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My husband was 20 when we met and he still grew a little bit after that. Maybe half an inch taller, and his ribcage got broader. He hadn't been eating regularly before we moved in together, so I think his growth was because he was eating every day.
I guess I'm curious why you want to know if you'll grow taller. My grandson who is 16 and plays tournament volleyball was always HOPING he would get taller and taller and he had a growth spurt and now is about 6'2"..personally i hope he stops growing taller. His dad was about 6'2" and mom is about 5'8".. the boy's sister is a good 5'9". So they have the tall factor.
I guess I'm curious why you want to know if you'll grow taller. My grandson who is 16 and plays tournament volleyball was always HOPING he would get taller and taller and he had a growth spurt and now is about 6'2"..personally i hope he stops growing taller. His dad was about 6'2" and mom is about 5'8".. the boy's sister is a good 5'9". So they have the tall factor.
I was under the impression that I was already a tall guy. I did some research earlier and I found out that apparently 5'10 is just average, so I wanted to be at a height where I could be considered tall. The universal definition seems to start at 6 feet.
Thats not true regarding growth and it definitely isn't true regarding the "human body"
Males and females differ significantly regarding growth and when it stops...
Most females are done growing by age 16
Most males are done growing by age 18
Now that's "most" not "all"
Some males can keep growing to about age 20-21 though it wouldn't be expected to be rapid or excessive
It would be exceedingly rare for a female to gain height after age 18
Bone growth stops when epiphyseal plates fuse and that is typically right around end of puberty
If you can get your doctor to order x-rays of your limbs and then check out the epiphyseal plates, you can see if the plates have fused or not. You can get an idea about this in this link.
I'm just curious. I was wondering if it was possible that I could grow to be in the 5'11-6'1 range.
It's possible...but how much has your growing slowed to this point? An inch I can see but I don't know if you'll hit 6'. Don't worry, not all women have 6' as a dealbreaker.
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