pants have been my demise! when I was young, I had to buy jeans way oversized for me, because they only got longer with a larger waist, which wasn't helpful for a skinny girl. finally retailers caught up with the times, but now being pregnant, I'm having a hard time finding tall maternity pants! thanks for summer and shorts.

Sent by Amy, Tulsa | 3:41 PM ET | 04-17-2008

I'm only 6 feet tall, but was always center (and highest point) in all photos and lines. Not only was I taller, I was also very skinny and shy.

At the age of 55, I missed the women's athletic revolution that made being taller very respectable. Finding clothes that are proportioned for the taller woman who is not also "big," is a real problem. Arm and leg lengths are just made longer, not proportioned overall.

My husband is 6'2" and the boys are 6'6" and 6'1", and my daughter is 5'10." She definitely does not like being the shortest person in the family!

Sent by Charlotte Miller | 3:50 PM ET | 04-17-2008

As an adult, I dated a woman who was a bit over six feet, an inch or two taller than I am. Not only that, she's black and I'm white. We both were very comfortable with the relationship and being in public together. She wore heels, too. She did tell me that growing up as a tall girl was pretty awkward at times, but it never was an issue as an adult.

Sent by Bob | 3:53 PM ET | 04-17-2008

Thank you so much for talking about tall girls. I've been tall all my life and it has shaped everything about it. I also get the question, "do you play basketball?" all the time. When I tell them I played volleyball in college they frown. Being good at basketball is not the only benefit of being tall. I adore being tall and would not have it anyway. p.s. My finance is 6'0" and he loves my 6'2" height!

Sent by Lauren | 3:54 PM ET | 04-17-2008

I have a friend who's 6'6" and when he's asked if he plays basketball, he answers, "No, do you play miniature golf?"

Sent by Mary Topczewski (top-chess-ski) | 3:55 PM ET | 04-17-2008

Enjoying your guests today. I'm 6'1" and my husband is 6'7" My mother told me when I was pregnant with our first child - "I hope it's not a girl - she'll be too big"

Sent by Rachel in Anchorage | 3:58 PM ET | 04-17-2008

At 5'7" I've always dated women well over 6' tall and would just remind you gals of two bits of wisdom of one of our founding fathers, Ben Franklin, who said:

(a) All Cats Are Gray At Night
(b) Everyone is the same height, laying down.

Sent by Alvin Westerman | 3:59 PM ET | 04-17-2008

My wife is 6'-2'' and I'm 5'-11'' and we've been married for 25 years. The height difference has never been an issue; if it was I guess we would have never gotten married. My mom at 5'-2'' was a bit intimidated at first but soon fully understood the advantages of being tall vs. the disadvantages of being short. My wife says she has always been comfortable being tall and going to an all girls high school may have helped her through the ''awkward'' years. In college she dated guys both taller and shorter than her and fortunately for me never felt the need to date only taller guys. Our 18 year old is now 6'-4'' and the 15 year old is now 6'-0'', so I'm now the shortest one in the house if you don't count the dog and cat.

Sent by Scott | 4:44 PM ET | 04-17-2008

i am also a tall woman at 6'1".

i have a tall blog, with lots of resources for tall clothes, large shoes, cal king bedding, and more.

http://tallorder.typepad.com/

Sent by mary | 5:32 PM ET | 04-17-2008

As a clumsy kid, I had several X-rays for various incidents. At one point someone "read" the space between my elbow and knee joints and shared the news with my parents that I would top out around 6 feet. 5'11 1/2" by 8th grade, this was very good news to me! At 27 and just under 6'2", I have come to accept the stares and wide eyes of children and short adults. I am an elementary music teacher so I have lots of practice educating those with dropped jaws, especially with a new crew every September! People have tried to convince me to play basketball over the years, but frankly I need my fingers for the violin, viola, cello, and piano. This doesn't seem logical to those who think I "belong" on the court. I'll never forget an encounter with a chorus teacher during high school- he presented me with a copy of an article about growth-decreasing surgery (basically involving slicing part of a leg bone out and fusing them back together). That was truly a low point for my respect of shorter humanity. I was sure to wear heels around him from then on. Being tall is difficult when you don't want to draw attention to yourself. People tend to comment freely about my height despite my ignorance of it. When I ask why, they say something about the comments being compliments. They say: we would never say anything about overly short, overly fat, or overly skinny people. Well, you know what! Please add tall people to that list! It's just not polite to stare, no matter how fabulously tall you think I am! I can't wait to have the tallest kids on the block. There are no Jolly Green Giants and Olive Oils these days to compare them to, thank goodness.

Sent by Kelly Stevenson | 5:49 PM ET | 04-17-2008

I have always pervieved tall girls as being exceptionally attractive - at 5'10" in high school, I was desperately in love with a girl who was 6'1" - never dated a woman much shorter than myself until I met my wife of 29 years, who is 5'4''. All hail to Amazonian love goddesses!!

Sent by john madsen | 7:45 PM ET | 04-17-2008

I'm 5'11 and honestly I always liked being tall, most likely because I started school a year early, so my height was not as pronounced, as I was a year to a year and a half younger than my classmates. However, my shoe size was a huge source of embarrassment for me. I have only just (at 41 years old) really gotten over it (well, 90%). However, when I found out I was pregnant with a daughter during my second pregnancy, I fretted about her foot size the entire time! And what did my OB GYN say as she was delivering my daugher? "Look at the size of her feet!" She was literally 2 seconds old, and that was the first comment made about her. Now, at 8 years old, she is 4' 10 inches tall and wears a size 9 shoe. I am reliving all my "shoe issues" through her - she doesn't seem bothered by it yet, but I sometimes cringe when I think of the comments she'll endure.

Sent by Joycewriter | 7:46 PM ET | 04-17-2008

As a 6' woman, I appreciated your topic today. I would suggest your listners visit the Tall Club International's website at www.tci.org. I have been a member for years in Sacramento, CA with the Sacramento Tall Club. It is wonderful to socialize with other talls and have tall men for dance partners. There are tall clubs all over the US and in Europe.

Sent by Tonna | 8:18 PM ET | 04-17-2008

The correct email address for Tall Clubs International is www.tall.org. They have weekly local social events for singles and couples in almost every major US city for men 6'2" and women 5'10" and over.

Sent by Tonna | 8:27 PM ET | 04-17-2008

I'm in the 8th grade and just turned 14 years old, and I'm 6'2" and 1/2. I've always been taller than everybody else, always in the back of photos, helping people get something down from shelves and the death question, "do you play basketball?" Sometimes what I say back, if its the right person, is "No, do you play mini golf?" If anyone is looking for long pants or jeans with an inseam up to 37", go to alloy.com, there jeans come in all different sizes too. When listening to the radio show I found that almost everything Rebecca Thomas said was true. People act like your not there when they giggle and snicker and point when you walk down the hall.I've been called a stick and a pole and I got a comment once that I should cut off my legs because they were just too long. I get the same thing every day, "How tall are you?" or "Your tall." And yes peple I do know that I'm tall. Its not that hard to figure out when my head almost skims the top of the doors at my school. I play volleyball and have been in mens shoes simce the 7th grade. I like being tall but there are also some bad things about it. It's ahrd to find bikes that fit, my feet hang off the end of my bed, and of course get a date. I'm not dating yet but I'm sure that it will be very hard to find a tall guy in highschool. Some of the goods that come with being tall are that you can get oportunitys that others cant. I've been asked to model and height is a first class ticket to the sporting world. I've had random people off the street try to come up next to me and measure themselves. I cant exactly get mad at them but its very acward for me and rood for someone to use me as a ruler. I'll see you guys when I'm playing volleyball at Stanford!!!!!

Sent by Melanie | 10:08 PM ET | 04-17-2008

Although I am of average height, I have some female cousins who are unusually tall--about 6'3" I would guess. One of them was offered a treatment in her teens that would have stopped her growth at 5'11". She declined; I don't know why. Well, the upshot is that neither one seems OK with her height. If asked how tall they are, I have heard them say 6 feet--and that can't possibly be true. I guess if it had been me, I would have said yes to the height stopping treatment.

Sent by Mary | 11:33 PM ET | 04-17-2008

My wife, who was officially 5'12" when we married, says, "You can be short or fat and find clothes, but you can't be tall."

Personally, I think tall women are the most attractive.

Sent by Pete | 3:28 PM ET | 04-19-2008

My sister and I were both listening to your show last week and we were both tempted to call in. I am 6'3" and my sister is 5'11". I have been tall since kindergarten and it was VERY difficult growing-up. I am 32 years old today and I still can't leave the house without an "Oh my God!" or "Do you play basketball?" comment. I can usually laugh it off, but sometimes people are incredibly rude. I would also like to let all of the tall women out there know about a website called tallwoman.org. It leads you to all of the tall clothing and large shoe websites around the world! Thanks to this site I will never again buy a pair of men's pants or shoes. thanks!

Sent by Michele | 10:38 AM ET | 04-23-2008

As a 6'4" forty-something, I must echo the sentiment of Michele. Growing up tall and female was very difficult. Not just the teasing, nor the stares, nor the rude comments, but knowing that no matter how badly I wanted to, no matter how hard I tried, I could never "fit in". Always standing out was and still is a nightmare for a shy introvert. Even now, I slouch, speak quietly, dress plainly, in an attempt to mitigate the intimidation my size causes.

Sent by AC | 11:01 PM ET | 04-24-2008