Would you be taller, if you could?

Feb 10, 2024

3 min read

I am tall. Like, well, above average in 5 feet and 11 inches tall — for those that didn’t already know. I didn’t always like being tall, as being taller than most guys had me a bit insecure. But I figured this was just how I was made. It’s not like I would shorten my height, if that was possible. I have never wished I was shorter anyway. I mean, I know I would hunch down when taking pictures with people as they were shorter than me. But I never wanted to be shorter. As I got older, I grew more confident about being taller. Plus, I read somewhere that taller people are usually more successful than shorter people. But I don’t even know if that is really accurate. I just like that everyone has to look up to me. Hahahaha, heehee. 😉 🤪

I have dated people shorter than me or my height. I never had a problem with that. Funny enough, I never felt comfortable even going on a date with someone taller than me, like someone much taller than me. My neck didn’t like it. LOL, I can’t say why actually, it just wasn’t to my liking. Anyway, all of that to say that I learned to like being tall, even though if I am wearing a ball cap and work out clothes, I have been called a guy, at first glance anyway. Because you know, people don’t take time to look at people but instead assume. Then apologize when they see my face and realize I am an actual woman. I didn’t like that. I don’t like that. Yet, I’d still not want to change my height. Which brings me to today’s post. Which is about men (and some women) wanting to be taller. So much so that they pay (a lot of) money to have surgery to be, literally, taller. 🫨 I mean, is it any different than plastic surgery? Or breast augmentation? No, like, I’m actually asking. Is it? Having one’s nose changed or taking away wrinkles or procedures to flatten the tummy. Is this the same thing? Or is this not even close to the same thing? I am conflicted. But maybe because I am tall. I can’t relate to what it is like to be short. And what shorter people feel. I mean, being taller doesn’t make life easier. So, I don’t know how to feel about this. I just think it’s interesting how this seems to be getting more popular. I guess I wonder what the long term affects will be for those who get the surgery? Messing with the bones like that just seems painful, not just after the surgery and the recovery process, but painful later down the road with arthritis. 🤷🏽‍♀️ To each their own, eh?! I guess the last thing I will say is, if someone has lived all their life shorter than average, how is being three to four inches taller going to improve their life? Confidence? Self-esteem? Do they think it will help them be more attractive? I mean, I personally think non-tall folks are quite attractive. I don’t know. What do y’all think? Please feel free to leave a comment with your two cents on the topic. And, of course, I would not judge anyone who wanted to do this kind of surgery. Again, to each their own. ✌🏾