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writes:As a child I was always taller than normal.As a baby I was born taller than average. I was almost 2 feet long when i was born.At age 8,i was 5'3.But at age 12,I stopped growing and,I've been the same height ever since (5'7).At age 18,is it possible that I might still grow a little taller? Reply to this Question
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reader, So_Very_Confused +, writes (14 October 2012):
 my son was 18 and 6 ft even when he went to college.. he was done at age 23 and nearly 6'4"
boys tend to grow till they are around 21
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reader, chigirl  +, writes (14 October 2012):
 You probably wont grow to twice your height in the next few years, but it is very likely that you will grow a few cm more, yes. My boyfriend was shorter than me until he reached.. well, about 21-22 years of age. He grew from he was 18 and to then as well, and now he's taller than me. All through our teens I was taller than him.
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reader, daletom +, writes (14 October 2012):
( You may also want to consider the threads:
"Is it a problem if she's taller?" at http://www.dearcupid.org/question/is-it-a-problem-if-shes-taller.html
"How tall will I be and will my feet match my height??" http://www.dearcupid.org/question/how-tall-will-i-be-and-will-my.html
"Tall woman with a shorter man?" http://www.dearcupid.org/question/tall-woman-with-a-shorter-man.html
"What is the average height for a 14 year old female?" http://www.dearcupid.org/question/what-is-the-average-height-for-a-14.html )
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reader, daletom +, writes (14 October 2012):
I didn't reach my full adult height until after I was 19 years old, and grew over an inch after turning 18. I have heard this isn't unusual for men, though I didn't watch closely enough to see if it was true for my own sons.
If you do a little library research, or seed a search engine with a phrase like "average height", you can get about a jillion hits that discuss typical adult height based on age, location, ethnicity, diet, parentage, etc, etc. In the U.S. I think the median height for men over 20 yrs old is about 5'10 or 5'11.
Ultimately your height will be what it will be. To be honest, I think there are more important things for you to worry about. At 5'7 you are on the short side of "typical" for adult men. I might guess around 30th percentile. You are certainly NOT freakishly short by any standard!
Your own perceptions may be working against you. At 6'2 I saw myself just a little taller than average, when others often saw me as VERY tall. I under-estimated not just my relative height but also its effect on others. You may similarly see yourself as shorter than others' perception of your height.
You may also imagine that others think less of you because of your height, when this isn't as significant as you imagine. Yes, short people often feel discriminated against - sometimes with a basis for this perception. Western cultures tend to favor height but look at adults around you: men around 5'7 succeed in careers, find wives, and have kids, so height must not count for everything.
(Tall people are also victimized by stereotypes. Since I was always moderately tall, it was expected that I would be somewhat athletic. Quite the opposite is true, and as a kid i was often belittled for not living up to other's assumptions of what I "should" be able to do. And to this day I sometimes feel my stature made me a more obvious "target" in many ways, and I usually prefer to sit when I'm in a group.)
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reader, Honeypie +, writes (14 October 2012):
 How tall are your parents, siblings and family in general?
It's usually a good indicator as you got your genetic building blocks from them.
It's hard to say if you will grow more in your height or not.
Most females peat at age 12 and males at age 14. But some do grow til the age of 21 albeit it's usually slower after they have peaked.
Average height for adult males in the US is 5'10 where as in The Netherlands (Europe) it's 6'1.
Height is something you can not control. And unless you want to be a professional basketball player your height doesn't affect you chances for finding a job you love and people to love.
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