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[–]slushpilot 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Just based on statistics I have to assume you don't personally know any women who are taller than you, but probably do know some guys who are. And when you do meet a 5'11" woman, you probably don't really think, wow she's quite tall—when she's actually shorter than you.

So yes, because of your particular physique it's possible to not fully realize these differences when you're comparing yourself to the bell curve of average people.

When it comes to before puberty, it's hard to say... the differences are probably smaller but they're definitely still there. If you're as tall as you are now, it's hard to believe you didn't have some childhood advantages either.

That is to say, everyone's unique, but the averages do tend to cluster, and the differences among outliers are even more extreme: you probably wouldn't want to wrestle someone like Hafthor Bjornsson, but then again neither would any guy!

[–]worried19 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, I fully accept that I am much, much stronger than the average adult woman.

I did play on boys' sports teams and did lots of physical activities with my brother and male friends prior to puberty, so perhaps that influenced my childhood strength. I was average in size. I was athletic, but I was not a star athlete. I was good enough to never be picked last for any team, though.