Height

‘When we had our first kiss we had to be sitting down’ A couple with a 22-inch height difference admit they get asked “all the time” about whether they have issues in the bedroom department, but say they’re perfect for each other. Brooke Dostillio, 25, and her boyfriend, Dylan Painter, 24, got together in January […]

‘When we had our first kiss we had to be sitting down’ A couple with a 22-inch height difference admit they get asked “all the time” about whether they have issues in the bedroom department, but say they’re perfect for each other. Brooke Dostillio, 25, and her boyfriend, Dylan Painter, 24, got together in January […]

3 years ago

Men taller than 5’9 at higher risk of a range of serious conditions, new study finds

Short kings, rejoice. A study of hundreds of thousands of adults has found that tall people are at greater risk of a range of health conditions compared to shorter people. The research discovered that the greater risk was particularly applicable to white men. Men taller than 5ft 9in – the average height for men in […]

Short kings, rejoice. A study of hundreds of thousands of adults has found that tall people are at greater risk of a range of health conditions compared to shorter people. The research discovered that the greater risk was particularly applicable to white men. Men taller than 5ft 9in – the average height for men in […]

3 years ago

The very real and annoying problems you face as a shortarse man

The long and the short of it

10 years ago

FEATURE: 9 of the worst things about being a shortarse

“I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller; I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her.” So said American rapper Skee-Lo in his popular 1995 hit ‘I Wish’. As a man of 5ft 7in, Mr Lo knew only too well the lot of the vertically challenged male. […]

“I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller; I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her.” So said American rapper Skee-Lo in his popular 1995 hit ‘I Wish’. As a man of 5ft 7in, Mr Lo knew only too well the lot of the vertically challenged male. […]

10 years ago

Height

The long and the short of it

“I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller; I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her.” So said American rapper Skee-Lo in his popular 1995 hit ‘I Wish’. As a man of 5ft 7in, Mr Lo knew only too well the lot of the vertically challenged male. [&hellip;]

“I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller; I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her.” So said American rapper Skee-Lo in his popular 1995 hit ‘I Wish’. As a man of 5ft 7in, Mr Lo knew only too well the lot of the vertically challenged male. […]