Honestly, is 5'4 considered short on a girl?

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  • raysputin
    raysputin Posts: 142 Member
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    My mother was 4'11" and had to wear childrens' shoes but when she stood in the middle of her eleven 6 feet plus brothers, her mana put her head and shoulders above the tallest of them.

    It's not the size of the body of the woman that counts but the size of the woman in the body.
  • gnat45
    gnat45 Posts: 833 Member
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    I'm 5'2". Short. I think 5'4" is right on the border.
  • ilfaith
    ilfaith Posts: 16,770 Member
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    The average American woman is 5'3.8"

    I am an inch shorter than average. My husband is just over 6". He reaches the things on the high shelves and I fit into the small spaces.
  • Megan101792
    Megan101792 Posts: 3,194 Member
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    5'4 is average so...
  • love8383
    love8383 Posts: 169
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    im 5'5 which i think is average, but i still feel short though
  • elephant2mouse
    elephant2mouse Posts: 906 Member
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    I'm 5'3.6
    I don't think I'm particularly short, but I'm not tall either.
    I like my height, except if I were really tall I would look skinnier... :grumble:
  • ls8735
    ls8735 Posts: 53 Member
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    I have always thought I was 5'2" but I measured myself again recently and I am only 5'1". I had to recalculate my BMI and everything haha. I would love to be 5'4"!
  • AdiabaticPerformance
    AdiabaticPerformance Posts: 170 Member
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    best username ever.. baconboobies
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,592 Member
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    my mom is 5'3ish and I think that is considered fairly short

    when she was with my 6'6 dad it was lol worthy im sure
  • CorrieLA
    CorrieLA Posts: 51 Member
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    I'm 6' tall, so 5'4" is kinda short to me, even though I think it's average for a woman. But when I see a woman who is 5'4", I don't think she's particularly tiny. Just average-height, I guess.
  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
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    5'4" is statuesque compared to my measly 5'1"

    To make matters worse, I'm the only one in my family that is under 6 foot, women included. Womp womp.
  • jacqueline7599
    jacqueline7599 Posts: 159 Member
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    I wish I was 5'4"! I'm 5' 1/2" you are not short
  • bd0027
    bd0027 Posts: 1,053 Member
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    I think that's average, depending on where you're from. I'm 5'7 but considered tall for a woman since most men here are around 5'7, give or take a couple inches.
  • _Tink_
    _Tink_ Posts: 3,845 Member
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    Why is this even an issue? You can't change it, so who cares?
  • Joannah700
    Joannah700 Posts: 2,665 Member
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    It depends on who you're dating.

    At 5'6, when I was with my 6'8 husband, I would wear 4" heels and strategically find steps to make things work. He thought everyone was short.

    5'4 is average height in my opinion.
  • FabulousFantasticFifty
    FabulousFantasticFifty Posts: 195,833 Member
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    Sounds pretty average or even tall to me, I'm barely 5 foot tall :tongue:
  • Megan101792
    Megan101792 Posts: 3,194 Member
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    It depends on who you're dating.

    At 5'6, when I was with my 6'8 husband, I would wear 4" heels and strategically find steps to make things work. He thought everyone was short.

    5'4 is average height in my opinion.

    I'm 5'5 on a good day...my ex fiance was 6'10. He thought everything was short. I thought everything was too tall. Main argument was the moving of the seat in his truck when I drove to when he drove. He always forgot to remember I drove it last.
  • kat_snowflake
    kat_snowflake Posts: 20 Member
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    I think it really depends where you live! I'm 5.7 (and a half) and living in England I'm considered tall... however, when I go and visit family in Germany I'm back to being a very average height for a female (and most 13 year old girls are taller than me...).

    Am I bothered about this? Not really... and neither should you!

    Just for fun - somebody had too much time on their hand and compiled a Wiki page with average heights by country. Have a look and you'll find that you are bang on average for a US female (they did even adjust it for various ethnicities).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height
  • gemmamummy
    gemmamummy Posts: 185 Member
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    I'm 4'11 and in my head I look 5'11!
    5'4 is average height I reckon.
  • Anahita_Swims
    Anahita_Swims Posts: 4,127 Member
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    Im 5ft6/7 an im I always thought that was normal... I teach teenagers and the older ones are all a lot taller than me generally

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