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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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SeeYouNextTLol · 07/01/2023 20:29

5.7 on the taller side but you would not stand out

midsomermurderess · 07/01/2023 20:28

No. Give being 5’11 a go and then you know what it means to be ‘big’. Mostly I don’t mind, but the ‘how tall are you’ or people doing mini double takes when they see you can be tiresome. You always stand out.

AHelpfulHand · 07/01/2023 20:21

I’m the same height as you, and yes it is tall, especially amongst the people I know.

most people I know are under 5”5

Mariposista · 07/01/2023 20:19

this sounds tiny! 9 stone is certainly not massive, whatever your height

Vieve1325 · 07/01/2023 20:19

I’m 5”9 and regularly wear 5/6 inch heels. I love being tall.

I’d say 5”7 is perfectly normal!

BigMandsTattooPortfolio · 07/01/2023 20:17

I notice younger women than me are getting taller. But I love my height, though I was self conscious as a teen. Most of my height is because of my legs, though! 🤣

Chillaxing · 07/01/2023 20:09

I'm 5ft7 and love my height. I wear 3 inch heels and flats and don't feel tiny or "abmormally" huge either way. Yes it is taller than average for UK women. It's the "shortest " you can be to qualify to be a model (so I read somewhere once lol!). Most of my female friends and family are between 5ft 4 and 5ft 9
My mum is 5ft 6 and dad is 6ft3

RitaFires · 07/01/2023 20:08

I'm 5'9 and while I'm taller than average, I don't feel like I'm out of the ordinary in terms of height, I regularly see women taller than me. Sometimes clothes can be a bit short on me but I'm too short for a lot of the long length clothes unless I wear massive heels. I wouldn't think you were big at all.

Pollyputthekettleonha · 07/01/2023 20:08

The average is 5 ft 4.5. so you are taller than average but not excessively so. You are about my height. I've never felt massive .

ZeroFuchsGiven · 07/01/2023 20:04

Are we dealing with a height troll here? Come on op, you are too big to dissappear!

PinkArt · 07/01/2023 20:01

You're my height and we are both a couple of inches above the average height for a woman in the UK. I consider myself at the tall end of average and the very short end of tall. I have long legs for my height so sometimes need tall range trousers, but they can still often be too long.
At 9 stone you are a weight I haven't been since puberty and not far off half my current weight, so are a slim woman, within the healthy BMI for your height and at the lower end of that scale.

Manasprey · 07/01/2023 19:59

I'm 5'9 and 10 1/2 stone. Slim. I was considered a freak of nature as a kid, then too tall to be fanciable as a teen. I always felt massive compared to others. Came into my own late teens, when my chest finally grew too.

I'm a giant compared to my friends, but not when with my Scandinavian friend, who is taller than me. I'm taller than lots of men too. But maybe it's where I live and my age (40s).

Bagsundermyeyestoday · 07/01/2023 19:59

gfy · 07/01/2023 18:50

I think op meant she's 5 foot 7 and a half, female.

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Yes, this. Sorry, but that did make me lol

Nancydrawn · 07/01/2023 19:59

@ZeroFuchsGiven it was amusing!

ZeroFuchsGiven · 07/01/2023 19:57

Nancydrawn · 07/01/2023 19:53

@ZeroFuchsGiven I genuinely can't tell if you're joking with the 6'7", but the PP meant "men" not "me."

Tbf I was not joking but now you pointed it out, I apologise

Whatthediddlyfeck · 07/01/2023 19:56

Same height as me, maybe slightly taller than average (5’4”?) but I certainly don’t feel anything like big

RoseAndGeranium · 07/01/2023 19:54

I’m 5’11. I’d consider you quite small.

Nanalisa60 · 07/01/2023 19:54

I’m 5’10 so when I was a teenager in the 1970’s I did feel like a bit of a giant, I just use to get so upset. When I was about 15 I was at a boyfriend’s family bbq when one of my then smaller boyfriends much older Uncle said to me Lisa you are a stunning girl stand up tall put you shoulders back be very proud of your height, he said he could see that I was stooping and that it was such a shame stand tall and be proud of your height.

From that day I decided that I would stop try to be small because it’s was silly I was a tall girl and I never stooped again.

Now being 5’10 does not seem so tall .

Nancydrawn · 07/01/2023 19:53

@ZeroFuchsGiven I genuinely can't tell if you're joking with the 6'7", but the PP meant "men" not "me."

qpmz · 07/01/2023 19:52

ZeroFuchsGiven · 07/01/2023 18:49

What do you mean 'half female'?

Non binary or trans?

AmazonsFuckedUpFreeMusicFeature · 07/01/2023 19:51

Where are All these tall people hodong because I am not seeing you out and about generally 😂

Fun was when Dutch played team where I live and it was such incredibly noticeable influx of tallness in a city😂 For both sexes!

Badgirlriri · 07/01/2023 19:50

ZeroFuchsGiven · 07/01/2023 18:50

Ffs ignore me

I thought the same 😂

ZeroFuchsGiven · 07/01/2023 19:50

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

You are 6ft 7? JesusFuchingChrist! I thought my bro was tall at 6'8!

MyDogStoodOnABee · 07/01/2023 19:50

Naah but then I’m 3” taller than you and I’d happily be taller

Pearsandclocks · 07/01/2023 19:49

I’m 5ft 5 and taller than most of my friends so I’d say you were above average in my world.