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Tall women and dating: 'It's funny how people find it intimidating'

The average height of a woman in the UK is 5ft 3in. But what is life like for women at the other end of the scale, especially when it comes to dating? Woman's Hour spoke to Andrea Hubert, whose creative comebacks on being 6ft 1in tall paved the way to her becoming a comedian, and Sarah Ivens, author of Get Real, who is 6ft and embracing it.

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