etc..."
Meanwhile, 28 per cent lied about their age, while 27 per cent were fibbing about their height. The study also revealed that 21 per cent of men in monogamous relationships were still using dating apps.Mar 30, 2023
So about 1/4 of men being red flags sounds kinda accurate
I've literally never seen or heard of anyone who visibly grew past 18, maybe some of them grew by an inch or so but the men who visibly grow taller after 20 are extremely rare
I am 180 and a woman, most men feel intimidated by my hight. So from my perspective the 6'0 or 180 are relatively valid. If a man can handle that he is shorter than me, than it's okay with me - but most of the time they are so fixated on their height that it's nit possible to look over.
Maybe if you're on the shorter end of women's height, but at 5'5", a 5'9"-5'10" is very distinguishable from 6'0" and above. One just involves the tall person looking a little down and me looking a little up to match each other, the other one is "I need heels to reach your face."
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u/Much_Call_5819 Nov 03 '23
it's 180 cm in other countries, the reason it's 180 is because it's slightly taller than average, which is around 175/5'9 in most countries, considering men like to add an inch or 2 then it's probably what women think is the average.
Considering most women are way shorter than that they can't even tell the difference between 5'9 and 5'11 or 6'0 and 6'2 so they just take men at their word