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to wonder if a 5’7 female is ‘big’

383 replies

moonmoon123 · 07/01/2023 18:47

I’m a 5’7 and a half female, in your completely honest opinion do you think I’m tall or average height. I feel massive and huge next to every other girl, don’t wear heels ever and hate it.
im just under 9st and feel I just look like this absolute giant.
I never am called tall by anyone but believe I am.
In your opinion is 5’7-5’8 ‘really tall’ for a female

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helloisitmeyourelookingfor · 07/01/2023 19:48

In my family you'd be considered a shorty

All the women are 5ft10-6ft1 and the me 6ft-6ft7

Find yourself some taller friends -problem solved

blueberrymuffin28 · 07/01/2023 19:48

I'm 5'10 - id say you were average

OneWildNightWithJBJ · 07/01/2023 19:47

Am chuckling at some of these replies :)

I’d say it’s a little taller than average, but I certainly wouldn’t notice your height. I thought the average in the UK was about 5’4”. I’m 5’6.5” and feel very average height.

I have taught a fair number of Year 6 (age 10/11) girls over the years who have been taller than me. My 12-year-old DD has overtaken me now, so I think you’ll be fine in a few years OP when you’ll very likely be average height.

SomethingOriginal2 · 07/01/2023 19:47

I woild definitely consider you tall. But k guess it depends where you're from. I'm 5.3 and I think I'm a pretty average height so I think you'd be tall.

ABlindAssassin · 07/01/2023 19:47

I'm 5ft5.5 and people often comment on how tall I am 🤣 so they'd be blown away by you being a whole two inches taller!

One of my friends is your height and she's far from a giant, she looks a perfectly regular size.

TiptoeThroughTheToadstools · 07/01/2023 19:47

Tulipvase · 07/01/2023 19:02

Often? Really?

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Yeh! Loads of women I know are taller than me.

Willyoujustbequiet · 07/01/2023 19:45

Tall.

5ft 3 is the average.

teekay88 · 07/01/2023 19:45

I'm 5 ft 7 or 8 and it all depends on the context. I know when I was younger in teens and 20s I was much more conscious of it and felt really gangly compared to who I perceived as small petite friends. However now I'm more into adulthood apart from the very occasional reference to me being tall, no one ever makes me feel like that and I've lost any conscious awareness of it. I sort of feel that our height is in the normal but tall range, not freakishly so! That may be because I have a few tall friends and family members who are female and ranging from about 5ft9 to 6ft. A PP poster is right that 5ft4 is average for UK woman but at a few inches above that you certainly won't stand out from the crowd in any negative way! And think of the long legs you have that many would die for :)

Port1aCastis · 07/01/2023 19:43

I'm 5ft 8ins and am not considered "big" in my family, DD is an inch taller than me so is my Mum. My DH is 6ft4ins so very tall with size 13 shoes, I never worry about my height until I can't get a pair of jeans or trousers long enough, DH also has awful trouble getting jeans etc l
Anyway no OP you are not big just a little taller than average I'd say.

Searchingforsunshine · 07/01/2023 19:43

Tall in the south but not in the North of the UK x

adriftabroad · 07/01/2023 19:42

Not very tall these days, no. 5 foot 7 was never really tall tbh.
I am 5 foot 9 and used to feel tall. Not so much now.

Stroopwaffle5000 · 07/01/2023 19:41

I'm 5'7" and was a model in my younger days. I've lost count of the amount of jobs I didn't get booked for because I was too short!!

HuntingoftheSnark · 07/01/2023 19:38

I'm 5 foot 8 and fairly average among my friends. I was this height from age 12 though, and longed to be shorter - I went to an all girls' school and always had to be a man in school plays, invariably clothed in horrible trousers from some old attic.

ZeroFuchsGiven · 07/01/2023 19:37

Buttonmoon45 · 07/01/2023 19:35

Unfortunately we have no choice in our height op, most would like to be a bit taller but if you prefer the midget look fair play.

Most? I'd like a vote on that as I'm pretty happy the height I am tbh

Aftersevens · 07/01/2023 19:37

Anywhere between 5’2” and 5’10” is unlikely to get commented on these days eg ‘ooh aren’t you tall/small?’
Average Uk height for females is 5’4” but there’s a big variation.
I’m 5’8” and am consistently the second tallest in groups of four or five friends. I did feel slightly big when I was younger, but these days I feel pretty average…….and am grateful that I can hide the Christmas pudding fat better.

Farfromthemaddingcrow · 07/01/2023 19:37

5 ft 7 puts you on the 91st centile for height according to the female growth charts used in the red book etc.

so out of 100 women you would be taller than 90 of them.

tall but not a giant.

50th centile is164cm.

www.rcpch.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Girls_2-18_years_growth_chart.pdf

eurochick · 07/01/2023 19:36

This thread is a proper facepalm. The OP needs to use commas and many posters need to work on their reading comprehension.

SouperNoodle · 07/01/2023 19:36

I'm just under 5"9 and similar height to all my friends.
What's half female?

megletthesecond · 07/01/2023 19:35

Average. But if you have good posture people might think you're taller.

Buttonmoon45 · 07/01/2023 19:35

Unfortunately we have no choice in our height op, most would like to be a bit taller but if you prefer the midget look fair play.

yubgummy · 07/01/2023 19:34

Unfortunately OP, you aren't as "big" as other "big" women such as Taylor Swift, Maria Sharapova, Karlie Kloss, Gisele Bündchen etc - but fingers crossed for a growth spurt...?

rainbowandglitter · 07/01/2023 19:33

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Wow. Try being less defensive and read the thread properly.

pointythings · 07/01/2023 19:33

It's taller than average but not giant. I'm 5'10'' and I don't feel giantesque at all. What you need is a dose of confidence!

AmazonsFuckedUpFreeMusicFeature · 07/01/2023 19:33

ZeroFuchsGiven · 07/01/2023 19:29

Is height a regional thing? Nothing to go by at all just wine.....

I don't think so. I moved a lot and I was usually the taller one. Except when other central/eastern European friends joined in.

Nottodaty · 07/01/2023 19:32

I’m 5.9, family of tall females on both sides. The males are usually similar height so I’m used to us all roughly being the same height.

I married a shorter man whose Granny’s tiny barely 4.5 - this has passed onto my daughters who are around 5.5. They do feel short around my family!! But I feel like a giant when I visit husband family!