Well.... the thing is, I don't usually measure 'em, against anything-- people, standards, God, expexctations. I find the measuring takes all the fun out of unwrapping the package, much less playing with the contents.

If they fit with me in some way, it's immediately apparent, and it usually turns out to require both of us stretching considerably in a process of individual and mutual discovery.

When I HAVE "measured" them (and really, we can't), hindsight has usually and quickly proven me way off in my estimate. They invariably turn out to be more human, normal, flawed, simple, and complex than whatever attracted me. As do I, than whatever attracted them to me. ANd then there's the pesky reality that nobody is really the same, from one day to the next.

My expeience has been that by the time you put away the tape, it's obsolete. "Ooops! I measured in inches. Should have used gallons!"

However, seldom have I had to return a model back to its manufacturer. :~)

~S~