Comments on: It Seems That Women Lie About Their Height More Than Men Do http://blog.okcupid.com The Official Blog of OkCupid.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:58:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Feargus http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/women-lie-about-height/comment-page-1/#comment-8886 Feargus Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:32:38 +0000 http://blog.okcupid.com/?page_id=2664#comment-8886 Actually, i think there's more fudging going on there than just below 5'. If we're assuming a normal curve, that slope is pretty darn steep on the "below average" side of things, and given that i know at least two women who stand 5' tall and claim 5'2".... Actually, i think there’s more fudging going on there than just below 5′. If we’re assuming a normal curve, that slope is pretty darn steep on the “below average” side of things, and given that i know at least two women who stand 5′ tall and claim 5′2″….

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By: Shortish girl http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/women-lie-about-height/comment-page-1/#comment-8768 Shortish girl Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:51:49 +0000 http://blog.okcupid.com/?page_id=2664#comment-8768 Well, there are options only in whole inches. If given a choice to list my height as 5' 2.5" I would. But, the height options are in a drop-down style menu, so I had to round up to 5' 3" or down to 5' 2". That half inch makes a difference. It's the difference between me and Anna Friel (at 5' 2"). Is that lying about my height? Well, there are options only in whole inches. If given a choice to list my height as 5′ 2.5″ I would. But, the height options are in a drop-down style menu, so I had to round up to 5′ 3″ or down to 5′ 2″. That half inch makes a difference. It’s the difference between me and Anna Friel (at 5′ 2″).

Is that lying about my height?

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By: Your Mom http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/women-lie-about-height/comment-page-1/#comment-8730 Your Mom Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:56:58 +0000 http://blog.okcupid.com/?page_id=2664#comment-8730 I'm pretty sure all men lie about their height. I do because I know that all other men do, so if I didn't I'd be left behind. I am way too short to let that happen. That's why the men have a bell curve. I’m pretty sure all men lie about their height. I do because I know that all other men do, so if I didn’t I’d be left behind. I am way too short to let that happen. That’s why the men have a bell curve.

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By: Jack Christopher http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/women-lie-about-height/comment-page-1/#comment-8679 Jack Christopher Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:11:59 +0000 http://blog.okcupid.com/?page_id=2664#comment-8679 It's funny because Men seem to prefer shorter women: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2667-short-women-more-successful-with-men.html On the sexual orientation thing, I think it has to do with hormones in the womb, since they also involve height. Finger length ratio strongly correlates with sexuality, among a bunch of other things: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit_ratio It’s funny because Men seem to prefer shorter women: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2667-short-women-more-successful-with-men.html

On the sexual orientation thing, I think it has to do with hormones in the womb, since they also involve height. Finger length ratio strongly correlates with sexuality, among a bunch of other things: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit_ratio

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