r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Apprehensive_Sky4558 • 5d ago

/r/all of a husband

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u/Cyrus_the_Meh 5d ago edited 5d ago

I always feel kind of bad for genetic freaks like that. Unless you dedicate your entire life to athletics, you really can't fit in anywhere. Imagine being 7 feet tall and just trying to live a normal life, but no matter what normal job you have, everyone will be staring and commenting on you your whole life.

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u/Positive_Barnacle298 5d ago

My husband is 6ft 11 and hates when people call him ‘wasted potential’.
He’s more than happy being suited and booted and a clean corporate guy, he doesn’t mind the convo cos it’s easy and he’s so used to it. We’re in the north of England it’s genuinely a conversation he has daily. People can be super rude too.

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u/rowdy_sprout 4d ago

Not nearly as far off the bell curve but at 6’6” I’ve been told my whole life not playing basketball was “a waste” I was recently in a Dunkin’ Donuts waiting to pick up my order and as soon as I sit down a random man comes over and was like “stand up, how tall are you?” It seemed innocent so I stood up and told him, then get asked if I can dunk. I say idk I don’t play basketball and he angrily goes “What a waste” and walked away

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u/ANTICHRIST-BOISE 4d ago

Fuck that guy lmao

What an odd interaction

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u/rowdy_sprout 4d ago

Very strange haha, usually not as antagonistic as that but strangers comment on my height/body almost every time I’m out in public. It’s very odd. And as a self conscious fellow even when it’s positive attention I just hate being so visible.

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u/Positive_Barnacle298 4d ago

It’s crazy isn’t it? You can’t help it and yet so many people think it’s necessary to comment on your bodies and give a negative opinion. So rude.
I will say he mostly gets positive interactions, women always say he’s scary so I guess it keeps some people away.

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u/QING-CHARLES 4d ago

I spent the day once with a 7ft tall man. Literally the only thing people said to him were "How tall are you?" A: "7ft" and "Do you play basketball?" A: "Sometimes"

He was the sweetest to everyone and never seemed to get tired or annoyed at people asking him. I was more annoyed than him. He must have been asked about 100 times that day.