Provider height (how much padding is ok?)

[polysome]

I´m a vers bottom with a height of 175-178cm and, as one might expect, when looking for a top - I typically go for someone my height or taller. It comes with the expectation of wanting to be "dominated" although for a hotter guy (height is not the exclusive factor to "top energy"), I may go as low as 170cm - but I find that 167cm is already too short for me, for a top.

I´m hiring mostly in Europe and I´ve been observing that most providers list themselves as taller than they are (at least 1-2 inches). It just becomes obvious when you meet in person and suddenly I have to lower my head to kiss Mr. 180cm. And on at least one occasion, I definitely met a 180cm who was way shorter than me (maybe hitting my 170cm mark) and more effeminate than his photos would lead you to believe - at which point you just say, fine let´s see if I can top and he can bottom.

Curious what your stats are on this? How much number padding do you see? And how much number padding is ok? 

[Nightowl]

I actually don’t worry about height too much.  To me it’s only noticeable if we’re standing, perhaps kissing, and when we’re blowing one another.  

[+ JamesB]

Related discussion:

https://www.companyofmen.org/topic/170335-height-difference-a-turn-onoff/

[NJF]

5 hours ago, polysome said:

I´m a vers bottom with a height of 175-178cm and, as one might expect, when looking for a top - I typically go for someone my height or taller. It comes with the expectation of wanting to be "dominated" although for a hotter guy (height is not the exclusive factor to "top energy"), I may go as low as 170cm - but I find that 167cm is already too short for me, for a top.

I´m hiring mostly in Europe and I´ve been observing that most providers list themselves as taller than they are (at least 1-2 inches). It just becomes obvious when you meet in person and suddenly I have to lower my head to kiss Mr. 180cm. And on at least one occasion, I definitely met a 180cm who was way shorter than me (maybe hitting my 170cm mark) and more effeminate than his photos would lead you to believe - at which point you just say, fine let´s see if I can top and he can bottom.

Curious what your stats are on this? How much number padding do you see? And how much number padding is ok? 

Interesting perspective from Europe. My experience in the US is that height descriptions on RM are mostly accurate. 

[+ PhileasFogg]

I’ve seen other measures exaggerated but never height

[Mark_fl]

Honestly, it isn't something I'd even notice. Unless he was 5'5 or shorter, or 6'3 or taller,  I wouldn't even notice height.

[big-n-tall]

Occasionally I'll meet  a provider who says they are a certain height but are off by an inch or so. ...nothing drastic.

Because I'm above average height most guys I meet tend to be somewhat shorter. It's rarer for me to find someone taller than me. Currently, only one of my regulars is taller than me by an inch. With that said, height has not one iota of influence on me when selecting someone to hire/see. So if they are shorter than me and they state they're my same height... I notice, but it doesn't change anything.

[maninsoma]

While most providers are in the age range where shrinkage hasn't yet occurred, most people do lose a bit of height starting around age 40.  I consistently wrote down that I was 5'11.5" for a long time and was surprised when I measured my height around age 60 to find that I'm now closer to 5'10".  If the guys you are hiring are older, maybe they're just using the measurement they remember from their young adulthood.

I agree with the others that a discrepancy in height wouldn't even be noticed by me since I typically don't even look at that stat and don't really care whether a guy is shorter or taller than me.  I've been fucked well by some skinny, shorter guys so, in my mind, it's more about their abilities and dick size than height.

[+ KensingtonHomo]

I also prefer guys taller than me (5'11"). In the US, I haven't noticed much padding in guys who are 6' or higher. I do notice it when guys are average or below average height (~5'9"). They usually overstate by an inch or two. But if I'm already agreeing to someone shorter than me, it doesn't really matter. As @maninsoma said, I'm hiring them for different reasons. We hired a guy in Mexico who was like 5'6" but absolutely amazing. 

[ShortCutie7]

Being very short, every provider I have ever hired has been significantly taller than me, even one who described himself as “pint-sized”… so no, I don’t care about height at all!  If anything, guys are usually taller than expected. That said, a lie is a lie, and any “padding” of more than an inch or two would make me worry that he could be lying about other things.

[viewing ownly]

As an extremely short person myself, I get a kick out of guys claiming to be 5 foot 10, only to be much shorter in person. While I prefer guys near me vertically to align easier for fun moments, I don't let that be a hiring obstacle. As some men have discussed, they are attracted to short, built, hung men, usually to have bottom for them.

Age, cock size, and height are the big 3 fibs. A provider once told me that if he was brutally honest with everything, he'd be broke. 

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

12 hours ago, viewing ownly said:

A provider once told me that if he was brutally honest with everything, he'd be broke. 

It should be perfectly acceptable in today's society for a person to advertise as the height they identify as, regardless of biology. 😊 

And, one should avoid calling someone "short" or "tall" unless one confirms that is the person's preferred adjective. 😊 

Edited Tuesday at 05:16 PM by Vegas_Millennial

[MassageCommunityMember]

It doesn’t matter to me. If someone is much heavier than I am and putting their full body weight on me is part of their treatment, I don’t like that - my providers over the years have been all over the continuum of height and that’s never been a factor in whether the massage was good. 

[Anotherclient]

I prefer 5’6 and shorter, or 6’1 and taller

[+ Jamie21]

I’m always surprised when potential clients ask how tall I am. I understand the cock size question and the age question but not so much the height question. It’s always shorter guys (I’m 180cm) who seem to find that height matters. Maybe because whilst they can easily see cock size, and discern my approximate age from my pictures and films, it’s less easy to see my height so they need to check?