another 6'2 story

[Kaitlyn Michele]

I like to post these for the tall girls...

at 6'2 i spent many years using my height as an excuse and safety net..i'm so tall, i can't transition..

today i was getting coffee and 2 lovely older women turned and commented on my height, we chatted for a bit..i told them about my 6'9 cousin...

they were quite nice and at one point asked if i was a model.!! i laughed and the barrista interupted and said "don't laugh, i've seen you in here before, and girl you got it!"...

the ladies started to leave, i melted at the barrista's comment, and i said, we'll i'm not complaining, i'm glad i'm tall...

and the woman that started the conversation said...
"as long as you are happy, thats all that matters"
... she didn't know how true those words were..

[Myojine]

A total 4chan move here but Im gonna leave this here for ya.
I giggled
http://i52.tinypic.com/2csf1hy.jpg

[Kaitlyn Michele]

wow!!!

i wish!!

lol

[Zenith]

We'll take your word for it as there are no pics of you anywhere...:thumbup:

[Eileen]

Trust me Zenith, Kaitlyn is a very pretty lady! Her natural beauty overshadows her height.

[CharleneT]

Well, I'm only 6' ... and honestly consider myself lucky there ;-) I have a post-op friend here who passes just fine, and has for 8 years. She is 6'4" with the shoulders of a line backer... I think it is more attitude and action vs physical size !

Kaitlyn, there is no doubt in my mind: you're a fine looking lass :) I believe those ladies were quite right !!

Either one of us is the about the right size to be a famous runway model :D

OR, compare us to Geena Davis, famous for many things (including being a model for Victoria Secret - where she was discovered by Sydney Pollack), she is 6' !

[Eryn]

At 6'2" and wanting to get out I do a lot of thinking about this topic!

Here's the way I see it. As someone at the 95th percentile for men and the 99th percentile for women I tend to perceive _really_ tall people easily, simply because they are taller than I am. I see a few men and every once in a while a woman that are eye-to-eye with me or taller. Whenever that happens, I check the feet. Often the women have heels, but every once in a while they have flats.

Now, change the point of view to a person of average height. Half of the population is taller than they are and when they see tall folks they don't really stand out. They are just all "tall" whether they are 5'10" or 6'2"

So, tall CDers may get looks, but their height isn't as much of a giveaway as one might think.

[Starling]

That's very true, Eryn, and funny too. To stubby little me, more half the world can slam dunk.

:heehee: Lallie

[kristinacd55]

Yup, I'm 6' but quickly shrinking due to old age....and I would enjoy being a bit shorter myself lol

[pamela_a]

Newsflash!!! There are a lot of tall women in the world. I'm 6'4" and usually wear heels. Just like all of the other tall women in the world nobody asked me how tall I wanted to be while growing up. It's only an issue if you make it an issue.

[Paula_56]

Here's my take on height at 6'1", We look very closely at the height of women, most do not, I believe if you are not tall for a guy you jusr blend in

[Melody Moore]

Last New Years eve I went out & I normally stand at 5'10" but in my 5" heels I stand 6'3". I felt
odd at first because is all I could see was the tops of people's heads. And it felt very unusual to
be taller than all the males in the place. But then I seen a natal girl on the dance floor who must
have stood around 6'8" & she made me look like a short-arse. So I felt better knowing there was
a taller girl than me in the place.

I was at the bar at one point & a guy started to chat me up & he was saying how sexy he thought
tall women were, but then he turned around & said that he was too scared to ask a tall girl out on a
date because they do make him feel intimidated because they are taller than he is. So I thinks he fears
the rejection. Sad that guys find you sexy when you are tall, but then they feel like you are 'off-limits'
because of some stupid insecurity. If this guy asked me to dance I would have because he was really cute.

[Starling]

In my heterosexual male dating days I enjoyed going out with tall women. I had a very intense but lamentably brief relationship with a woman who was at least six inches taller than I, which we broke off for essentially religious reasons. Her name was Elizabeth, and she was gorgeous and extraordinary. I have no idea what she saw in me, except perhaps who I really was. I should have figured "it" out then, but I was young and stupid. Finally, at this late date I realize my brain may have been wired for me seek out women who could not only love me, but also protect me.

:) Lallie

PS: Kaitlyn, I hope I'm not "lowjacking" your thread.

[Sara Jessica]

This thing of ours doesn't choose us based on our having perfect physical attributes. We all have pros to accentuate and perhaps cons to either own or minimize (or a combination of the two). All we can do is the best we can with what we are given, changing that which can be changed, and live our lives to the fullest.

[Hope]

They were quite nice and at one point asked if i was a model.!! i laughed and the barrista interupted and said "don't laugh, i've seen you in here before, and girl you got it!"...

the ladies started to leave, i melted at the barrista's comment, and i said, we'll i'm not complaining, i'm glad i'm tall...

That is a great comment! That sort of affirmation is important for all of us, but particularly us tall girls.

I think when women compliment me, 99% of the time it's because women tend to look for nice things to say about other women... O-o.

[Bree-asaurus]

I'm 6'3" and have no issues being myself. Occasionally I'll notice someone giving me more than a glance, but their reaction never tells me they think I'm a man... They just think I'm friggin tall... or they're looking at my orange hair... or something... it doesn't really matter. 95% of people don't even give me a second thought. I have had someone ask a friend of mine if I was in the WNBA.

I had major fears due to my height. But just like I did... as you go out as yourself more often, you'll see that your height doesn't really matter.

I still haven't gone out wearing heels though :P

[Kaitlyn Michele]

Orange hair!?!?! Cool!

that's why i posted... i forgot how tall you guys were...

i know there are lots of lurkers..and "i'm too tall" is a very common rationalization that keeps people from expressing themselves...

[Laurie Ann]

For me height is a non issue I am 5'14" see short

[Leslie Langford]

I've posted this before in a similar thread, and I'll post it again...

Just click on the attached link to the forum section of the Long Tall Sally website, and see how the ladies posting there "own" their height and likely wouldn't change a thing about it even if that possibility existed - just the way most of us crossdressers feel about being transgendered despite some of the challenges we sometimes face.

http://community.longtallsally.com/forum/

Here's what one lady posted on July 4, 2011:

"I totally understand where you ladies are coming from. I personally wear heels ( I am 6'2") and people constantly ask me why would I want to make myself taller? I guess since I'm already a foot taller than most people, whats another few inches? I wear them proudly and embrace the fact that most men " look up" at me, and feel the need to comment on my height...this is an everyday occurance, even with flats on. It makes people uncomfortable sometimes and that's why they comment Be proud of your height, with or without heels."

Is there anyone among us taller CD's who can't relate to that ? ;):heehee:

[Eryn]

Here's what one lady posted on July 4, 2011:

"I totally understand where you ladies are coming from. I personally wear heels ( I am 6'2") and people constantly ask me why would I want to make myself taller? I guess since I'm already a foot taller than most people, whats another few inches? I wear them proudly and embrace the fact that most men " look up" at me, and feel the need to comment on my height...this is an everyday occurance, even with flats on. It makes people uncomfortable sometimes and that's why they comment Be proud of your height, with or without heels."

Is there anyone among us taller CD's who can't relate to that ? ;):heehee:

Of course, that post was a response to several posts whose authors lamented over the lack of stylish shoes with shorter heels!

http://community.longtallsally.com/forum/topic.php?id=3300

[Andrea85]

There's nothing wrong with a little height. I'm 6'2-3" (not sure anymore) and I've never had any issues really. Most of the time, the only people that notice me are the ones that look at my tattoos and see I have 2 naked demon girls on my arm going at each other, lol. :P

[Hope]

just the way most of us crossdressers feel about being transgendered despite some of the challenges we sometimes face.

I love that attitude - in both situations!

I work with a girl who is 6'1" who has just recently started to make a sport of coming in wearing tall heels so she can be taller than I am. Which of course means I have to start wearing taller heels. We have something of an arms race going on...

If you have something that makes you stand out from the crowd - instead of acting like you are ashamed of it - own it - flaunt it. Don't let any one make you feel like you should be ashamed of it.

[Kathryn Martin]

I am 6'4" and usually wear heels. I love it

[Melanie Sykes]

I am 6'4" and usually wear heels. I love it

Me too, but 6'5". I do sometimes wish I were shorter though, simply because more clothes would fit me and I'd probably have smaller feet (I'm size UK 11). My biggest regret is that I can't buy all the gorgeous shoes I see!