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OldTraveler 40 Reviews 665 reads
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I suspect that to most, rightly or wrongly, petite calls up visions of thinness, not height.

And if I were 6'6", which I am not, 5'8" would be petite.

Either way I suspect you got the intended meaning of the term, so why make an issue of it?  I am not sure.

Scaramouche1835 reads

Is 5-8 really considered petite? Nothing wrong with 5-8 but for me it is more tall (and maybe lanky).

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VA101221160 reads

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OldTraveler666 reads

I suspect that to most, rightly or wrongly, petite calls up visions of thinness, not height.

And if I were 6'6", which I am not, 5'8" would be petite.

Either way I suspect you got the intended meaning of the term, so why make an issue of it?  I am not sure.

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dreamsescorts649 reads

If a woman is 5'8" then by classic definition she is NOT petite. Petite is defined by the garment industry as a size for short and slender women.

Lee Dreams

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ItsGreekToMe551 reads

I'd call a 5'8" woman who wears a 0 dress size "anorexic", sizes 2-4 "petite". JMHO

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JazzCrusaderII721 reads


Phrases that might have a common meaning somewhere else ----or even that had a particular meaning here a year or two ago take on new meanings.

MILF now means a 25 year old.  Curvy applies to women who might be a bit larger than average, petite extends to 5 foot 8.

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leostar614 reads

Posted By: Scaramouche
Is 5-8 really considered petite? Nothing wrong with 5-8 but for me it is more tall (and maybe lanky).
It's all subjective and often depends on how the writer thinks of themselves...with varying degrees of objective accuracy...

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WhiteEnvelope512 reads


So I can go on a dating website (match.com) and say I am independently wealthy and not be lying, as long as I think I am, and you are comparing my wealth to a villager in Kenya?

:-)

Posted By: leostar
Posted By: Scaramouche
Is 5-8 really considered petite? Nothing wrong with 5-8 but for me it is more tall (and maybe lanky).
It's all subjective and often depends on how the writer thinks of themselves...with varying degrees of objective accuracy...

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KylieDaniels458 reads

Put that on eharmony and see what results pop up!

-- Modified on 4/5/2011 9:26:41 AM

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