To ask if this is short for a man?

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5"9? I can understand if you're 5"2 yourself, you won't think it's short, but what does the MNers over 5"7 think? I'm 5"7 myself.

5'9" is simply perfect. I would love it on a guy. I'm 5'7"

To the topic starter: If he had started a similar topic here about your breast size, or IQ, or emotional capacity, how would you answer?

I would say below average height but then all the males in my family are over 6'4 my 14 year old teen is 5'10 my 12 year old is 5'6 so I think they will also be over 6'.
I consider men to be short when they are shorter than me and I'm 5'8"

My ex was only 5 ft 7.5 inches,I'm 5 ft 5,so he was only slightly taller than me. It never bothered me,or him. My ex before him was only 5 ft 5 inches! He would insist that he was 5 ft 7,but I was able to look him in the eye,so I knew otherwise! I don't think 5 ft 9 inches is particularly short for a man,my late DDad was that height. I read somewhere not long ago that the average height for a man in the UK was 5 foot 9.5 inches.

Hight shouldn't be an issue. For me anyone is tall because I'm 4ft9 but I'm not fussed at all by the height of potential partners. If you click you click.

No. I’m 5ft 9 and DH is 5ft 7.5.

My XH was tall, goodish looking. Also abusive. My lovely DP is mucb shorter. Not abusive, and couldn't be happier. Height is really of no consequence in my opinion.

My husband is 5'11". I'm 5'8", and it's fine. Our sons are 6' and 6'3".

I'm 5ft5 and DP is 5ft 9..
Been together over 10 years and really doesn't make a difference..
He has asked me before I would prefer him taller 😭
I love him no matter what..

I’m 5’10. I find anyone shorter than 5’8 short. I suppose most men I know are around six foot or more but I know a few short men as well. That said pretty much everyone in my town (or from this area) is short. Historically very little wealth in the area must have made the local propulsion quite small so 5’9 would be perfectly average here.

5'9" is about average height for a man. So no, it isn't "short".

I always feel quite about how some women cannot deal with men who are not taller than they are. If seems rather old fashioned, like needing to be married before sex or the man being the higher earner. Surely women don't need a big strong male to take care of them anymore?

I'm 5ft 10 dh is 5ft 9

I'm quite tall and do prefer tall men. That doesn't mean I wouldn't date a shorter man.

I have a couple of tall friends who like to wear heels and have both had partners who refused to go out with them if they were wearing heels.

I'd fucking leave them at home but these friends both ended up buying flats for going out with their partners.

I guess the issue isn't the height itself but whether one of you has a real issue with it.

@MissWilmottsGhost You're absolutely right but I really fancy tall me. I had a boyfriend who was 6'4 ish. Gorgeous!

It doesn't mean I'm never attracted to shorter men and I have dated a guy who was much shorter than me but generally one of the first things I'll notice is height.

I’m 5’ 11” and DH is 6’ 4”. My last boyfriend before DH was 5’ 7”.

While I wouldn’t not date someone shorter, I do tend to find height quite attractive in a man.

I think it's an even odder question now I've seen your update. You want us to say it's short so you can laugh at your ex? There's nothing wrong with preferring taller men and you can choose who you date, but it doesn't change the fact that no, it's not particularly short, just because it's shorter than the men in your family.

I’m 5ft zero. My partner is 6ft7. Do I win the thread?

What’s the point of height being a factor? He’s caring and emotionally supportive and I love the bones of him. And is that not what matters?

I think technically it's about average but I always think of it as being on the small side.

In our primitive brains tall height = healthy = good mate

I'm 5'7 and partner 5'9 - I don't ever wear heels anyway so no problem

I’m 5’10, so relatively 5’ 9 seems “short” to me. But objectively it’s average, as lots have pointed out. DH is 6’ 1, and I’m generally more attracted to taller men but 5’ 9 wouldn’t necessarily put me off.

@Dahlietta oh goodness me. There's always one . I didn't create this thread so we could "laugh" at my ex, it's just that I've always thought he was "short", not short short but on the smaller side as another PP mentioned, and just wondered if women similar height to me thought the same? That's all. And like I said, I prefer and are attracted to tall men as some women on this thread, why do I have to feel bad about that? We're not all attracted to the same type men, are we?

And yes the personality and how the person is, is what matters most but let's be honest. We all have our own preferences.

It sounds like you are mixing up two questions.

1. Is 5'9 short for a man? No, in the UK it is average.
2. Are other tall women attracted to men of average height or do they prefer tall men? I'm a woman of average height so I can't answer this personally.

Not being attracted to men of average height does not make them short.